Bitcoin rallies strongly as big-name investors pile in
Bitcoin is headed for its biggest increase in two weeks on Monday amid a steady drip of news reports suggesting some of the biggest names in investing are starting to embrace digital currencies.
ZTE surges as US lifts embargo
ZTE climbed as much as 15% after the US formally lifted a ban on its American technology purchases, allowing the Chinese telecommunications gear maker to resume business. The company’s shares marked
Why are young tech billionaires so boring?
Early in Warren Buffett’s life, his father failed to get hired at the family grocery store during the Great Depression. Without a job, and without any money after a run on the banks, the family of four ran up a tab
Broadcom’s $19-billion CA acquisition makes little sense
Rebound relationships are never a good idea. Someone should tell that to Broadcom. The computer chip maker, fresh off being jilted in its attempted takeover of Qualcomm, reached an agreement to buy CA
Interview: BitFund co-founder Joshua Miltz
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Joshua Miltz, co-founder of a new South African cryptocurrency platform called BitFund. BitFund offers access to about 20 of the largest digital currencies
Why the Internet won’t kill the (digital) radio star
At Radio Days Africa last week, the deputy minister of communications, Pinky Kekana, stressed the benefits and importance of implementing digital radio in South Africa, calling DAB+ “a game changer”. While the radio industry is gearing
Eskom poses systemic risk to the SA economy
Eskom published a JSE stock exchange announcement earlier this week warning its bondholders that there may be more bad news relating to irregularities when it releases its financial results for the year ended
Clarity needed on digital TV review
The Democratic Alliance has written to communications minister Nomvula Mokonyane to request clarity on the mandate of her newly appointed Broadcasting Digital Migration Advisory Council
Top forecaster sees more pain for rand
The rand’s comeback against the dollar this month will run out of steam as US rates rise and the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies weighs on global growth, according to the most accurate
Solo lacks Star Wars mojo
The Force was weak with Solo. Walt Disney’s latest offering from the Star Wars film franchise opened to disappointing weekend sales in the US and Canada, a rare slip for a movie studio that has dominated the box office for
