Microsoft shares jumped 15% after cloud guidance eased fears that its AI spending had outrun demand.
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Nedbank has appointed Nikos Angelopoulos, formerly MTN Group’s CIO, to the same role at the bank.
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.
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Africa Bitcoin Corporation has appointed economist and author Saifedean Ammous as its “bitcoin strategic advisor”.
Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery’s TV and film studios and streaming division for $72-billion, excluding debt.
Vula Medical connects healthcare workers to specialists via an app, bringing specialist care to patients in remote areas.
Microsoft will increase prices for its Microsoft 365 productivity suites globally starting in July 2026.
Vodacom will take majority control of Safaricom in a R36-billion deal, boosting group revenue and deepening its African expansion.
BYD has launched the Sealion 5 in South Africa – and it’s the country’s most affordable plug-in hybrid EV to date.
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Elon Musk’s brain-chip start-up has live-streamed its first patient implanted with a chip using his mind to play online chess.
The US justice department is poised to sue Apple, accusing the company of violating antitrust laws.
MicroStrategy has raised its bitcoin holdings to more than 1% of all the cryptocurrency that will ever be issued.
China has launched a satellite that will act as a communications bridge for an upcoming mission to the far side of the moon.
As bitcoin attempts its latest price rebound after a 40% slump in three days, its long-term potential as an investable asset is becoming linked inextricably to its cost for the rest of society.
Before all the revelations about his divorce, dubious workplace behaviour and ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Bill Gates was just America’s huggable billionaire techno-philanthropist.
