The deal makes MTN the second major South African operator to lean on the Chinese fintech giant for its super-app ambitions.
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The Technology Innovation Agency sold its Kapa stake for $4.9-million months before Roche bought the biotech for $445-million.
Eskom Green is targeting up to 32GW by 2040, with the board insisting it will partner private developers, not compete with them.
Battery-electric sales jumped 96% year on year in the first quarter, yet they remain a sliver of the market.
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OpenAI is planning its biggest ChatGPT overhaul yet, aiming to turn it into a “super app” with coding tools and AI agents.
New directors have been appointed to the board of an entity treasury won’t fund and that nearly slid into liquidation.
Amazon’s R59/month Prime bundle costs less than Prime Video alone once did. There’s method to this madness.
Retailer The Foschini Group’s e-commerce arm grew nearly 50% even as full-year headline earnings fell a third.
With Still Good, shoppers reserve surplus stock at Pick n Pay, Spar or Food Lovers and collect before closing.
AI pioneer Anthropic wants verifiable brakes built before systems start improving faster than society can keep up.
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Anthropic has confidentially filed for an IPO, teeing up what could become a watershed moment for in the AI frenzy.
The aggressive pricing push shows Dell competing across every tier of a squeezed consumer PC market.
Microsoft and Dell are expected to lead the launch as Nvidia muscles into a space dominated by Intel and AMD.
The hot-fire test failure is a major blow to Blue Origin as Jeff Bezos races to catch Elon Musk’s soon-to-list SpaceX.
Alfa Romeo’s Junior Elettrica Veloce is a hot hatch dressed as an EV – and it’s just brilliant to drive.
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