Late last week, two Silicon Valley powers got into an online scrum over a technology that is neither developing nor likely to take off anytime soon. On his grand tour of Asia, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi won
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South African company heads cheered the start of Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency, saying that business and consumer confidence were sure to improve following the departure of scandal-hit Jacob Zuma. The result should be economic
When Microsoft revealed a replacement to Windows 8, it skipped the number 9 and went straight to Windows 10. Apple’s iPhone 8 was followed by the iPhone X (pronounced “ten”). But Samsung refused to follow: the successor
Samsung Electronics grabbed centre stage in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress with the unveiling of its latest flagship handset, the Galaxy S9. The South Korea-based technology giant is banking on new features such as
Dropbox, the file-sharing company that’s been privately valued at $10bn, filed for a US initial public offering, saying it was at scale and capable of moving fast. The company filed with an offering size of $500m, according to a
Mobile World Congress, the wireless industry’s biggest conference, begins next week in Barcelona, where more than 100 000 people are set to see the latest smartphones, artificial intelligence devices and autonomous
Snap’s flagship platform has lost some lustre, at least according to one social media “influencer” in the Kardashian-Jenner clan. Shares of the Snapchat parent company sank 6.1% on Thursday, wiping out $1.3bn in
Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a customer payload plus its own broadband demonstration satellites in the company’s first mission since millions tuned in earlier this month for its Falcon Heavy
Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator said tougher financial health checks on the country’s biggest mobile phone companies could prevent a repeat of last year’s collapse of debt-laden Etisalat and help stabilise
MTN Group’s Ghanaian unit appointed local brokerage IC Securities Ghana as its main sponsor for an upcoming initial public offering in the West African nation, according to five people familiar with the matter. Africa’s biggest