The EU has formally rejected a proposal from operators that big tech companies should help pay for infrastructure.
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Apple is also reportedly developing an AI-powered wearable pin that is equipped with multiple cameras.
Electricity market liberalisation, new trading rules and grid reform will define renewable energy progress in 2026.
South Africa’s latest trial of digital sound broadcasting – using DRM technology – is set to be launched next month.
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The South African judicial commission that’s been investigating graft made a number of suggestions on how this should be fixed.
Telkom has again filed papers to try to stop the upcoming spectrum auction, a move that will likely see the company heavily criticised.
Teraco Data Environments has been acquired by Digital Realty in a deal that values the company at an astonishing R55.5-billion.
A group of out-of-pocket bitcoin investors is pushing for criminal charges against the South African brothers who ran a suspected fraudulent cryptocurrency platform.
MTN Group had a barnstorming 2021. The telecommunications group, despite its size, was the best performer among technology shares in South Africa last year.
Big Tech powered US stocks to a third straight winning year in 2021, as giants such as Apple and Microsoft continued to see strong demand.
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A coalition that includes Netflix is stepping up efforts to crack down on password sharing, discussing new measures to close a loophole that could be costing companies billions.
HP’s board is still deliberating over a $33-billion takeover proposal from Xerox, people familiar with the matter said, adding uncertainty to a potential blockbuster deal that would reshape the printing industry.
Facebook has admitted it is unable to track all political advertising on its platforms as the company faces continued pressure to ban them entirely.
Airbnb is to verify every listing on its platform, following a string of scams and a deadly shooting at a house party.
Mobile gaming is expected to account for the lion’s share of growth in the South African videogame market in coming years, while PC gaming will stagnate and online gaming will fall behind growth globally due to South Africa’s comparatively costly and slow Internet access
Telecommunications regulator Icasa has handed a huge victory to smaller operators, including Cell C, by proposing aggressive “asymmetry”, or wholesale price benefits, in termination rates in a move that strongly disfavours larger rivals MTN and Vodacom. At the same time
