Adobe Systems’ Flash – which had long faced criticism for its cumbersome user experience and vulnerability to hacking – is finally set to fade into history. At the end of 2020, the company will stop updating and

Alphabet shares fell after second quarter results resurfaced a worrying trend: the company’s costs are rising as it spends more to expand Google’s newer, fastest-growing advertising businesses. The company reported

First it was SAP. Now another German software multinational, Software AG, has been drawn into an alleged kickbacks scandal involving the Guptas. According to a report published on News24 and the Daily Maverick on

In this episode of the TechCentral podcast, Duncan McLeod chats to two of the directors behind Project Ubu, a South African start-up that’s working to combine the idea of a universal basic income (but separate from government-led

Naspers shares rallied to an all-time high on Monday amid continued optimism over the growth prospects of its Chinese affiliate, Tencent. The share touched a new high of R2 873.93 in afternoon trade on the JSE, before

How often do you see this when you’re online, whether downloading a new app or software or signing up for some new service? You click on it, but then discover you’ve just agreed to give up your future first-born child or

Over the last week, the price of bitcoin crashed from around $2 400 to $1 800 on fears of a so-called hard fork, which is to say the digital currency would effectively split in two due to software upgrades at the end of

Technology companies are keen to bring artificial intelligence features to phones and augmented reality goggles — the ability show mechanics how to fix an engine, say, or tell tourists what they are seeing and hearing

President Jacob Zuma is likely to defeat a motion of no-confidence, irrespective of whether there’s an open vote or secret ballot, as most members of the ruling party will close ranks around him, a senior opposition lawmaker

Eskom staff received a huge bonanza on 11 July when their performance bonuses were paid out, at an average of R88 883.35/employee. On the same night, the presentation of the utility’s annual financial