Uber is testing a new, cheaper option called UberNAM in South Africa, with trips starting from R19. Currently, the minimum rate is R25. Similar to its competitor Bolt’s Go option, the new service will mostly make use of hatchbacks, which according to Uber are “generally more affordable to maintain and run”. Bolt Go is 20%...
Day: <span>23 November 2020</span>
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SA Financial Watchdog to Legitimize Crypto Assets as Financial Products
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has published new draft rules that may up-end cryptocurrency selling in South Africa. There’s currently no protection for South Africans who buy cryptocurrencies, and these currencies are not regulated. The country has seen numerous cryptocurrency-related scams, with South Africans losing millions. While still not regulating crypto assets, authorities now...
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Why it’s so Important to Constantly Cultivate Self-awareness in Your Life
Today’s message is all about why it’s so important to constantly cultivate self-awareness in your life! The more I deal with people on a daily basis, the more I see just how important it is to develop the the subtle skill/art of self-awareness. There are so many ways to define “self-awareness”, but today I want to...
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Google’s Game-Streaming Service Stadia coming to iPhone in the Coming Weeks
Google said that its Stadia game-streaming service will launch for the iPhone in the coming weeks. Stadia has been limited to Android phones, computers and TVs, since Apple’s strict App Store rules prevented it from launching for iPhones. Game streaming isn’t terribly popular now, but lots of big tech companies — including Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, and Nvidia — are making bets that it’s...
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Obama says Social Media Companies ‘are making Editorial Choices Buried them in Algorithms’
Former U.S. President Barack Obama said that the extent to which social media companies claim they “are more like a phone company than they are like The Atlantic” is not “tenable,” he told the publication in an interview. “They are making editorial choices, whether they’ve buried them in algorithms or not,” the former president said in the interview....