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      The open banking divide in South Africa - Simon Just

      The open banking divide in South Africa

      9 April 2026
      Shoprite bakes AI into Sixty60 with Pixie launch

      Shoprite bakes AI into Sixty60 with Pixie launch

      9 April 2026
      Anthropic's Mythos is the cyberthreat every CISO feared

      Anthropic’s Mythos is the cyberthreat every CISO feared

      9 April 2026
      Why South Africa's EV market is going nowhere slowly

      Why South Africa’s EV market is going nowhere slowly

      9 April 2026
      Africa switches on as Europe dims the lights

      Africa switches on as Europe dims the lights

      9 April 2026
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      DeepSeek V4 to run on Huawei silicon as China builds its own AI stack

      DeepSeek V4 to run on Huawei silicon as China builds its own AI stack

      4 April 2026
      Amazon in talks to buy satellite operator Globalstar

      Amazon in talks to buy satellite operator Globalstar

      2 April 2026

      Apple plans to open Siri to rival AI services

      27 March 2026
      It's official: ads are coming to ChatGPT

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      23 March 2026
      Mystery Chinese AI model revealed to be Xiaomi's

      Mystery Chinese AI model revealed to be Xiaomi’s

      19 March 2026
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      The biggest untapped EV market on Earth is hiding in plain sight

      1 April 2026
      The R18-billion tech giant hiding in plain sight - Jens Montanana

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      26 March 2026
      The last generation of coders

      The last generation of coders

      18 February 2026
      Sentech is in dire straits

      Sentech is in dire straits

      10 February 2026
      How liberalisation is rewiring South Africa's power sector

      How liberalisation is rewiring South Africa’s power sector

      21 January 2026
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      TCS+ | Vodacom Business moves to crack the SME tech gap

      7 April 2026
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      1 April 2026
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      27 March 2026
      Meet the CIO | HealthBridge CTO Anton Fatti on the future of digital health

      Meet the CIO | Healthbridge CTO Anton Fatti on the future of digital health

      23 March 2026
      TCS+ | Arctic Wolf unpacks the evolving threat landscape for SA businesses - Clare Loveridge and Jason Oehley

      TCS+ | Arctic Wolf unpacks the evolving threat landscape for SA businesses

      19 March 2026
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      The conflict of interest at the heart of PayShap's slow adoption - Cheslyn Jacobs

      The conflict of interest at the heart of PayShap’s slow adoption

      26 March 2026
      South Africa's energy future hinges on getting wheeling right - Aishah Gire

      South Africa’s energy future hinges on getting wheeling right

      10 March 2026
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      5 March 2026
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      3 March 2026
      Hold the doom: the case for a South African comeback - Duncan McLeod

      Hold the doom: the case for a South African comeback

      26 February 2026
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    SA start-up Snapt snags Nasa and billionaires’ backing

    By Colin McClelland23 April 2019

    When Nasa wanted to phone home from outer space, a company it chose to help make the call was Snapt, a start-up from Johannesburg backed by billionaires Johann Rupert and Nicky Oppenheimer.

    Samsung’s Galaxy Fold is more concept than finished product

    By Agency Staff23 April 2019

    After almost a week with the Galaxy Fold, Samsung’s effort feels like a concept device, not a finished product.

    Twitter loses six million users, but revenue jumps

    By Martyn Landi23 April 2019

    Twitter has reported growth in revenue but saw monthly active users drop by six million on this time last year, the firm’s latest financial results show.

    The Fold is on hold: Samsung delays launch of problematic phone

    By Martyn Landi22 April 2019

    Samsung will delay the launch of its first foldable smartphone after some early reviewers reported issues with the phone’s screen.

    TalkCentral: Ep 257 – ‘Breaking the Fold’

    By Duncan McLeod22 April 2019

    In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg take to YouTube for their first-ever live video discussion to talk about Samsung’s breaking Galaxy Fold smartphone.

    Huawei thumbs nose at US with 39% revenue jump

    By Agency Staff22 April 2019

    Huawei Technologies shrugged off efforts by the US government to stop other nations using its technology, with revenue jumping on shipments of phones, 5G equipment and other products.

    Musk wars with key Tesla partner on Twitter

    By Agency Staff22 April 2019

    Elon Musk is in a rare public dispute with a critical supplier, Panasonic, the company that makes all of the lithium-ion battery cells that power Tesla’s electric vehicles.

    China outlines new approval process for world’s top games market

    By Agency Staff22 April 2019

    Chinese regulators have sketched out new requirements for videogame approvals following a year of scrutiny.

    The most commonly used Internet passwords revealed

    By Martyn Landi22 April 2019

    Easily guessed passwords being used across multiple accounts have been highlighted as a major gap in the online security practices of Internet users.

    SpaceX suffers major setback as crew capsule bursts into flames

    By Marcia Dunn22 April 2019

    SpaceX has suffered a serious setback in its effort to launch Nasa astronauts into orbit this year, with the fiery loss of its first crew capsule during testing.

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