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Eskom forecasts ‘light’ load shedding in winter after 30-day break from rolling blackouts
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Alphabet set to surge past $2tn valuation as search giant announces first dividend
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Sequoia commits to backing Elon Musk’s xAI start-up: Venture capital firm is among investors that entrepreneur is wooing as he seeks to gain ground on rivals
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Quick Glance: Sequoia backs Elon Musk’s xAI venture
- Sequoia Capital, a well-known venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, has committed to supporting Elon Musk's artificial intelligence start-up xAI to help him raise billions and compete with OpenAI, Meta, and Google.
- The exact amount of Sequoia's investment in xAI remains undisclosed.
- Sequoia, an early investor in Google, YouTube, and Apple, has backed several Musk projects in recent years, including The Boring Company and SpaceX.
Android 15 Beta 1.2 released: After the patch is before the patch: Google recently distributed patch 1.1 for Android 15 on Pixel devices, now follows...
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The young South Africans rethinking Nelson Mandela’s legacy: Some of those born after the end of apartheid are taking inspiration from the radical politics of ...
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Quick Glance: Young South Africans Reconsidering Nelson Mandela's Heritage
- Kenneth Khoza is canvassing near Vilakazi Street for the uMkhonto we Sizwe party, named after the former armed wing of the African National Congress.
- Some young South Africans are questioning Mandela's legacy due to the deep disillusionment in the country marked by unemployment, crime, and racial inequality.
- There is a growing critique of the ruling ANC party, as some believe Mandela and the leadership of the liberation era should have taken more radical measures to correct the injustices of the apartheid era.
- While the ANC is expected to emerge as the largest party in the elections, polls suggest increasing dissatisfaction with its performance, potentially ushering in a new era of coalition politics.
Microsoft and Alphabet enjoy AI-powered gains from cloud divisions: Combined market value of the two tech giants rose by more than $250bn after revenue growth ...
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Google Thinks It Can Cash In on Generative AI. Microsoft Already Has: While both Alphabet and Microsoft boasted strong quarterly earnings, only one tech giant ...
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Next Africa: BHP’s $39 Billion Deal for Anglo Irks Mining Giant South Africa: Welcome to Next Africa, a twice-weekly newsletter on where the continent stands now ...
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Quick Glance: BHP Proposes Acquisition to Anglo American
- Anglo American receives BHP buyout proposal, reshaping the copper market.
- The proposal involves BHP acquiring Anglo shares, sparking industry transactions.
- Anglo reviews proposals after profit decline, plans demergers to reduce South Africa exposure.
- The potential deal could make BHP the world's largest copper producer with market impacts.
Nigeria Plans a $10 Billion Diaspora Fund to Attract Dollar Inflows: Nigeria is planning to set up a $10 billion diaspora fund to attract investment from its ...
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Paid articlePaid Google Fires 28 Workers for Protesting Cloud Deal With Israel: The fired workers included nine Google employees who were removed by police after occupying Google ...
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South Africa Election: Voters Judge ANC's Successes Abroad, Failures at Home
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Google parent Alphabet reclaims spot in $2 trillion valuation club: Alphabet breached the $2 trillion market value mark for the first time since November 2021 on ...
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Meet the AI Expert Advising the White House, JPMorgan, Google and the Rest of Corporate America
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🔴WATCH LIVE: Google Q1 2024 Earnings Call | $GOOG $GOOGL: Benzinga Live on X (Twitter)
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Google has delayed killing third-party cookies from Chrome (again): Google has once again delayed the phasing out of third-party cookies from Chrome ...
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Kaiser Permanente shared 13.4M people's data with Microsoft Bing, Google, others: Ouch!
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Google Fires 28 Workers for Protesting Cloud Deal With Israel: The fired workers included nine Google employees who were removed by police after occupying Google ...
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Google fires more workers who protested its deal with Israel: An activist group says Google fired at least 20 more workers in the aftermath of protests over ...
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Quick Glance: Google Fires More Employees Following Israel Deal Protests
- An activist group has reported that Google has terminated at least 20 more employees in response to protests over the technology supplied to the Israeli government amid the Gaza conflict, bringing the total number of dismissed employees to over 50.
- This serves as another indication of internal unrest at the tech giant, revolving around 'Project Nimbus,' a $1.2 billion contract signed in 2021 for Google and Amazon to provide cloud computing and AI services to the Israeli government.
- Last week, demonstrations were held by employees at Google offices in New York and Sunnyvale, California, resulting in the company contacting law enforcement, leading to subsequent arrests.
