South Africa’s telecommunication provider Telkom SA SOC Ltd has since October discontinued Netflix Inc. from its phone and internet set-top box, said a Bloomberg report. Telkom’s Content Executive Wanda Mkhize said in a statement that the partnership between the two firms would not be renewed and declined to provide further details, Bloomberg reported. We have reached...
Day: <span>12 October 2021</span>
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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos Defend Dave Chappelle Comedy Special ‘The Closer’
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has addressed staff members on the streamer’s controversial new Dave Chappelle stand-up special, “The Closer.” The firebrand comedian has drawn criticism from the LGBTQ+ community in recent days over several jokes, specifically around the “thin skin” of trans people and the effects of so-called “cancel culture.” Read the full memo from Ted Sarandos below: I...
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Pali Bhat, Former Google Executive joins Reddit as Chief Product Officer
The social media platform Reddit has hired Pali Bhat as the first chief product officer. Prior joining Reddit Bhat is the former vice-president of product and design at Google Cloud. Part of Bhat’s mandate is overseeing Reddit’s product organization and leading the development of tools and features for the platform. In his new role, Bhat...
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Mono, the Nigerian Fintech Raised 15 Million from Tiger Global
Nigerian fintech startup Mono has raised $15 million series A round. The company helps to connect consumers bank accounts to financial applications. The seed round is led by Tiger Global, one of the venture capital’s third major investment in the African continent after FairMoney and Flutterwave. According Abdulhamid Hassan co-founder and CEO said first is, DirectPay,...
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Tesla’s Berlin gigafactory to Start with Production by November and December
Tesla is Building a huge battery plant in Berlin, Germany and the company plans to kick start with production in November and December. Speaking at the launch, Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk said, “We’re aiming to start production in a few months, basically, November or December, and hopefully deliver our first cars in December.”...
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Gaming Time Limit Loopholes Should be Closed says Chinese Official
The Chinese government announced that gaming time limit loopholes should be closed. Speaking through Chinese owned state publication, the government official said loopholes allowing minors to bypass new rules aimed at curbing gaming play time to three hours per week should be removed to “prevent addiction.” “On some online trading platforms, there are game account...