South African retail giant Pick n Pay plans to open 200 news stores to its Boxer discount chain stores over the next three years. At the moment they have 342 company-owned stores. The move is part of the company’s bigger strategy to take on Shoprite in the lower income market. Pick n Pay CEO Pieter...
Month: <span>October 2021</span>
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Snapchat introduce Safety Features to Fight illegal Drugs Sales on kids
Snapchat is adding new features to cut down on the sale of fentanyl and other illegal drugs on the social media platform, the company announced on Thursday. “We have heard devastating stories from families impacted by this crisis, including cases where fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills were purchased from drug dealers on Snapchat,” the app’s parent company,...
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Netflix Issues Statement As Trans Employees Plan Walkout In Protest Of Dave Chappelle’s ‘The Closer’: ‘We Understand the Deep Hurt That’s Been Caused’
The streaming service Netflix has been under fire after releasing Dave Chappelle‘s special, ‘The Closer’. The comedian went at the LGBTQ+ community with transphobic and homophobic comments in his latest offering, and the country has been divided on whether or not his thoughts are harmful ever since. Several Netflix employees have even gone on record to say...
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WeChat makes its Content Searchable on Google and Bing
Tencent’s WeChat has made its content searchable on some foreign search engines such as Google, and Microsoft’s Bing, according to Reuters checks. WeChat’s content, including articles and videos on its popular public accounts page, a function similar to a news portal, has opened to external search engines, other than its own Sogou search engine, in...
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Apple Inc introduces Apple Music Voice Plan, a New Subscription tier
Apple announced the Apple Music Voice Plan, a new subscription tier for Apple Music designed around the power of Siri. The Apple Music Voice Plan offers subscribers access to the service’s catalog of 90 million songs; tens of thousands of playlists, including hundreds of brand new mood and activity playlists, personalized mixes, and genre stations; as well...
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Bitcoin Bullish Run fell Slightly after Marking an All-time High Gains
Bitcoin fell slightly in Asian hours on Thursday, a day after marking an all-time high on optimism around the launch of the first U.S. bitcoin futures ETF. The world’s largest cryptocurrency was last down 1.3% at $65,184 after hitting a record $67,016 on Wednesday, but still above a previous peak of $64,895 seen in April....
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Donald Trump Launches ‘TRUTH’ Social, Media Platform and Streaming Service TMTG+
Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced he will launch his own social media platform, TRUTH Social, according to a press release by Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG). TRUTH Social will be created through a new company formed by a merger of the Trump Media and Technology Group and a special acquisition company (SPAC), according to a press...
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WATCH | COTA Lap Time Comparisons
This video is a must for all motorsport fans as it makes COTA lap time comparisons across various racing series. Debates rage weekly between fans about which form of motorsport is the best. Comparisons are usually quite difficult as different top-flight series around the world seldom, if ever, run on the same racetracks. Formula 1...
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Abey Mokgwatsane leaves Vodacom to join Investec as Group Chief Marketing Officer
Investec has appointed Abey Mokgwatsane as the group’s chief marketing officer. Mokgwatsane joins the global executive team and will have overall responsibility for the group’s marketing function across all its operations. Mokgwatsane has enjoyed an illustrious career, holding leadership positions at some of South Africa’s leading companies and advertising agencies. Most recently, he was the...
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PayPal Offers $45 Billion to Acquire Pinterest
PayPal Holdings Inc has offered to buy digital pinboard site Pinterest Inc or $45 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, a combination that could herald more financial technology and social media tie-ups in e-ecommerce. It would be the biggest acquisition of a social media company, surpassing Microsoft Corp’s $26.2 billion purchase of...