US politicians’ efforts to rein in US-based social media giants such as Twitter and Facebook risk restricting democratic freedoms worldwide, including in Africa.
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Naspers and Prosus, the European-listed spin-off of Naspers, have appointed Ervin Tu as group chief of investments, strategy and mergers & acquisitions of both companies.
Consumer price inflation accelerated to a 30-month high of 5.2% year on year in May, moving above the midpoint of the central bank’s target range for the first time since Covid-19 struck.
The Spanish high court has authorised the extradition of John McAfee, an antivirus software creator, to the US where he faces tax fraud charges, a court document showed on Wednesday.
The Nasdaq ended at a record high on Tuesday, lifted by Amazon, Microsoft and other top-shelf tech companies as investors shifted their focus to growth stocks.
Microsoft took its place in the history books as just the second US public company to reach a $2-trillion market value, buoyed by bets its dominance in cloud computing and enterprise software.
Bitcoin fell below $30 000 for the first time in nearly five months as China’s latest crackdown on cryptocurrencies weighed.
Cryptocurrencies have become a tool for Venezuelans to send remittances, protect wages from inflation and help businesses manage cash flow in a quickly depreciating currency.
Bitcoin’s slide towards $30 000 amid China’s continued cryptocurrency crackdown is stoking fears of a deeper sell-off, with one researcher warning a break lower could bring a world of pain.
Researchers warn that the novel coronavirus is apt to be circulating among us forever, although it’s likely to become a less potent foe.