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EU hits Meta with antitrust probe over WhatsApp AI features
EU hits Meta with antitrust probe over WhatsApp AI features
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The EU said Thursday it has opened an antitrust probe to determine if the way Meta is rolling out AI features in WhatsApp breaches the bloc's competition rules. The EU probe covers the European Economic Area, made up of the bloc's 27 states, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway -- with the exception of Italy, which opened a separate investigation into Meta in July.

South Africa telecoms giant Vodacom to take control of Kenya's Safaricom
South Africa telecoms giant Vodacom to take control of Kenya's Safaricom
Business and Economy
by  AFP

South Africa's biggest mobile operator Vodacom said Thursday it had agreed to take control of East Africa's largest telecoms firm, Safaricom, in a deal worth $2.1 billion. Safaricom, one of East Africa's largest companies, was awarded a licence in 2021 to operate in Ethiopia, becoming the first private telecommunications provider in the tightly controlled nation of more than 110 million people.

South Africa will 'take a break' from G20 after US ban
South Africa will 'take a break' from G20 after US ban
Business and Economy
by  AFP

South Africa said Thursday it was prepared to wait out next year's G20 after being barred by the United States and did not expect other countries to lobby for its inclusion. President Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesman said South Africa did not expect other G20 nations to boycott the US presidency or lobby for its inclusion.