- According to Google, the additional terminations were carried out after an investigation gathered information from colleagues who were 'physically disrupted,' and employees were identified who wore masks and did not carry their ID badges to conceal their identities. The company refuted the group's allegations, asserting that it meticulously verified that 'each individual whose employment was terminated was personally and conclusively involved in disruptive activities within our premises.'
Alphabet Leaps Into $2 Trillion Club as Results Show AI Strength: Alphabet Inc. jumped decisively above a $2 trillion market capitalization on Friday ...
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Bitcoin falls below $64,000 as Meta, Microsoft and Google continue to drop: Slow economic growth and weak earnings reports in the tech sector have led to a ...
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Google accused of making it harder to search for rival: In a complaint to the EU, email firm Tuta says it suddenly became much less visible in Google search.
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YouTube is making a bigger effort to go after third-party apps that block its ads
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Lawyers in Google browsing data case ask for $218 million fee award: Three U.S. law firms that spearheaded a browser data privacy class action against Alphabet's ...
reuters.com/legal/transactional/lawyers-google-browsing-data-case-ask-218-million-fee-award-2024-04-24/
Nigeria seeks managers for planned $10 billion diaspora fund: Nigeria is seeking fund managers for a planned $10 billion diaspora fund that is aimed at ...
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Google invests $640 mln in new data centre in Netherlands: Alphabet-owned Google is investing 600 million euros ($640.62 million) in a new data centre in the ...
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Delta airlines to begin 14 weekly flights to Nigeria in December: Delta Airlines has announced a significant expansion by resuming daily flights to Lagos ...
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30 years on, South Africa's dream of unity lies shattered: Thirty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa is looking back on a democratic but deeply ...
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Google files motion for summary judgment in U.S. ad tech case: Alphabet Inc's Google on Friday asked a federal court in Virginia to reject a U.S ...
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Nigeria’s Tunde Onakoya sets global chess record with 60 hour nonstop game: The 29-year-old chess player and child education advocate played in part to raise ...
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Quick Glance: Nigerian Chess Champion Sets New Record in New York
- Nigerian chess champion Tunde Onakoya has surpassed the previous record for the longest chess marathon by playing an impressive 60 hours nonstop.
- Onakoya aims to raise $1 million for a charity supporting education for children across Africa.
- He competed against US chess champion Shawn Martinez and received support from celebrities like Davido and Adekunle Gold.
- The match garnered significant attention in Nigeria and was broadcast in multiple locations, including Lagos, with watch parties and digital billboards.
Exclusive: Google rival Tuta complains to EU tech regulators about de-ranking: German email service Tuta Mail has complained to European Union tech regulators ...
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Meta’s Open Source Llama 3 Is Already Nipping at OpenAI’s Heels: Meta’s decision to give away powerful AI software for free could threaten the business models of ...
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Kenyan Police to Extradite Fleeing Binance Executive to Nigeria ‘This Week’: “As we had said before that Anjarwalla would be extradited, he has been arrested in ...
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Google fires 28 workers in aftermath of protests over big tech deal with Israeli government
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Quick Glance: Google dismisses workers following protests on technology deal with Israeli government
- Following protests regarding the technology supplied to the Israeli government, Google has terminated employees, heightening tensions around a sensitive contract.
- The confirmed dismissals by Google on Wednesday occurred after nine individuals were detained during sit-in demonstrations in New York and Sunnyvale, California, a day subsequent to police intervention.
- Demonstrations are predominantly coordinated by a faction known as No Tech For Apartheid. Google states that Nimbus is not utilized for weaponry or intelligence purposes.
- Stated in a blog post, Google's CEO Sundar Pichai implied a close supervision of employees as the company enhances efforts in advancing its AI technology, marking a crucial phase in the industry and potentially humanity.
Google’s Sundar Pichai Has No Time for an Employee Rebellion: The tech giant’s business challenges have deservedly curbed its acceptance of political activism on ...
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Google parent reports another quarter of robust growth, rolls out first-ever quarterly dividend
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Next Africa: Rwandan Meddling Fuels Decades-Old Congo Conflict: Welcome to Next Africa, a twice-weekly newsletter on where the continent stands now — and where ...
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TotalEnergies Eyes South Africa Fuel Trade With Imports Surging: French oil major TotalEnergies SE plans to expand fuel trade with South Africa after a wave of ...
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Paid articlePaid Android 15 could offer you the option to force dark mode on stubborn apps: A new feature called 'make all apps dark' has been spotted in the upcoming ...
