A memory chip crunch means the powerful laptops needed for local AI are very expensive.
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Consumer sign-ups promised for July 2026 have slipped, leaving spam-weary South Africans waiting until next May.
Frogfoot executives tell the TechCentral Show they would rather be the acquirer than be sold as South Africa’s fibre market consolidates.
LekkeSlaap co-founders Jonathan Womersley and Marcel van de Ghinste have sold the popular accommodation booking platform.
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Mustek profit nearly tripled in FY2026, but gross margin shrank and cheaper debt and forex gains did the work.
OpenAI’s always-on dots agents chase goals across apps on their own, taking the fight to Meta Platforms.
Apple’s new CEO John Ternus wants faster product launches, fewer middle managers and a sharper engineering focus.
The CEO who paid his attackers now wants ransoms outlawed. Information security expert Dominic White urges caution.
A US court has refused MTN’s bid to appeal, sending two Anti-Terrorism Act lawsuits into discovery.
RX Africa says its Johannesburg show has grown into the world’s fourth-largest Comic Con since 2018.
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The Long March 10B booster was snared by a net at sea, boosting China’s reusable rocket ambitions.
OpenAI has showcased a new AI agent meant to help white-collar workers access the power of coding tools without the price shock.
Microsoft is overhauling its Xbox gaming business and divesting up to five studios as it looks to boost returns.
Memory-chip maker SK Hynix on Monday overtook Samsung to become South Korea’s most valuable listed company.
Datatec’s 361% five-year total shareholder return puts it among the best-performing tech stocks on the JSE.
Vibe coding and AI agents are upending software development — and the implications for jobs are profound, says iqbusiness’s Morgan Goddard.
































