Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully launched its first mission of the new year: a classified payload for the US government into low-earth orbit. The mission – referred to as code name Zuma – took off from Cape Canaveral Air Force
The rand fell, after clocking up its longest weekly winning run since 2010, as analysts at Rabobank and JPMorgan Chase & Co said the currency has rallied too far. The rand weakened as much as 1.3% against the dollar, set
Apple said all Mac computers and iOS devices, including iPhones and iPads, are affected by chip security flaws unearthed this week, but the company stressed there are no known exploits impacting users. The Cupertino
President Jacob Zuma’s move to scrap tuition fees for students from poor South African homes and freeze tariffs for those from working-class households may cause chaos during registration at public universities this month
Amazon.com plans to bid for the rights to stream Premier League matches in the upcoming auction in the UK, according to a source familiar with the matter, part of a broader strategy to bring more sports content to its global
Apple developers who make apps for the iPhone and iPad earned 30% more in 2017 than a year earlier, though it was still a slowdown from growth in 2016. Developers who make apps for iOS earned US$26.5bn in 2017, Apple said
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave cryptocurrency enthusiasts a little optimism for the new year. Zuckerberg referenced cryptocurrencies in a posting Thursday in which he laid out how he will spend 2018 trying to correct persistent
China plans to limit power use by some bitcoin miners, people familiar with the matter said, a potential challenge to an industry whose energy-intensive computer networks enable transactions in the cryptocurrency. The People’s Bank
Intel said on Wednesday that most of the processors running the world’s computers and smartphones have a feature that makes them susceptible to attack. The largest chip maker is working with rivals and partners on a fix, but
Intel has confirmed a report saying that its chips contain a feature that makes them vulnerable to hacking, though it said other companies’ semiconductors are also susceptible. Intel is working with chip makers including AMD and