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India’s Flipkart Raises $1.4 Bn From Microsoft, EBay, Tencent

India's top e-commerce company Flipkart announced Monday it had raised $1.4 billion in a record funding round that...

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Interior Minister Ambrose Dery, Is This Police Behaviour Acceptable To You?

Ghana is a very funny place. Hypocrisy and selfishness have eaten so much into our social fabric that some of us are...

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Facebook Launches Digital Assistant ‘M’ In US

Facebook has launched its digital assistant named 'M' for US users of its Messenger application, ramping up the social...

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Bezos Sells $1 Bn In Amazon Stock Yearly To Pay For Rocket Firm

Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos said he is selling $1 billion in stock of his retail giant Amazon each year to...

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Facebook Launches Digital Assistant ‘M’ In US

Facebook on Thursday launched its digital assistant named "M" for US users of its Messenger application, ramping up the...

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Samsung’s Assistant Bixby In Tough Challenge To Rivals

Samsung's Bixby is the new kid on the block of personal digital assistants and is likely to face a rough reception in a...

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Court To Rule On Online Luxury Resellers

One of Europe’s top courts is due to open a landmark case that could determine whether luxury goods companies can ban...

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Streaming Now Makes Up Most US Music Industry Revenue

Streaming for the first time accounted for most recorded music revenue in the United States last year, bringing the...

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Amazon Shutting Down Unprofitable Quidsi Unit

Amazon on Wednesday confirmed that it is shutting down its Quidsi unit, which runs websites Diapers.com and Soap.com,...

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Samsung Eyes Rebound With Galaxy S8 Phones, Virtual Assistant

Samsung on Wednesday unveiled its new Galaxy S8 smartphones, incorporating the virtual assistant Bixby, as the market...

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Samsung Unveils S8 Smartphones With Virtual Assistant

Samsung on Wednesday unveiled its new Galaxy S8 smartphones, incorporating its virtual assistant Bixby, as the market...

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Amazon To Buy Largest Mideast E-Retailer Souq.com

Amazon will acquire the Middle East's largest online retailer Souq.com, the two companies said in a statement on...

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Brazil Tribe Compensated For Plane Crash

One of Brazil's top airlines, Gol, has agreed to pay $1.3m (£1m) to an indigenous tribe in compensation for the damage...

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‘Moonlight’ Director To Film Slavery Drama For Amazon

Director Barry Jenkins, whose movie "Moonlight" won this year's best picture Oscar, is to write and direct a drama for...

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EU Clears Merger of US Chemicals Giants Dow and DuPont

The EU on Monday approved a $130 billion mega-merger of US agri-chemicals giants Dow Chemical and DuPont, paving the...

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Dubai’s Emaar Malls Rivals Amazon With $800m Souq.com Bid

Dubai's Emaar Malls has offered $800 million to buy Souq.com, the Middle East's largest online retailer, it said...

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Sienna Miller On Why Her New Role Is Not ‘just A Wife’

If there's one thing Sienna Miller has in common with the character she plays in exploration epic Lost City of Z, it's...

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Live Sports Broadcasting In US Braces For Disruption

The business of live sports, seen as perhaps the last great firewall for traditional US broadcasters, is facing...

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Bill Gates Tops Forbes’ Rich List As Trump’s Wealth Slips

Microsoft founder Bill Gates again tops Forbes’ list of the world’s richest people, in a year when the number of...