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New US petition demands review of plans from tech companies amid fears of environmental destruction
Space datacenters proposed by SpaceX, Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin and others would release staggering levels of pollution that would probably alter the Earth’s atmosphere and be “catastrophic” for the planet, space industry experts and environmental groups warn in a new petition demanding a...
Africa’s second Microsoft Azure on-ramp brings the route diversity that cloud resilience demands.
Eskom is heading for a load shedding-free winter – yet electricity reform has stalled, a top business lobby has warned.
Telkom fell short of its own bonus targets in FY2026 – yet most executives earned above-target payouts anyway.
The company, which filed for bankruptcy protection in 2017, stands to benefit from growing support for nuclear power and President Trump’s deal with Saudi Arabia.
It can be unsettling what Gemini and ChatGPT have figured out about you and how easily your privacy can be punctured. Here’s how to find out.
Artificial intelligence is on a relentless march across the computing landscape. While about one in seven data centres today is equipped to host AI workloads, that’s expected to approach 70 percent by 20301. AI is migrating from hyperscale to enterprise data centres and out to the network perimeter, where edge AI applications are projected to […]
Airtel Money’s London listing will give investors a first clean benchmark for valuing African mobile money platforms.
Hours after news of the Pepkor merger, Shop2Shop CEO Peter Berry has predicted cash will vanish from the townships.
Kumba Iron Ore (SIOC) has taken a decisive step toward carbon neutrality, signing an Energy Offtake Agreement (EOA) for the Sishen Solar Photovoltaic (PV) plant. The project will supply 63MW of renewable electricity directly to the Sishen mine, with first power expected to flow in the fourth quarter of 2027. The initiative underscores Kumba’s commitment […]
US diplomats have been told to counter claims that Washington can switch off AI models overnight.
Dunedin will be the focal point, having last experienced such an eclipse in 1163 – before any humans reached New Zealand
Hotels are booking out two years in advance in the New Zealand city of Dunedin as it prepares for the region’s first total solar eclipse in more than 850 years.
At 4.17pm on 22 July 2028, the moon will pass in front of the sun, casting a roughly 100km-wide shadowy band across...
Science correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his attempts to grow tea in Scotland.
In episode three of this mini-series first broadcast in October 2025, all of O’Braan’s lies come to a head and it is revealed where he was sourcing the tea being supplied to hotels and shops. At trial, O’Braan takes the stand and the Scottish growers finally get some...
Scientists believe sunfish-smashing behaviour could be form of entertainment or to help younger whales feed
Orcas have been observed ramming into giant fish so hard that the prey explode, possibly as a form of gory entertainment.
On several occasions, orcas were observed to hold sunfish in their jaws while a second whale smashed into the target at high speed, causing it to break into thousands...
The allegations come as Chinese AI companies are facing increased US government scrutiny.
Democrats and Republicans are haggling about the Clarity Act, a major bill pushed by the crypto industry, as it moves closer to a Senate vote.
The company said earlier this year it expected to spend as much as $190bn on AI investments.
Google’s parent company, which has spent heavily on artificial intelligence, also showed growth across its businesses, particularly in cloud computing.
The company is selling more cars, but the company’s profit was down because of price cuts and higher expenses.
Claims from a 15-year-old boy were set to go to trial next week in Los Angeles, but the case has now been dropped.
For Meta, the move was a reprieve after it and YouTube were found guilty in another case in March of negligence and personal injury for their platforms’ addictive features.