Technology

1 hour ago | May 8, 2023

Rising iPhone sales help Apple beat forecasts

AFP Apple on Thursday said iPhone sales and money made from services powered quarterly earnings that beat forecasts, ...

2 months ago | March 3, 2023

ChatGPT is coming to Snapchat

Snapchat is launching its own AI chatbot called My AI, which will be powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Starting this ...

Axed Twitter manager says she has no regrets

Esther Crawford, a Twitter manager who went viral after being photographed appearing to sleep on the office floor at the ...

Freezing technology helps tumour patients preserve fertility

Xiaoxin (pseudonym), an 11-year-old child suffering from leukaemia, successfully underwent an ovarian tissue freezing ...

Kenya, Botswana stand out as innovators in Africa

WIPO’s GII 2022 report has ranked African countries based on their innovation economies. Mauritius tops the list, ...

Zuckerberg launching ‘top-level’ team at Meta

After chasing the metaverse, Meta is now buying into the AI hype. The tech giant will be creating a new “top-level ...

2 months ago | February 24, 2023

Crypto tech can improve payments

Crypto assets have been more of a disappointment than a revolution for many users, and global bodies like the IMF and ...

Mercedes-Benz cars to have ‘supercomputers’

Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) said on Wednesday it has teamed up with Google (GOOGL.O) on navigation and will offer “super ...

Subscription fatigue: More companies charging monthly fees

Twitter announced last week that two-factor authentication by text would be available only to paying subscribers. ...

11 months ago | June 8, 2022

As Apple upgrades its software, developers hunt for headset hints

Reuters As Apple Inc rolls out its usual stream of upgrades to operating systems for its iPhones, iPads and Macs at its ...

11 months ago | June 6, 2022

‘Local is king’: Africa’s online platforms take on Silicon Valley

Reuters Plan a funeral, call out corruption or start a business – tough jobs all now made easier by a generation of ...

12 months ago | May 25, 2022

Top hackers are competing to break into a Tesla. The winner gets ...

Kieran Press-Reynolds Many of the world’s top hackers gathered in Vancouver, Canada this week to try to break into ...

1 year ago | March 11, 2022

Cafca not in a hurry to adopt new technology

Business Writer Cafca Limited managing director, Rob Webster, says his company has stayed away from use of new ...

2 years ago | February 5, 2021

2021 Jaguar I-Pace touches down in SA

The Jaguar I-Pace electric car has been given an upgrade for 2021 and while it’s not one of those “Ludicrous” ...

New M5 CS: Most potent BMW ever

Faster, lighter and exclusive enough to make you fight for your place on the waiting list - this is what BMW’s CS badge ...

2 years ago | November 13, 2020

2020 Rolls-Royce Wraith: Safety features

“With state-of-the-art technology and a sturdy build all around the Rolls-Royce Wraith, it is dubious at best that any ...

3 years ago | October 30, 2020

EPA rating shows Tesla’s efficiency supremacy

The EPA is starting to release its ratings on 2021 electric cars, and Tesla is again showing its efficiency supremacy.

3 years ago | March 27, 2020

Telecoms sector revenue up 181 percent

The telecommunications sector annual revenue for year 2019 surged 181 percent to $4,5 billion compared to $1,6 billion ...

3 years ago | March 13, 2020

From the couch to the world . . .

For many African tech entrepreneurs, the idea of nurturing a small business and building it from the ground up into a ...

3 years ago | February 7, 2020

Britain to ban new petrol, hybrid cars

Britain will ban the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars from 2035, five years earlier than planned, in an ...