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@techcentral Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:08:12

The Apple, OpenAI feud just got a lot uglier

OpenAI has denied Apple's trade secret theft claims, calling the Apple OpenAI lawsuit a mess of the iPhone maker's own making.

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@techcentral Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:09:06

'Has the car had a haircut?'

Vehicle verification start-up FirstCheck says it finds odometer rollbacks daily, some of them on cars advertised as financeable.

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@techcentral Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:46:06

South Africans are buying fewer phones and paying more for them

Telecoms volumes fell 7.9% in the first half while average selling prices rose 9.8%, NielsenIQ data shows.

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@techcentral Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:12:57

The John Ternus era begins at Apple

John Ternus takes over as Apple CEO on 1 September, ending Tim Cook's tenure and inheriting the company's biggest challenge.

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@techcentral Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:50:21

China is rewriting the rules of open-source software

China is shaping how open-source technology is developed, licensed and deployed.

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@techcentral Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:40:01

Wiocc lands $300-million from Saudi and African backers

Wiocc Group is raising $300-million from AFC and Saudi Arabia's Vision Invest, its biggest round yet.

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@techcentral Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:03:03

Shoprite closes its bet on the spaza till

Shoprite has closed its RA Cellular deal, taking 51% of the point-of-sale platform serving spaza shops.

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@techcentral Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:25:21

If it quacks like a duck: Kganyago on regulating fintechs

Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago signals a payments bill that will treat fintechs like banks on like activities.

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@techcentral Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:34:12

New OpenAI model can find and exploit unknown security flaws on its own

OpenAI says its upcoming Astra model is so capable it needs extra safety measures before launch.

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@techcentral Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:10:09

FSCA debars CEO of JSE-listed bitcoin treasury company

South Africa's financial services sector regulator has debarred Africa Bitcoin Corporation CEO Warren Wheatley.

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@techcentral Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:44:41

Woolworths' online business is going nowhere fast

Woolworths grew online food sales 18.3% while Checkers Sixty60 managed 34.7% off a far larger base.

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@techcentral Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:05:36

'This is not circular': Jensen Huang defends $3.5-billion MediaTek deal

Nvidia has taken about 90% of MediaTek's record convertible bond issue, its biggest investment outside America.

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@techcentral Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:54:20

Paratus Uganda first to market with Starlink service

Paratus Uganda launches Starlink for enterprise customers, three months after the regulator licensed SpaceX.

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@techcentral Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:12:16

Teraco's electricity consumption triples in four years

Teraco used 399GWh of electricity in 2025, three times its 2021 figure, with a new solar facility now due to come online next year.

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@techcentral Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:50:24

Report shows big shifts in online spending in South Africa

South Africans will spend R159-billion online this year, but the growth rate is set to fall from 35.4% to 22.5%.

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@techcentral Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:31:29

Winstone Jordaan on building a national EV charging network

GridCars founder Winstone Jordaan on what it takes to build a national EV charging network in South Africa, and what still stands in the way.

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@techcentral Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:56:48

DStv's biggest package overhaul in 12 years takes shape

Canal+ is redrawing its DStv bundles, moving M-Net down-tier and offering sport as a separate choice.

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@africanews Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:02:55

Calm returns to Niger's capital one day after failed army mutiny

Life in Niamey returned to normal on Sunday, one day after Nigerâ s military regime put down a mutiny by soldiers.

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@africanews Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:09:32

Vote counting underway in Guinea-Bissau referendum that could expand presidential powers

Ballot counting begins in military-run Guinea-Bissau after voting ended in a referendum that could expand the president's powers, ahead of a general election later this year aimed at restoring civilian rule.

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@africanews Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:19:35

Passengers face long delays as Kenyan airport workers call strike

Passengers at Nairobiâ s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport faced long delays on Sunday after Kenyan air traffic controllers and airport staff resumed a strike.