PC shipments tank as memory crunch bites
Worldwide PC shipments fell 4,9% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 68,2-million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as...
Battle of the AI models hots up
Meta and OpenAI have both launched new artificial intelligence (AI) models. Meta Spark is said to be better at coding than the company’s last interation released in April, performing at levels close to the offerings from rival AI companies in writing, reasoning and...
Memory crisis weighs on Africa’s smartphone market
The global memory shortage and price increases has had an adverse effect on Africa’s smartphone shipments, which declined 12% YoY in Q1 2026, according to Counterpoint Research’s Market Monitor Service. Although the region sees a high number of events in the first...
Chinese debutant is world’s most powerful supercomputer
The 67th edition of the TOP500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers has been released – with LineShine, a previously unlisted system installed in China, debuting at Number 1 and displacing El Capitan as the world’s most powerful supercomputer as measured...
Markets get ‘cold shower’ as tech rout forces reality check
Global stock markets sold off sharply yesterday as a wave of selling swept through tech and semiconductor stocks, prompting investors to reassess some of the assumptions that have driven markets higher over the last two years. This is the bearish analysis from Nigel...
Affordability reshapes SA vehicle demand
South Africa’s passenger vehicle market remained resilient in the first quarter of 2026, but demand is evolving. Rising affordability pressures, higher fuel costs, the growth of Chinese brands and shifting powertrain preferences are reshaping the automotive landscape....
African entrepreneurs wow Amazon
Nine companies from South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, and Cameroon have been selected for Amazon’s fourth AWS Social Entrepreneur Accelerator – the largest representation of any continent. The Accelerator brings together a global community of social...
NAPAfrica, ZANOG enhance community-driven interconnection in Cape Town
Cape Town’s emergence as a critical digital gateway for Africa continues to gain momentum, driven by growing interconnection demand and ongoing infrastructure investment. The recent expansion of the Cape Town Internet Exchange (CINX), operated by the Internet Exchange...
SA booking platform compromised
Customers of a South African hospitality company may have been compromised, and could become phishing victims. Cybernews researchers have uncovered an exposed server belonging to a threat actor containing documentation of attacks against accommodation-sector...
‘A defining opportunity for Africa to leapfrog into the AI era’
The transition from legacy 2G/3G networks to 4G and 5G will act as critical infrastructure for Africa's participation in the AI economy, according to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report: Sub-Saharan Africa, which says AI and uplink-heavy applications are set to...
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HostAfrica unveils GPU‑as‑a‑Service platform
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Hitachi Energy ramps up global and African investments
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Why cloud efficiency drives business growth
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From intention to impact: how to turn sustainability into a growth advantage
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How Teams users are missing out on true collaboration, and how to fix it
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AI is driving consumer and business shortages
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