3+ hour, 44+ min ago  (362+ words) The Netstar DLC is purpose-built for grade 7-9 learners from inner-city Johannesburg " children who typically do not have access to Stem (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) resources such as robotics, coding or structured problem-solving frameworks before leaving school. Across two dedicated…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (366+ words) A plan by US-listed Equinix to build two data centres in Cape Town should not be approved without full disclosure of its water, power and environmental impact, a formal objection lodged with city planners shows. The Housing Assembly (HA), a…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (335+ words) South Africa is the highest-ranked country on the African continent for adoption of generative AI, according to new data from Microsoft " though the figures also show just how far the continent as a whole is trailing the rest of the…...

2+ hour, 41+ min ago  (475+ words) Iran is signalling that it wants to extract rent from the global data traffic flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, with state-aligned media floating a model under which the world's largest technology companies would pay licensing fees, submit to Iranian…...

4+ hour, 36+ min ago  (252+ words) AI start-up Anthropic is set to brief the Financial Stability Board (FSB) on cyber vulnerabilities in the global financial system identified by its latest model, Mythos, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the plan. The Claude…...

5+ hour, 32+ min ago  (528+ words) Samsung Electronics and its labour union started talks on Monday in a last-ditch bid to avert the biggest strike in the tech giant's history, amid concern that a walkout by more than 45 000 workers could hit South Korea's economy and disrupt…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (371+ words) South Africa has reached a milestone that would have seemed unthinkable just three years ago: a full 12 consecutive months without a single bout of load shedding. The last time Eskom imposed rolling power cuts was in mid-May 2025, capping what has…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (382+ words) Tech Central Get the best South African technology news and analysis delivered to your e-mail inbox every morning. Telkom recovering after Cape storms disrupt network Telkom has confirmed that the severe weather that battered the Cape provinces this week disrupted…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (245+ words) Meta Platforms is rolling out a new "Incognito Chat" feature for its AI assistant on Whats App as it looks to address data privacy concerns. Meta said incognito chats will be powered by its private processing technology, ensuring conversations remain…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (440+ words) When a Belize-flagged, UK-registered cargo ship called the Rubymar was struck by a Houthi missile in the Red Sea in February 2024, it began to drift. With its anchor down in shallow water, it severed three of the region's subsea cables…...