Digital colonialism: cheap internet access for Africa, but at what cost?
By DW
01 June 2019 |
12:18 pm
The African continent is developing its digital infrastructure with the support of know-how and technology from Silicon Valley. But is it giving the tech giants too much power?
In this article
Related
21 Nov 2017
In recent years, Silicon Valley startups have increasingly attracted foreign investment, much of it from China. That influx of foreign money is now under threat.
2 Feb 2018
Silicon Valley Bank Commercial Banking Managing Director Erin Platts discusses concerns about talent access, and talks about access to capital.
16 Jun 2018
Edward Alden, Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow, and Amy Celico, Albright Stonebridge Group principal, discuss how the recent moves by the U.S. and China to impose tariffs on each other affects the tech industry.
23 Jun 2018
As French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe begins a four-day visit to China in the south-eastern city of Shenzhen, our team reports from this former fishing village that’s been transformed into a giant metropolis in the space of a few decades.
25 Oct 2018
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook lashed out at companies like Google and Facebook Inc. that collect user data during a speech at a conference in Brussels, equating their services to “surveillance.”
20 Nov 2018
Alexander Weygers, a Renaissance man in the mold of the tech industry’s stated ideal, is a forgotten figure in Silicon Valley's history. In this Hello World short, Ashlee Vance visits an art dealer whose curiosity about Weygers has evolved into an obsession.
18 Dec 2018
This Chinese city has made 8 of 500 top billionaires in the world.
6 Mar 2019
Michael Loeb, chief executive officer of Loeb.nyc, and Matt Harris, managing director at Bain Capital, discuss the venture capital investment environment in New York City and Amazon.com Inc.'s decision to pull out of the city with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology."
7 May 2019
Julian Guthrie, author of "Alpha Girls: The Women Upstarts Who Took on Silicon Valley's Male Culture and Made the Deals of a Lifetime," and Theresia Gouw, co-founder of Aspect Ventures, discuss the current venture capital landscape with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology."
18 May 2019
Transforming tech: Why Mozilla is urging Silicon Valley to rethink 'ad economy'.
3 Jun 2019
Former Google staffer says Silicon Valley needs to start having a conscience.
8 Sep 2019
Palantir Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp discusses the firm's contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, co-founder and chairman Peter Thiel 's support of President Donald Trump, and the possibility of an initial public offering in 2019.
Latest
4 hours ago
Disney lays off Marvel Entertainment's chairman amid cost-cutting drive. Disney has laid off Isaac ("Ike") Perlmutter, the head of Marvel Entertainment, as part of its cost-cutting plans. The company began cutting 7,000 jobs this week in an effort to reduce $5.5 billion in costs.
4 hours ago
Pope Francis has acknowledged the many well-wishes the 86-year-old has received while he’s being treated in a Rome hospital for a respiratory infection.
4 hours ago
Pope Francis will stay at a hospital in Rome for several days of treatment. The Vatican has said that his infection is not COVID-19.
6 hours ago
So you see an outrageous or unbelievable image online — is it really too good to be true? If an image seems fishy, something is likely awry. But how can you prove if a picture has been manipulated? Here are a few tips.
6 hours ago
China's show of solidarity with Russia displeased officials in Brussels, where concerns are growing that Beijing is considering supplying arms to Moscow. But for now there is no real desire to decouple from China.
7 hours ago
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Thursday (March 16) $150 million in new humanitarian assistance for Africa's Sahel region, saying it would provide life-saving support to refugees and others impacted by conflict and food insecurity.