The AI extinction risk may be real, but the cure on offer looks more like the leading labs building a competitive moat.
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The finance minister says workshops and road maps have replaced delivery on technology policy.
JSE-listed fintech Optasia’s own full-year target implies second-half revenue could come in well below the first half.
A stronger rand has absorbed almost all of Apple’s US price increase – but only at the cheaper storage tiers.
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The rand has tumbled below R16.90/$ as investors dump risk assets amid the unfolding crisis in the Middle East.
Fintech start-up NjiaPay has bagged $2.1-million in seed funding to simplify payments across Africa.
The World Bank has committed to a credit guarantee facility aimed at unlocking $10-billion for infrastructure investment.
Increases range from 6% to 10% depending on the service, with uncapped LTE and 5G plans spared.
Geopolitics, rising infrastructure costs and growing incidents of cyber fraud are top of the GSMA’s agenda.
Apple retailer iStore has opened pre-orders for Apple’s new MacBook Neo at R11 999 for the 256GB model.
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The exodus is now nearly complete for the Apple design group that worked under Jony Ive.
The US has revoked licences that allowed US companies to ship chips used for laptops and handsets to Huawei.
Nigeria has vowed to ban person-to-person cryptocurrency trading in the naira in an effort to protect the local unit.
Full repairs to three submarine internet cables damaged in the Red Sea in February are being held up by disputes.
The monetary authorities of Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa have come together with the Bank for International Settlements on Project Dunbar.
Android app makers suing to stop Google from siphoning up to 30% of their sales received little reassurance about their chances on Friday as a judge allowed a comparable fee charged by Apple to stand.
