As Alphabet and Facebook help spread Internet access and skills around the world, it's important to remember that such efforts are ultimately one part philanthropy, and another part savvy business.

Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is consistently working toward expanding its footprint in the global digital payment space. Reportedly, the tech giant introduced Google Wallet in South Africa. Per ...

Google is expanding its Africa initiatives, on the back of CEO Sundar Pichai’s recent trip to Nigeria. While visiting Lagos, he announced the global internet services company’s plans to train 10 ...

Loon, a unit of Google's owner Alphabet Inc , which uses high-altitude balloons to provide mobile internet to remote areas, has signed a deal with Vodacom to expand the South African mobile operator's ...

(Bloomberg) -- World Mobile Group plans to start commercial operations of connecting rural communities in Africa using balloons from June, as it seeks to succeed where Alphabet Inc.’s Loon project ...

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has added the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association President and CEO Roger Ferguson, PhD, to its board of directors, according to USA Today. Dr. Ferguson, who ...

Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing economies in the world.Many political bodies and global businesses see the continent of Africa as one of the most intriguing potential growth stories for ...