Peter Thiel, one of US President Donald Trump’s top Silicon Valley supporters and donors, took aim at Google and the hi-tech industry over the companies’ focus on global markets while brushing aside US interests.
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Bitcoin slumped in another large weekend move after US President Donald Trump’s criticism of cryptocurrencies late last week put the focus back on this year’s jump in prices.
Symantec and Broadcom have halted their discussions for a proposed merger as the two sides couldn’t agree on a price, according to people familiar with the matter.
While Nedbank CEO Mike Brown is optimistic, the government will have to make hard decisions, with the burden ultimately falling on the South African public to shoulder the bill.
The US Federal Trade Commission has voted to approve a fine of about US$5-billion for Facebook over privacy violations, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
Huawei is planning to cut jobs at its US subsidiary as the Chinese technology giant continues to struggle with its American blacklisting, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Facebook’s foray into digital currencies risks reversing gains in privacy and user sovereignty won by computer networking pioneers, according to one of the co-founders of ethereum.
Eskom said pollution reduction equipment at its biggest operational plant hasn’t been working properly since early last year.
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint suspended all services after losing about ¥3.5-billion (R445-million) in a hack that involved ripple and other cryptocurrencies.
Amazon.com is developing a higher quality version of the Echo speaker and ramping up work on its home robot.