Roomba Maker iRobot Files for Bankruptcy, With Chinese Supplier Taking Control
Founded in 1990 by three M.I.T. researchers, iRobot introduced its vacuum in 2002. Its restructuring will turn the company over to its largest creditor.
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Political pushback against Malatsi BEE leniency for Starlink entry
The Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies, the EFF and the ANC call for the immediate withdrawal of minister Solly Malatsi’s BEE policy direction.
AI, cloud and the great IT rationalisation
As cloud and AI adoption accelerates, organisations face a coming reckoning to rationalise costly analytics estates.
What the National AI Policy will mean for business
Mlindi Mashologu, deputy director-general at DCDT, will deliver the opening keynote at ITWeb AI Summit 2026.
New Vox partner programme helps ISPs expand without the heavy lifting
Small and mid-sized ISPs can now expand coverage without massive capital investment or complex network builds.
Smart village powers Limpopo amid South Africa’s digital divide
Electricity minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa will launch a smart city project in a Limpopo village on Friday.
Smart village powers Limpopo amid SA’s digital divide
Electricity minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa will launch a smart city project in a Limpopo village on Friday.
How alternative credit models can unlock South Africa’s hidden economy
M-KOPA data demonstrates digital access can kick-start equitable economic inclusion, with alternative credit models as the catalyst.
Roomba vacuum cleaner firm files for bankruptcy
Under the so-called pre-packaged Chapter 11 process, the main maker of its devices will take ownership of the firm.
ICT BEE fight deepens as MK, EFF target Malatsi
MK and the EFF claim communications minister Solly Malatsi’s policy directive undermines transformation and unlawfully clears the way for the launch of Elon Musk’s Starlink in South Africa.
Top ICT tenders: SITA’s relevance to be reviewed
DCDT plans a full review of SITA’s mandate, performance and business model.
Regulator ‘disappointed’ by judgement over matric results publication
The Pretoria High Court sets aside the Information Regulator’s enforcement action against the Department of Basic Education over matric results publication.
Starwatch: shortest day in reach as astronomical winter begins
Winter solstice marks moment when Earth’s north pole is tilted as far away from the sun as possible
Astronomical winter begins this week for the northern hemisphere, with the winter solstice taking place on 21 December. This is the shortest day of the year, and therefore the longest night. It has been greeted with many cultural celebrations through the ages. Ancient Rome’s Saturnalia, for...
Little Foot hominin fossil may be new species of human ancestor
Australian researchers think the skeleton found in South Africa is not the same species as two found in the same South Africa cave system
Little Foot, one of the world’s most complete hominin fossils, may be a new species of human ancestor, according to research that raises questions about our evolutionary past.
Publicly unveiled in 2017, Little Foot is the most complete Australopithecus...
ANC’s attack on Solly Malatsi shows how BEE dogma trumps economic reality
The ANC’s ideological rigidity over BEE risks deterring investment and undermining much-needed reform.
Special delivery: how a Royal Mail postbox ended up in Antarctica
A letter to the king has added a royal flourish to life at Rothera Research Station, where mail remains a vital link to the world
It might be traditional to write to Father Christmas with a gift list, but when Kirsten Shaw wanted a new postbox for staff at the UK’s Rothera Research Station in Antarctica, she wrote to the king.
The request has resulted in a special delivery for Shaw – a...
Psychedelic treatments show promise for OCD while cannabis doesn’t, review finds
Psychiatry professor theorizes that the difference is related to how the substances interact with areas of the brain
A recent review of alternative treatments for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) indicates that psychedelic treatments show promise for the disorder while cannabis does not.
Dr Michael Van Ameringen, a psychiatry professor at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada and lead...
Wes Streeting calls for ‘cross-party consensus’ on gender identity ahead of puberty blocker trial
Health secretary wrote to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, urging her to ‘take heat and ideology’ out of debate
Health secretary Wes Streeting has called on the Conservatives to maintain the “cross party consensus” on gender identity services built before the last election in a letter to Kemi Badenoch.
Streeting wrote to opposition leader on Friday urging her to “take the heat and the...
Political war erupts over BEE in the ICT sector
The ANC has taken aim at DA minister Solly Malatsi’s policy directive on BEE, leaving Icasa caught in the crossfire.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public
A sale of insider shares at $421 a share would make Mr. Musk’s rocket company the most valuable private company in the world, as it readies for a possible initial public offering next year.
US TikTok investors in limbo as deal set to be delayed again
A deal to sell TikTok has remained elusive, despite earlier claims that a deal was done.