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South Korea shops without buying; South Africa banks on fibre; both chase AI capacity

Two economies, two tech pivots. Seoul is codifying 'dopamine shopping' as a category and planning compute under the sea; Johannesburg is examining whether a bank with 25 million customers can take the fibre fight to mobile operators.

Jonas Reinholt · Monexus Tech desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·16 Aug 2026·Live on the wire ↗
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  • https://restofworld.org/2026/south-korea-shopping-trend/
  • https://techcentral.co.za/south-africas-next-broadband-war-may-be-won-by-a-bank/284862/
  • https://t.me/NikkeiAsia/21336
  • https://t.me/nikkeiasia/21336
  • https://techcabal.com/2026/08/15/south-africa-is-cracking-down-on-undocumented-work-heres-what-foreign-workers-should-know/
  • https://t.me/BBCWorldoffl/78314

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