Samsung Electronics likely saw a 38% surge in profit for the April to June quarter thanks to strong chip prices and demand spurred by a pandemic-led consumer appetite for electronics.

British luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover warned a global semiconductor shortage is worsening and deliveries in the second quarter will be 50% worse than initially thought.

Japan’s Nintendo will launch a new model of its Switch videogame console with an upgraded display on 8 October, priced at $349.99 (R5 000 before duties and taxes).

Gizzu’s Portable Power Station, available from Digital Generation, is small in stature but packs a powerful ,296Wh punch and 300W of stable power via a light and reliable lithium-ion battery.

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Facebook and Liquid Intelligent Technologies are extending their reach in Africa by laying 2 000km of fibre in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Hackers suspected to be behind a mass extortion attack that affected hundreds of companies worldwide late on Sunday demanded R1-billion to restore the data they are holding ransom.

The Global Partnership for Ethiopia, the Safaricom-led consortium that won a licence to build a network in the East African nation, has appointed Anwar Soussa to lead the venture.

Botswana has granted a generation licence for a 100MW solar project to local firm Shumba Energy, making it the first independent power producer to set up a large-scale solar plant in the country.

The National Prosecuting Authority said on Monday that Interpol has issued red notices for two Gupta brothers wanted in connection with alleged corruption.