Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is targeting a much larger business opportunity for WhatsApp related to commerce and payments, especially in emerging markets.
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A massive coal liquefaction plant in Secunda has the dubious distinction of being the single largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world.
MTN Group will look for minority investors in its African fintech unit after separating the division from its traditional telecommunications business.
BT Group shares advanced as much as 9.5% following a report that India’s Reliance Industries is weighing up a possible offer for the UK’s biggest phone company.
Just as the Chinese duo of Jack Ma and Pony Ma have carved up major chunks of their country’s Internet businesses, the battle for control of 1.3 billion Indians’ data could become a two-horse race.
A $20-billion fund-raising spree may take India’s Reliance closer to its dream of becoming a digital giant, further threatening the plans of US companies such as Amazon.com, Walmart and Zoom.
Google has agreed to buy a $4.5-billion stake in Jio Platforms, the digital arm of Reliance Industries, adding to a series of large investments from the US into the online venture.
India’s richest man surged past Silicon Valley tech titan Elon Musk as well as Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page to become the world’s sixth-richest person.