The growing compensation packages are a dramatic shift for a group of workers who were once confined to obscurity in the IT department, little more than an afterthought to senior management.

The group behind the Facebook-backed libra digital currency has said it will ensure it meets privacy standards after data protection authorities raised concerns about its design.

The escalating trade war between the US and China is nudging the world economy toward its first recession in a decade with investors demanding politicians and central bankers act fast to change course.

Twitter has revealed it may have used some people’s personal data to target them with advertising without their permission because of issues within the platform’s settings.

Helios Towers, one of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest mobile phone tower operators, is reviving plans for an initial public offering, people familiar with the matter have said.

Vivendi is in talks to sell 10% of Universal Music Group to China’s Tencent, helping the world’s biggest music company expand in fast-growing Asian markets. Vivendi shares rose as much as 9%.

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Eskom urgently needs a plan to turn profitable or South Africa’s state-owned utility will collapse under mounting debt, according to credit agency Moody’s Investors Service.

National treasury has proposed changes that will reintroduce a limit to the tax benefit for taxpayers investing in venture capital companies.

US President Donald Trump has once again accused Google of amplifying negative news stories about him, this time citing an ex-employee who claims he was fired for conservative bias.