The problem with mobile phones is that people look at them too much. As for the problem of people gawping at their phones too much -- even as they cross the road -- he's not worried.
The problem with mobile phones is that people look at them too much. As for the problem of people gawping at their phones too much -- even as they cross the road -- he's not worried.
Bloomberg, the financial data service used by traders around the world, was hit by an outage on Wednesday, briefly disrupting an auction of UK government debt. The service started working again but slower at around 1000 GMT. The UK Debt Management Office said it had to extend the bidding window for a government debt auction due to the "market-wide Bloomberg system issues".
The EU unveiled plans Wednesday to cut red tape for medium-sized companies and abolish barriers for businesses to sell goods across the bloc as part of its efforts to catch up with China and the United States. The EU also wants to establish common labelling so companies can sell the same product in EU states without the need for different labels.
South Africa's competition authority announced Wednesday it had approved the buyout of Africa's largest pay TV enterprise MultiChoice by France's Canal+, which wants to expand its footprint on the continent. It will also maintain the MultiChoice headquarters in South Africa.
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