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A tangled web: UK judge’s spider brooch trends online

Article Agency - 27 Sep 2019

Judge Brenda Hale delivered the court’s damning verdict against Prime Minister Boris Johnson with a huge glittery spider pinned to her right shoulder

Jumia, Africa’s e-unicorn?

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 26 Apr 2019

The company may have more than four million customers, but it has not yet made a profit

Original copy of ‘Schindler’s List’ up for sale on ebay

Article Sapa Afp - 20 Jul 2013

An original copy of the list of Jews Oskar Schindler saved from the Holocaust is up for sale on eBay, with the starting bid set at $3-million.

Tech drives dialogue, dialogue drives social change

Article Staff Reporter - 20 Apr 2012

Technology has helped us transform our world for the better and has also allowed us to connect effortlessly over distances.

EBay, PayPal sue Google over mobile wallet

Article Staff Reporter - 27 May 2011

Within hours of the unveiling of "Google Wallet" on Thursday, eBay and PayPal filed a lawsuit charging that Google tapped into trade secrets.

Skype’s owners set to make $5-billion

Article Staff Reporter - 11 May 2011

Skype's owners, led by private equity firm Silver Lake, are set to earn more than three times their investment on the sale of Skype to Microsoft.

Microsoft reportedly mulling Skype buy

Article Staff Reporter - 10 May 2011

US software giant Microsoft is near to clinching a deal to buy internet telephony pioneer Skype for $7-billion to $8-billion, media reports say.

eBay bids $1,96-billion for GSI to take on Amazon

Article Staff Reporter - 29 Mar 2011

Auction site eBay moved to bolster its ability to take on number one web retailer Amazon.com with a $1,96-billion takeover bid for GSI Commerce.

Skype trade secrets were stolen to help eBay sale, founders claim

Article Staff Reporter - 19 Sep 2009

The founders of Skype have alleged its trade secrets were stolen to help facilitate its sale by eBay, in a move which could scupper the $2bn deal.

US online giant eBay to sell Skype, claims report

Article Staff Reporter - 1 Sep 2009

US online auction giant eBay will announce on Tuesday a plan to sell its web communication service Skype to an investment group.

Skype under threat from eBay licence row

Article Staff Reporter - 1 Aug 2009

Millions of people who use Skype could be forced to find other ways to make phone calls after eBay said it did not own the underlying technology.

StumbleUpon to eBay: So long and thanks for all the hits

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Apr 2009

Two years after eBay bought web discovery service StumbleUpon for $75-million, its founders have bought it back and returned to startup mode.

eBay spends billions while cutting jobs

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Oct 2008

It is also buying a Danish online classifieds site, dba.dk, and a vehicles website, bilbasen.dk, for $390-million.

Google’s Android debuts in Barcelona

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Feb 2008

The first cellphones fitted with Google's Android software platform made their debut at an industry trade show on Monday, a milestone for the internet giant as it looks to dominate the wireless world. A handful of chip makers showed off prototype handsets at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

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