The hyper-competitive AI is the new buzz word in the tech space, cloud businesses are trying to corner the space. AWS – Amazon Web Services is one of those companies attempting to win the hyper-competitive AI race. The company [AWS] is launching a new program to invest in startups and organisations focused on generative AI....
Month: <span>June 2023</span>
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President Obama partners with Brian Chesky, Airbnb CEO to launch Scholarship program
President Barack Obama continues with his vision to solve world problems, the former POTUS partnered with Brian Chesky, Airbnb co-founder and CEO to launch a scholarship programme called ‘The Voyager Scholarship’. The new Voyager Scholarship seeks to help and shape young leaders. Even though they come from different backgrounds, both the President and Brian believe...
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Report: YouTube is testing an online-games offering
YouTube is internally testing a product for playing online games, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing an email sent to employees at parent company Google. The company invited its employees to begin testing the new YouTube product called ‘Playables’, the report said, adding that games available for testing included titles such as arcade...
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Entrepreneur Siya Metane launched SOL Wallet, a fin-tech payment service for artists
Entrepreneur and musician Siyabonga Metane through his music platform SlikourOnLife launched the United States Of Creatives which includes a music distribution service and fin-tech platform. The United States Of Creatives is a project that aims to unite creatives through fintech products that are tailored for the creative industry. These include SOL Distro and SOL Wallet,...
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Rihanna appoints Savage X Fenty CEO and continues as chairperson
Musician and business mogul Rihanna has stepped down as the CEO and she appointed Hillary Super as the new CEO of her luxury lingerie brand Savage X Fenty. The famous muso will remain executive chair of the company. The goal is to take the business to the next level by expanding beyond e-commerce. Speaking to...
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Beyonce’s IVY Park and Adidas launches a new range of clothes
Beyonce’s IVY Park and Adidas are taking their partnership to another level by releasing a new new set of clothes for this summer under the theme IVY Paradise. “IVY PARADISE is a daring and defiant escape through fashion. The iconic IVY PARK Monogram finds subversive, summer flair in sequins, mesh, and lush velvets. It is bold and confident in...
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Google’s parent company Alphabet is developing an A.I. that can ‘generate endless selfies’
Snapping your own photos for Instagram may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a new A.I. tool Google Research is developing. It can create realistic selfies of a user trained off real images of that person. The technology could eliminate the need for people to tediously pose and snap pictures of themselves in real life—or “generate...
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Russian authorities persuade Amazon Web Services to open local office or face the ban
Russia’s state communications regulator Roskomnadzor has added Amazon Web Services and 11 other foreign technology companies to a widened list of firms it wants to open local offices or face penalties and possible bans. Russia in 2021 demanded that 13 firms, mostly U.S. technology companies such as Alphabet’s Google, Meta Platforms’ Facebook, Apple and Twitter become officially represented on...
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TikTok’s COO Pappas step-down after five years of steering the ship
TikTok announced that its Chief Operating Officer V. Pappas is stepping down from his position after five years with the company owned by China’s ByteDance. Pappas is not leaving the company immediately, in an email to staff, Pappas said they would be taking on an advisory role for the company during the transition. “Given all...
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Money Clinic | Identifying your money mistakes writes Jean Archary
Many of us had to learn about managing money through trial and error, by making mistakes and hopefully using that knowledge to avoid making them again. Money mistakes can be costly and can be avoided when you have access to the skills, knowledge, and tools required to make wise decisions. Financial education is not taught...