Oracle’s Larry Ellison steps aside
Larry Ellison, co-founder and leader of Oracle Corp for 37 years, stepped aside as chief executive officer on Thursday, to be replaced by co-CEOs Safra Catz and Mark Hurd, raising questions about a...
View ArticleGoogle joins Apple in boosting security
Google and Apple on Thursday said they are hardening encryption tactics on devices powered by their mobile operating systems and tossing away the keys.
View ArticleOracle CEO cuts salary to $67.3 million
Oracle Corp's Larry Ellison, who is stepping aside as chief executive officer, took less money home in fiscal 2014 that the year before following criticism of his compensation and concerns about the...
View ArticleMicrosoft announces Windows 10
Microsoft Corp announced its 'Windows 10' operating system on Tuesday to replace the largely unpopular Windows 8, skipping a number to mark a leap toward unifying the way people work on tablets, phones...
View ArticleCyber security firm Symantec in talks to split business
Security software maker Symantec Corp is in advanced talks to split its business into two entities - one that sells security programs and another that does data storage, Bloomberg reported, citing...
View ArticleMicrosoft CEO backtracks on clumsy female pay comments
Microsoft Corp's chief executive officer suggested on Thursday that women in technology should not ask for raises but have faith in the "system", bringing a torrent of criticism and causing the...
View ArticleMicrosoft CEO’s female pay gaffe puts issue in the spotlight
A well-known picture in tech circles, taken in 1978, shows the first 11 employees at Microsoft. Two are women. One of them left two years later after a pay dispute.
View ArticleGoogle investing in “cinematic reality”: report
Google Inc and other investors are planning to invest about $500 million in hardware and software developer Magic Leap Inc to deliver "cinematic reality", technology website Re/Code said, citing sources.
View ArticleMen and women get paid equally at Microsoft: CEO
Satya Nadella, the Microsoft Corp Chief Executive who ignited a firestorm of protest earlier this month by suggesting women should not ask for pay raises, said on Monday that men and women are paid...
View ArticleMicrosoft CEO earns $84 million
Microsoft chief Satya Nadella, whose gaffe advising women to trust "karma" for pay raises sparked a firestorm, earned $84.3 million this year, according to an SEC filing Monday.
View ArticleGoogle hopes to accelerate AI development
Google Inc is expanding its artificial intelligence initiative, hiring more than half a dozen leading academics and experts in the field and announcing a partnership with Oxford University to...
View ArticleMicrosoft revenue higher than expected
Microsoft Corp reported higher-than-expected quarterly revenue, helped by stronger sales of its phones, Surface tablets and cloud-computing products for companies, while keeping its profit margins...
View ArticleMicrosoft cutting 3,000 jobs
Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it cut about 3,000 jobs, effectively completing its plan to reduce its workforce by 18,000, or 14 percent of total staff, announced in July.
View ArticleWill artificial intelligence really take over the world?
The famous theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking, has revived the debate on whether our search for improved artificial intelligence will one day lead to thinking machines that will take over from us.
View ArticleWindows 10 launching later than expected
Microsoft Corp expects to have its new Windows 10 operating system on the market by autumn (southern hemisphere's spring) 2015, slightly later than previous comments had suggested.
View ArticleWindows 10 will be free for a year, and comes with a new browser
Microsoft will offer free upgrades to Windows 10 for the first year after the operating system launches, Microsoft announced.
View ArticleDimension Data picks up remaining stake in Britehouse
Dimension Data Middle East and Africa says it has acquired the remaining 60% stake of Britehouse from a consortium made up of Remgro, Convergence Partners, and Britehouse management.
View ArticleUberGreen launches in Joburg
Uber has partnered with BMW and Nissan to bring riders UberGreen; a 100% electric ride, helping to reduce CO₂ emissions in Johannesburg.
View ArticleFree Windows 10 offer ending in July
Microsoft has announced that its free Windows 10 upgrade offer will end on 29 July, and has urged users to upgrade before this date.
View ArticleNo plans to block mobile ads in SA
Local mobile operators say they are not investigating network level ad blocking services, at least for now.
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