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    Bitcoin speculators, not criminals, now dominate crypto

    By Agency Staff7 August 2018

    The ratio of legal to illegal activity in bitcoin has flipped, according to Lilita Infante at the US Drug Enforcement Administration.

    Elon Musk mulls taking Tesla private

    By Agency Staff7 August 2018

    Elon Musk said he’s considering taking Tesla private in a radical step that would ease pressure on the money-losing car maker.

    Google welcome in China ‘if it obeys laws’

    By Agency Staff7 August 2018

    Google, the world’s biggest search engine, is welcome to return to China as long as it complies with the nation’s laws and right to control the Internet within its borders, the People’s Daily said.

    Poor South Africans, fintechs carrying the can for lack of financial inclusion

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    Dimension Data ‘to merge’ with NTT subsidiaries

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    Japan’s Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp will merge its subsidiaries Dimension Data, NTT Communications and NTT Data, Nikkei Asia Review reported, confirming a report last week by TechCentral about the plans.

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    By Duncan McLeod6 August 2018

    The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa has ruled that Vodacom is not in breach of the advertising codes in claiming to have South Africa’s best network in its advertising materials, delivering a setback to rival MTN.

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    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, which makes chips for the iPhone and other devices, is recovering from a debilitating computer virus but warned of delayed shipments and reduced revenue because of the impact on its factories.

    Don’t blame us for our dominance, Safaricom says

    By Agency Staff6 August 2018

    Safaricom has accused Kenya’s telecommunications regulator of failing to enforce investment requirements for smaller competitors in return for their licences, meaning its market share went unchallenged.

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