SpaceX’s Starship prototype exploded while attempting to land on Wednesday after an otherwise successful test launch from the company’s rocket facility in Boca Chica, Texas, live video of the flight showed.

Promoted | International retailer Leroy Merlin has invested in a cloud-based customer experience platform designed to complement its physical retail stores.

Promoted | Several IT leaders gathered at a recent TechCentral roundtable, sponsored by Micro Focus, to discuss how to mitigate identity risk and other security threats in the “new normal”.

MTN Group is looking to sell and lease back part of its portfolio of 13 000 South African towers, a sign that new CEO Ralph Mupita is looking to build on a disposal plan kicked off by his predecessor.

Google has published its annual “Year in Search” findings, in which it reveals the top trending search terms in South Africa – and other countries around the world.

Apple has threatened to remove apps from the App Store if they don’t comply with an upcoming private feature allowing users to block advertisers from tracking them across different applications.

Criminals are becoming more sophisticated in their use of cryptocurrencies to launder money, with hundreds of millions of dollars of dirty funds last year flowing through digital wallets that allow users to hide their trail.

The world’s first folding laptop is about to go on sale in South Africa – but if you want one, be prepared to cough up a big money for the privilege of being an early adopter.

Promoted | In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral delves into what smaller enterprises need to know about cloud computing, with ESET cybersecurity specialist Gabriel le Roux.

FireEye, one of the largest cybersecurity companies in the US, has been hacked, likely by a government, and an arsenal of hacking tools used to test the defences of its clients has been stolen.