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Google was set to make its final plea to avoid a breakup of its advertising technology business in a US court on Friday.
Google makes final court plea to stop US breakup
Google was set to make its final plea to avoid a breakup of its advertising technology business in a US court on Friday.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Google was set to make its final plea to avoid a breakup of its advertising technology business in a US court on Friday.
AI is fuelling more potent attacks while helping build more solid defences in the cybersecurity space.
Africa bears the brunt of global ransomware attacks
Artificial inteligence is fuelling more potent attacks while helping build more solid defences in the cybersecurity space.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:27 AM
AI is fuelling more potent attacks while helping build more solid defences in the cybersecurity space.
Cell C has cut the offer price for its imminent JSE debut, trimming as much as R3.50/share off the bottom of the original range.
Cell C listing price slashed, cutting billions off valuation
Cell C has cut the offer price for its imminent JSE debut, trimming as much as R3.50/share off the bottom of the original range.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Cell C has cut the offer price for its imminent JSE debut, trimming as much as R3.50/share off the bottom of the original range.
Electric vehicles and drones intensify 5G innovation as needs grow and computational tasks shift to the cloud.
A third of the world is now connected to 5G
Electric vehicles and drones intensify 5G innovation as needs grow and computational tasks shift to the cloud.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Electric vehicles and drones intensify 5G innovation as needs grow and computational tasks shift to the cloud.
Cryptocurrencies were caught in a broad flight from risk assets on Friday, sending bitcoin and ether to multi-month lows.
Bitcoin erases all 2025 gains in brutal flight from risk
Cryptocurrencies were caught in a broad flight from risk assets on Friday, sending bitcoin and ether to multi-month lows.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Cryptocurrencies were caught in a broad flight from risk assets on Friday, sending bitcoin and ether to multi-month lows.
A candid conversation with Dominic Cull on fixing the bottlenecks in policy and regulation in South Africa.
TCS | Dominic Cull on fixing South Africa's ICT policy bottlenecks
A candid conversation with Dominic Cull on fixing the bottlenecks in policy and regulation in South Africa.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:51 AM
A candid conversation with Dominic Cull on fixing the bottlenecks in policy and regulation in South Africa.
Nvidia insists the AI boom is no bubble, but rising client concentration and circular spending have analysts sounding alarms.
Nvidia's AI empire rests on just four customers
Nvidia insists the AI boom is no bubble, but rising client concentration and circular spending have analysts sounding alarms.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Nvidia insists the AI boom is no bubble, but rising client concentration and circular spending have analysts sounding alarms.
Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp posted digital renderings of the super-heavy New Glenn standing taller than Saturn V.
Bezos unveils monster rocket: New Glenn 9x4 set to dwarf Saturn V
Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp posted digital renderings of the super-heavy New Glenn standing taller than Saturn V.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp posted digital renderings of the super-heavy New Glenn standing taller than Saturn V.
Alan Dickson, CEO of JSE-listed electrical, electronics and technology group Reunert, will step down in February.
New CEO for Reunert as Alan Dickson steps down after 12 years
Alan Dickson, CEO of JSE-listed electrical, electronics and technology group Reunert, will step down in February.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Alan Dickson, CEO of JSE-listed electrical, electronics and technology group Reunert, will step down in February.
Opinion | Behind Telkom’s soaring headline earnings lies a tougher question: can its underlying mobile, fibre and enterprise growth endure? By Bandile Hadebe.
Telkom's turnaround looks real - but is the growth sustainable?
Behind Telkom’s soaring headline earnings lies a tougher question: can its underlying mobile, fibre and enterprise growth endure?
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November 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Opinion | Behind Telkom’s soaring headline earnings lies a tougher question: can its underlying mobile, fibre and enterprise growth endure? By Bandile Hadebe.
Opinion | EVs powered by local renewable microgrids can free South Africa from oil volatility, grid risks and entrenched energy monopolies, writes Zero Carbon Charge founder Joubert Roux.
The energy revolution South Africa can't afford to miss
EVs powered by local renewable microgrids can free South Africa from oil volatility, grid risks and entrenched energy monopolies.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Opinion | EVs powered by local renewable microgrids can free South Africa from oil volatility, grid risks and entrenched energy monopolies, writes Zero Carbon Charge founder Joubert Roux.
Higher phone and accessory sales have led to increased margins, according to the JSE-listed retailer.
Mr Price's telecoms bet is paying off
Higher phone and accessory sales have led to increased margins, according to JSE-listed retailer Mr Price Group.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Higher phone and accessory sales have led to increased margins, according to the JSE-listed retailer.