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Google fires 28 staff after protest against firm’s contract with Israeli government
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Google terminates 28 employees for protest of Israeli cloud contract: Google said on Thursday it had terminated 28 employees after some staff participated in ...
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Google is laying off more employees: Google is cutting more staff, this time teams working in finance and real estate.
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Alphabet stock surges 11% on blowout earnings, first dividend: The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 are set to open higher after both Alphabet and Microsoft posted strong ...
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Google Fires 28 Workers for Protesting Cloud Deal With Israel: The fired workers included nine Google employees who were removed by police after occupying Google ...
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Quick Glance: Google restructuring operations and relocating roles to 'hubs' to fund AI investments
- Google is implementing staff layoffs and transferring certain roles to 'hubs' to secure funds for artificial intelligence investments.
- The finance and real estate teams are being affected by the downsizing, with some roles being moved overseas.
- Through the consolidation of finance teams in Bangalore, Mexico City, Dublin, Chicago, and Atlanta, Google aims to enhance efficiency and operate around the clock.
- The restructuring is driven by the substantial shift towards artificial intelligence in the tech industry, prompting Google to allocate more resources to this domain.
Google's cookie delay underscores its ad industry dominance: That even a short delay has such a profound effect on an entire industry underscores how powerful ...
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Amazon to blow $11B on cluster of Indiana bit barns: Talk about going round the (South) Bend
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Google sacked staff protesting about contract with Israel : Google sacked 28 staff members for taking part in protests against a contract with the Israeli ...
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We are not just any school, Charterhouse defends N42m fee: The management of the Charterhouse, a newly established school in Lekki, Lagos has revealed why the ...
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Top G20 Ministers Back 2% Wealth Tax for Global Billionaires | Common Dreams: "It is time that the international community gets serious about tackling ...
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Cost of preparing Jollof rice up 29.3% – Report: The SBM Jollof Index tracks how much it costs to make a pot of jollof rice for a family of five
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YouTube Expands Ad-Blocker Crackdown, But Chrome Store Still Promotes Them: YouTube puts more measures in place to stop users from skipping ads ...
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FG will stem irregular migration to Europe — Tinubu: President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said Nigeria’s high-grade lithium deposits can power the clean energy ...
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Malema: South Africa will go on stage six load-shedding after elections: The Economic Freedom Fighters leader also said his deputy, Floyd Shivambu ...
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Quick Glance: Malema Warns of Escalating Power Outages and Praises Finance Minister Candidacy
- EFF leader Julius Malema defended his statement that the party would consider entering a coalition with the ANC if EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu was appointed as finance minister.
- Malema warned that Eskom will move to stage six load-shedding after the elections and strongly criticized the current officials in charge.
- He emphasized that Shivambu is an expert on the country's economy, the continent, and the world at large, and has not stolen any money.
- Malema stated that the escalation of power outages after the elections is due to the incompetence of officials, not sabotage.
Telecom Companies Consider Raising Tariffs Amid Economic Crisis: The associations stated that an upward review of their prices was necessary ...
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Google's Gaza conflict: Why more bosses are cracking down on Israel-Hamas war protesters
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Glencore seeks investment opportunities in Nigerian mining sector: Mining and trading house Glencore will invest in Nigeria's mining sector if the government ...
reuters.com/markets/commodities/glencore-seeks-investment-opportunities-nigerian-mining-sector-2024-04-26/
Japan's anti-monopoly body orders Google to fix ad search limits affecting Yahoo: Japan’s antitrust watchdog says U.S. search giant Google must fix its ...
apnews.com/article/google-monopoly-japan-competition-yahoo-41894f0e9825d65df057fee546753da6
Exclusive | AI Developers Agree to New Safety Measures to Fight Child Exploitation
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Nigeria Plans to Offer Crude Trading on Bourse for First Time: Nigeria’s commodities exchange plans to offer crude oil and gas trading to deepen access to ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-19/nigeria-plans-to-offer-crude-trading-on-bourse-for-first-time
Paid articlePaid Google Workers Detained by Police for Protesting Cloud Contract With Israel: Videos show nine Google workers being removed by police from offices in New York and ...
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Google scraps minimum wage, benefits rules for suppliers and staffing firms: Alphabet Inc's Google on Friday said it will roll back requirements that U.S ...
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Quick Glance: Google to Remove Minimum Wage and Benefits Rules for Suppliers and Staffing Firms
- Alphabet Inc's Google will roll back requirements for U.S. suppliers and staffing firms to pay their employees at least $15 an hour and provide health insurance and other benefits.
