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https://techcentral.co.za/intel-shares-jump-to-17-month-high-on-investor-optimism/235353/
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Intel shares jump to 17-month high on investor optimism
Shares of Intel rose by nearly 7% on Thursday, hitting their highest level in 17 months, after receiving an upgrade.
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https://techcentral.co.za/ibm-suspends-ads-on-x-pro-nazi-content/235351/
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IBM suspends ads on X
IBM's move came after a report found its ads were placed next to content promoting Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.
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https://techcentral.co.za/gas-supply-south-africa-crisis-energy/235344/
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Gas-supply cliff is South Africa’s next crisis: energy body
South Africa’s supply of natural gas is set to plunge within the next three to four years.
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https://techcentral.co.za/cloud-wars-aws-vs-microsoft-fight/235357/
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Cloud wars: AWS vs Microsoft fight is getting uglier
Amazon is the driving force behind advocacy groups working to thwart Microsoft's plan to become a major cloud computing contractor for governments.
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https://techcentral.co.za/germany-south-africa-r10-billion-energy/235395/
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Germany to lend South Africa R10-billion for energy switch
Germany will soon sign an agreement to lend South Africa €500-million to help it transition away from coal-fired electricity.
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https://techcentral.co.za/direct-to-mobile-satellite-vodacom/235401/
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Direct-to-mobile satellite will change the game: Vodacom
Vodacom is experimenting with different forms of satellite connectivity but thinks direct to mobile will be most disruptive.
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https://techcentral.co.za/sam-altmans-axing-sends-shockwaves-through-tech/235413/
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Sam Altman’s axing sends shockwaves through tech
OpenAI's board fired the company's CEO, Sam Altman, sending shockwaves across the tech industry.
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https://techcentral.co.za/video-spacex-starship-launch-fails/235419/
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Watch | SpaceX Starship launch fails on second attempt
SpaceX's uncrewed spacecraft, Starship was presumed to have failed in space minutes after lifting off on Saturday.
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https://techcentral.co.za/billions-earmarked-south-africas-grid/235425/
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Billions earmarked to expand South Africa’s grid
Eskom will use a portion of $12.5-billion in multilateral loans to deliver power to areas where the grid is overloaded.
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https://techcentral.co.za/sam-altman-will-not-return-to-openai/235435/
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Sam Altman will not return to OpenAI: report
Sam Altman will not return as CEO of OpenAI despite efforts to bring him back, a report said.
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https://techcentral.co.za/musk-defends-himself-antisemitic-furor/235432/
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Musk defends himself after antisemitic furor deepens
Elon Musk has railed against “bogus” media reports accusing him of antisemitism as big advertiser ditch X.
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https://techcentral.co.za/why-openais-board-fired-sam-altman/235440/
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Why OpenAI’s board fired Sam Altman
Healthy companies led by competent, commercially successful and globally beloved founders generally don’t tend to fire them.
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https://techcentral.co.za/sam-altman-is-joining-microsoft/235447/
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Sam Altman is joining Microsoft
Ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and his former colleague Greg Brockman will be joining Microsoft.
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https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-banks-solar-financing-option/235465/
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South African banks’ solar financing options explored
As more South Africans seek alternatives to Eskom for a reliable electricity supply, the big banks have stepped in to help.
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https://techcentral.co.za/microsoft-winner-openai-satya-nadella/235490/
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Against the odds, Microsoft emerges as the big winner from the OpenAI mess
Microsoft emerged on Monday as the big winner of the upheaval at OpenAI.
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https://techcentral.co.za/new-cars-coming-from-ford-south-africa/235486/
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Watch | All the new cars coming from Ford South Africa
Ford South Africa has used its South African centenary event to launch a range of new cars. TechCentral was there and filed this video report.
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https://techcentral.co.za/fake-open-platform-epic-games-android/235507/
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‘Fake open platform’: Epic Games takes aim at Android
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has testified that Google’s Android operating system is a “fake open platform” in a high-stakes antitrust lawsuit.
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https://techcentral.co.za/telkom-consortium-towers-swiftnet/235512/
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Telkom in talks with consortium to sell tower portfolio
Telkom is engaged in “exclusive negotiations” with a preferred bidder regarding the sale of Swiftnet.
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https://techcentral.co.za/telkom-next-spectrum-auction-postponed/235515/
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Telkom wants next spectrum auction postponed
Telkom has asked Icasa to postpone its next spectrum auction until 2025 because it’s worried it can’t afford to participate.
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https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-energy-security-climate/235523/
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South Africa to prioritise energy security over climate goals
South Africa is likely to prioritise energy security to avoid further damage to the economy, said CEO of the Energy Council.
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https://techcentral.co.za/telkom-profits-higher-lower-depreciation/235530/
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Telkom profits higher on lower depreciation costs
Telkom on Tuesday reported a 46.7% jump in half-year profit, boosted by lower depreciation charges.