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TechCentralTechCentralThe AI PC is finally here. It’s just very expensive
A memory chip crunch means the powerful laptops needed for local AI are very expensive.
TechCentralThe memory crunch is making Samsung fabulously rich
The global memory chip crunch has handed Samsung a record $80-billion quarterly profit, the highest ever for a tech company.
TechCentralJason Goodall in bombshell confession in Dimension Data Campus saga
Former NTT CEO Jason Goodall has admitted secretly taking part in the 2019 sale of The Campus and will pay NTT R208.6-million.
TechCentral‘We will not be judged by Goodall’: former Dimension Data executives fight back
Four former executives named by Jason Goodall say his confession was dictated by NTT's settlement terms.
TechCentralSeacom CEO Alpheus Mangale on special leave pending probe
Seacom's board has placed CEO Alpheus Mangale on special leave while an independent investigator probes allegations.
TechCentralSpaceX to borrow $40-billion to buy Nvidia chips
The financing would mix bank loans and investment-grade debt, closing in 2027, according to the FT.
TechCentralSouth Pole neutrino hunter wins Nobel Prize in Physics
Francis Halzen has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for detecting 'ghost particles' in Antarctic ice.
TechCentralFour Microsoft dates before February: the cost is in the calendar
Four Microsoft dates between July and February decide what your estate will cost next year.
TechCentralParatus Namibia launches Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO connectivity
Paratus Namibia has launched Eutelsat OneWeb LEO satellite internet for homes and businesses countrywide.
TechCentralWhy South Africa’s biggest drone isn’t flying for the country
High-end drone manufacturer Milkor says money, not interest, is keeping its 380 drone out of SANDF hands.
TechCentralSouth African boardrooms are about to get a lot less private
Meta's camera glasses go on sale officially in South Africa soon. Companies should set rules before the law does.
TechCentralSam Altman: the world should accept ‘some bad things’ from AI
Sam Altman says the world should accept some bad things happening in exchange for AI's benefits.
TechCentralWhy laser technology makes sense for small businesses
Laser cutting and engraving let entrepreneurs test products, follow demand and grow side businesses.
TechCentralHuman-centred design: the business case for simpler enterprise software
BBD explains how UX research, journey mapping and usability testing cut enterprise software complexity.
TechCentraliONLINE launches Sydney breakout point, expanding its global network core
The new breakout point brings local performance and better connectivity to enterprise IoT and mobile deployments.
TechCentralBehind DNI’s R500-million bet on Mission Mobile
The start-up finances phones for prepaid customers in Telkom stores and is actively courting Cell C.
TechCentralVodacom’s Mohamed Sami on the agentic future
Vodacom Group CIO Mohamed Sami says autonomous AI agents in customer service are coming very soon.
TechCentralLet South Africans jailbreak their way to digital sovereignty
South Africans should be free to unlock, modify and connect the digital devices they own, writes Dirk de Vos.
TechCentralRansomware gang threatens to dump more South African client data
The Gentlemen, the group behind the MIP Holdings breach, has added three more South African organisations to its leak site.
TechCentralBanks top AI spending as telcos struggle to show returns
Telecoms companies lead BCG's new index on AI strategic clarity, yet report some of the thinnest returns.
TechCentralPothole bounty app wins Wits hackathon
BlockFix lets residents crowdfund fixes for neighbourhood problems. It came out on top in a field of more than 300 students.
TechCentralThe board now owns the database
King V’s Principle 10 has made the board accountable for an estate most boards have never seen. The paragraph in next year’s report will not be the answer.
TechCentralThe attacker has one AI. You have 12 dashboards
Offensive AI has made every organisation a target. Defenders need to automate in response.
TechCentralBonanza for Cell C executives
Cell C has confirmed its executives paid nothing for 15.3 million shares transferred to them at listing.
TechCentralAI spending now dwarfs the railway and dot-com booms
Economists question whether AI can deliver the productivity gains needed to justify trillions in spending.
TechCentralMeta’s smart glasses are officially coming to South Africa
Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta smart glasses are getting an official local launch this year, but likely without Muse.
TechCentralFrogfoot plots acquisitions as Octotel and MetroFibre weigh a merger
Frogfoot’s Shane Chorley wants to be the buyer, not the bought, as South African fibre consolidates.
TechCentralSouth Africa’s digital ID is here – but you can’t have it yet
Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber has demonstrated a prototype digital ID linked to the population register.
TechCentralNorrsken22’s Lexi Novitske on how China is winning African tech
Norrsken22’s Lexi Novitske explains how Chinese firms won African phones and fintech – and are now winning in AI.