SA’s Elon Musk-owned SpaceX’s cargo ship blasts into space

From Agence France-Presse The space race to end America’s reliance on Russia escalated this week with a multibillion-dollar NASA award for SpaceX’s Elon Musk and an unexpected joint venture for Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos. At stake for both Internet tycoons, besides money, are the bragging rights of restoring US access to low-Earth orbit, a path … Read more

PayPal signs “tens of thousands” customers in Nigerian launch

By Chijioke Ohuocha LAGOS (Reuters) – PayPal has signed up “tens of thousand” of Nigerians in its first week of operating in Africa’s biggest economy, with consumers already purchasing items from Britain, China and the United States via its online platform, a company official said. E-commerce remains in its infancy in most of Africa but … Read more