Comcast won a bidding war for Sky with a $39-billion offer for Europe’s largest satellite broadcaster, staving off rivals 21st Century Fox and Walt Disney to extend the US cable giant’s empire abroad.
Author: Agency Staff
Comcast bid highest in a quick-fire auction of Sky, dealing Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox a potential knock-out blow in their battle for Europe’s largest satellite broadcaster.
The cryptocurrency widely known as ripple is on a tear. Problem is, that’s not its actual name. That would be XRP, a token created for use on the Ripple payment protocol back in 2012.
Shoppers queuing up to buy Apple’s latest smartwatch anywhere but the US face an uncertain wait before they can use the product’s headline-grabbing electrocardiogram feature.
President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled plans on Friday to reallocate R50-billion of the national budget, set up a new infrastructure fund and a range of other measures to revive an economy that’s mired in recession.
Cryptocurrencies surged on Friday as optimism surrounding Ripple Labs’ plans for using a digital coin spread, lifting peers that have lost more than $600-billion of value since January.
Amazon.com has unveiled its vision for smart homes powered by the Alexa voice assistant, with a dizzying array of new gadgets and features for almost every room in the house.
The iPhone Xs is more expensive than last year’s already pricey iPhone X and represents one of the smallest advances in the product line’s history. But that means little to the Apple faithful.
MTN Group’s shares rose the most in more than six months after the Nigerian central bank softened its stance over claims that the carrier illegally transferred $8.1-billion out of the country.
Nigeria wants to end a dispute with MTN Group over a claim that the carrier illegally transferred $8.1-billion out of the country, an indication relations between the two parties have started to thaw.