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      When a machine can choose, who does it become?

      When a machine can choose, who does it become?

      9 October 2026
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      9 October 2026
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      The memory crunch is making Samsung fabulously rich

      8 October 2026
      SpaceX to borrow $40-billion to buy Nvidia chips

      SpaceX to borrow $40-billion to buy Nvidia chips

      7 October 2026
      BMW restructuring plan bets on AI and new models

      BMW restructuring plan bets on AI and new models

      1 October 2026
      OpenAI's rogue agent problem keeps getting bigger - Sam Altman

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      28 September 2026
      The new battle over the desktop

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      23 September 2026
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      16 September 2026
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      The plan to stop AI from breaking the world

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      The internet has a Strait of Hormuz problem

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      15 July 2026
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      AI boom sparks rally, frenzy and fear

      11 June 2026
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      9 October 2026
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      8 October 2026
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      Meet the CIO | Vodacom’s Mohamed Sami on the agentic future

      5 October 2026
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      1 October 2026
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      TCS | Dominic White and Adam Ely on AI agents going rogue

      29 September 2026
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      Let South Africans jailbreak their way to digital sovereignty

      5 October 2026
      South Africa's next energy crisis is in the accounts department - Craig Holmes

      South Africa’s next energy crisis is in the accounts department

      29 September 2026
      The steam engine lesson AI doomsayers keep missing - Sam Clarke

      The steam engine lesson AI doomsayers keep missing

      28 September 2026
      Let South Africans jailbreak their way to digital sovereignty - Dirk de Vos

      Regulating AI: apply the laws we have first

      21 September 2026
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      What Revolut can and cannot take from South Africa’s banks

      15 September 2026
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    India's call centre jobs are vanishing as AI chatbots take over

    India’s call centre jobs are vanishing as AI chatbots take over

    By Agency Staff16 October 2025

    AI chatbots are transforming India’s $283-billion tech sector, replacing call-centre workers and redefining the nation’s role in global outsourcing.

    Bookmakers want banks to cut off offshore online gambling sites

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    By Nkosinathi Ndlovu16 October 2025

    The National Gambling Board has told parliament that the National Gambling Act is outdated in an online world.

    South Africa's energy plan gets cabinet green light - Khumbudzo Ntshavheni

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    By Amy Musgrave16 October 2025

    Cabinet has approved the final draft integrated resource plan, which will map out the country’s future energy mix.

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    By Staff Reporter16 October 2025

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    Why digital enablement is the missing piece your strategy forgot

    By BBD16 October 2025

    Visibility, architecture and readiness matter more than your next platform roll-out, says BBD’s Tony van der Linden.

    Apple M5 chip makes its debut in new MacBook Pro, iPad Pro

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    Geospatial in Africa: the highs and lows, and what’s ahead in 2026

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    OpenAI adds rand pricing, launches cheaper ChatGPT Go tier

    OpenAI adds rand pricing, launches cheaper ChatGPT Go tier

    By Duncan McLeod15 October 2025

    OpenAI is hoping to expand its reach with ChatGPT Go – and its plans are now priced in rands for South African users.

    Goldman Sachs warns of tech bubble

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    By Agency Staff15 October 2025

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