M1 iMac, AirTags, iPad Pro: Everything Apple announced
Apple announced a line of slim iMac computers and iPads with higher-quality video that use its own processors, as it speeds its migration away from Intel and caters to a work-from-home world.
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Late to fintech boom, Nigerian banks turn to regulators for help
Nigerian banks are only now starting to counter the emerging fintech firms riding the online wave spurred by the pandemic. They’re also deploying their political muscle with regulators.
Who let the doge out? Dogecoin soars in meme-fuelled frenzy
Fans are driving dogecoin higher to mark an auspicious day, even while other cryptocurrencies continue to struggle.
Tencent founder dangles billions in aid as antitrust scrutiny grows
Pony Ma pledged $7.7-billion towards curing societal ills and lifting China’s countryside out of poverty, echoing Xi Jinping’s priorities at a time Beijing is tightening its grip on Internet giants.
Absa CEO resigns in dispute over strategy
Absa Group CEO Daniel Mminele has stepped down, the bank said on Tuesday, a shock departure just 15 months into his post that sent shares in one of Africa’s biggest lenders down as much as 5%.
Oracle halts technical support to Eskom amid dispute
Eskom has said it’s urgently seeking new providers of technical support after Oracle’s South African unit withdrew its services over a payment dispute.
Tesla with ‘no one’ driving crashes, killing two people
A Tesla electric car that “no one” appeared to be driving crashed late on Saturday in Texas in the US, erupting into flames and killing the two passengers, according to local authorities.
Watch | Nasa’s Mars helicopter takes flight
Nasa conducted its first flight on another planet on Monday. It was a short hop for a small chopper named Ingenuity but it demonstrated technology that could prove critical to the future of space exploration.
Bitcoin slumps 14%
Bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, fell as much as 14% to $51 541 on Sunday, reversing most of the big gains it made over the past week.
Space junk is our new ‘tragedy of the commons’
It’s getting crowded up there, and awfully dangerous. By up there, I mean space – and not the far-off areas that concern astronomers and science fiction.