Israel’s emergence as a centre for automotive technology got a vote of confidence on Monday when Intel said it would pay US$15bn for Mobileye, a Jerusalem-based maker of chips and software for driverless cars. It will be the largest takeover of an Israeli
A controversial plan to fix bitcoin’s network congestion suffered a setback after attackers used a newly discovered bug to crash the software. Bitcoin Unlimited, which had been attracting support from the digital currency’s biggest miners, was
US officials are planning to issue indictments related to the hacking attacks against Yahoo, according to a person briefed on the matter. The country’s department of justice is accusing four people of participating in massive online security
EOH is nothing if not consistent. The JSE-listed technology services company has again turned in a strong set of financial results, with headline earnings per share rising by 22% on the back of revenue that climbed by 21% to R7,2bn
Cell C has posted a net profit of R540m for the year ended 31 December 2016, from a net loss in 2015 of R5,6bn, on the back of strong customer growth. South Africa’s third largest mobile operator by subscribers
One of the world’s largest mobile virtual network operators, Lycamobile, will launch services in South Africa, Cell C CEO Jose Dos Santos revealed at a media briefing on Tuesday. Though Dos
Will Smith’s next movie — part cop flick, part sci-fi — has all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster except one. When Bright is released later this year it’ll be playing on Netflix’s streaming service, not thousands of cinema screens. Once an industry
The crisis swirling around South Africa’s system of welfare payments to the poorest third of its people has become a game of chicken. Social development minister Bathabile Dlamini insists that Net1 UEPS Technologies
The 94-year-old creator of the lithium-ion battery has invented another breakthrough storage device that’s capturing the attention of industry heavyweights. “John Goodenough, inventor of the lithium battery, has developed the first
South Africa’s banks are going on the offensive after being criticised by some politicians over their lending practices and records in addressing racial inequality. Attacks on the lenders have been led by President Jacob Zuma, who’s accused them
