The Big 5 Daily: 18th February, 2020

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Big News! Microsoft has launched a single Office app for its —Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps. Users can maximize the functionalities of all three apps from the single Office app.

Safaricom has introduced SIM cards with the prefixes 0110 and 0111. They plan to sign up 2 million new customers with the new set of SIM cards.

Next, Bosta, a delivery startup based in Cairo, Egypt has secured an undisclosed amount in a Series A funding. It secured funding from DPDgroup, a French parcel delivery group.

Also, Bitfxt, a Nigeria-based blockchain and cryptocurrency platform has secured $15 million funding. They will leverage the funding to foster global expansion.

Finally, a report by itnewsafrica.com has revealed that Apple’s revenue for first quarter 2020 will decline. The possible decline is blamed on the Coronavirus outbreak in China.

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