A new generation of artificially intelligent software is adapting to hackers’ constantly evolving tactics, with machine-learning algorithms crunching massive amounts of data to ferret out and stop attacks.

Apple’s falloff in demand for iPhones in China shows the company’s flagship product is hurt by its high price and the rise of cheaper, more comparable rival devices in the world’s biggest market.

Toward the end of Apple’s stunning disclosure about its worse-than-expected sales, the company’s boss suggests a tactic it will use to counter surprisingly meek demand for its smartphones. It needs to better.

Apple’s Tim Cook confirmed on Wednesday that the latest iPhones are not selling up to expectations. The news exposes his toughest challenge since taking over as CEO from the legendary Steve Jobs.

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Communications regulator Icasa will hold public hearings later this month to determine what its role should be in regulating cybersecurity in South Africa.

As a growing number of cryptocurrency ventures struggle for funding, cut staff or shut down, all is well in one small corner of the industry: lending.

The first high-resolution images of a 34km tall snowman-shaped object that lies a billion miles beyond Pluto have been released by Nasa.

The four-day event begins next week and will feature major tech announcements from the likes of Sony and Samsung.

A Chinese spacecraft has made the first-ever landing on the far side of the moon in the latest achievement for the country’s growing space programme.