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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.
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https://techcentral.co.za/ai-is-going-open-source/236371/
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AI is going open source
More than 40 organisations are creating an industry group dedicated to open-source artificial intelligence work.
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https://techcentral.co.za/why-gta-6-is-such-a-big-deal/236376/
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Why GTA 6 is such a big deal
Rockstar Games unveiled the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 a day early, after the video was leaked online.
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https://techcentral.co.za/fintech-boom-in-nigeria/236401/
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Fintech boom in Nigeria
Two of the year’s hottest Nigerian stocks are companies that reinvented themselves as fintech providers.
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https://techcentral.co.za/no-immediate-plan-ev-taxes-south-africa/236407/
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No immediate plan to cut EV taxes in South Africa
South African consumers may have to wait much longer for the price of electric cars to come down.
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https://techcentral.co.za/energy-logistics-crises-are-kneecapping-south-africas-economy/236418/
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Energy, logistics crises are kneecapping South Africa’s economy
The economy shrank in the third quarter as logistics constraints and a chronic electricity shortage took their toll.
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https://techcentral.co.za/we-can-save-the-sabc-and-the-post-office/236420/
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‘We can save the SABC and the Post Office’
Communications minister Mondli Gungebele said he is optimistic that both the SABC and the Post Office can survive.
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https://techcentral.co.za/bitcoin-jump-takes-token-past-44000/236428/
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Bitcoin’s ‘jet-fuelled’ ride takes token past $44 000
Bitcoin’s longest winning run since May lifted the token past $44 000.
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https://techcentral.co.za/evs-accelerating-end-of-the-age-of-oil/236426/
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How EVs are accelerating the end of the age of oil
The growing fleet of electric vehicles worldwide is already making a surprisingly big dent in demand for oil.
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https://techcentral.co.za/jens-schulte-bockum-to-step-down-at-mtn/236440/
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Jens Schulte-Bockum to step down at MTN
MTN Group chief operating officer Jens Schulte-Bockum will leave the operator when his contract expires in March.
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https://techcentral.co.za/concern-drone-fishing-south-africa-seas/236457/
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Concern over ‘drone fishing’ in South Africa’s seas
Some anglers are using drones to fly baited lines into hard-to-reach areas of water or to look for good fishing areas.
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https://techcentral.co.za/worries-austerity-government-it-spending/236469/
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Worries over austerity and government IT spending
Some in government say ICT spending will not be reduced, despite the parlous state of the country’s finances.
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https://techcentral.co.za/us-senator-spying-apple-android/236493/
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US senator claims governments spying on Apple, Android users
Governments are surveilling smartphone users via their apps' push notifications, a US senator has warned.
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https://techcentral.co.za/the-case-against-bitcoin/236499/
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The case against bitcoin
The bull case preached by the laser-eyed crowd is, as before, driven by sentiment and speculation rather than utility.
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https://techcentral.co.za/ayo-wont-back-down-auditors-red-flags/236506/
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Ayo won’t back down even as auditors raise red flags
Ayo Technology Solutions may no longer be a “going concern”, based on its 2023 results, its auditors have warned.