Google’s G Suite is getting a new name — Workspace — as the company looks to position the software as a hub for remote teamwork and tolls out several feature upgrades and a new payment tier. Workspace includes a variety of apps, including Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet and others. As of April, Google Workspace had 6...
Day: <span>8 October 2020</span>
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Latest Biz Headlines: Pick n Pay Trading and Earnings Update & 2020 a Good year for SA Agriculture
Pick n Pay’s share price rose by 2% to R46.86 – which is still down 27% from the start of the year. On Wednesday, Pick n Pay warned that its headline profit will fall by between 50% and 60% in the six months to end-August. Its sales of liquor and tobacco sales, which were banned for...
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Nigerian Scientists develop Cheaper and Faster Covid-19 test kits
Scientists in Nigeria have developed a cheaper and faster Covid-19 test kit that will enable testing to be ramped up in a place that has faced kit shortages and chronic under-testing of a massive population, according to the country’s health authorities. The new test is cheaper than other PCR tests — the most common type of test — and can give...
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YouTube Introduce a New Feature for Premium subscribers
YouTube has long allowed its users to test new features and products before they go live to a wider audience. But in a recent change, YouTube’s latest series of experiments are being limited to those who subscribe to the Premium tier of YouTube’s service. Currently, paid subscribers are the only ones able to test several new product features,...
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Bringing micro-mobility to the African Continent
When you look at maps of micromobility across the world, it appears there’s not a ton of activity throughout Africa. Well, that’s because there’s not, Gura Ride founder and CEO Tony Adesina said at TC Sessions: Mobility. In Africa, there are “very few” micromobility operators, Adesina said. “Almost non-existent.” That’s why launching bike and scooter share in...
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Three Ekurhuleni Buddies Launched a Kasi Craft Beer – just before lockdown made it illegal to sell
Three friends from the East Rand have launched their own kasi craft beer, and created a brewery, Township Brew, in the process. FourtyFour Premium Lager launched in February this year and was cofounded by Vusi Radebe, Machode Msiza, and Sfiso Nhlapo, who have been friends for more than a decade. The trio discussed the idea...
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The Difference Between Being Positive and Optimistic by Mark Sham
Today’s message is all about the difference between being positive and optimistic.For the last few weeks, I have been in deep preparation for my HAPPINESS workshop which takes place next week Saturday, and I wanted to share one of the lessons with you that I have been reminded of during this time. I have come...