The European Union’s antitrust chief says she’s taken the unusual step of scrutinising Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency because of the risk that libra will lead to the creation of a new, entirely separate economy.
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Zimbabwe’s central bank has clamped down on mobile money, banning the purchase and sale of cash through the services.
Historically, powerful entities tend to consolidate their power. But the recent populist backlash might push technologists to move in the opposite direction.
Richemont and Alibaba Group’s luxury joint venture has gone live in China, presenting 130 brands in one location on the Tmall e-commerce site.
South Africa is asking independent power producers to lower electricity costs as part of the rescue of Eskom, the insolvent state-owned utility.
Capetonians don’t know who to blame for the disappearance of their great white sharks.
Elon Musk has given space fans an outline of plans for “Starship”, the next-generation vehicle SpaceX expects to use to eventually take humans to Mars.
Facebook and WhatsApp will be forced to share users’ encrypted messages with British police under a new treaty between the two countries, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Debt-laden power utility Eskom has narrowed its search for a new CEO as the government finalises a plan to rescue the business.
Phone carriers have been at the heart of computer networks since their birth half a century ago. Now they’ve begun a tactical retreat.