US rift over new sanctions on Huawei
A US proposal to further restrict sales to Huawei has encountered objections within the Trump administration and is being held up as officials debate whether the step could harm exporters.
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Data centre demand fuels chip boom at Intel
Intel gave bullish quarterly and full-year revenue forecasts, driven by a surge in demand for chips that power large cloud computing centres. The shares jumped as much as 7.8% in late trading.
Telecoms tycoon to pay Zimbabwean doctors to return to work
Zimbabwean state doctors have found an unlikely ally in their four-month pay strike – telecommunications tycoon Strive Masiyiwa.
US warns of even tougher sanctions on Huawei
US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross said new rules are coming soon that will put more limits on US companies supplying China’s telecommunications leader Huawei Technologies.
Banks are spending big on IT, often with no clear benefit
After years of ploughing billions into shifting from serving customers in branches to mobile apps and instant payments, lenders are often in the dark about the difference their spending is making to operating profit.
AI will be more profound than fire or electricity: Pichai
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has left no doubt about how important he thinks artificial intelligence will be to humanity.
Google, Apple clash over Web browser privacy
Google engineers said a tool Apple developed to help users avoid Web tracking is fundamentally flawed and creates more problems than it solves.
Eskom blackouts cost SA as much as R118-billion last year
Power shortages cost South Africa as much as R118-billion last year, a drain on the economy that’s set to continue for two to three years unless urgent action is taken, a new study has found.
Mass retrenchments to hurt limping economy even more
Less than a month into 2020, South African companies have already announced thousands of job cuts. In a country where a third of the labour force is already unemployed, this will put even more strain on economic growth.
Cheaper iPhone model to debut within months
Apple suppliers plan to begin assembling a new low-cost iPhone in February, people familiar with the plan said, as the company looks to address a wider swathe of the global smartphone market.
