Global demand for smartphones, PCs and gaming consoles is expected to shrink this year amid surging RAM prices.
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As storage prices fall, South Africa’s renewables are pivoting from variable output to dependable, dispatchable power.
Astronomers have solved a cosmic mystery surrounding one of the most extreme stars ever observed.
South Africa is endowed with minerals needed by the tech industry, but they are not being exploited to their full potential.
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Zimbabwe’s central bank is exploring the use of a digital currency rather than allowing cryptocurrencies as legal tender.
South African hospitals are bracing for a surge in admissions as the new Omicron variant drives a sharp rise in coronavirus infections.
Bitcoin plunged along with other cryptocurrencies on Saturday, in another indication of the risk aversion sweeping across financial markets.
Eskom will implement rotational power cuts from 9pm on Saturday due to “generation capacity constraints”.
Papers before the Western Cape high court have cast doubt on claims that thousands of jobs will be lost if the controversial R4.5-billion property development does not go ahead.
New South African regulations dealing with electronic waste have come into full force, and companies that fail to comply face the threat of hefty fines or even jail time.
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The Facebook executive responsible for the embattled cryptocurrency said he doesn’t fault companies that pulled out of the project, adding that he’s optimistic more organisations will sign on.
Facebook’s remaining partners in its digital currency project signed paperwork on Monday to officially join the Libra Association.
The US National Security Agency is normally so secretive that its creation was classified, leading to the nickname “No Such Agency”. The agency has now opened its doors to journalists. But just a crack.
In his latest bid to reduce losses at Uber Technologies, Dara Khosrowshahi fired about 350 employees, in what he said is the “last wave” of workforce reductions.
Is the department of communications trying to delay the unbundling of Telkom’s local loop? Industry insiders believe its proposal that the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) first conduct a regulatory impact assessment, or RIA, suggests just that. The purpose
It was disappointing to learn that Britain’s prime minister, David Cameron, is planning to go ahead with a scheme to censor his citizens’ access to the Internet. His statements were accompanied by the same tired refrain that we have heard many times in the past: “I’m doing it for the children.” If the
