Microsoft agreed to pay US$7.50-billion for GitHub earlier in June, but it wasn’t the only interested party. Google was in the running too, according to Diane Greene, head of the company’s cloud arm. “I wouldn’t
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Apple and Samsung Electronics have reached a settlement in their US patents battle, putting an end to a seven-year fight over smartphone designs. The string of lawsuits started in 2011 when Apple sued Samsung for
Facebook’s days of dabbling in aerospace engineering are over. The company said in a blog post on Tuesday that it will no longer design or build its own aircraft to beam Internet connectivity over regions with
If Ugandan authorities have their way, checking Facebook or Twitter will cost you a few cents a day while a state-procured device scans your computer for pornography. They’re just some of the measures the
The studio behind PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has dropped its lawsuit against the creators of global sensation Fortnite, ending a legal battle between two of the world’s hottest games. PUBG sent a letter of
It’s been a hallmark of the tech bull run. If you want to play, be prepared for some awful days. That proved true again on Monday as the group’s highest flyers led the way down in the market’s worst day since April
Facebook’s Instagram is estimated to be worth more than US$100-billion (R1.4-trillion), if it were a standalone company, marking a 100-fold return for the app was purchased in 2012, according to data compiled by
Artificial intelligence research group OpenAI said it has created software capable of beating teams of five skilled human players in the videogame Dota 2, a milestone in computer science. The achievement puts San Francisco
Bitcoin traded above $6 000 on Monday morning after dropping below that level for the first time since February over the weekend, with the digital currency heading for a second straight quarterly decline
Apple is about to pump up the volume on its audio-device strategy, planning higher-end AirPods, a new HomePod and studio-quality over-ear headphones for as early as next year, according to people familiar with