The Management College of Southern Africa (Mancosa) has announced that it has launched the School of Information and Digital Technology (Sidt) in response to the demand for digital and IT education offerings. “The School of Information and Digital Technology attracts students seeking to advance their skills and qualifications as technology professionals, whilst also catering to...
Month: <span>September 2021</span>
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Future Jobs: When Tomorrow Comes – Will You Be Ready?
Now isn’t the time to simply watch things unfold. Accelerated change requires consumers to be more proactive about investing in tech-literacy and artificial intelligence (AI) prowess, as many jobs are going to involve embracing automation on some level. This is according to Lyn Mansour, Founder and CEO of KLM Empowered, a leading Integrated Skills Development...
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Twitter to Introduce new Feature called ‘Safety Mode’ to Fight Cyber Bullying
Twitter is serious about addressing the cyber bullying. The social media platform is currently testing a new feature called ‘Safety Mode’ to address the much needed support to deal with online bulling. This comes after a number of people including soccer fraternity, specially in Premier League were soccer players of colour have been faced with...
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Apollo, Equity Firm bought-out Verizon Media and Renamed the company ‘Yahoo’
The private equity company Apollo Global Management has announced that they took over Verizon media Group which the deal worth $5 billion, with $4.25 in cash. “This is a new era for Yahoo,” Yahoo CEO (and former VZM head) Guru Gowrappan said in a statement. “The close of the deal heralds an exciting time of...
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Facebook Enters the fantasy Gaming Market
Facebook is venturing into fantasy sports and fantasy entertainment games. The social media giant has announced the launch of Facebook Fantasy Games in the US and Canada. Games can be consumed on both Android and iOS. According to the platform, players can create their own fantasy league with friends to compete with one another or...
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SA Recording Industry Launched ‘The Official South African Music Charts’
The Recording Industry of South Africa (Risa) has announced the launch of The Official South African Music Charts (Tosac), a radio and digital music streaming chart platform. The Official South African Music Charts (Tosac) will kick off with a focus on ‘singles’ in the digital music streaming space, the chart will celebrate the popularity and...
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TikTok allows Brands and Agencies to Use its New Creator Marketplace API
TikTok is making it easier for brands and agencies to work with the influencers using its service. The new kid on the block is rolling out a new “TikTok Creator Marketplace API,” which allows marketing companies to integrate more directly with TikTok’s Creator Marketplace, the video app’s in-house influencer marketing platform. The new API, meanwhile,...
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LinkedIn Phase-Out Stories Feature to Focus on Short-Form Video
LinkedIn has announced that it will shut down its stories feature starting from September 30 to start working on adding short-form videos on their platform, TikTok style. The professionals social media platform announced the changes to warn advertisers who might have already bought ads that would run in between stories. LinkedIn said users who promoted...
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Quip, Oral Care Company has Raise $100 Million Series B Funding to Scale
Quip is on the coalition cause to own the entire value chain of oral care. This comes after the company receive a new $100 million cash injection to increase its run way with new products development and expansion of the company. Quip’s co-founder and current CEO Enever says the company’s main focus is innovation and...
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Spotify Music Streaming Service Launches Shared Playlist Feature
Spotify roll out shared playlist feature called Blend to its global users. This is not the first time the streaming service makes such moves, earlier this year they launched the new shared playlist experience into beta testing. Music Streaming Platform’s new feature, which allows two people to combine their favourite songs into one shared playlist,...