Internet services were disrupted in South Africa, and a host of countries on the east coast of the continent, as two subsea internet cables experienced a fault at the same time on Sunday.

May 9 – Apple apologized on Thursday after an advertisement for its latest iPad Pro model sparked criticism by showing an animation of musical instruments and other symbols of creativity being crushed, Ad Age magazine reported.

Apple on Tuesday announced a line of new iPad tablets revamped with a powerful AI chip that signaled the company is ready to introduce artificial intelligence across its devices.

Amazon just launched its much-anticipated South African marketplace, and it has some compelling features for local consumers to get used to.

The Turkish subsidiary of consumer internet giant Prosus, iyzico, has inked an $87 million (R1.6 billion) deal to acquire Turkish fintech group Paynet in a move that will bring a more comprehensive set of business-to-business services.

Discovery’s new Personal Health Pathways feature will be available to each of its 2.2 million adult medical scheme members from the second half of the year.

Google has rubbished the claims of an American couple that sued the tech giant for gross negligence after they were attacked in Nyanga last year while following directions on Google Maps.

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority has received 374 crypto asset service providers licence applications to date, of which 75 have been approved.

Discovery says research has shown that petting animals releases serotonin, endorphins and oxytocin, mimicking the effect that a mother’s love has on babies.

Takealot says the entry of Chinese online retailers like Temu into SA is having a major impact on digital marketing costs, bringing increasing inflationary pressure to bear on existing players and small businesses.

Internet speeds have improved significantly in South Africa, but most people won’t be able to notice the difference.

Regulators designated crypto assets as financial products in terms of the FAIS Act in October 2022

Google is considering charging for new “premium” features run by artificial intelligence, the Financial Times reported, marking the first time it would put any of its core product behind a paywall.

SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a US intelligence agency, five sources familiar with the programme said, demonstrating deepening ties between billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s space company and national security agencies.

A massive internet outage hit South Africa on Thursday, with internet users throughout the country reporting slow speeds or unresponsive pages.

South Africa has joined hands with China to become to build a research base on the moon. A recent exhibition showed how astronauts might get there and an illustration shows what the base might look like.

A consortium of scientists is investigating the feasibility of building a laboratory the size of four Olympic swimming pools deep under the Du Toitskloof Mountains, where the Huguenot tunnel connects Paarl and Worcester.

Starlink is starting to make a difference in the eight African countries where it is now licensed to operate, but it hasn’t even applied to operate in SA.

Apple said on Wednesday it would remove a blood oxygen monitoring feature from two flagship Apple Watch models in the US as the iPhone maker fights a legal battle over patents on the technology behind the feature

The IT network of the South African Police Service was down on Tuesday and Wednesday after changes to the configuration of its firewall.

It’s the next chapter for the controversial USS Zumwalt.