TikTok founder and owner of ByteDance to step down as CEO of company. According to Reuters, Zhang Yiming, founder of TikTok owner ByteDance, told employees of the Chinese technology giant in a memo that he will step down as chief executive and be succeeded by human resource chief Liang Rubo, the company disclosed on Thursday....
Author: TechDailyPost
Post
Post
Journalist Larry Madowo Joins CNN International as Nairobi Correspondent
Broadcast journalist Larry Madowo has recently joined international cable news CNN as Nairobi, Kenya based reporter. Madowo started filling news for the network on Monday, 17 May 2021 on ‘Connect the World with Becky Anderson’, CNN International’s flagship news and current affairs primetime news program. Before joining CNN, Larry most recently served as the BBC’s...
Post
How Brands & Agencies should Strategise during the Pandemic
Once upon a time, in a world before Covid-19, brands sat with their creative teams and media agencies and planned calendar events for the 12-month period that lay ahead of them. The calendar was populated with promotions that stretched from ‘Back to School’ to ‘Christmas’ and included everything from television ads, expos, wet demos, in-store...
Post
Newzroom Afrika Adds 3 New Shows on Their Programing
Newzroom Afrika is making moves in the month of May, which marks the channel’s second anniversary, with the launch of three new programmes to offer fresh perspectives and unique insights into the latest news. Weekend Report with Mpho Sithole and Buhle Madulini kicked off on 15 May, covering everything from global and African news, to sports,...
Post
WhatsApp Urge Users to Agree with the Terms or Walkaway
Whatsapp will gradually turn off calls and messages for users who do not agree to its new privacy policy, a company spokesperson has confirmed to Insider. If users do not agree to the new policy, after several weeks they will begin to lose access to their chat lists, WhatsApp said. Users will only be able to call...
Post
Instagram to Host an Invitation-Only Series of Events for its Creators
Social media giant, Instagram to host a series of events for it’s creators. According to Variety website, Instagram has set a three-day program dubbed Creator Week — the social-media platform’s first professional development event series designed to help creators grow their followings and make more money. The first-ever Instagram Creator Week will run June 8-10, with...
Post
Apple to Release Several new Mac Laptops and Desktops
Apple Inc is preparing to release several new Mac laptops and desktops with faster processors, new designs and improved connectivity to external devices, accelerating the company’s effort to replace Intel Corp chips and leapfrog rival PC makers. The overhaul encompasses a broad range of Macs, including Apple’s higher-end laptop, the MacBook Pro; the laptop aimed...
Post
What NFTs is All About?
Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, are a new kind of collectible to spend your money on — or potentially earn big bucks — that’s outstripped cryptocurrency in hype and popularity. But unlike a Pokemon card, a comic book or a traditional piece of art such as a painting, they’re entirely digital, tied to things like a video highlight, a meme...
Post
Arms deal Trial against Former President Jacob Zuma adjourned to May 26
A corruption case against former South African President Jacob Zuma and French company Thales related to a $2 billion arms deal was adjourned on Monday to May 26, and his defence lawyer said Zuma would plead not guilty when the hearing finally starts. The trial of Zuma, 79, had been expected to begin on Monday...
Post
AT&T’s WarnerMedia and Discovery merge to house big brands under one roof
Telecommunications titan AT&T’s WarnerMedia and Discovery unveiled their blockbuster $43-billion union Monday, a combination that would bring some of the biggest names in television — HBO, CNN, HGTV, Animal Planet and Food Network — and the Warner Bros. movie studio under one roof. AT&T said it would exit the entertainment business by spinning off Warner...