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After Facebook, tech majors Google and Microsoft reportedly considering to buy stakes in Indian telecom firms
Weeks after Facebook acquired a 9.9% stake in India’s Reliance Jio Platforms, two more American firms- Google and Microsoft are…
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Streaming service Hooq shuts down, ends partnership with Disney’s Hotstar, Grab and others
Hooq, a five-year-old on-demand video streaming service that aimed to become “Netflix for Southeast Asia,” has shut down weeks after…
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Africa’s tech ecosystem responds to COVID-19
In March, the virus gripping the world — COVID-19 — started to spread in Africa. In short order, actors across…
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Microsoft launches Edge Zones for Azure
Microsoft today announced the launch of Azure Edge Zones, which will allow Azure users to bring their applications to the…
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Netflix and other streaming platforms urged to switch to SD during COVID-19 crisis
The European Commission is putting pressure on Netflix and other streaming platforms to switch to standard definition during periods of…
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Telecom operators in India warn people of coronavirus outbreak, share tips
Telecom operators in India have started to warn users of Covid-19 spread after more than three dozen cases have been…
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SoftBank-backed Indian startup Oyo to cut 5,000 jobs globally
Oyo said on Wednesday it is laying off 5,000 people from its global workforce as the Indian budget hotel startup…
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AWS partners with Kenya’s Safaricom on cloud and consulting services
Amazon Web Services has entered a partnership with Safaricom — Kenya’s largest telco, ISP and mobile payment provider — in…
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Karius raises $165 million for its liquid biopsy technology identifying diseases in a drop of blood
“What Karius is good at is identifying those novel microbes before they become an outbreak like coronavirus,” says Mickey Kertesz,…
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