Vodacom affiliate Safaricom has submitted a proposal to Kenya Power for the installation of a $300-million smart meter system at the utility.
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Tencent allowed users of its main WeChat social media service to link to rivals’ content, taking initial steps to comply with Beijing’s calls to end walled gardens.
Tencent Holdings is set to lose its place among the world’s 10 largest companies by market value, leaving no Chinese names in the list.
Chat platform Discord has raised $500-million in a new funding round led by investment firm Dragoneer Investment Group.
OneWeb launched 34 satellites into orbit from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, expanding its in-orbit constellation to 322 satellites, it said on Wednesday.
Huawei has gained strength through the years of US sanctions and is now aiming to lead the race in next-generation technologies after 5G, founder Ren Zhengfei said.
Microsoft will conduct an up-to-$60-billion share buyback programme, raise its quarterly dividend by 11% and appoint company President Brad Smith as vice chairman.
Adobe will add payment services to its e-commerce platform this year to help merchants accept credit cards and other ways of paying.
China will step up efforts to promote a “civilised” Internet by strengthening oversight over the likes of news sites and online platforms.
Uganda’s biggest telecommunications firm, a unit of South Africa’s MTN Group, has launched the East African country’s first mobile phone-based stocks trading platform.