Mastercard embraces crypto with new programme
Mastercard is looking to make it easier for consumers to buy, spend and hold cryptocurrencies. Start-ups focused on crypto and digital assets will now be […]
Tencent’s WeChat suspends user registrations amid China crackdown
WeChat is used by more than a billion people worldwide Tencent’s WeChat has temporarily suspended registration of new users in mainland China as it undergoes […]
How Xi’s four pillars of regulation will reshape Big Tech in China
Xi Jinping From the US to the European Union, governments are clearly uneasy with the pervasive power of Big Tech: The influence of their social […]
Zuckerberg wants Facebook to become a ‘metaverse company’
Mark Zuckerberg Facebook is creating a product team to work on the “metaverse”, a digital world where people can move between different devices and communicate […]
Logitech’s gadgets business is booming amid the pandemic
A person uses an advanced Logitech computer mouse in this file photograph Computer peripherals maker Logitech said on Tuesday it was seeing no let-up in […]
Amazon confirms it’s exploring crypto opportunities
Amazon.com’s payments team is exploring letting customers use cryptocurrencies to pay for their orders — a development that’s roiling digital currency markets. An Amazon job […]
Executives behind tether token said to face probe into bank fraud
A US probe into tether is homing in on whether executives behind the digital token committed bank fraud, a potential criminal case that would have […]
Bitcoin’s corporate champions face earnings reckoning
Image: Kirstine Rosas It’s time for bitcoin’s corporate champions to account for a brutal selloff in the cryptocurrency. Companies such as Tesla and MicroStrategy, which […]
Intel sales forecast implies rocky second half ahead
Chip maker Intel said it still faces supply chain constraints and gave an annual sales forecast that implied a weak end of the year. The […]
Mercedes-Benz hits the accelerator in race with Tesla
Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler plans to invest more than €40-billion (R700-billion) by 2030 to be ready to take on Tesla in an all-electric car market, but […]
Russia disconnected itself from the global Internet in tests
Vladimir Putin Russia managed to disconnect from the global Internet during tests in June and July, the RBC daily reported on Thursday, citing documents from […]
After $27.7-billion deal closes, Salesforce outlines its plan for Slack
Business software maker Salesforce.com on Wednesday closed its US$27.7-billion purchase of Slack Technologies, a massive bet that Slack’s workplace app will become popular for collaborations […]
Tesla will ‘most likely’ accept bitcoin as payment again: Musk
Electric car maker Tesla will most likely restart accepting bitcoin as payments once it conducts due diligence on the amount of renewable energy used to […]
Scepticism about Netflix’s foray into gaming
Wall Street analysts welcomed Netflix’s planned plunge into mobile gaming on Wednesday, calling it a sensible move to keep users’ eyes on screens while worrying […]
Netflix details videogame push as streaming growth disappoints
Netflix will make a deeper dive into videogames as the movie and TV streaming service projects weak subscriber growth amid growing competition and the lifting […]
EU wants to ban anonymous crypto transactions
The European Union is proposing to prohibit anonymous cryptocurrency transactions as part of a broader plan to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. The EU […]