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JOHANNESBURG :MTN South Africa said it will offer 1.2 million of its prepaid customers 4G smartphones for as little as 99 rand ($5.42) to support digital adoption for low-income households, as the country gears up to switch off 2G and 3G technologies.The initiative will be executed in three phases, starting this month until the end of 2026. In phase one, 5,000 “carefully selected” customers, based on usage profiles, spending patterns, and tenure, will be offered 4G smartphones, mainly in Gauteng province, MTN said in a statement on Monday.In phase two, more than 130,000 customers nationally will be offered the devices…

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China, the world’s clean-energy juggernaut, faces a rival right next door. And one of its top customers, no less.India, a big buyer of Chinese solar panels and electric vehicle batteries, is using a raft of government incentives to make more green gear at home. It is driven not just by the need to satisfy the galloping energy demands of its 1.4 billion people, but also to cash in on other countries that want to China-proof their energy supply chains, not least the United States.India remains a tiny and tardy entrant. Last year it produced around 80 gigawatts of solar modules,…

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Temu, a low-cost retailer based in China, has overhauled its business model by halting shipments of Chinese-made goods to customers in the U.S.The move follows the May 2 expiration of the so-called de minimis exemption from tariffs for low-value parcels sent to the U.S. from abroad. The Trump administration’s move earlier this year to close the loophole means that Temu’s products sourced from China face sky-high tariffs, undermining the e-commerce platform’s appeal to U.S. consumers. “Temu’s pricing for U.S. consumers remains unchanged as the platform transitions to a local fulfillment model. All sales in the U.S. are now handled by locally…

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I received this Cartman 39-piece tool set right after college when I moved into my first apartment, and now, over 10 years later, it’s still with me in my home’s garage. I put this thing and all its contents through the ringer hanging pictures, putting together Ikea furniture, changing light fixtures and even repairing a broken door lock late on a Saturday night after coming home from a party (ah, youth). It includes all of the essentials one would need to do what I listed above, and much more, without much hassle: a measuring tape, hammer, screwdriver with 20 different…

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Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysDisney Plus Schedule for May 5- May 11 includes Andor (Season 2)’s new episodes, Broken Karaoke Season 3, Firebuds Season 2, Doctor Who (Season 2)’s fifth episode, and many more.On May 6, Andor (Season 2)’s new episodes drop on Disney+. The previous episode showcased Cassian’s feeling that the rebels of Ghorman are unprepared. Further, he got into an argument with Luthen after learning he tried to convince Bix to return…

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French prosecutors said on Monday that the police had arrested seven people over the weekend in connection with the kidnapping of the father of a cryptocurrency entrepreneur, adding that the captive had been freed.In a statement, the Paris prosecutor’s office said it had been informed on Thursday that a man had been kidnapped in Paris and held with “a ransom demand.” The office did not name the kidnapped man.The captive, who had been held in a home in Essonne, an area to the south of Paris, was freed by the police on Saturday evening, the statement said. It added, without…

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Apple’s iPhone lineup is about to go through a huge shift, at least if this leak is to be believed — as will our list of the best smartphones. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo outlined the predicted release window for every single iPhone up until the second half of 2027, and we’re seeing new products becoming the new norm, and a shift in Apple’s usual release strategy to make room for them. Corroborating an earlier report from The Information, Ming-Chi Kuo laid out Apple’s plans for its upcoming iPhones, and there are a few interesting tidbits in here. First, we might see…

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