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- Digital fortress: We go inside JB5, Teraco’s giant new AI-ready data centreJB5 is a 30MW data centre that will house Teraco’s first at-scale artificial intelligence workloads. CEO Jan Hnizdo gave TechCentral a tour. Read more »
- Naspers helps boost JSE to record highSouth Africa’s benchmark stock index is heading for its best month in almost a year. Read more »
- New CEO to take reins at Tarsus DistributionTarsus Distribution, one of South Africa’s largest technology distributors, has appointed a new CEO. Read more »
- Mark Zuckerberg has finally found a use for his metaverseMark Zuckerberg's deal with Anduril for military hardware offers a lifeline to Meta's ailing Reality Labs business. Read more »
- From Zoom rooms to mine shafts: how labour law defines the workplaceUnderstanding how labour law defines a workplace is more important than ever, says SERR Synergy. Read more »
- Apple to rename its operating systemsApple is planning sweeping changes to its operating system names, part of a software overhaul that extends to all its devices. Read more »
- Musk targeting next year for first SpaceX Mars missionElon Musk has said he foresees SpaceX making its first uncrewed voyage to the red planet at the end of next year. Read more »
- Hiking TV licence fees won’t solve the SABC’s funding crisisThe SABC needs a new funding model but political squabbling has left a crucial draft bill in limbo. Read more »
- Low-cost internet provider TooMuchWifi raises funding for expansionTooMuchWifi, which is focused on providing internet access in poorer communities, has announced a big funding round. Read more »
- Digital giants boost South African news media – and get blamed for itThis is one of the many cases in which South Africa is trying to mimic EU regulation, writes Martin van Staden. Read more »
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