AI Barometer: the best AI for every job right now

by nouman | Jul 13, 2026 | AI and machine learning, AI Barometer, Alibaba, Anthropic, Artificial Analysis, ByteDance, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Google, GPT-5, Meta, Microsoft, News, OpenAI, Sections, Suno, TechCentral AI Barometer

Our new evidence-based barometer ranks the leading AI tools for work, code, writing, images and video.

Shoprite claims early win in grocery AI wars

by nouman | Jul 13, 2026 | Checkers, Checkers Sixty60, Neil Schreuder, News, Retail and e-commerce, Sections, Shoprite, Sixty60

Shoprite’s first usage data for Pixie has been made available, a week after Pick n Pay launched rival AI assistant Penny.

More bad news for memory prices

by nouman | Jul 13, 2026 | Electronics and hardware, Jensen Huang, Kwak Noh-jung, Micron, Micron Technology, News, Nvidia, Samsung, Sections, SK Hynix

SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung said the global memory industry is heading for its worst-ever supply shortage in 2027.

China nets a falling rocket in reusability race with SpaceX

by nouman | Jul 10, 2026 | Blue Origin, CALT, Chen Muye, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, China Satellite Communications, China Spacesat, LandSpace, News, Science, Sections, SpaceX

The Long March 10B booster was snared by a net at sea, boosting China’s reusable rocket ambitions.

Battlefield tech could save lives on South Africa’s roads

by nouman | Jul 10, 2026 | Casspir, CSIR, Dithoto Modungwa, News, Sections, Watts & Wheels

The engineering that keeps soldiers alive in landmine blasts should protect commuters, too, writes Dithoto Modungwa.

Customers prefer ChatGPT to your company’s AI chatbot

by nouman | Jul 10, 2026 | AI and machine learning, Eric Keller, Gartner, Johnstone Makhubu, News, Sars, Sections

Customers are about three times more likely to use ChatGPT-style tools than company chatbots, Gartner has found.