by admin | Mar 28, 2026 | April 2026, Energy, Eskom, Industry News, News, South Africa, The Conversation
South Africa’s state-owned electricity provider, Eskom, announced in early March 2026 that it would cut off the power to 14 municipalities that collectively owe it more than R110 billion (US$6.5 billion). Energy economist Roula Inglesi-Lotz describes the growing... by admin | Jul 23, 2025 | Gauteng, Industry News, MTN, News, R300 million, South Africa
It must be difficult to be crowned the best mobile network in South Africa time and time again, not to mention being the go-to infrastructure provider for every new MVNO that has cropped up around the country. In order to keep up, MTN SA has announced a huge R300... by admin | Jul 18, 2025 | autonomous, Baidu, global, Industry News, Motoring News, News, self-driving, Uber
Science fiction and venture capitalists around the world have promised the world self-driving cars for ages. Uber and Baidu have announced a partnership that might make that happen in “multiple global markets” outside of the US and China. Chinese companies have leaned... by admin | Jul 11, 2025 | $4 trillion, AI, AI News, company, Industry News, News, Nvidia, stonks
Right about now, you’re probably wishing that your love of Nvidia GPUs had translated into buying its stock back in 1999. Back then, it was available for $12 (R215 at today’s exchange rate) per share. As of this week, that value has skyrocketed to a new high. Earlier... by admin | Jun 2, 2025 | Industry News, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Military, News, Other Tech News, Palmer Luckey
Meta and Palmer Luckey haven’t had the best history — the company parted ways with the Oculus founder under less than pleasant terms — but it may be that Mark Zuckerberg and Luckey have made up. Why? Money, of course. And American military contracts. The Wall Street... by admin | May 26, 2025 | AI News, Android XR, Apple, AR glasses, Industry News, Jony Ive, Mark Gurman, News, OpenAI, Sam Altman
Apple is finally going to release a pair of smart glasses – but only at the end of next year. “Company engineers are ramping up work on the glasses – a rival to Meta Platforms’ popular Ray-Bans – in a bid to meet the year-end 2026 target,” writes Bloomberg’s Mark...