A new space telescope has discovered its first Earth-sized planet in a star system beyond the sun.

The premiere of the final season of Game of Thrones drew 8.1% more viewers than last season’s debut, an encouraging sign as HBO prepares for the next chapter of the streaming era.

EOH shares soared nearly 25% on Monday, ahead of interim results on Tuesday, as investors began taking the view that the worst may be over for the battered JSE-listed technology services group.

A swathe of the world is adopting China’s vision for a tightly controlled Internet over the unfettered American approach, a stunning ideological coup for Beijing that would have been unthinkable less than a decade ago.

Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Fold is a pricey, but promising device that kicks off a new phase of the smartphone industry.

Technology that has dramatically reduced rhino poaching in a South African game reserve could be used to help other threatened species across the world.

Microsoft has confirmed that some of its e-mail services have been breached by hackers, with the contents of some user e-mails exposed by the attack.

Apple is reportedly spending “hundreds of millions of dollars” to obtain new videogames for its upcoming Apple Arcade subscription service.

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Naspers, the most valuable company on the JSE, will prioritise investments in classifieds, financial technology and food — activities that it could possibly hive off with separate share listings in the right circumstances.