Amazon’s Race To Make Alexa Smarter
Amazon’s range of smart speakers and their artificial intelligence assistant Alexa have proved to be a huge sales hit. But the product is still a shadow of what the man in charge – Dave Limp –...
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China Cashing Out As Mobile Payment Soars
Yang Qianqian holds out her smartphone to scan a barcode on the mobile of a vendor selling fresh fruit and vegetables at a bustling outdoor market in Beijing. The dance student is part of an...
China Boxing Star Zou Primed For Biggest Battle Yet
He is a two-time Olympic gold medallist and reigning world champion, but Chinese boxing star Zou Shiming is eyeing an even greater prize: making the sport big in his homeland. The 36-year-old defends...
Alibaba Reveals Echo-Like Smart Speaker
Alibaba is the latest technology giant to unveil a smart speaker. The voice-controlled Tmall Genie can be used to play music, run third-party apps and buy goods from the Chinese retail giant’s...
Reviewing Mid-Year Online Shopping Spree In China
Chinese Internet users splurged on the mid-year online shopping spree on Sunday. While November 11, or Single’s Day, is the largest online shopping festival in China created by Alibaba’s Tmall,...
Marissa Mayer Fades Out As Yahoo Ends Its Run
Marissa Mayer was hailed as Yahoo's savior when she took charge of the pioneering internet firm five years ago. But Mayer was unable to stem the decline of the iconic Silicon Valley company, which is...
Yahoo-Verizon Deal Set To Close June 13
Yahoo shareholders voted Thursday to back the sale of the company's internet business to Verizon, clearing the way for the deal to close June 13. The California internet pioneer said approval came at...
FIFA Sponsors ‘accelerate’ China’s World Cup Chances
China's footballers may be struggling on the pitch but its companies are proving to be a big player, signing sponsorship deals with FIFA as the giant Asian nation looks to boost its chances of...
Chinese Tech Firm LeEco Reverses Course In US, Cuts 325 Jobs
Cash-strapped Chinese tech firm LeEco on Wednesday confirmed that it is throttling back plans to invade the US market, cutting 325 jobs months after announcing a major expansion. The layoffs were...
How Ghanaian Leaders Are Easily Induced By Sex To Do the Unthinkable!
How Ghanaian leaders are easily induced by sex to do the unthinkable! Most African leaders indiscriminately sleep around with their female subordinates. A few years ago, I published an article about...
Alibaba Quarterly Profits Almost Double To $1.55 Bn
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Thursday its net profit almost doubled in the latest quarter on the back of soaring growth in online shopping. Alibaba, which has made billionaire founder Jack...
China’s Alipay Takes On Apple In US Expansion
Alipay, the Chinese digital payment giant owned by ecommerce giant Alibaba, is expanding in the US. Customers will be able to use Alipay at about 4 million businesses after a deal was signed with...
Who Will Lady Luck Favour At Rugby World Cup Draw?
Rugby's leading nations will be hoping for a big slice of luck at Wednesday's 2019 World Cup draw, where seedings stacked with dangerous teams could throw up more than one 'Pool of Death'. More than...
Imani Replies Donkor’s ‘fuzzy Arithmetic’
Imani has described as “fuzzy arithmetic”, former Power Minister Dr Kwabena Donkor’s figures he churned out in a 94-page document to counter what he had said were misinformation provided by the...
IMANI Replies Kwabena Donkor; Disappointed In His Response Over AMERI
IMANI Ghana says it is extremely disappointed in shocking conclusions reached by former Power Minister in his long response over the AMERI scandal. Dr. Kwabena Donkor in response to IMANI and Bright...
Barbie Out of Fashion As Mattel Slumps
Barbie sales fell 13% in the first quarter, adding to a much worse-than-expected slump for Mattel, the world's largest toy company. It was the second consecutive quarter of falling sales for the...
Alibaba Backs Decision To Add Video Games To ‘Asia Olympics’
Online retail giant Alibaba Thursday batted down criticism over a decision to add e-sports to the lineup of the 2022 Asia Games in China, responding to scepticism about an event it will play a major...
Yahoo Earnings Beat Expectations On Cusp of Verizon Merger
Yahoo on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings that topped expectations as the pioneering internet firm remained on track to be bought by Verizon. Yahoo posted profit of $99 million in the first three...
Amazon Aims For India As Flipkart Holds On To Market Top Spot For Now
With 100 million new internet users every year, Amazon is betting big on India, but a major new investment in homegrown rival Flipkart means the battle to dominate the fast-growing e-commerce market...
Amazon, Flipkart Battle In India For E-Commerce’s ‘last Frontier’
With 100 million new internet users every year, Amazon is betting big on India, but a major new investment in homegrown rival Flipkart means the battle to dominate the fast-growing e-commerce market...