The soon to launch Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is finally getting ready to sell tickets for seats on its suborbital New Shepard rocket. No details on price or timelines yet, but the company tweeted a video on Thursday featuring a cowboy-hat-wearing Jeff Bezos driving an electric Rivian truck through the Texas desert right after Blue Origin’s...
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Will the ANC make Ace Magashule Leave or Stay
Ace Magashule should have already packed up the things in his office and vacated the space after the ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) gave all party leaders and members facing criminal charges 30 days to step aside or face suspension. Instead Magashule, who is facing serious criminal charges relating to the Free State’s R255 million...
Recently launched budget airline Lift to Rescue Mango Stranded Passengers
The politics and suspension of flights surrounding budget airline Mango it gives opportunity to new player in the airline market such as Lift. Mango flights were suspended on Wednesday due to outstanding payments to the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA). “We can confirm that our services and all flights are temporarily suspended for today only,”...
WPP Accuse its Former Boss for Leaking client Information to the Media
Martin Sorrell, advertising executive and former director of WPP is in hot water with the company he founded. According Reuters, WPP the world’s biggest advertising company, launched into open conflict with its founder Martin Sorrell on Thursday, refusing to pay share awards and accusing him of leaking client information to the media. In a twist...
Revix to Spend some of its R58.5-million Funding to Create jobs in South Africa
Cryptocurrency Investment Platform, Revix after raising R58.5 Million Capital Funding, the company outline its planes to use their cash injection. The firm is planning to create 30 jobs in South Africa while some of the money will go into building a new mobile app for the the platform. Speaking for MyBroadband, Revix chief growth officer...
Spotify’s Simplest Subscription Setup for Creators to Start Earning
Simplest subscription setup The setup couldn’t be easier for creators, and it’s all carried out right from Anchor: Regardless of your audience size, Anchor’s simple setup process means all creators can be up and running with a paid subscription offering in minutes. Consolidate your podcast creation, hosting, distribution, and monetization in one robust, familiar,...
BT Sports is Up for Sale, the firm is in talks with Amazon & others for buyout – Report
A British broadcaster is also involved in the discussions and potentially leading the bidding, the report said, citing City sources. BT Group Plc is in talks with Amazon, Walt Disney and sport streaming company DAZN to divest a stake in its television unit BT Sport, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday. BT, Britain’s biggest broadband and mobile operator, moved...
Shopify is Making Profit, thanks to Online Shopping wave
Canada’s Shopify Inc, on Wednesday smashed first-quarter profit and revenue estimates on resilient demand for the company’s e-commerce platform from businesses despite a gradual opening of economies. The company, which provides infrastructure for retailers to set up their stores online, emerged as a pandemic winner with revenue soaring 86% last year from 2019 and shares...
Spotify Launches Podcast Subscriptions, Creators can start Earning Money
More and more creators are bringing their podcasts and shows to Spotify. With 345 million monthly listeners on Spotify, there’s a massive opportunity for all of these creators to monetize their work—and we believe there needs to be a variety of options for them to choose from to do so. At Stream On, we shared that...
Ford will start Producing its own Electric car Batteries
According to TheVerge, Ford announced the launch of a new battery development center in Michigan, the first step toward taking on some of the burden of building its own battery cells for electric cars in-house. The new “global battery center of excellence” will be called Ford Ion Park and will be based in Southeast Michigan....