Tech

times reporterOctober 13, 2021

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U.S. group Vantage Data Centres expands to Africa with a $1 bln campus

JOHANNESBURG, (The Southern African Times) – Vantage Data Centres is investing more than 15 billion rand ($1 billion) in its first African…

times reporterOctober 12, 2021

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says ‘bitcoin is worthless’

(The Southern African Times) – “I personally think that bitcoin is worthless,” Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase JPM, -2.10%, said…

times reporterOctober 11, 2021

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Rising Chip Prices Fuel Samsung’s Best Quarterly Profit in 3 Years

LONDON, (The Southern African Times) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Friday flagged a 28% jump in its third-quarter operating…

times reporterOctober 11, 2021

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Facebook Unveils New Controls for Kids Using Its Platforms

(The Southern African Times) – Facebook, in the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, will be introducing…

times reporterSeptember 27, 2021

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More African countries dive into a cashless future with new MTN, Flutterwave deal

LONDON, (The Southern African Times) – MTN’s new deal with payments technology firm, Flutterwaveis set to deliver cash to mobile wallets…

times reporterSeptember 16, 2021

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Engineers create transparent solar panels that last three decades

WASHINGTON, (The Southern African Times) – Engineers at the University of Michigan and other institutions have created a new solar…

times reporterSeptember 9, 2021

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M-PESA Becomes Africa’s Largest FinTech with 50-Million Active Users

LONDON, (The Southern African Times) – The mobile money service of Kenya’s largest telco has officially reached 50-million active users…

times reporterAugust 30, 2021

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Square Plans to Build a Decentralized Bitcoin Exchange, Says Jack Dorsey

LONDON, (The Southern African Times) – Square’s Cash App is a popular way for people to buy and sell Bitcoin, but…

times reporterAugust 24, 2021

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Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook, other platforms

ADDIS ABABA, (The Southern African Times) – Ethiopia has begun developing its own social media platform to rival Facebook (FB.O), Twitter (TWTR.N) and…