How China's Huawei is taking on Samsung and Apple
Jan 12, 2016 14:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei posted an eye-popping 70% growth in 2015. It is now beating HTC and Sony when it comes to market share in Europe and is third only to Apple and Samsung when it come to global smartphone...
Uber China Raises Fresh Funds At $7 Bln Valuation
Jan 12, 2016 12:15 pm UTC| Technology
Uber on Monday announced that its China unithas closed a funding round that valuedit at $7 billion.Ubers chief executive officer Travis Kalanick made the announcement at a press conference in Beijing on Monday, Bloomberg...
Thinking innovatively about the risks of tech innovation
Jan 12, 2016 11:37 am UTC| Technology
If youve been following this months Consumer Electronics Show (CES), youll know with absolute certainty that the future is cool, shiny and stuffed to the brim with must-have gadgets. Reading the ebullient reports, youd...
Technology is no longer a luxury for universities – it's a necessity
Jan 12, 2016 05:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
In the worlds new knowledge economy, innovation and technological change are recognised as the primary drivers of progress. Technological and digital literacy will be a crucial part of helping many countries move beyond...
Netflix CFO Appreciates The Use Of Bitcoin As A Global Currency
Jan 12, 2016 04:59 am UTC| Digital Currency Technology
Streaming giant Netflix announced the launch of its service globally last week, simultaneously bringing its Internet TV network to over 130 new countries around the world. The service went live and Netflix is now available...
Quarterback Investments, KB Kookmin Jointly Release Robo-Adviser Solution
Jan 11, 2016 10:21 am UTC| Technology
Quarterback Investments, a South Korea-based financial technology start-up and an affiliate of fintech firm alliance Yellow Financial Group, announced on Sunday that in partnership with KB Kookmin Bank, Koreas largest...
Facebook is no charity, and the 'free' in Free Basics comes at a price
Jan 11, 2016 06:49 am UTC| Technology
Who could possibly be against free internet access? This is the question that Mark Zuckerberg asks in a piece for the Times of India in which he claims Facebooks Free Basics service protects net neutrality. Free Basics...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects