When it comes to using technology at home, women tend to do more of the day-to-day online work for the family, creating an extra digital burden.…
Epic Games has accused Samsung of making it too difficult to download its massively popular video game Fortnite on certain mobile devices. In a legal complaint it said it would file on Monday, it says people have to go through 21 steps before they can play the game on a…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistants with “really good long-term memory” are about a year away, according to Microsoft’s head of AI, Mustafa Suleyman. Products which can recall conversations, projects and problems will encourage users to invest more time and share more of their personal history with them, he said in an…
The dollar’s longest monthly losing streak in 20 months is fueling anxiety among currency traders after the Federal Reserve finally embarked on its interest-rate cutting cycle. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index has fallen nearly 1% in September, set for a third month of losses and the longest weakening streak since…
Stellenbosch-headquartered Capitec recorded a 36% growth in earnings to R6.4 billion for the six months ending 31 August 2024, the group announced on Tuesday. A gross interim dividend of 2 085 cents has been declared for the period under review – 36% higher than the corresponding period in 2023. Headline…
Companies and governments across the globe are flooding debt markets with bonds and loans, borrowing money as yields fall and the US presidential election nears. More than 1 226 debt issuers sold over $600 billion in September, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That’s the most for that month in…