China said at a World Trade Organisation meeting that restrictions by the US on Chinese mobile applications TikTok and WeChat are in violation of the body’s rules, a trade official said.

Just as the Chinese duo of Jack Ma and Pony Ma have carved up major chunks of their country’s Internet businesses, the battle for control of 1.3 billion Indians’ data could become a two-horse race.

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The future of JSE-listed electronics and technology group Ellies is in some doubt after it warned this week that Covid-19 has cast “material uncertainty” over its ability to continue as a going concern.

Communications regulator Icasa has published an invitation to apply for parties interested in investing in South Africa’s planned wholesale open-access network, or Woan. These are the details.

Battles unfolding on several continents over who profits from connected cars, smart homes and robotic surgery may dwarf the size and scope of the tech industry’s first worldwide patent war – the one over smartphones.

The European Central Bank will start experimenting with a digital version of the euro while holding a public consultation in a major step toward introducing the technology.

Most people consistently use the same hand to do tasks that require skill and control such as writing or threading a needle. Science is still struggling to figure out why.

ByteDance is working with US regulators to resolve outstanding security concerns over its planned sale of a stake in TikTok, and the companies involved are bracing for the approval process to drag on past the November election.

But as digital payments become the norm, society is contemplating whether a cashless future may just be a reality. But is it achievable – or even desirable? By Nedbank’s Chipo Mushwana.