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A version of the technology that’s meant to make cryptocurrency payments faster and cheaper went live on Thursday. The software, called Lightning Network, can now be used for bitcoin payments after more than
Mergers and acquisitions in the technology and telecommunications sectors in Africa and the Middle East will more than quadruple in 2018 compared to 2017, according to a new forecast from multinational law firm Baker McKenzie
Soon after I enrolled as a graduate student at Cambridge University in 1964, I encountered a fellow student, two years ahead of me in his studies, who was unsteady on his feet and spoke with great difficulty. This was
Tesla has always been an intoxicating place to work: an adrenaline-fuelled, mission-driven boot camp. Some top executives have departed only to return to the unique drama that is working for Elon Musk
Exactly 17 days. This is the timeline in which social grant payments to more than 10m recipients will either continue…
Dark Fibre Africa’s SqwidNet business has signed a partnership deal with Internet of things (IoT) specialist SMME IoT with the aim of connecting a million devices in South Africa in a three- to five-year period
It might be hard to believe. But after the 1 400% rally of 2017, with wild swings along the way, the great crypto craze has cooled, at least for now. For the past month, bitcoin’s price has stalled between $8 500 and
EOH’s share price plunged more than 20% on Wednesday after the JSE-listed technology services group disappointed investors with a weaker-than-expected earnings update. The update, announced just days after the
It’s finally happened: the giant of music streaming services has launched in South Africa. Even though the Swedish company has more than 70m paying subscribers worldwide, it’s been largely absent from