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2 in 3 Banks Will Lose Market Share Unless They Digitise says Report
Image sourced from Planful. A new report by The Financial Times Focus and Mambu shows banks must redesign their role in society to avoid extinction. More than two thirds (67%) of banks think they will lose market share within two years if they fail to digitally transform, according to a new report from cloud banking platform Mambu and The Financial Times Focus (FT Focus). The ‘Evolve or be extinct’ report was conducted by FT Focus and surveyed over 500 senior banking executives globally to gain insights into their perception of the banking industry, now and in the future. Banks Must Transform Urgently The results illustrate the urgency for banks to modernise their offering as 58% of respondents predict they will cease to exist completely in the next five to ten years if they fail to change...
Facebook Apologises After AI Labels Black Men in Video as “Primates”
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Jeff Bezos Successfully Reaches the Edge of Space
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Nedbank & Amazon Commit to Providing Free Cloud Skills to Unemployed Youth in SA
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Facebook hits $1 trillion valuation for first time
Social media giant, Facebook, has hit a $1 trillion valuation, following a dismissal of two antitrust lawsuits against the company. Facebook’s stock closed higher on Monday at $355.64 per share which contributed to the trillion-dollar valuation, Business Insider reported. The rise came after a United States court dismissed complaints by the Federal Trade Commission and a group of state attorneys generals against the social networking company. The FTC has claimed that Facebook is exercising monopoly as the social media giant controls over 60% of the social-networking market. In the ruling of the case, US District Judge James Boasberg in Washington dismissed the claim, as he explained that there was no proof to support their claim. In a separate case, 46 state attorneys general formed a coal...
From AirPods to Soundbars, These Are the Best Prime Day Music and Entertainment Deals
What is Amazon Prime Day? Amazon Prime Day is Amazon’s biggest shopping day of the year, with more than two million deals this year on top-rated tech toys, electronics, home goods, sneakers and clothing. Traditionally held in July (where it was known as “Christmas in July”), Prime Day 2021 is moved up a few weeks this year, taking place online at Amazon.com on June 21 and 22. How to Shop Amazon Prime Day In order to access all the Prime Day deals, you’ll need to be an Amazon Prime member. Don’t have Prime? Amazon is currently offering a 30-day free trial here. Get it now and use it to save big on Amazon Prime Day later this month. What Are the Best Amazon Prime Day Deals? We’ve rounded up some of the top Prime Day music and entertainment deals to shop ri...
Amazon Music Offering Free Subscriptions for Four Months as Part of Prime Day
Amazon Music HD supports the highest-resolution streaming formats among all the music services — offering higher-quality streams that both Spotify and Apple Music. They have all the new releases and latest tracks too, from superstars like Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, BTS, The Weeknd and more. Get four months of free Amazon Music Unlimited here, then continue at $9.99/month afterwards. You can cancel at anytime. Keep in mind you’ll need to be an Amazon Prime member to score the deal (and all the Amazon Prime Day deals). Use this link to get a 30-day free trial to Amazon Prime if you’re not a member yet. Prefer not to sign up for Amazon Prime? You can still use this link to get three months free access (instead of four) to Amazon Music Unlimited. An even bet...
Take Control of Your Company’s Digital Transformation – Register for #DTF2021
Join the DTF 2021 as an attendee – https://itnewsafrica.com/events/event/digital-transformation-congress-webinar/ Change is Inevitable Digital transformation is as inevitable as the passage of time. The new will replace the old, as the axiom goes. Business leaders and company executives must evolve their organisations, or risk extinction in the future when attempting to transform too late proves too little. One doesn’t need to go far for practical examples of this. In 2020, companies either adapted to the new normal or contemplated filing bankruptcy. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented and entirely unexpected event. Remember when “Remote Work” was just a novel idea? Time will continue to present these events – these unexpected drastic changes, and forward-minded l...
Amazon Music Launches “DJ Mode” Experience With Debut Takeover From Billie Eilish
In a possible bid to compete with competitive hosted listening services such as Apple Music’s Apple Music One, Amazon Music’s newly launched “DJ Mode” function finds a balance between the modalities of yesteryear’s radio and today’s on demand streaming. “DJ Mode” has launched with an offering of four curated listening experiences, each led by DJs, artists, and music commentators. This most notably includes an artist takeover channel piloted by none other than the barnstorming Billie Eilish. Titled “The Billie Eilish Takeover,” the playlist—curated by the Grammy-winning pop star herself—brings listeners closer to her music than ever before. Eilish shares her favorite songs, stories, and influences behind her music during a...
Huge web outage takes Reddit, Twitch, and other big sites offline
A huge global web outage swept across the internet this morning, taking out popular sites including Amazon, Twitch, and Reddit. The outages started at around 5:30AM ET, with a large number of sites affected. The Fastly content delivery network (CDN) was the source of the issues, which lasted for more than an hour. Major news sites like CNN, The New York Times, The Guardian, and the Financial Times were also affected. The issues also affected UK government websites, so British citizens were unable to renew passports, apply for tax allowances, or obtain driving licenses during the outage. Fastly hasn’t commented fully on the issues other than an outage message on the company’s status page. “The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented,” said Fastly at 6:44AM ET. Get more stor...
Amazon Backs Up The Brink’s Truck, Purchases MGM For A Whopping $8.45 Billion
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Amazon Prime Video just got a big boost. Wednesday (May 26), Amazon backed up the Brink’s truck and dropped an $8.5 billion bag for the iconic Hollywood studio company that is the home of James Bond and Rocky. The deal is the largest since Amazon’s $13.7 billion acquisition of the grocery chain Whole Foods in 2017. The deal will give Amazon Prime Video a boost with new programming created from MGM properties while strengthening Amazon Studios’ original productions. So what can we expect as viewers? Well, possibly spinoffs, reboots, and sequels, being that Amazon revealed it would be digging into MGM’s film and TV franchises. “The real financial value behind this deal is the treasure trove of IP in the deep catalog that we plan to reima...
