by nouman | Aug 28, 2026 | Digital Finance, Top Stories
Mastercard, QNB Group have processed Syria’s first international card payment in more than 15 years, marking an important milestone in the modernization of Syria’s payments ecosystem. Following the technical reconnection of Syria’s payments ecosystem to Mastercard’s...
by nouman | Aug 28, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence
Customs authorities are struggling to keep pace with global trade. Cross-border e-commerce is driving up daily shipment volumes, and de minimis rules (the thresholds below which low-value shipments can be exempted from duties and controls) are being continually...
by nouman | Aug 27, 2026 | Amazon, Anthropic, Apple, Electronics and hardware, Google, John Ternus, Johny Srouji, News, Nvidia, OpenAI, Sections, Tim Cook, TrendForce
The clue to what comes next is a small aluminium box Apple announced this week with no keynote at all.
by nouman | Aug 27, 2026 | Adam Mosseri, Alphabet, Eric Goldman, Facebook, Instagram, James Grimmelmann, Mary Graw, Meta Platforms, News, Sections, Snap, Snapchat, Social media, TikTok, YouTube
US states sought $1.4-trillion before trial. Meta Platforms settled for $18-billion and its shares went up.
by nouman | Aug 27, 2026 | Energy and sustainability, Eskom, Growth Arm, International Finance Corporation, News, Renewable Solutions, Richards Bay Minerals, Rio Tinto, Sections, Voltalia
A 148MW solar plant in Limpopo now supplies a Rio Tinto-owned smelter 600km away in KwaZulu-Natal.
