The retail, leisure and entertainment and travel industries were the big online winners over the last four days. This is the news from South African-based digital payment gateway Peach Payments, sharing details of transactions processed on its platform between Black...

A recently released study using aggregated data from Surfshark Antivirus shows that every 50th scan finds at least one threat. According to Surfshark's research, there was a noticeable rise of 16,94% of cyberthreats in South Africa a week leading up to Black Friday....

Astronomers have found evidence that an invisible force called dark energy, widely thought to be constant, may be getting stronger with time. If confirmed, this result could force astronomers to re-examine their fundamental understanding of the history and structure...

Businesses in EMEA are urged to remain vigilant as phishing attacks ramp up during the winter months. F5 Labs, in collaboration with Webroot, has launched its second annual Phishing and Fraud report, highlighting an anticipated threat surge from October until January....

The constrained economy, a VAT hike, and petrol price increases have all combined to push the latest TransUnion Africa Vehicle Pricing Index (VPI) below inflation for the sixth consecutive quarter, although the outlook for 2019 is looking more positive. New and used...

Huawei has been charged in the US for a raft of offences including conspiracy to defraud the US, bank fraud and theft of trade secrets. "The charges are the result of years of investigative work conducted by the FBI and our law enforcement partners," says FBI director...

The IT executives responsible for cybersecurity feel a lack of support from company leaders, with 33% of them feeling completely isolated in their role. Research by Trend Micro found that IT teams are under significant pressure, with some of the challenges cited...

Apple has posted quarterly revenue of $84.3 billion for its fiscal 2019 first quarter ended 29 December 2018, a decline of 5% from the year-ago quarter. IT also reported quarterly earnings per diluted share of $4.18, up 7,5%. International sales accounted for 62% of...

A bug in FaceTime that lets a caller hear audio before the person being called has accepted or rejected the call is spreading over social media. The bug will be fixed later this week, according to Apple. A variation of the bug allows callers to view video as well....

Dimension Data, the official technology partner of the Tour de France, has auctioned all 22 of its fleet of Team Dimension Data Cervelo S5 bikes in an online auction and internal raffle that raised $89 090.00 for Team Dimension Data's chosen charity Qhubeka. This...