Tag: Amazon
Vodafone, Amazon team up to compete with embattled Starlink in Africa
Vodafone is teaming up with Amazon's Low Earth Orbit satellite (LEO) communications initiative, and Project Kuiper to extend the reach of 4G/5G services to...
AWS steps up AI rivalry with Google, Microsoft
Amazon’s cloud computing division this week released a suite of technologies aimed at helping other companies develop their own chatbots and image-generation services backed...
Amazon to invest another $1.8 billion in SA
Amazon Web Services (AWS) will invest up to another $1.8 billion in its cloud infrastructure in South Africa by 2029.
This adds to the R15.6-billion the...
M-Pesa partners Amazon to expand remittance services
Kenyan mobile money service, M-PESA has entered a strategic partnership with global e-Commerce company, Amazon, which will see M-PESA provide global remittance services.
The United...
Amazon launches new accelerator for Africa
Amazon may have delayed it entry into Africa, but the company making an entry into the continent through support for fintech start-ups.
Via its...
Amazon to cut 9,000 jobs
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has revealed the company planned to cut an additional 9,000 jobs over the coming weeks, on top of 18,000 announced...
Amazon to invest over €1 billion in electric vans and trucks
Amazon has said it will invest more than €1 billion (US$970.8 million) over the next five years in electric vans, trucks and low-emission package...
Google to establish cloud data centre ‘region’ in South Africa
Google is joining rivals Microsoft and Amazon Web Services in establishing a cloud infrastructure “region” in South Africa.
The cloud data centre infrastructure is the...
Amazon announces 71 new renewable energy projects globally
Amazon has announced that it is expanding its renewable energy portfolio globally, with an additional 2.7 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy capacity across 71...
Global tech titans on POACHING SPREE in Kenya with fat salaries
Several companies in Kenya are struggling to recruit and retain key talent as US tech titans led by Microsoft, Amazon and Google tilt the...