
Smartphone prices set to jump as memory crunch hits consumer tech
An acute global shortage of memory chips is forcing AI and consumer electronics companies to fight for dwindling supplies.
FRIDAY, 19 DECEMBER 2025, 14:09

An acute global shortage of memory chips is forcing AI and consumer electronics companies to fight for dwindling supplies.

Ethnic minority people more likely to experience poor treatment and even racism, Migraine Trust research shows
People from ethnic minority backgrounds are more likely to experience worse migraine care and to fear discrimination because of their condition, a survey by a leading UK charity has found.
Migraines are characterised by a severe headache, alongside other symptoms including dizziness,...

The app, which was criticised at launch for its $11.99 (£9) a month fee, will close on 31 December.

December 2, 2025 – BTCC, the world’s longest-serving cryptocurrency exchange, is excited to announce the spot listing of SachiCoin (SACHI), a community-driven memecoin built on the Solana blockchain, on December 3, 2025. To celebrate the new listing, BTCC is offering a fun meme contest featuring SACHI-themed memes on X. About SachiCoin Inspired by Sachi, an […]

Crypto Market Observation Recent on-chain data indicated a significant volume of XRP movement in a short timeframe, prompting discussion among analysts and market participants. This activity underscores the dynamic nature of digital asset movements and the operational focus on asset tracking. The volatility observed in price movements highlights the existing requirement for asset management...

Crypto derivatives markets are shifting fast, and the mood swing is impossible to ignore. Just weeks ago, risk-off sentiment dominated, with traders leaning heavily on hedges and put protection. Now, derivatives data shows a clear tilt back toward aggressive long positioning, rising open interest, and leveraged exposure — early signals that capital is rotating back […]

Sanral has stopped supporting magnetic stripe payments at toll plazas ahead of the busy holiday period.
The deal with a company owned by Embraer gives Beta Technologies an additional source of revenue as it develops its own electric aircraft.

The central bank says US stock price valuations are their most stretched since the dotcom bubble burst.

Thyspunt in the Eastern Cape and Bantamsklip in the Overberg are the proposed sites for a new nuclear power plant.

Trump’s renomination of billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman is a tale of politics, ambition and vanity
It used to be that once your star had fallen in Donald Trump’s orbit, it was destined never to rise again. Any number of discarded former allies stretching back to Trump’s first term of office could testify as much.
One who has emerged from a political black hole to return to the...

Standard Bank now has the second-lowest PayShap fees in the country behind TymeBank, where they remain free.

Cristina Dorador is on an urgent mission in the world’s highest desert, the Atacama in Chile. As the rise of drug-resistant superbugs kills millions per year, Cristina has made it her mission to uncover new, life-saving antibiotics in the stunning salt flats she has studied since she was 14. Against the magnificent backdrop of endless plains, microscopic discoveries lead her team of...

The Southern African Large Telescope near Sutherland is celebrating 20 years of observing the sky.

It will be able to monitor changes in brain function just minutes after weapon use, scientists say.
Several new start-ups are building replicas of sites so A.I. can learn to use the internet and maybe replace white-collar workers.

Lyu Jae-cheol has been appointed as new CEO of LG Electronics to strengthen the fundamental competitiveness of its core businesses.

Parents are paying premium fees for education models that can’t match what online home schooling delivers.

Samsung’s unveiling of its first trifold smartphone marks another escalation in the foldables arms race – and another moment where Apple is conspicuously absent.

Social media users have called the luxury Italian fashion brand’s artificial intelligence-made adverts “cheap” and “lazy”.

NCP Chlorchem has embarked on one of South Africa’s biggest private industrial solar deployments.