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    Digital migration has come unstuck again: Is it time to scrap it?

    By Duncan McLeod15 September 2020

    South Africa’s digital television migration project has once again come unstuck. Is it time to give up on the project altogether? By Duncan McLeod.

    Apple One, Watch Series 6 unveiled: What you need to know

    By Agency Staff15 September 2020

    Apple rolled out a new virtual fitness service and a bundle of all its subscriptions, Apple One, focusing a holiday season product launch on services that are the backbone of Apple’s growth strategy.

    Eskom attaches 139 farms as it gets tough on municipal debt

    By Staff Reporter15 September 2020

    A week after it announced it had attached a bank account belonging to the Matjhabeng municipality, which includes the Free State town of Welkom, Eskom has attached 139 farms belonging to the council.

    Photos: Two years on, Microsoft raises its subsea data centre

    By Duncan McLeod15 September 2020

    Deploying data centres under the sea is not only feasible, it is logistically, environmentally and economically practical. That’s the finding from Microsoft, whose Project Natick has been experimenting with the idea of subsea data centres for several years.

    Sony’s chip problem is ruining its PlayStation buzz

    By Agency Staff15 September 2020

    At a time when its collection of businesses are all declining, Sony had one bright spot on the horizon: a new games console. Now the company, and its investors, will need to wait a little longer for that fresh high.

    Nvidia deal threatens ARM’s status as the Switzerland of chips

    By Agency Staff15 September 2020

    Nvidia’s record deal to buy ARM will encounter major hurdles from regulators in countries sparring over trade and customers concerned the transaction will limit competition and unfairly favour ARM’s future owner.

    China slams US ‘economic bullying’ in TikTok case

    By Agency Staff15 September 2020

    A senior Chinese official has accused the US, which forced the sale of TikTok on national security grounds, of “economic bullying”, while lambasting European Union restrictions on Huawei.

    ‘Registry Lock’ feature now available for .za domains

    By Duncan McLeod15 September 2020

    The ZA Central Registry has introduced a “Registry Lock” feature for .za domain names, adding an extra layer of security – for a fee – for domain owners.

    Why TikTok founder walked away from Microsoft

    By Agency Staff15 September 2020

    ByteDance founder and CEO Yiming Zhang’s decision to drop his pursuit of a sale of TikTok’s US operations to Microsoft in favour of a partnership with Oracle was the culmination of weeks of pressure.

    The intelligent surveillance partner that never sleeps

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