A general view of the Google Midlothian Data Center where Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai are scheduled to speak on Nov. 14, 2025 in Midlothian, Texas. Ron Jenkins | Getty Images Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon are expected to spend nearly $700 billion combined this year to fuel their…
Smart ID cards are key to the DHA’s modernisation programme. (Photograph by DHA) The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) issued over four million smart ID cards in 2025, the highest rate of delivery in the history of the department. For the 2025 calendar year, the department says a total of 4 002 964 smart ID…
The child was struck by a Waymo during normal school drop-off hours. Published On 29 Jan 202629 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it is opening an investigation after a Waymo self-driving vehicle struck a child near an elementary school…
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan. Laure Andrillon/Reuters Intel said it is struggling to satisfy demand for its server chips used in AI data centres, and forecast quarterly revenue and profit below market estimates, sending shares down 13% in after-hours trading on Thursday. The forecast underscores the difficulties faced by Intel in predicting global chip markets, where…
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Forecasting fossil fuel demand in this age of unprecedented geopolitical and economic uncertainty coats crystal balls with a layer of coal dust, and in the short term projections could be raised as financial taps to the sector reopen. This past Christmas it seems Santa had an abundance of coal to dish out to those who…
MTN South Africa will increase prices for its consumer contract customers from February 2026, pushing up monthly bills by an average of a claimed 5.4% as it contends with rising operating and capital spending costs. Consumer price inflation was 3.6% in October, meaning the average of the MTN price hikes is well above the prevailing…
DStv parent MultiChoice Group on Monday sent a warning to its subscribers: that 12 Warner Bros Discovery-owned channels could be removed from all DStv bouquets in the coming weeks should the two parties fail to reach a new distribution agreement. In a letter, which was sent as an on-screen pop up and e-mail to DStv…
Silver, often nicknamed the ‘Devil’s metal’ because of its volatility, has reached record highs this year and still has further to run despite a supply crunch, according to experts. The metal’s growth value has been running alongside gold’s, which has seen its own rally with the price surging past $4,000 an ounce this year. Silver…
