The Trump administration is considering adding tech giants Alibaba and Tencent to a blacklist of firms allegedly owned or controlled by the Chinese military, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Huawei this year will likely see slower 5G business and push further into software, while hoping its smartphones get a reprieve from US sanctions which last year struck the chip-reliant heart of its group, analysts said.
Government officials have called for stricter measures to curb soaring coronavirus infections at a meeting to discuss the state’s response to the pandemic, according to two people familiar with the matter.
US President Donald Trump has signed an order banning US transactions with eight digital Chinese payment platforms including Ant Group’s Alipay in 45 days, when he’ll no longer be in office.
Bitcoin jumped to another all-time high on Wednesday, just two days after registering its biggest one-day decline since March.
A system using satellite data to send free alerts when trees are destroyed has been linked to a significant drop in forest losses in Africa.
Bitcoin fell sharply on Monday, losing ground from a record high of $34 800 touched a day earlier, with traders citing volatility in highly leveraged futures markets.
South Africa’s biggest businesses said they are “seriously considering” a request by the government to help fund the acquisition of Covid-19 vaccines as the disease curbs activity in the economy.
Investors are weighing how big to go on US technology stocks in the coming year, as pricier valuations, regulatory risks and a revival of the market’s beaten-down names threaten to dim their allure.
South Africa has tightened rules aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus. These are the key restrictions published in the Government Gazette.