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Ideas, practical technology guidance, official company communications, product and partnership updates, newsletters and selected A2Z Communications video media.

Perspective

Meta Is Rebuilding the Computer Around Our Face

What Alexandr Wang, Ray-Ban Meta, Meta's AI glasses and the new generation of VR tell us about the next computing platform.

Perspective

Googlebook: Google Finally Gives Android Users a Laptop of Their Own

“Google is trying to make Android a real desktop computing experience — not simply a mobile operating system.”

Announcement

A2Z TechDirect Is Back: Reimagining Technology Procurement for How We Live and Work Today

Our long-term vision for TechDirect is therefore not simply to operate another online computer catalogue. We are building a digital commerce and procurement capability that progressively connects product information, inventory, supplier data, pricing, fulfilment and customer communication.

Perspective

The iPhone Duo: Apple Has Finally Entered the Fold - But the Bigger Story Is AI and the Mobile Workspace

Apple's first foldable iPhone is more than a hardware experiment. I see it as another signal that personal computing is moving toward AI-assisted, multi-app mobile work - and that privacy, governance and business workflow design will matter as much as the device itself.

Perspective

Meta Muse: When AI Stops Answering and Starts Acting

Meta launched Muse on 8 September 2026 as a personal AI agent designed not only to answer questions, but to act: browsing the web, filling in forms, sending emails, handling longer-running tasks and returning to the user when approval is required.

Perspective

GPT-6 Astra and the Shift from Generative AI to Operational AI

AI is moving from Generative AI towards Operational AI - and from there, increasingly, towards Agentic AI.

Announcement

WhatsApp Business Pricing Is Changing: What South African Businesses Need to Know Before 1 October 2026

Meta is changing how businesses are charged for WhatsApp Business Platform messages. The 24-hour customer-service window is not disappearing - but for businesses using the API, it will no longer represent an unlimited free messaging period.

Perspective

Building a More Sustainable A2Z Communications

Why we are shifting from hardware dependency toward SaaS, AI, automation and agentic services