Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) is gaining share in the lucrative market for server chips, the latest sign it’s benefiting from close ties to a major Taiwanese factory partner to win orders from larger rival Intel Corp. Shares surged in late trading. Strides in server chips will help propel third-quarter…

The list of 2020 Primetime Emmy nominations announced on Tuesday includes over 250 nominations for shows and television movies from video streaming services. Six of the 16 networks with the most nominations were streaming services, with Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu claiming the top spots of these contenders. Netflix’s record total…

This is not the first time that Tencent’s market cap has surpassed Facebook’s. It happened in late 2017 and a number of times briefly in 2018. But in 2019, Facebook stayed ahead of Tencent for the whole year, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. And again this time Tencent’s market capitalization has…

Friday marked the third straight losing week for the tech-heavy benchmark. Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) rose over 15%, bucking a mostly down day for tech stocks. Its primary rival, Intel, fell over 15% Intel’s stock fell after it said its latest-generation chips would be delayed, preventing so-called “7-nanometer” chips from appearing in computers…

Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Bob Swan spent almost an hour on Thursday discussing an idea that would once have been unthinkable and what was once considered heresy for the world’s largest semiconductor company: Not manufacturing its own chips. Intel’s shares tumbled as much as 18% Friday morning. Outsourcing is…

In its early days, Twitter referred to itself as the “free speech wing of the free speech party.” The quote might not have been totally serious, but for years it rang true: its pseudonymous accounts and permissive rules gave the platform an anything-goes sensibility. A few years and high-profile harassment campaigns…

Twitter has announced sweeping measures aimed at cracking down on the QAnon conspiracy theory, including banning thousands of accounts. The social media giant said it would also stop recommending content linked to QAnon and block URLs associated with it from being shared on the platform. QAnon is a sprawling conspiracy…

Thursday Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey reiterated that the social network is actively exploring additional ways to make money from its users, including by considering a subscription model and the move comes as Twitter suffers a sharp decline in its core advertising business. “You will likely see some tests this year”…

Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak says YouTube has for months allowed scammers to use his name and likeness as part of a phony bitcoin giveaway similar to the one that was quickly extinguished by Twitter Inc. last week. Scammers used images and video of Wozniak, who left Apple in 1985, to convince…

According to a report from Softpedia News Microsoft is making progress with an apparent plan to discontinue its Control Panel service in Windows 10. The Control Panel has been a part of the Windows OS since 1985 and offers a set of applets for viewing and adjusting various settings, including adding…

Vodacom has applied for leave to appeal against the 30 June Pretoria High Court ruling which requires it to submit extensive information to Kenneth Makate and the court said Vodacom must do this within 21 days of its ruling so that Makate can determine how much he should be paid for the…

Apple unveiled its plan to become carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life cycle by 2030. The company is already carbon neutral today for its global corporate operations, and this new commitment means that by 2030, every Apple device sold will have net zero climate…

If you follow Samsung leaker Ice Universe on twitter you may have realized that he recently posted a low-resolution render of what is allegedly the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 – the next foldable smartphone Samsung will launch. While blurry, the photo provides insight into the design of the company’s upcoming flagship foldable…

According to documents submitted to a U.S. trade panel, Volkswagen Group and Ford said a U.S. legal row between South Korean battery makers could disrupt supplies of the key electric vehicle parts and cost U.S. jobs during the COVID-19 outbreak. The dispute between SK Innovation Co. and LG Chem Ltd.…

Imagine waking up to your favourite song, paying for your morning coffee, listening to a podcast on business management, sending money to your family, paying your utility bills, shopping online for everything from clothes, to groceries to electronics, checking on your business point of sales transactions and ordering new stock…

Rain, South Africa’s data-only mobile network, launched its first Standalone 5G (SA 5G) network in the country. Powered by Huawei, this is the first commercial standalone 5G network in Africa, and among a few networks of its kind globally. Rain’s Standalone 5G is currently available in Cape Town covering areas…

Vodacom has collaborated with Google to offer a worry-free experience for its Android smartphone subscribers when accessing the Google Play Store. Vodacom will offer exclusive Google Play Store bundles enabling customers to browse, download and update their favourite apps from the Google Play Store, without the anxiety of additional data…

It was recently reported by News24 that the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology has indicated, somewhat in passing, that it will be reassigning funds toward researching the possible efficacy of traditional medicines against Covid-19. Traditional medicines form part of that body of information which is commonly referenced in…

After pushing electric vehicles (EVs) for years with its sensible-but-limited Leaf, Nissan Motors unveiled its first new all-electric crossover called Ariya early Wednesday as part of a four-year business turnaround plan to achieve sustainable growth, financial stability and profitability for the embattled Japanese automaker. With sharp looks that stay close to last…

Today at the sixth edition of the annual Google for India event – held virtually this year due to Covid-19 pandemic Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that it will be investing ₹75,000 crores (approximately $10 billion) in India over the coming five to seven years to help boost the country’s digital economy.…