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@techcentral Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:14:10
Facebook and Instagram are getting nighttime curfews for children
Meta has settled US claims for $16.7-billion, agreeing to child curfews. Whether they reach other markets is unclear.
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@techcentral Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:15:37
South African talk radio is now searchable
South African talk radio is now searchable. Shaun Trennery built the platform without writing a line of code himself.
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@techcentral Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:23:48
JSE-listed ICT firm suspended for not paying its own dividend
The JSE has suspended Labat Africa's shares after it failed to pay its maiden dividend on time.
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@techcentral Fri, 28 Aug 2026 03:19:57
The stuff that doesn't fit on the quote
The thing that keeps clients never fits on a quote, writes SevenC MD Graeme Millar.
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@techcentral Fri, 28 Aug 2026 02:04:54
Koeberg is completely offline
Koeberg unit 1 tripped just before 1am on Thursday. Unit 2 has been down since April. No load shedding is expected.
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@techcentral Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:05:09
Anthropic moves AI agents out of software and into the lab
A new standard developed by Anthropic lets AI models operate microscopes, robotic arms and lasers.
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@techcentral Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:39:13
Meta wins by settling
US states sought $1.4-trillion before trial. Meta Platforms settled for $18-billion and its shares went up.
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@techcentral Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:17:53
Telviva launches Viva, a digital agent built for South African businesses
Telviva's Viva is a digital agent that answers calls, reads your CRM and hands over to a human when needed.
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@techcentral Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:37:41
Can you trust the AI speaking to your customers?
1Stream is the first South African customer experience technology provider certified to ISO/IEC 42001.
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@techcentral Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:51:34
A Limpopo solar farm is now powering a smelter in Richards Bay
A 148MW solar plant in Limpopo now supplies a Rio Tinto-owned smelter 600km away in KwaZulu-Natal.
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@techcentral Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:27:22
The real story behind Iris, South Africa's classroom robot
Equipping every public school would cost R14.5-billion. Despite public backing, government has not considered funding it.
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@techcentral Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:42:18
Regulated systems need more automation, not less
BBD argues that caution keeps regulated industries on manual testing, creating the risk they fear.
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@techcentral Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:15:18
South Africa's 'clean coal' plan is a bet against arithmetic
Carbon capture makes coal dearer every year, while solar and batteries get cheaper with every passing quarter.
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@techcentral Thu, 27 Aug 2026 02:47:15
Forget the iPhone: Apple's real next act is your home
The clue to what comes next is a small aluminium box Apple announced this week with no keynote at all.
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