
Starlink crowdsources support to operate in SA
The low-Earth orbit satellite provider mobilises its SA database to pressure regulator ICASA into accepting alternative empowerment compliance.
FRIDAY, 09 JANUARY 2026, 01:21

The low-Earth orbit satellite provider mobilises its SA database to pressure regulator ICASA into accepting alternative empowerment compliance.

Yesterday at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES® 2026), Sandisk announced SANDISK Optimus as the new name for its renowned internal SSD lineup for gamers, creators, and professionals. The new branding for this family of products reflects a focus on performance leadership, engineering excellence, and a heritage of trust in flash memory. The powerful collection of […]

MyBroadband recently tested Starlink’s Residential Lite service in Botswana at a farm less than 20km from South Africa’s border. The results were impressive.

The former Wits University chief information security officer takes up the role of chief information officer at the Free State’s Central University of Technology.

The Japanese health tech start-up secures $2.5 million in the second close of its seed round, as it plans to accelerate African health tech and climate solutions.

The National Financial Ombud Scheme has warned that motorists don’t need to have their blood alcohol levels tested for insurers to reject claims.

Nvidia and AMD have unveiled their latest AI chips, promising big performance gains as competition intensifies.

John Roese, global CTO and chief AI officer, outlines the company’s research and says data management and storage will serve as the backbone of all AI innovation.

Hyundai aims to mass-produce as many as 30,000 robots annually at a new facility in the US, part of a broader initiative to meld artificial intelligence with robotics.
At CES 2026 today, Hyundai and Boston Dynamics publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas, showing off fluid movement and announcing plans to deploy a production version in Hyundai’s EV factory by 2028. NBC News reports: “For the first time ever in public, please welcome Atlas to the stage,” said Boston Dynamics’ Zachary Jackowski as a life-sized robot with two arms and two legs picked...

The company is the world’s second most valuable home appliance brand by market capitalisation and largest by sales volumes. It is highly regarded for raising the bar in the quality of Chinese-made products.

Lego has unveiled the Smart Play system, which it says brings entire Lego sets to life.

SMS keeps FlySafair passengers informed and on time.

Dell Technologies is bringing back its well-regarded XPS laptop brand after discontinuing it last year, as a top executive said the PC business had “gotten a bit off course.”

Intel has launched Panther Lake as it seeks to reassure investors about the first product made using its 18A process.

Senior insider says ‘limbo’ at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has hit morale and disrupted vital research
A shake-up of the government’s defence science powerhouse at Porton Down has severely damaged morale and harmed work on critical science that supports national security, a senior whistleblower has told the Guardian.
The whistleblower said they were raising concerns in the...

A company known for making physical keyboard accessories for smartphones has unveiled the Communicator, its own smartphone featuring a physical QWERTY keyboard.

London, UK (PinionNewswire) — Lismor Capital has been recognised within the financial services industry as one of the fastest-growing wealth management firms of 2025, following a year marked by strong client inflows, strategic expansion and consistent investment performance across key markets. The recognition forms part of a wider industry awards programme highlighting firms that have...

MultiChoice paid a substantial amount in taxes during its 2025 financial year, much of which went to the South African government.

Heinrich Marnitz and Dorianne Berry, the first two presenters to appear on South African television, tell TechCentral about the big day 50 years ago.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Californians are getting a new, supercharged way to stop data brokers from hoarding and selling their personal information, as a recently enacted law that’s among the strictest in the nation took effect at the beginning of the year. […] Two years ago, California’s Delete Act took effect. It required data brokers to provide residents with a...