Standard Bank has become the first African-based lender authorised to clear renminbi transactions on the continent.
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One of South Africa’s leading computer scientists weighs on the significance of the first sub-1nm chip.
South African operators have agreed interim measures to curb Sim fraud while pressing government for Rica reforms.
A network built to be the cheapest is now keen to show it can be among the fastest.
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Eskom will use a portion of $12.5-billion in multilateral loans to deliver power to areas where the grid is overloaded.
OpenAI’s board fired the company’s CEO, Sam Altman, sending shockwaves across the tech industry.
Vodacom is experimenting with different forms of satellite connectivity but thinks direct to mobile will be most disruptive.
Germany will soon sign an agreement to lend South Africa €500-million to help it transition away from coal-fired electricity.
A Vodacom pilot is using a virtual twin of Cape Town to calculate optimal tower equipment configurations in real time.
Shares of Intel rose by nearly 7% on Thursday, hitting their highest level in 17 months, after receiving an upgrade.
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Facebook has launched its first smart glasses in a step towards its aim of offering true augmented-reality spectacles.
Amazon.com has told US regulators that Elon Musk does not believe government regulations apply to the billionaire who heads Tesla and SpaceX as the companies spar over rival satellite-based Internet plans.
Chinese gaming and media stocks including Tencent and NetEase fell on Thursday, a day after authorities summoned them to ensure they implemented new rules for the sector.
Bitcoin licked its wounds on Wednesday, a day after its heaviest losses in two-and-a-half months as El Salvador’s historic adoption of the crypto asset as legal tender caused chaos online and on the street.
Crowds routinely throng Line’s two-storey shop in the youth-culture mecca of Harajuku in Japan to browse everything from stationery to air purifiers featuring the company’s cutesy animal mascots, or to have their photos alongside them.
Most people agree we do not need to know how a television works to enjoy using one. This is true of many existing and emerging technologies. Most of us happily drive cars, use mobile phones and send e-mails without knowing how they work. With this in mind, here
