136 Apple CEO Tim Cook Apple CEO Tim Cook is using a familiar strategy to stay in Donald Trump’s good graces: expanding existing initiatives to show he supports the president’s “Made in…
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Fireball over South Africa – giant meteor caught on CCTV
152 The bright meteor lit up the sky over parts of the Free State, Limpopo and Gauteng. This still image was taken from CCTV footage Residents in parts of the Free State…
OpenAI eyes $500-billion valuation – TechCentral
163 ChatGPT maker OpenAI is in early-stage discussions about a stock sale that would allow employees to cash out and could value the company at about US$500-billion, a source familiar with the…
GPT-5 drop imminent: AI world holds its breath
152 Image: Jernej Furman OpenAI’s GPT-5, the latest instalment of the AI technology that powered the ChatGPT juggernaut in 2022, is set for an imminent release, and users will scrutinise if the…
SA telcos are ditching the drama – one logo at a time
144 MTN’s modernised logo on a hoarding outside its head office in Johannesburg The corporate logos of South Africa’s telecommunications companies have evolved alongside technology, growing from abstract representations of once up-and-coming…
Big security changes coming to WhatsApp
119 Meta Platforms-owned chat app WhatsApp is introducing a range of upgrades designed to fight criminal scammers and other forms of fraud on the platform. In a statement, Meta said it is…
MTN beefs up security to fight ID fraud
136 MTN South Africa is beefing up security at customer touchpoints in an effort to fight fraud and make its services more efficient. The telecommunications operator, which is owned by JSE-listed MTN…
DFA reboots network with R800-million overhaul
159 Image for illustration purposes only Maziv-owned telecommunications infrastructure provider Dark Fibre Africa said on Wednesday that an R800-million upgrade to its network is helping it put instability issues in recent years…
OpenAI drops first open models since GPT-2 – and they run on laptops
136 OpenAI has released two open-weight language models that excel in advanced reasoning and are optimised to run on laptops with performance levels similar to its smaller proprietary reasoning models. An open-weight…
Telkom keeps winning – but BCX is still a drag
150 Telkom Group CEO Serame Taukobong Telkom’s strong financial performance in its 2025 financial year has continued into the new year, with the partially state-owned telecommunications group on Tuesday reporting good growth…