Alphabet Inc.’s Google is planning four new infrastructure hubs in Africa to connect its latest underwater fiber-optic cables for the continent, the company’s Africa managing director Alex Okosi said in an interview with Bloomberg TV.

Chinese tech stocks climbed Thursday, with a key index hitting a near four-year high as AI-fueled buying and a regulatory ban on an Nvidia Corp. chip boosted prospects for domestic rivals.

Huawei Technologies Co. unveiled its latest solution to bundle more AI chips together and boost computing power in a bid to challenge Nvidia Corp.’s technology.

Meta Platforms Inc., seeking to turn its smart glasses lineup into a must-have product, on Wednesday unveiled its first version with a built-in screen.

Anthology Inc. is laying the groundwork for a potential Chapter 11 bankruptcy that would see some secured lenders take control of the troubled education-software provider, according to people familiar with the situation.

Vietnamese electric motorbike maker Dat Bike secured $22 million in fresh funding as it takes on established players such as Honda Motor Co. and Yamaha Corp. in one of the world’s fastest-growing two-wheel EV markets.

Mercado Pago, the financial services arm of MercadoLibre, has agreed to acquire Brazilian securities distributor Nikos DTVM, a move that will expand its offerings of investment products in Latin America’s largest economy.

PayPal Holdings Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google have forged an online-shopping partnership that will combine their respective payments and artificial intelligence tools for transactions.