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@techcentral Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:47:09
AI demand sparks 'chipflation' warning
Memory prices have jumped sixfold in a year, squeezing margins on devices from phones to PCs.
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@techcentral 13 hours ago
Cabinet hands the Post Office a board, but not a bailout
New directors have been appointed to the board of an entity treasury won't fund and that nearly slid into liquidation.
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@techcentral 14 hours ago
Bash powers TFG online sales as group profit tumbles
Retailer The Foschini Group's e-commerce arm grew nearly 50% even as full-year headline earnings fell a third.
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@techcentral 14 hours ago
Surplus groceries, straight from the browser
With Still Good, shoppers reserve surplus stock at Pick n Pay, Spar or Food Lovers and collect before closing.
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@techcentral 17 hours ago
The real cloud challenge isn't adoption – it's doing it well
As South Africa's cloud market nears R113-billion, Vodacom Business and CloudZA urge a maturity focus.
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@techcentral 17 hours ago
In South Africa, the bundle is the new battleground
Amazon's R59/month Prime bundle costs less than Prime Video alone once did. There's method to this madness.
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@techcentral 18 hours ago
The real hurdle for South Africa's AI voicebots isn't the AI
In AI voice, the gap between a real conversation and a robot is measured in milliseconds, writes 1Stream CEO von Bruce Maltitz.
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@techcentral 19 hours ago
What happens when AI no longer needs us to improve
AI pioneer Anthropic wants verifiable brakes built before systems start improving faster than society can keep up.
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@techcentral Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:14:21
The biggest IPO ever is also one of the riskiest
Elon Musk's SpaceX wants a $1.75-trillion valuation despite posting a near-$5-billion loss last year.
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@techcentral Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:52:26
The MVNO trap deepens as the battle moves to data
South Africa's banks built their MVNO defence around voice. But the war has moved to data, where telcos hold the advantage.
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@techcentral Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:43:41
BMW's Pretoria hub built the AI now running on its factory floors worldwide
From 11 staff in 2006, BMW's IT Hub in Pretoria is now the motoring giant's largest IT operation outside Germany.
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@techcentral Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:16:36
Nedbank, Jumo bet on AI lending for the underbanked
Jumo's AI engine assesses affordability in real time, targeting borrowers who lack conventional credit histories.
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@techcentral Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:31:42
Payments Live returns to Johannesburg for 2nd edition
Payments Live returns, spotlighting fintech innovation, regulation and cross-border payments growth.
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@techcentral Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:11:55
Meta takes on OpenAI and Anthropic in enterprise AI
Meta is leaning on its apps' reach to pull companies' ads and workflows onto one AI platform.
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