Spotify built the world’s largest audio-streaming service by convincing millions of people around the world to pay for music. CEO Daniel Ek now sees an even bigger opportunity in advertising.
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Jay Y Lee, the billionaire scion of Samsung Group, issued a personal apology for his company’s role in a scandal over succession that rocked South Korea and promised not to hand down leadership to his children.
Telkom will delay the publication of its annual results by almost a month as the group will be unable to finalise these by 25 May, as previously anticipated, as a result of the national lockdown.
Facebook’s Oculus division is building a new version of its Quest standalone virtual reality headset that is likely to be smaller, lighter and have a faster image refresh rate for more realistic content.
Icasa has granted the SABC exemption from local content quotas as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown. This frees the public broadcaster to increase the ratio of foreign content it broadcasts on television.
A day after launching commercial 5G services in South Africa, Vodacom has updated its coverage map showing where the ultra-fast, next-generation broadband technology is available.
Airbnb is cutting 25% of its workforce as the coronavirus pandemic continues to pummel the travel sector. About 1 900 Airbnb employees across the world will be affected
Streaming music giant Spotify Technology has finally launched one of the most requested features to South African users – a discounted family plan allowing family members to get access for R99.99/month.
For now, telecommunications companies insist the pandemic will only delay the roll-out by several months. That may be optimistic.
Consumers with devices capable of accessing the network can now subscribe to 5G services in South Africa through Vodacom.