Latest Technology News In South Africa
Lumen Technologies is the latest identity of a US telecommunications lineage built through CenturyLink, Level 3 Communications and numerous earlier regional network businesses. By 2026, Lumen provided fibre connectivity, network services and digital infrastructure to businesses and public-sector customers.
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VTEX was founded in Brazil in 2000 by Geraldo Thomaz and Mariano Gomide de Faria and developed software for retailers building online stores and commerce operations. In 2026 VTEX provides software-as-a-service commerce infrastructure for large brands and retailers operating across multiple channels and countries.
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Nano Dimension began in additive electronics and expanded through acquisitions into digital manufacturing. It acquired Markforged in 2025, while Desktop Metal entered bankruptcy after its acquisition and is treated as a discontinued operation.
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Expensify was founded in 2008 by David Barrett, initially exploring a payment-card concept before expense reporting became the core product. The company built receipt scanning, corporate-card, reimbursement and accounting workflows into a cloud service and later became a publicly traded software company.
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Quartix was founded in 2001 and built subscription-based vehicle-tracking and fleet-telematics services for business customers. It expanded from the United Kingdom into France, the United States and continental Europe and floated on AIM in 2014 while retaining a recurring-subscription model.
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Sensata Technologies was created in its modern form in 2006 when Bain Capital acquired Texas Instruments’ Sensors & Controls business for about $3 billion. By 2026, Sensata supplied sensors and electrical-protection technologies used across automotive, industrial, aerospace and other equipment.
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NerdWallet was founded in 2009 by Tim Chen and Jacob Gibson after Chen encountered the difficulty of comparing consumer financial products clearly. In 2026 NerdWallet operates a consumer-finance information and marketplace platform designed to help users compare financial decisions and products.
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SmartCraft was formed as a Nordic software group serving construction companies and skilled trades, bringing together several vertical applications with older individual product histories. By 2026 SmartCraft provides cloud software for job management, documentation, compliance and business administration used by small and medium-sized construction and trade businesses.
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Linedata was formed in France in January 1998 through the combination of several financial-software businesses, including GSI Division des Banques, Line Data and BDB Participation. The group listed in 2000 and expanded internationally through acquisitions, including Longview, while broadening software for asset management, lending and fund administration.
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Almawave was created within Italy’s Almaviva group as a specialist in artificial intelligence, natural-language technology and data-driven digital services. The company expanded its proprietary AI and analytics technologies, listed in Italy and in 2026 transferred part of its research capabilities into the newly created Almawave Labs structure.
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