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Google faces EU antitrust investigation into AI Overviews, YouTube

Alphabet’s Google faces an European Union (EU) antitrust investigation into its use of web publishers’ online content and YouTube videos to train its artificial intelligence models, the European Commission said on Tuesday

Botswana faces economic crossroads amid diamond market slump

Botswana’s economy is grappling with its sharpest downturn in over a decade as global demand for natural diamonds plunges, prompting urgent calls for reform.

Rand tracks subdued emerging market assets as Fed meeting nears

SA Rand was muted in early trade on Tuesday

Increased air connectivity fundamental to unlocking tourism growth: SA Minister

South Africa (SA) and Australia have announced a new direct flight route connecting Johannesburg and Perth, a move expected to strengthen tourism and trade ties between the two regions.

Nigeria’s Central bank licenses 82 exchange bureaus under new forex rules

Nigeria’s Central bank has granted final licenses to 82 exchange bureaus

Warner Bros fight heats up with $108 billion hostile bid from Paramount

Paramount Skydance on Monday launched a hostile bid worth $108.4 billion for Warner Bros Discovery  in a last-ditch effort to outbid Netflix and create a media powerhouse that would challenge the dominance of the streaming giant