- These updates are designed to comply with shifting U.S. and global labor regulations related to contingent workers.
- The company is committed to ensuring vendors and staffing firms prioritize safe working conditions and compliance with legal standards.
- This decision follows the U.S. National Labor Relations Board's ruling that Google is considered a 'joint employer' of workers from staffing firm Cognizant Technology Solutions.
Is US banning TikTok? All you need to know : After years of attempts to ban the Chinese-owned app, including by former President Donald Trump ...
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Quick Glance: ByteDance Would Consider Closing TikTok in US Over Sale, Sources Claim
- ByteDance would prefer to cease TikTok operations rather than engage in a sale if all legal avenues are exhausted to combat potential legislation banning the platform in US app stores, as per four sources.
- Despite TikTok's massive popularity with over a billion users, it remains unprofitable, contributing a small fraction to ByteDance's overall revenues and daily active user base.
- ByteDance stated on Thursday in a release on Toutiao, a media platform it possesses, that there are no intentions to sell TikTok, in response to claims from The Information about ByteDance exploring sale scenarios for TikTok's US operations excluding the recommending algorithm for user videos.
- As of December, ByteDance's valuation stood at $268 billion when it proposed a buyback of approximately $5 billion in shares from investors.
TLcom Capital closes second fund at $154M to back early-stage startups across Africa
techcrunch.com/2024/04/22/tlcom-capital-closes-second-fund-at-154m-to-back-early-stage-startups-across-africa/
SpaceX to Shut Off Starlink Access for Users Outside Availability Areas: The decision is upsetting users based in Africa, where internet speeds are often slow ...
pcmag.com/news/spacex-to-shut-off-starlink-access-for-users-outside-availability-areas
Meta's median pay for employees is $379,000 a year: Meta's median salary is significantly higher than many tech jobs, though on par with rivals like Google and ...
businessinsider.com/meta-median-yearly-pay-employee-2024-4
Ramaphosa hits out at South Africa’s banks, calls for reform: President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged for decisive economic reforms to address the monopolistic ...
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Russia May Be Behind Hack of Texas Water Facility: Google's cybersecurity firm Mandiant uncovers evidence linking the water facility incident to an infamous ...
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Google's firings show bringing your whole self to work isn't great: Google's recent ouster of employees who took part in sit-ins is a reminder that there are ...
businessinsider.com/bringing-whole-self-to-work-limits-jobs-politics-google-firings-2024-4
Google all at sea over rising tide of robo-spam: What if it's not AI but the algorithm to blame?
theregister.com/2024/04/22/opinion_google_spam/
Google surges after buying back billions of dollars of its own stock: Alphabet, the parent company of Google, bounced back from an absolutely dreadful day for ...
cnn.com/2024/04/25/tech/google-tech-earnings-dividend/
Google-backed Glance pilots Android lockscreen platform in US: Glance, which operates a popular lockscreen platform targeting Android smartphones ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/23/india-glance-pilots-android-lockscreen-platform-in-us/
Best free password managers 2024: Online security doesn’t have to cost a thing: Identity theft and fraudulent charges are just part of the headache that can ...
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Woman rescued 10 years after Chibok kidnapping in Nigeria: The Islamist group Boko Haram seized 276 girls from a school in Chibok in 2014
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The "I'm not a robot" captcha tests are getting harder: It's getting increasingly difficult to prove you're not a robot using captcha tests ...
businessinsider.com/not-a-robot-captcha-tests-getting-harder-2024-4
The big tech firms want an AI monopoly – but the UK watchdog can bring them to heel
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/20/the-big-tech-firms-want-an-ai-monopoly-but-the-uk-watchdog-can-bring-them-to-heel
Bayer, Nestlé, Unilever and Other Multinationals Cut Back in Africa: After decades of optimism about the region, global giants such as Bayer ...
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Apple intensifies talks with OpenAI for iPhone generative AI features: Firm also remains in discussions with Google about licensing that company's Gemini ...
gulfnews.com/technology/companies/apple-intensifies-talks-with-openai-for-iphone-generative-ai-features-1.1714194757379
Business Class from Copenhagen, Denmark to Johannesburg, South Africa for only €1440 roundtrip (lie-flat seats)
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SPOTTED: Scandalous Email From Wole Olanipekun’s Firm That Ended a Lawyer’s Career
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Google CEO tells staffers the office is not a place to 'debate politics' after firing 28 for anti-Israel sit-ins
nypost.com/2024/04/19/tech/google-ceo-says-office-not-a-place-to-debate-politics-after-firing-28-for-anti-israel-sit-ins/
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