Facebook is getting into the subscription newsletter game. Facebook launched its newsletter product “Bulletin” on Tuesday, a standalone platform for free and paid articles and podcasts that will aim to rival Substack. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the platform, which is live at Bulletin.com, and introduced some of the writers that the company has recruited in...
Day: <span>30 June 2021</span>
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Independent Political Analysis on Former President Zuma’s Contempt of Court Case
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday handed down judgment in former President Jacob Zuma’s contempt of court case. It said he was in contempt of court when he failed to appear and participate at the state capture inquiry. Here’s some analysis from two independent political analyst Judith February and Ralph Mathekga! Political analyst February said Zuma...
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Mexican Billionaire Salinas to Lead Bitcoin Friendly Bank
Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego said his banking business may begin using bitcoin, becoming the country’s first bank to start accepting the cryptocurrency. Salinas, who is ranked as Mexico’s third richest man with a family fortune estimated at $15.8 billion by Forbes, is the owner of the large Banco Azteca banking business. Salinas last year...
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Twitter named Sarah Personette as new Chief Customer Officer
Twitter has named Sarah Personette as chief customer officer of the company, effective from August 1st. Sara will oversee the social media platform’s global ad sales, global content partnerships and revenue operations. This comes after the departure of Matt Derella, who will leave after nine years at Twitter. Personette joined Twitter in October 2018, leading...