Commonwealth Bank of Australia becomes the country’s first main-street bank to offer a platform for retail customers to trade cryptocurrencies, breaking industry ranks as it looks to match offerings from rival fintech firms. According to international news agency Reuters, the Australia’s biggest lender said it will partner with New York-based exchange Gemini Trust Company LLC...
Day: <span>3 November 2021</span>
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Founder of TikTok and Owner of ByteDance Steps down as chairman
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has stepped down as chairman of the TikTok owner, after saying in May he would step down as CEO, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. This is part of the latest shake up at the tech giant after months of contemplating to step down. ByteDance fully owns...
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NSFAS Funding Applications for 2022 Academic year are Now Open
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) officially opened applications for the 2022 academic year TODAY (Tuesday, 2 November 2021) until 7 January. Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, who was addressing the media on Thursday, also announced that students will now be able to know the outcome within hours. “I’m aware that...
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Dame Dash Reaction To Jay-Z’s ‘Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame’ Shoutout: “We Need To Squash Everything”
Dame Dash would like to end the decades-long beef he’s had with Jay-Z. In case you missed it, Hov shouted Dame out during his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction speech. One of the icon’s most memorable onstage moments of all time, Jay talked about rap “heroes” like LL Cool J who inspired him to want...
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WhatsApp Business is Testing new Cloud-based API
The chart app, WhatsApp announced it will begin beta testing a new, cloud-based version of its WhatsApp Business API. The cloud based version is hosted on the parent company Facebook’s infrastructure. With the shift to the cloud, the setup time for integrating with the API will drop from weeks to only minutes, the company claims. The...
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Coinbase Buys Indian startup Agara for $40 Million
Crypto Exchange Coinbase is buying Indian startup Agara, which operates an AI-powered customer support platform, both companies confirmed the acquisition. The move is part of the cryptocurrency exchange as it looks to make it easier for users to join the service and seek assistance. The company not disclosed the financial details of the deal, but...