ASUS ExpertBook P5 G2 packs AI performance into a 1.27kg laptop
TechCentralby ASUS27d ago
The machine in front of a working professional now sets the limit on how much AI work can be done on the device rather than sent to the cloud.
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top 61%Inside the 2026 Rising Star judging week
TechCentralby TransUnion Rising Star Awards27d ago
For 15 years, the TransUnion Rising Star Awards have recognised South Africa’s most talented young professionals — not only what they have achieved, but the leadership potential and impact they...
Saps bodycam tender collides with Popia's biometrics rules
TechCentralby Fanie van Rooyen27d ago
The facial recognition the South African Police Service (Saps) wants built into its new body cameras is legally prohibited by default, and the police have no blanket exemption from the country’s...
Profit expected to climb at iOCO even as share price lags
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod27d ago
iOCO expects to report headline earnings of between 55c and 60c/share for the year ended 31 July 2026, up 37.5-50% on the 40c it reported a year ago – but the group’s claim to have come in ahead of...
Calls to slow AI put the US stock market boom in doubt
TechCentralby Agency Staff27d ago
Investors are growing anxious about the stock market’s AI-led rally after industry leaders called for reining in the pace of development, although some say guardrails could ultimately benefit the...
SA20 launches schools derby series with rain as title sponsor
TechCentralby Rain28d ago
SA20 has launched the rain SA20 Derby Series, a set of standalone fixtures between leading South African cricket schools, and named mobile network operator rain as title sponsor of both the new...
Godongwana tears into his own government's ICT policy drift
TechCentralby Fanie van Rooyen28d ago
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has accused government of substituting workshops and road maps for delivery on technology policy, pointing to a broadcast digital migration programme 16 years...
Your AI agent is a privileged user. Treat it like one
TechCentralby Solid8 Technologies28d ago
AI models and autonomous agents have moved out of isolated experiments and into the core of enterprise operations.
MTN opens fifth Women in Digital Business Challenge
TechCentralby MTN28d ago
The MTN SA Foundation will select 10 black women-owned ICT and digital businesses for the fifth edition of its Women in Digital Business Challenge, with each receiving an investment package worth...
Optasia's own targets point to a much slower second half
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod28d ago
Optasia reported a 58.1% jump in first-half revenue on Monday in its maiden interim results as a JSE-listed company.
Apple's iPhone price rise mostly misses South Africa
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod28d ago
South Africans buying the entry-level iPhone 18 Pro will pay R200 more than the iPhone 17 Pro cost at launch a year ago, even though Apple has raised the price of the same phone by 9% in the US.
The end is nigh, and the shares go on sale in October
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod28d ago
What an interesting weekend in AI-land that was. Dario Amodei wants the industry to slow down the development of frontier AI models.
Beijing accuses Anthropic CEO of waging an AI 'Cold War'
TechCentralby Agency Staff28d ago
An essay by Anthropic’s CEO calling for a slowing down of AI development may look like a rational statement focused on safety risks, but it is really a “Cold War playbook” targeting China, the...
South Africa is behind its neighbours on the plumbing of digital IDs
TechCentralby Fanie van Rooyen11 Sept 2026
Zambia switched on the cryptographic foundations of its digital state this week, the second country in the region to do so inside a fortnight, after Namibia.
Newspaper group Caxton deploys AI copy editors
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod11 Sept 2026
Caxton & CTP Publishers & Printers has begun piloting AI in its media division, and says it has so far applied the technology to copy editing rather than to writing.
Why businesses are moving n8n onto their own servers
TechCentralby Domains.co.za11 Sept 2026
n8n is a workflow automation tool that connects apps, moves data between systems and automates repetitive tasks.
Why Apple can't tell you who its R50 000 iPhone is for
TechCentralby Agency Staff11 Sept 2026
Apple’s new foldable iPhone launched on Wednesday with impressive features and a premium price tag, starting at US$1 999 in the US market.
Nitda, NDPC and Galaxy Backbone back CyFrica 2026
TechCentralby Tradepass11 Sept 2026
Three Nigerian government bodies — the National Information Technology Development Agency (Nitda), the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) and state-owned network infrastructure provider...
'There are no adults in the room': the AI safety exodus
TechCentralby Agency Staff11 Sept 2026
Growing numbers of US lawmakers are calling for new rules to govern AI systems after dire warnings from two Anthropic researchers that rapidly progressing AI could lead to the extinction of the...
US in move to counter Huawei in Africa
TechCentralby Agency Staff11 Sept 2026
The Donald Trump administration will lend nearly US$100-million (R16.2-billion) to Africell, Africa’s only American-owned telecommunications firm, as it seeks to counter the expansion of China’s...