If all goes according to plan, the 6.3 tonne instrument will be released from a French-built rocket after a 26-minute ride into space.

Microsoft will not participate in person at CES, joining a list of companies opting not to have a physical presence at next month’s event.

South Africa’s recovery from its deepest economic contraction in almost three decades risks stalling due to the fallout from a fourth wave of coronavirus infections.

Tencent will hand a R258-billion JD.com stake as a dividend to its shareholders, raising questions about its plans for other holdings.

Ethiopia is suspending the tender process for its second telecommunications licence and will relaunch it in the “near future”, the government said.

The feud between the billionaires escalated on Wednesday when Marc Andreessen blocked Jack Dorsey from reading his Twitter posts.

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