Discord has officially arrived on Meta Quest headsets as a native application, fulfilling a highly anticipated crossover first announced during the Meta Connect conference. While resourceful virtual reality enthusiasts have relied on sideloading and various cobbled-together workarounds to access the platform in the interim, the official native app introduces a drastically optimized and seamless user…
Johan Potgieter, cluster industrial software lead at Schneider Electric. Digital twin technology has evolved from a static design visualisation tool into a full life cycle asset intelligence platform, according to technology professionals, who say the technology can help reduce delays and cost overruns on major infrastructure projects. Major capital works such as transport corridors, water…
Palo Alto Networks CIO Meerah Rajavel Small software bugs that developers once safely ignored can now be strung together by AI into working exploits – and the code to launch those attacks at scale generated on demand. That is the warning from Meerah Rajavel, global CIO of Palo Alto Networks, who spoke to TechCentral during…
Trade Minister Parks Tau has revealed that the National Gambling Policy Council (NGPC) is fast-tracking the development of a comprehensive new Bill designed to address escalating gambling challenges in South Africa, with a specific focus on the booming online gambling sector. Responding to parliamentary questions from RISE Mzansi MP Makashule Gana regarding the widespread prevalence…
Emile Burger is stepping down as CEO of Tarsus Distribution. Tarsus Distribution announced today that CEO Emile Burger will step down after a successful period, having served as CEO and previously as CFO. In a statement, the company says his decision, rooted in personal choice, comes at a time when the firm is experiencing excellent…
Google Africa MD Alex Okosi Google has confirmed the Eastern Cape as the site for a “digital exchange hub” that will act as a subsea cable landing station, part of its Umoja project – the first fibre-optic route to directly connect Africa with Australia. Speaking to TechCentral in an interview at South Africa’s inaugural Google…
In the modern private spaceflight sector, launching rockets is no longer enough, aerospace firms increasingly need to own the payloads they carry. Rocket Lab has announced a massive $8 billion acquisition of Iridium Communications in a direct bid to secure the infrastructure needed to compete with SpaceX’s rapidly expanding Starlink network. Subject to regulatory approvals,…
The long-term goal for Takealot Fulfilment Solutions is to eventually take on the sector’s big and established logistics players. South Africa’s largest e-commerce retailer is looking beyond online shopping for its next growth phase, with Takealot Group positioning its standalone logistics arm, Takealot Fulfilment Solutions (TFS), as a major future revenue driver. The logistics business,…
Dina Pule President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned Dina Pule to the cabinet as minister of social development, more than a decade after she was removed from the executive over an adverse ethics finding tied to a telecommunications sector scandal. Pule served as communications minister from 2011 to 2013 under former President Jacob Zuma. Her tenure…
Get your brand into the answer that AI systems generate. (Image: MO Agency) For 20 years, getting found online meant ranking on Google. You optimised a page, you climbed the results and buyers clicked a blue link. That game is being replaced by a different one. Buyers now ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Google’s AI…
