States dabbling in blockchain technology, or planning to issue their own digital currencies, isn’t flattery – it’s competition.

US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross said licences would be coming “very shortly” for American companies to sell components to Huawei Technologies.

After a year of tough headlines, the world’s biggest technology companies showed last week that they’re powering through, continuing to rake in cash and invest in future growth.

A Texas academic created a stir last year by alleging that bitcoin’s astronomical surge in 2017 was probably triggered by manipulation. He’s now doubling down with a striking new claim.

After spending August experimenting with a four-day work week in a country notorious for overwork, Microsoft Japan said sales per employee rose 40% compared to the same month last year.

Icasa has set out five options for licensing so-called high-demand spectrum in South Africa, which will allow mobile operators to roll out both 4G and 5G infrastructure.

Safaricom and parent Vodacom Group plan a joint bid for an Ethiopian telecommunications licence that they expect to cost as much as R15-billion.

Apple’s highly anticipated streaming service, Apple TV+, has arrived, along with a range of programmes boasting big-name stars.

Google has agreed to buy smartwatch maker Fitbit for $2.1-billion in cash, a move that could shore up the Internet giant’s hardware business while also potentially increasing antitrust scrutiny.

Safaricom, a unit of Vodacom Group, posted a 14% increase in net income for the six months to September 2019 as revenue growth from mobile money was hurt by a state crackdown on sports betting.