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      Wits researchers build a neural network that runs on light

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

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      TCS | Frogfoot sees bigger fibre deals coming

      8 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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      9 October 2026
      Let South Africans jailbreak their way to digital sovereignty - Dirk de Vos

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      5 October 2026
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      29 September 2026
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      28 September 2026
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      21 September 2026
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