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https://techcentral.co.za/the-rands-dismal-november/236202/
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The rand’s dismal November
November has been good to South Africa’s rand for the past five years. This time is different.
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https://techcentral.co.za/microsoft-xbox-store-to-take-on-app-store/236215/
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Microsoft developing Xbox store to take on Apple, Google
Microsoft is talking to partners to help launch a mobile app store that will take on Apple and Google.
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https://techcentral.co.za/musks-cybertruck-is-here-its-expensive/236211/
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Musk’s Cybertruck is here – and it’s expensive
Tesla's highest performance variant of the Cybertruck will be available next year for $100 000, CEO Elon Musk said.
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https://techcentral.co.za/super-intelligent-ai-no-chance-microsoft/236213/
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‘No chance’ of super-intelligent AI soon: Microsoft
Microsoft president Brad Smith said there is no chance of super-intelligent AI being created anytime soon.
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https://techcentral.co.za/revix-is-now-altify-in-crypto-merger/236220/
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South Africa’s Revix is now Altify after big crypto merger
Cryptocurrency platforms Revix and BitFund are joining forces and, together with Coinpanion, have formed Altify.
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https://techcentral.co.za/tcs-revix-founder-sean-sanders-altify/236234/
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TCS | Revix founder Sean Sanders on the creation of Altify
Revix founder and now Altify CEO Sean Sanders tells the TechCentral Show about the creation of the new company.
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https://techcentral.co.za/gometros-going-great-guns/236252/
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GoMetro’s going great guns
South Africa's GoMetro, a tech company in the fleet management space, this week concluded a £9-million series-A funding round.
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https://techcentral.co.za/spar-ignored-whistle-blower-botched-sap/236272/
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Spar ‘ignored whistle-blower’ on botched SAP project
Spar Group directors failed to take heed of a warning by a whistle-blower that the retail group’s SAP project was heading for disaster, according to a report.
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https://techcentral.co.za/one-in-10-south-africans-owns-crypto/236276/
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One in 10 South Africans owns crypto
Nearly 10% of South Africa's population owns crypto assets, with the figure expected to explode to 43% by 2030.
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https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-electricity-to-darkness/236297/
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SA warns other nations not to go from electricity to darkness
Environment minister Barbara Creecy urged developing nations to make sure energy security and jobs are prioritised.
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https://techcentral.co.za/walmart-dumps-x/236280/
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Walmart dumps X
Walmart said it is not advertising on X, one of the latest brands to say it has dropped the Elon Musk-owned site.
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https://techcentral.co.za/amazon-spacex-kuiper-satellites/236284/
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Amazon to use SpaceX to launch Kuiper satellites
Amazon has booked three Falcon 9 launches with Elon Musk's SpaceX to help deploy Starlink rival Project Kuiper.
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https://techcentral.co.za/bitcoin-tops-40-000-what-next/236304/
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Bitcoin tops $40 000 – where it may be headed next
Bitcoin has jumped more than 140% this year, and optimism for further gains is high.
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https://techcentral.co.za/kiss-to-live-on-as-avatars-retire/236309/
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Kiss to live on as avatars as band prepares to retire
When Kiss’s veteran rock stars take the stage for the last time after a 50-year career, they’ll hand their legacy over to 3D avatars.
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https://techcentral.co.za/big-jobs-cuts-hit-spotify/236315/
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Big jobs cuts hit Spotify
Spotify will reduce its total headcount by around 17% after laying of 6% of this staff in January citing higher costs.
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https://techcentral.co.za/tcs-gg-alcock-township-economy/236339/
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TCS | GG Alcock on the digitisation of the township economy
GG Alcock chats to TechCentral's Nkosinathi Ndlovu about how South Africa’s informal economy is being digitised.
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https://techcentral.co.za/more-time-to-comment-sabc-bill/236334/
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More time to comment on contentious SABC Bill
Parliament has extended the deadline for written comment on the contentious SABC draft bill until 16 January.
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https://techcentral.co.za/ibm-takes-big-step-towards-utility-scale-quantum-computing/236342/
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IBM takes big step towards ‘utility-scale’ quantum computing
IBM has showed a new quantum computing chip and machine it hopes will form the basis for much larger systems.
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https://techcentral.co.za/online-shopping-returns-in-south-africa/236348/
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Online shopping returns in South Africa: buyer beware!
Complicated returns policies are keeping some consumers away from embracing online shopping in South Africa.
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https://techcentral.co.za/signs-starlink-south-african-launch/236353/
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Signs that Starlink is readying South African launch after all
Elon Musk’s Starlink appears to be making preparations to enter the South African market.
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https://techcentral.co.za/gta-6-trailer-released-rockstar-2025/236367/
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GTA 6 trailer released – Rockstar pegs 2025 for launch
Rockstar Games has released a trailer of the latest installment of its best-selling Grand Theft Auto series, GTA 6.