Category: Technology

Alibaba to bet big on small merchants for Singles Day with RMB 2 billion subsidies Credit: Alibaba Alibaba founder Jack Ma said the company faces being overtaken as “expected” in a rare internal memo on Tuesday, at a time when the Taobao maker celebrated its 25th anniversary. “There is no company that can remain No.1

The Mate XT features a 10.2-inch screen and unfolds to a thickness of 3.6 mm. Credit: Huawei On the same day Apple launched the iPhone 16 series, Huawei unveiled its highly anticipated triple-fold smartphone Mate XT. The industry’s first mass-produced triple-fold device, it starts at 19,999 RMB ($2,810), making it the most expensive phone in

Rise, a Nigerian fintech that gives customers access to selected global investments, has acquired Hisa, a Kenyan investment startup. The acquisition, the second for Rise in under a year, was approved by Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) and gives Rise the right to operate in Kenya. Post-acquisition, Hisa will retain its brand and operations, including its

South Africa is now part of Apple’s global strategy, marking its importance in the tech world. Following the recent Apple event, South Africa has been confirmed as one of the first-wave countries for the iPhone 16 launch. This ensures that South African consumers have access to the latest Apple innovations, alongside key global markets. If

Alibaba Cloud’s Singapore node experienced a network disruption earlier on September 10, a situation prompted by a fire outbreak in the data center. In response, Alibaba Cloud issued an official statement. The statement clarified that the fire in the Singapore data center led to a temperature surge, triggering the network disruption. Firefighting teams were promptly

Image: Madmaxer/iStock Online backup is an essential hedge against physical data disaster. No matter if it’s a technical failure, an act of malice, or an act of nature, you never know when all the files and folders you have stored on your PC will be threatened. While we always recommend keeping a local backup for

Oppo’s Find X8 is expected to land in October, and today some leaked hands-on images purportedly show a live working prototype. As you can see, the Find X8 in question is using a huge case that’s meant to cover up the fact that it’s an unreleased smartphone roaming the streets of China. In the rightmost

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is only expected to arrive in January, and yet it’s been in the news a lot recently. Today we even get the first set of leaked renders depicting the upcoming device. Note that these are CAD-based renders, which means some details may not be accurate due to the lack of

In February 2022, I became aware of plans to create and update legislation in Australia that would allow fully Autonomous Vehicles, but believed that a 4 year time horizon was too slow. Last week, we got new information that seems to confirm I was correct. Last week, we got an updated timeline for the international

Rapid advancements in AI, computing, and human-machine interaction are the key drivers behind this year’s list of 10 technologies that Gartner believes IT leaders should closely monitor in 2025. Gene Alvarez, Gartner’s distinguished vice president analyst, revealed a list of technology trends likely to cause disruption in the next two to 10 years during the