The changes promise a faster, compliant route for start-ups to structure offshore IP without relocating operations abroad.
At last, South Africa is fixing its biggest VC bottleneck
The changes promise a faster, compliant route for start-ups to structure offshore IP without relocating operations abroad.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The changes promise a faster, compliant route for start-ups to structure offshore IP without relocating operations abroad.
Telkom’s Lunga Siyo warns rising ID verification fees and weak Rica laws threaten security and inflate costs.
Fix Rica with digital IDs, not higher fees: Telkom
Telkom’s Lunga Siyo warns rising ID verification fees and weak Rica laws threaten security and inflate costs.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Telkom’s Lunga Siyo warns rising ID verification fees and weak Rica laws threaten security and inflate costs.
Nvidia on Wednesday surprised Wall Street with accelerating growth after several quarters of slowing sales.
Tech shares turbocharged by stellar Nvidia earnings
Nvidia on Wednesday surprised Wall Street with accelerating growth after several quarters of slowing sales.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Nvidia on Wednesday surprised Wall Street with accelerating growth after several quarters of slowing sales.
Falling hardware costs will make powerful, home-hosted large language models both practical and essential.
Your data, your hardware: the DIY AI revolution is coming
Falling hardware costs will make powerful, home-hosted large language models both practical and essential.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Falling hardware costs will make powerful, home-hosted large language models both practical and essential.
South Africa has a new entrant in long-distance ride-sharing – and its founder is barely out of his teens.
Woza Rides: the car-pooling app hoping to be the Uber of SA intercity travel
South Africa has a new entrant in long-distance ride-sharing – and its founder is barely out of his teens.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:57 AM
South Africa has a new entrant in long-distance ride-sharing – and its founder is barely out of his teens.
The government has requested input on technology, infrastructure and innovation to modernise the Post Office’s operations.
Government seeks private sector partners to rebuild broken Post Office
The government has requested input on technology, infrastructure and innovation to modernise the Post Office’s operations.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The government has requested input on technology, infrastructure and innovation to modernise the Post Office’s operations.
Dis-Chem has turned to data science and AI as it vies for greater market share in an increasingly competitive market.
Dis-Chem goes digital
Dis-Chem has turned to data science and AI as it vies for greater market share in an increasingly competitive market.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Dis-Chem has turned to data science and AI as it vies for greater market share in an increasingly competitive market.
The government wastes billions on IT. Richard Firth argues smarter, private-sector oversight could stop the rot.
It's time for a new approach to government IT spend in South Africa
The government wastes billions on IT. Richard Firth argues smarter, private-sector oversight could stop the rot.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The government wastes billions on IT. Richard Firth argues smarter, private-sector oversight could stop the rot.
Younger shoppers’ preference for pay-later credit is set to drive stronger online sales this Black Friday.
'Pay later' growth is set to lift Black Friday sales, says Absa
Younger shoppers’ preference for pay-later credit is set to drive stronger online sales this Black Friday, according to Absa.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Younger shoppers’ preference for pay-later credit is set to drive stronger online sales this Black Friday.
The consortium behind 2Africa has announced the completion of the vast new system’s core infrastructure.
2Africa: Meta's continent-hugging mega-cable is here
The consortium behind 2Africa, a new broadband cable encircling Africa, has announced the completion of the new system’s core infrastructure.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The consortium behind 2Africa has announced the completion of the vast new system’s core infrastructure.
South Africans have spoken – and what they’ve said is deeply disappointing for anyone who cares about cybersecurity.
Study confirms South Africans love weak passwords almost as much as boerewors
South Africans have spoken – and what they’ve said is deeply disappointing for anyone who cares about cybersecurity.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
South Africans have spoken – and what they’ve said is deeply disappointing for anyone who cares about cybersecurity.
Cloudflare has restored its services after an outage prevented millions of people from accessing major internet platforms.
Config file blamed for Cloudflare meltdown that disrupted the web
Cloudflare has restored its services after an outage prevented millions of people from accessing major internet platforms.
techcentral.co.za
November 19, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Cloudflare has restored its services after an outage prevented millions of people from accessing major internet platforms.
Problems at content delivery network provider Cloudflare caused disruptions to online platforms across the world on Tuesday.
Cloudflare meltdown knocks major websites offline
Problems at content delivery network provider Cloudflare caused disruptions to online platforms across the world on Tuesday.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Problems at content delivery network provider Cloudflare caused disruptions to online platforms across the world on Tuesday.