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Semiconductor Engineering ·
Synopsys’ Neeraj Paliwal considers how AI workloads are shifting key design and optimization considerations from the server to the rack , with designs starting from the target workload and working backward to optimize for useful AI work...
Semiconductor Engineering ·
Physical AI poses a host of new challenges for chip engineers. These systems contain a mix of compute elements, which collectively must process a stream of real-time data, analyze it, make decisions, and still function long enough on a...
TechCentral ·
South Africa argues about Starlink's ownership, but the bigger question is who controls the switch.
TechAfrica News ·
Ghana’s Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations , Samuel Nartey George, has urged African countries to develop and govern their own digital technologies rather than depend on solutions designed outside the...
Cio Sa ·
Thousands of IT professionals are making their way to the bustling city centre in Sandton for the 2026 IT Indaba – a day of learning and networking at Africa’s largest IT gathering.
TechCentral ·
AI revenue at SpaceX grew almost tenfold to $7.56-billion, more than half of total revenue.
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
Apple Pay could face a significant challenge in the UK as the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) proposes lower fees and easier access to iPhone contactless technology for rival digital wallets. The changes could intensify...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
OpenAI has introduced Locked Chats in ChatGPT, a new feature that allows users to restrict access to sensitive conversations using a four-digit PIN, Face ID, or Touch ID on supported devices. Announced on Tuesday, October 20, the...
AI saves workers a day a week, but they don’t know what to do with it | CIO ·
The legal disputes between Germany’s largest software company, SAP, and the Munich-based process mining specialist Celonis took another turn last week. After the German Federal Cartel Office most recently dismissed a complaint filed by...
Tech In Africa ·
Kong Solaire SAS, a project company owned by Africa Via, Axian and the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) through InfraCo, its project development solution, has signed a financing agreement with FMO, the Dutch...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
Meta-owned WhatsApp is developing an intelligent call-screening feature that can automatically answer incoming calls from unknown numbers on behalf of the user. Discovered in early development for Android, the upcoming feature moves...
TechCentral ·
Five questions every business should answer before putting AI to work, from a veteran South African AI researcher.
TechAfrica News ·
center3, the Middle East’s leading digital infrastructure provider, has appointed global connectivity provider Epsilon Telecommunications (Epsilon) as the reseller partner for center3’s Internet Exchanges (one-IX platform). This...
TechAfrica News ·
Microsoft announced a major expansion of its Sovereign Cloud capabilities, introducing new tools and services designed to give governments and enterprises greater control over how they deploy, manage and secure cloud and AI...
TechAfrica News ·
Over the next ten years, more than 200 mobile spectrum licences across Africa will come up for renewal, carrying a combined value of over $10 billion. How regulators price those renewals will determine whether 170 million more Africans...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
Telecommunications giant MTN Nigeria has officially unveiled Y’ello Y’Fi , an advanced business Wi-Fi solution designed to turn traditional internet connectivity into a powerful tool for customer engagement, operational intelligence,...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
Elon Musk wants millions of American children to become shareholders in SpaceX, the aerospace company behind its rocket launches and Starlink satellite internet service. If he follows through, the pledge could become one of the largest...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
Spotify is giving podcasters another way to turn loyal listeners into paying supporters, and this time, the offer goes beyond exclusive episodes. The streaming platform has launched a new Memberships feature that allows eligible podcast...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
Fortis Green Renewables Investment Management and Zeitinger Invest have made a strategic growth equity investment in GRIPS Energy Group, a leading developer, owner, and operator of commercial and industrial (C&I) solar and battery...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
Copenhagen-based impact investor Nordic Impact Funds has invested in Irrisol Engineering, a Ugandan company that is transforming access to clean and reliable water through solar-powered water infrastructure. The investment was made...
TechAfrica News ·
Orange Egypt has announced a partnership with botim, the UAE’s leading fintech platform, enabling users in the UAE to send international money transfers directly to Orange Cash wallets in Egypt. The collaboration marks Botim’s first...
TechCentral ·
The Reserve Bank wants every ATM unbranded and shared. Banks say they're working with it but won't discuss detail.
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business · · Medium severity
The days of treating a new Windows PC like a fragile, unprotected vault are long gone. In the early eras of computing, navigating the internet without third-party antivirus software was incredibly risky. Malware, trojans, and...
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Rapid innovation forces businesses and governments to rethink how they approach the emerging tech, says prominent IT figure Andile Ngcaba.
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
Apple has instituted a strict worldwide purchase limit on its newly launched iPhone Duo , capping pre-orders at a maximum of two units per customer. Verified across regional online Apple Stores in the United States, Japan, Spain, and...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
When evaluating high-speed home internet, fiber-optic and coaxial cable connections represent the two dominant wired technologies, both significantly outperforming legacy DSL and satellite alternatives in speed, latency, and throughput....
TechCabal ·
20 octobre 2026 Hello , Welcome back to Francophone Weekly by TechCabal , your weekly deep dive into the tech ecosystem across French-speaking Africa. For readers who want to understand Francophone Africa beyond headlines—through...
TechCentral ·
TechCentral's sums suggest a driverless Tesla Cybercab would struggle to pay its way in Sandton.
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
Google Pixel users are looking ahead to Android 17, Google’s latest Android operating system, which brings new multitasking tools, privacy improvements, security enhancements and performance updates. Google released Android 17 on June...
TechAfrica News ·
Digital Africa has made its first investment in Ethiopia, backing ChipChip, a technology platform that connects farms with buyers to improve food distribution and reduce inefficiencies in the agricultural supply chain. ChipChip uses...
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Internal documents show Legal Aid SA ordered password resets and mandatory cyber security training after a phishing attack, even as it denies any successful breach.
TechCabal ·
You have probably seen the words “data centre” and “cloud” used interchangeably. They don’t mean the same thing, and the difference matters. It shapes how businesses buy technology, how regulators write rules and where investors see...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
Apple ‘s iOS 27 update is available for a wide range of iPhones, including models released several years ago. The update supports the iPhone 11 series and newer devices, giving users access to system improvements, updated apps and new...
TechCabal ·
Nigeria’s telecom regulator launched a device verification tool that lets buyers check whether a phone is approved for use on local mobile networks. But enforcing compliance across an import-dependent market could test the agency’s...
iAfrica.com ·
Healthleap, a healthcare AI startup founded in South Africa, has raised $38 million in seed and Series A funding to expand a platform that scans hospital records for patients at risk of undiagnosed conditions. The total comprises an $8...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
Stanbic Bank Ghana and RD Technologies are exploring a stablecoin-powered cross-border payment solution designed to help Ghanaian businesses pay suppliers in Asia more efficiently. The proposed collaboration will assess how...
iAfrica.com ·
Mustek’s AI startup Business AI has abandoned its original marketplace model and pivoted to executive training and advisory, after finding South African businesses were not ready to buy AI at the pace the JSE-listed technology group had...
iAfrica.com ·
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will lead a delegation of government officials, academics, business leaders and young South Africans to Silicon Valley after the local government elections, to meet leading AI developers and understand...
iAfrica.com ·
Two Kenyan AI startups, Neural Labs Africa and Me-Nasoma, have won the inaugural Meta AI Academy Kenya Pitchathon, each receiving $5,000 (about KSh 645,000) in equity-free funding along with Meta advertising credits. The competition,...
iAfrica.com ·
Enrolments in AI-related micro-credentials rose 95% in Ghana and 93% in Nigeria over the past year, according to Coursera’s eighth annual Global Skills Report, published by the online learning platform. The report draws on a subset of...
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