That may, however, be the high-water mark as a deepening slump in the technology industry reduces the funding pool.

The dismal profit estimate by the world’s largest memory chip, smartphone and TV maker sets a weak tone for other technology firms’ quarterly results.

Hackers stole the e-mail addresses of more than 200 million Twitter users and posted them on an online hacking forum, a security researcher said.

Many South Africans are still on holiday. Yet Eskom is steadily ratcheting up its rolling power cuts – now going to stage 4.

Sim Wong Hoo, who founded Creative Technology in Singapore before sparring with Apple, has died at the age of 67.

The joint venture’s first car to roll out on the CES stage was a sedan featuring 45 sensors, including cameras, radar and ultrasonic sensors.

Amazon.com is laying off more than 18 000 employees, a significantly bigger number than previously planned.

Parts of the technologies showcased in the i Vision Dee concept car on display at this year’s CES will be available as soon as 2025.

Tencent’s performance reflects optimism that China’s economic growth can find its way back to where it was before lockdowns.

Eskom continues to struggle to supply enough electricity to South Africans to meet demand, despite the holiday lull.