Charlamagne Tha God’s latest podcast foray will bring more recognition to Black culture. The longtime radio presenter and The Breakfast Club host announced a partnership with iHeartRadio to launch The Black Effect Podcast Network, a passion project with an aim to encourage discourse on important topics in the Black community and beyond. Spearheaded by Charlamagne, the Black...
Day: <span>10 September 2020</span>
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The world’s biggest blockchain investor buys Luno
South African-founded cryptocurrency exchange Luno has been acquired by Digital Currency Group (DCG), a global business that builds, buys, and invests in blockchain companies. Luno is South Africa’s’ largest cryptocurrency exchange, and it now has five million customers spanning over 40 countries, along with 400 employees based in London, Singapore, and South Africa. Digital Currency...
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Samsung Newly-Uncovered Patent Suggests See-Through Phone Screens
First spotted by tech blog LetsGoDigital, Samsung filed a patent for transparent phone displays back in January. The tech giant issued the document in Korea, seeking to protect its “invention relate[d] generally to a transparent display device.” Ranging from folding phones to pop-up cameras, Samsung has experimented with an array of technical experiments leading up to this see-through breakthrough. Of course, transparent phones...
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Today’s business update — and why the SA economy didn’t shrink by 51%
1. South Africa’s economy shrank by more than 16% from the first quarter to the second quarter – and was 17% smaller than in the second quarter of 2019, worse than economists feared. The rand slumped in reaction, and was last trading at R16.93/$. The Reserve Bank may cut rates even further next week in reaction...
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Zoom skyrockets 38% after reporting blockbuster earnings
The company said in a press release that revenue was up 355% from the same quarter a year ago, fueled by adding new users and expanding across existing customers. At the end of the second quarter, Zoom had 370,200 customers with more than 10 employees, a 458% jump on the year. Zoom also had 988 customers that...
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Nelson Mandela Foundation Fights Hunger in Howick
From: Nelson Mandela Foundation: I support of its efforts to fight the scourge of food insecurity in vulnerable communities and schools, the Nelson Mandela Foundation in collaboration with Hulamin and the Nelson Mandela Legacy RIDE4HOPE, would like to invite you to cover the #Each1Feed1 distribution at Khazimula Children’s Home in Howick. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect many...