BlockTower, the issuer of the rand-backed stablecoin ZARU, said on Thursday that Luno has listed ZARU/USDT and ZARU/USDC trading pairs on its exchange, putting the rand on a continuous order book against the world’s two largest dollar stablecoins. Three days earlier, national treasury and the South African Reserve Bank published a draft manual that would…
A single interactive display is the new standard in classrooms and boardrooms. Something has changed in how South African rooms are being equipped, and it has happened faster than the channel has adjusted to. Classrooms are being refitted without projectors. Boardrooms are being rebuilt without the cupboard of components, the separate camera, the ceiling microphones,…
SHENZHEN, CHINA – APRIL 12: A Chinese national flag is seen in the foreground with container ships, cranes, and stacked shipping containers at the Yantian International Container Terminal under cloudy skies, on April 12, 2025 in Shenzhen, China. (Photo by Cheng Xin/Getty Images) Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Foreign governments, Wall…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, pictured, speaks with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at an event in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images News | Getty Images OpenAI has confidentially filed for an IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission, joining the party a week after Anthropic did the same and days…
Assane Sarr has become one of the defining figures of Senegal’s run to the final of the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2026. The 16-year-old goalkeeper and captain has carried responsibility beyond his years, helping the Young Lions of Teranga reach Tuesday’s final against Tanzania with decisive performances in the knockout rounds….
The entrance to the SpaceX rocket launch area in Brownsville, Texas. Veronica Gabriela Cardenas/Reuters Wall Street is reaching for some unusual yardsticks to price Elon Musk’s SpaceX. At least one of SpaceX’s large institutional investors is privately benchmarking the rocket and satellite company not against aerospace rivals like Boeing or telecommunications giants like AT&T, but…
Dado Ruvic/Reuters Chip maker Nvidia posted better-than-expected results for the January quarter on Wednesday and forecast current-quarter revenue above market estimates, betting on Big Tech’s unabated spending on its AI processors. But its stock traded flat after hours, as investors, used to solid revenue beats from the company for 14 straight quarters, were likely disappointed…
An aerial view of Singapore’s skyline. Tong Thi Viet Phuong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly lower Friday, tracking Wall Street declines, as fears over artificial intelligence disruption drove the S&P 500 to a third straight day of losses. Certain pockets of the U.S. stock market have been hit this year by…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai waves as he arrives at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, Feb. 11, 2025. Benoit Tessier | Reuters After a tough start to the year, Google closed out 2025 with its strongest performance — from Wall Street’s perspective — since 2009, when the company’s shares doubled…
An electronic quotation board displays the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo stock Exchange in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2025. Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly higher Tuesday, after AI trade lifted major Wall Street indexes overnight. Nvidia shares rose more than 1% after Reuters said the company was looking…
