Microsoft shares jumped 15% after cloud guidance eased fears that its AI spending had outrun demand.
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Eskom recorded a daily energy availability factor of 80.24% on 20 July, its best single day since 20 September 2017.
The transmission operator will own the assets outright, reversing a plan approved by the energy minister in December.
Nedbank has appointed Nikos Angelopoulos, formerly MTN Group’s CIO, to the same role at the bank.
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The allocation comes as a relief as Sentech’s battle with the SABC over unpaid signal distribution fees continues.
Government has announced that data centres will be considered as critical as electricity, ports and transport networks.
The US has ordered its diplomats to lobby against foreign data privacy laws that could limit American tech firms.
JSE-listed Mustek has reported a massive jump in headline earnings, even with revenue under pressure.
Blu Label has resumed dividend payments after years of Cell C restructuring drained the group’s resources.
Mustek has warned that global AI infrastructure expansion is driving shortages that will persist into next year.
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Global industries need the computer chips that Chinese chip makers are investing in, the CEO of ASML has said.
Bitcoin is under pressure again on concerns about possible sales of the token by creditors of the failed Mt Gox exchange.
Apps developers and antitrust regulators have criticised Apple’s tight control of the iOS app ecosystem.
Bitcoin sank to a four-month low on Friday, breaking below technical supports.
In a laboratory 50 years ago, a new chemical compound was created that would impact the world as much as any drug, fuel or material.
A revised Integrated Resource Plan is needed, especially in view of the rapid developments in energy-generating technologies. By Hartmut Winkler.

































