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https://techcentral.co.za/vodacom-interim-profit-ethiopia-losses/235047/
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Vodacom interim profit hit by Ethiopia start-up losses
Vodacom Group reported a 4.2% decline in half-year earnings, impacted by start-up losses in Ethiopia and higher interest rates.
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https://techcentral.co.za/mercedes-millions-sa-ev-charging-network/235079/
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Mercedes to pump R40-million into South African EV charging network
Mercedes-Benz South Africa has announced it plans to invest R40-million into charging infrastructure.
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https://techcentral.co.za/teraco-announces-big-cape-town-data-centre-expansion/235073/
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Teraco announces big Cape Town data centre expansion
Teraco has announced plans for a huge expansion of its “hyperscale” Cape Town data centre, CT2.
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https://techcentral.co.za/my-vodacom-app-to-be-phased-out/235091/
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‘My Vodacom’ app to be phased out
Vodacom plans to phase out its “My Vodacom” smartphone app in favour of its VodaPay “super app” in the coming months.
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https://techcentral.co.za/tcs-shotspotter-gun-crime-cape-town/235103/
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TCS | How ShotSpotter is fighting gun crime in Cape Town
ShotSpotter has been deployed in high-crime areas in Cape Town for some years. Tom Chittum of inventor SoundThinking tells TCS about the technology.
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https://techcentral.co.za/chinas-biggest-bank-paid-ransom-over-hack/235108/
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Gang says China’s biggest bank paid ransom over hack
China's ICBC paid a ransom after it was hacked last week, a Lockbit ransomware gang representative said.
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https://techcentral.co.za/google-play-android-world-was-existential/235113/
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For Google, dominating in Android app stores was ‘existential’
Google allegedly devised plans to share app store revenue with Android phone makers to ensure the devices were pre-installed with the Play store.
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https://techcentral.co.za/exxon-mobile-pivot-into-lithium-for-evs/235116/
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Oil giant Exxon Mobile to pivot into lithium for EVs
Oil giant Exxon Mobil plans to become one of the biggest suppliers of lithium for electric vehicles.
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https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-losing-digital-lead-africa/235126/
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South Africa at risk of losing digital lead in Africa
The rate of digitisation in Africa is likely to see South Africa overtaken as the continent’s most digitally advanced nation, a forum in Cape Town has heard.
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https://techcentral.co.za/big-changes-on-the-cards-at-altron/235147/
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Big changes on the cards at Altron
Technology group Altron will merge three of its IT businesses next year as it moves to simplify its operating model.
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https://techcentral.co.za/pineapple-raises-r400-million-series-b/235144/
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Pineapple raises R400-million in series-B round
Digital insurance company Pineapple has raised R400-million in a massive series-B funding round.
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https://techcentral.co.za/huawei-smartphone-business-comeback-2/235153/
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Huawei’s smartphone business is making a comeback
Strong sales growth at Huawei helped power an 11% rise in China's total smartphone shipments in October.
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https://techcentral.co.za/csquared-r468-million-google-exits/235162/
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CSquared in R468-million fundraising as Google exits
CSquared has raised $25-million in new funding from investors including a fund managed by Convergence Partners.
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https://techcentral.co.za/vodafone-tops-estimates-hiking-prices/235168/
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Vodafone tops estimates after hiking prices
Vodacom Group parent Vodafone Group reported second-quarter sales growth on Tuesday that beat analysts’ estimates.
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https://techcentral.co.za/gamma-ray-burst-faraway-galaxy-earth/235185/
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Gamma-ray burst in faraway galaxy disturbed Earth’s atmosphere
The gamma-ray burst, researchers said on Tuesday, caused a significant disturbance in Earth's ionosphere.
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https://techcentral.co.za/donald-trump-truth-social-network-losing/235179/
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Donald Trump’s social network is losing big money
Donald Trump's Truth Social lost $31.6-million from its launch in early 2022 to mid-2023, a filing showed.
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https://techcentral.co.za/lithium-prices-set-to-spiral-sibanye-ceo/235187/
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Lithium prices are set to spiral: Sibanye CEO
Opposition to projects in Europe will drive lithium prices higher, Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman said.
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https://techcentral.co.za/telkom-shares-higher-on-trading-statement/235206/
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Telkom shares higher on upbeat trading statement
Telkom shares jumped 8% early on Wednesday after the group surprised with an upbeat earnings forecast.
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https://techcentral.co.za/race-is-on-to-connect-africas-unconnected/235211/
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The race is on to connect Africa’s unconnected
Satellite providers are helping telecoms operators connect rural and remote communities on the African continent.
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https://techcentral.co.za/universal-call-translator-samsung-phones/235224/
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Universal call translator coming to Samsung phones
Samsung Electronics plans to integrate AI software into its Galaxy smartphones from early next year.
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https://techcentral.co.za/jinx-presence-in-equinix-data-centre/235231/
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Jinx to establish a presence in Equinix data centre
South Africa’s oldest internet exchange, Jinx, will establish a presence in Johannesburg’s newest data centre.