From fearmongering about a looming “World War 3” to false narratives linking a cabal of global elite to a cyberattack, a torrent of online conspiracy theories took off Friday after a major IT crash.

Behind a massive IT failure that grounded flights, upended markets and disrupted corporations around the world is one cybersecurity company: CrowdStrike Holdings.

A global tech failure disrupted operations across multiple industries on Friday, halting flights and forcing a number of broadcasters off-air, as the outage upended everything from banking to healthcare systems.

Microsoft users were unable to access various Microsoft 365 apps and services on Friday morning. Earlier, a Microsoft cloud services outage grounded planes in the US.

South Africans are due to miss out on the massive Amazon Prime Day sales being run this week in every other country with a dedicated Amazon Marketplace.

Research from fintech group Altron has shown that the overall ability of SA’s households to take on and service debt deteriorated in the first three months of 2024.

Machine learning, neural networks, GenAI, LLMs – what? Daniel Malan puts AI developments in everyday perspective for skeptics, non-technical people and anyone who is simply a little bewildered.

A telescope in the heart of the Karoo will soon start looking for exoplanets, adding to a relatively new field of astronomy that is helping to uncover the chances that there is life beyond Earth.

The 10-year-long, R300 million graft at the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure by cyberattackers who were possibly working with officials is the latest in a long list of incidents that exposed local vulnerability to cyberattacks.

In case local consumers are wondering, SA’s largest online retailer, Takealot, has not teamed up with rival Chinese platform Shein.

With the ability to handle complex calculations and data-intensive tasks at unprecedented speeds, quantum computing holds the promise to revolutionise how financial institutions analyse data, manage risks, and optimise operations, writes Johan Steyn.

As the 2024 tax season officially gets under way, Carey van Vlaanderen says cybercriminals have set their sights on South African taxpayers for a quick payday.

The United Nations Development Programme, African governments and the private sector plan to raise $1 billion and open a string of technology hubs across the continent to boost startup innovation.

China’s AI sector showed confidence this week at a major fair in Shanghai that it would overcome restrictions imposed by the West, with companies rolling out cutting-edge products developed by a growing pool of young talent.

With the addition of Tshivenda and siSwati, Google Translate now supports translations in nine official South African languages.

Amid a proliferation of government communication channels, the Department of Social Development has defended its decision to launch and maintain DSDTV, its internet streaming platform.

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has told investors he plans to build a supercomputer dubbed “gigafactory of compute” to support the development of his artificial intelligence startup xAI, an industry news outlet reported Saturday.

Repairs to the damaged subsea cables that caused internet disruptions in South and East Africa this month are under way less than two weeks after the damage was sustained. Repairs to one cable are done; the other is set to be completed early in June.

Cable.co.uk collected data from 3 405 fixed-line broadband deals in 223 countries to compare the average expected cost in different regions.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled a new category of PC on Monday that features generative artificial intelligence tools built directly into Windows, the company’s world leading operating system.

Google on Tuesday said it would introduce AI-generated answers to online queries made by users in the United States, in one of the biggest updates to its search engine in 25 years.