his week, I’ve been reflecting a lot on where I was four years ago. Hillary Clinton had just been dealt a tough loss by a far closer margin than the one we’ve seen this year. I was hurt and disappointed—but the votes had been counted and Donald Trump had won. The American people had spoken....
Year: <span>2020</span>
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Apple Promised to Cut App Store Commissions by half to 15%
Apple said Wednesday it will cut its App Store commission rate to 15% for software developers with less than $1 million in annual net sales on its platform. Apple currently takes a 30% commission from the total price of paid apps and in-app purchases from the App Store. For some small app makers, the new policy...
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Checkers Stores to House Starbucks Restaurants Across the Country
Starbucks will be opening restaurants in some of the Checkers FreshX stores in December. The first two Starbucks outlets will open at the retailer’s new Checkers FreshX supermarkets in Rosebank and Stellenbosch. Checkers launched its first FreshX store in 2017 in a bid to attract more affluent customer and grab market share from upmarket retailer...
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TikTok Introduce Safety Features that Allows Parents to control their kids’ accounts
TikTok has pushed a new safety update to its app that allows parents to take more control of their teenager’s accounts, as social media companies come under increasing pressure to make their platforms safer for children. The company said Tuesday that its “Family Pairing” feature now enables parents to turn off comments on their children’s...
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Google Partner with Citi Bank to Launch a Virtual Bank – Google Pay
Google is moving deeper into consumer finance. The tech giant will let users open bank accounts, pay friends and manage budgets through a new version of its Google Pay app rolling out Wednesday. The Mountain View, California-based company partnered with Citi and Stanford Federal Credit Union to launch the mobile bank accounts and said it plans to...
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Capitec Launches a Virtual Banking Card for its Users
Capitec has launched a virtual banking card, which is completely digital. It is aimed at customers who shop and do payments online, and are worried about card fraud. Like a physical card, clients can use it online, but it’s safer than a physical card which can be stolen or duplicated. The virtual card is loaded...
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‘A faster Chrome, for everything you need to get done’ – Google
Google is wrapping up 2020 with what it claims are major performance enhancements to the company’s Google Chrome browser. “This month’s update represents the largest gain in Chrome performance in years,” Matt Waddell, Chrome’s director of product, wrote in a blog post. Sounds pretty exciting on the surface, no? Waddell says a slew of under-the-hood changes...
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Openview Introduces People°s Weather Channel – eMedia
Free-to-air satellite TV service provider Openview is thrilled to introduce Africa’s first and only 24/7 weather, environmental news and lifestyle channel, People°s Weather. Available on channel 115, the latest offering strives to make Africa’s nature more inclusive for all. Whether telling impactful stories or providing insightful narratives, Openview customers will be served an extensive buffet of...
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SABC Spend More Money on Executives Salaries
The SABC published its 2019/20 annual report in Parliament on 17 November 2020, which revealed a net loss of R511 million over the last financial year. Total revenue at the state broadcaster declined by 12% year-on-year to R5.7 billion, which was attributed partly to a decrease in advertising spend. TV licence revenue declined by 18%...
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Tech Giant Amazon Opens Online Pharmacy, Shaking up Another Industry
The potential impact of Amazon’s arrival in the pharmaceutical space rippled through that sector immediately. The stocks of CVS Health Corp., Walgreens and Rite Aid all tumbled Tuesday. The big chains rely on their pharmacies for a steady flow of shoppers who may also grab a snack or shampoo or groceries on the way out....