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Like many of us during the COVID-19 lockdown, Pharrell Williams channeled a bit of Marie Kondo and began sifting through his belongings—no small feat, considering Williams owns 11 storage vaults filled with rare one-of-a-kind cultural […]
Kanye West is planning to buy a social media platform
The never-ending drama of ultra-rich people wanting to buy their own social media platforms continues. No, I’m not talking about Twitter and Elon Musk. Today Kayne West—now known as Ye—announced an “agreement in principle” to […]
The pay-as-you-go lifestyle – the new way of living and doing business
Convenience, lifestyle choices, affordability and not wanting to deal with repairs and maintenance issues have become key reasons for South Africans to increasingly embrace a rental-focused existence. This ‘rental economy’ or ‘pay-as-you-go’ lifestyle is what […]
Elon Musk is showing interest to buy Twitter—again
Elon Musk has reportedly once again changed his mind, according to a new security filing, and will now purchase Twitter at his original offer price of $54.20, putting the $44-billion deal back on track. The […]
Keeping up with Kim Kardashian’s crypto scandal
Kim Kardashian will pay $1.3 million to settle allegations from federal regulators that she touted a cryptocurrency asset on social media without disclosing that she was being compensated for doing so. The million-dollar fine resolves […]
You’ve earned your success
Complement it with bespoke insurance that’s tailored to your unique lifestyle. Santam Executive is designed to meet your unique needs as an individual. From luxury homes, watercraft and cars to jewellery and fine art, Santam […]
How the Media can respond to the Big Tech challenge?
The global tech industry has been eating the lunch of the media industry. In response, the South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) has submitted a paper to the Competition Commission to outline its concerns. In […]
How Polaroid is re-inventing itself with music players
Even without their logos, you might be able to identify them as Polaroid products. They’re all emblazoned with the company’s “spectrum” stripe of rainbow colors and have white plastic cases and big red buttons linking […]
The Next ZOOM Chapter Post Pandemic
“Zoom is sort of like a verb when it comes to videoconferencing, right?” That’s Eric Yuan, the founder and CEO of Zoom, speaking—and a moment later, he retracts the claim: “I guess that’s too strong.” […]
Six ways poor driving behaviour adds to business costs
South Africa has an alarmingly high road accident fatality rate. What’s more concerning is that Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) State of Road Safety reports show an increase in the number of road vehicle accident […]
Unlock socio-economic recovery through the power of innovation
The innovator and inventor are not necessarily the same person, says Dr Diran Soumonni, who also serves as director of the Master of Management in Innovation Studies at WBS. “We are interested in the management […]
A multidisciplinary approach to innovation
We often think just technology when we think innovation. This erroneous view that innovation is limited to scientists and engineers developing and commercialising widgets must be challenged says the Assistant Dean for Research in the […]
This SA Digital Bank just registered 1 million accounts
Over the past year, Discovery Bank has seen strong deposit growth and considerable traction of its shared-value banking model amongst its client base; the appeal of a full service, shared value, digital bank is reflected […]
Why Zoom stock is losing its appeal?
Not too long ago, Zoom was the pandemic darling. In January 2020, the stock sat around $76 per share, but by peak-pandemic–September of the same year–Zoom stock (ticker: ZM) surged to over $470 per share. […]
Uber Financial Report shows positive signs
With inflation at a 40-year high and fears of a recession mounting, many expected consumers to start cutting nonessentials like take-out meals or rides across town. But Uber’s latest financial report, covering the quarter ending […]
Uber responds to driver issues with some app upgrades
Uber is adding a number of upgrades to its app in an effort to bring more drivers to the platform. In the coming months, drivers in most U.S. markets will be able to see projected […]
Meet FINASA: The Fintech sector mouthpiece
The financial technology (fintech) sector is considered the “Wild West” of the tech industry and the most innovative. The sector is disrupting the financial order and the financial establishment is afraid of the new upstarts. […]
How Megan Nicholas kept SA connected during lockdown
Many telecommunications companies are becoming technology companies. Among them is MTN, which – working hard in recent years to close the gap in the fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) market – bought the multimedia and telecommunication services provider, […]
Future of the Twitter Brand
It seems like only yesterday that Elon Musk declared Twitter was a diamond in the rough and promised that he would soon “unlock” its vast potential. He’s not saying anything like that now. Instead, he […]
Uber Files: The Shocking version
Like Facebook before it, Uber is dealing with the public relations fallout following the leak of thousands of confidential documents. And it’s not painting a pretty picture of the company’s early days. The data dump, […]
Jony Ive is no longer designing for Apple
In 2019, Apple’s Chief Design Officer Jony Ive announced that he was leaving the company to start his own design firm alongside longtime friend Marc Newson. One of his clients however would continue to be […]
E-commerce is not killing retail stores. It’s giving them new powers.
E-commerce boomed during the pandemic. That, coupled with widespread store closures, led many retail pundits to predict the final death of physical stores. In some ways, they were right. Approximately 50,000 (5.7%) stores in the […]
The consumer view of Uber is waning
A large AI-assisted sentiment analysis shows that Uber is among the least-loved brands among consumers. The study, conducted in 2021 by the branding agency MBLM, analyzed the use of more than 1.4 billion keywords on […]
Meet Kubik: The 2022 African Startup of the Year
Kidus Asfaw, Kubik founder, speaking in Cape Town after receiving the 2022 African Startup of the Year Award at the Global Startup Awards. It was all too humbling to meet Africans from all corners of […]
