Nqobile Dludla / Reuters: Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, and other telecoms in South Africa scramble to stay online as the power grid crumbles, spending millions on alternative power sources  —  On a recent Friday morning north of Johannesburg, the head of South Africa’s largest telecoms company surveyed the arsenal … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joe Brock / Reuters: Sources: Chinese state-owned telecoms are planning a $500M undersea fiber-optic internet cable network that would link Asia, the Middle East, and Europe  —  Chinese state-owned telecom firms are developing a $500 million undersea fiber-optic internet cable network that would link Asia … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: Influencers, small businesses, and others say Meta gutting its customer service teams during layoffs has left them grappling with scammers and technical issues  —  – Meta’s two rounds of layoffs are affecting the company’s already poor customer service for users, influencers, communities and businesses. Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Block: OPNX, an exchange for trading bankruptcy claims from 3AC founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davie, had just $13.64 in volume in its first 24 hours; OPNX’s FLEX drops 27%+  —  – OPNX did not start off with a bang.  — The exchange’s token, FLEX, is down 27%, trading at $1.95. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal: An interview with Sundar Pichai on plans to add generative AI to Search, why chatbots do not threaten Google’s Search ads business, efficiency drive, and more  —  ‘More work left to do’ in efficiency drive, chief executive says  —  Google plans to add conversational artificial-intelligence features … Lees verder op Tech Meme