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Egypt fintech firm MNT-Halan secures $400 mln in new finance, boosting valuation
Egyptian microfinance lending and payments company MNT-Halan is securing $400 million in new equity and finance, bringing its valuation to…
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Government promises robust crypto regulation
The government is announcing measures to “robustly” regulate the cryptocurrency industry. It says the proposals, being published on Wednesday, will…
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UAE’s national digital economy set to grow by $140 bln by 2031
Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, one of the three chambers operating under Dubai Chambers, has issued a recent report detailing…
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Philips plans to cut 6,000 more jobs amid cost-cutting push, costly recall of devices
Royal Philips NV is cutting another 6,000 jobs, or around 8 percent of the total, as the maker of medical…
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Apple supplier in India begins shipping AirPods components to China, Vietnam
A key Apple Inc. supplier has begun making components for AirPods in India, marking a significant step in the US…
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China’s smartphone shipments last year the lowest in 10 years: IDC report
China’s smartphone sales fell 13 percent year-on-year in 2022, the largest plunge for the sector in a decade as consumers…
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Amazon will start charging Prime members for grocery orders of less than $150
Amazon.com Inc. will start charging fees to online shoppers for grocery orders of less than $150, underscoring the challenging economics…
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Lockdowns linked to tenfold rise in child sex imagery
Imagery of young children carrying out sexual acts on camera has risen by more than tenfold since the pandemic lockdowns,…
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Microsoft working to end Outlook and Teams outage around world
Microsoft says it has reversed a “network change” that it thinks may be linked to tens of thousands of users…
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Elon Musk assures Tesla tweet fraud jury he never has trouble raising money
Elon Musk told a jury he was confident he could have pulled off his proposal four and-a-half years ago to…
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