US President Joe Biden on Thursday promised to outspend China on innovation and infrastructure to prevent it from overtaking the US to become the world’s most powerful country.
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Kenya’s biggest telecommunications operator has started trials for 5G high-speed Internet network using technology from Nokia and Huawei, it said.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted his frustration with US lawmakers’ questions on the social media platform during a hearing about misinformation on Thursday.
South Africa’s Infrastructure Fund, which is spearheading government efforts to secure R1-trillion of private investment, said it has identified a project pipeline and implementation could begin by year-end.
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Chinese gaming and social media group Tencent Holdings, partially owned by Naspers spin-off Prosus, on Wednesday reported a market-beating 26% jump in quarterly sales, helped in part by its online gaming business.
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Microsoft president Brad Smith has cast doubt on whether fintech companies should issue currencies, saying governments are still best-placed to play that role.