There was a time when Elon Musk’s live-streamed puff of marijuana would have only enhanced the image of an iconoclastic business magnate. Not anymore.

Alibaba Group chairman Jack Ma told The New York Times that he plans to step down from his role at the company on Monday, marking the end of an era at China’s e-commerce juggernaut.

Comsol Networks, a telecommunications business backed by Andile Ngcaba’s Convergence Partners, has launched the first 5G network in Soweto.

The contribution of fintech to sub-Saharan Africa’s economic output will increase by at least $40-billion to $150-billion by 2022, according to a development finance organisation.

Elon Musk sipped whiskey and smoked marijuana during a two-and-a-half-hour podcast with California comedian Joe Rogan that touched upon everything from flame throwers to artificial intelligence.

One thing’s certain about the new BMW i8 Coupé: it attracts plenty of attention. The plug-in sports hybrid is now available in a Roadster for the first time, alongside a facelifted Coupé version, which TechCentral took out for a spin this week.

In this episode of Cars & Gadgets, Nafisa Akabor and Duncan McLeod test-drive the 2019 BMW i8 Coupé – while they record the podcast.

Dell Technologies, the world’s largest closely held technology company, reported growing sales and raised its outlook for the year in the midst of its $21.7-billion plan to return to public markets.

British Airways is investigating the theft of data including personal and credit card details from customers who used its website and mobile app to make reservations.

South African fintech start-up Yoco has raised $16-million (R248-million at the time of writing) from a range of international and local investors.