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Facebook and Instagram Introduce Gift Card Feature for South African Businesses
Instagram and Facebook are making it a little easier for South Africans to support local businesses in their communities thanks to the new gift card feature. Facebook has created this feature to help local businesses, such as restaurants, fitness studios, salons, bookshops and bakeries as they navigate their way through the COVID-19 pandemic and national lockdown. People can find offers from parti...
Safaricom Eyes an Opportunity to Expand into Ethiopia
Sourced from CGTN. Safaricom PLC is planning to extend its reach into Ethiopia, Kenya’s northern neighbour. Although not initially successful with its first few attempts, new changes within the Ethiopian government may prove beneficial for the mobile carrier to finally establish a presence within the country. Last month, the Ethiopian government said that it would be impossible for Safaricom’s M-P...
FISE and KaiOS Unveil the First 4G Device with an Integrated Thermometer
FISE and KaiOS Technologies have unveiled the world’s first 4G phone that includes a built-in infrared thermometer which allows users to conduct temperature checks accurate down to 0.2 degrees Celsius. Developed in response to COVID-19 and the resulting urgent global demand for on-the-go temperature monitoring, this new KaiOS-enabled smart feature phone also comes with 4G connectivity, the Google ...
If you want to buy a decommissioned nuclear reactor control panel, I’ve found one for you
The internet is a magical place, somewhere where you can, for the right price, get anything you want. And if that something is a decommissioned nuclear reactor control panel — well, have I got some good news for you! Today, author Warren Ellis posted on his blog about an auction being held in England where one of the lots for sale was a decommissioned nuclear reactor control panel. Yes, this thing...
Netatmo made a new outdoor camera with a siren to scare off intruders
Netatmo has released an updated version of its outdoor security smart camera with a powerful alarm to scare off uninvited guests. The revised security camera remains mostly unchanged from Netatmo’s previous outdoor model. However, this version includes a built-in 105dB siren, meant to scare off any intruders. The siren can be manually activated by using the Netatmo app after you receive an alert t...
Jabra rolls out customizable controls and a hearing test for Elite 75t earbuds
Owners of the excellent Jabra Elite 75t (and Elite Active 75t) earbuds can now customize controls for the physical buttons on each earbud. With a new update to the company’s Sound Plus smartphone app available today, you can pick what you want a single, double, or triple press to do for each earbud. For example, I’ve now customized mine so that a double press of the right earbud button will skip f...
Amazon.com was briefly down for many in the US
Amazon.com was down for many people in the US for a short while Thursday afternoon. A number of Verge staffers were unable to access the site, and countless user reports of an outage across the country poured in on Downdetector. “Some customers may have temporarily experienced issues while shopping, however it has now been resolved,” Amazon said in a statement to The Verge. It’s unclear how widesp...
Gym Patrol Gary: White Man Loses Office Lease After Calling Police On Black Entrepreneurs Using Gym
Source: @teamtopfigure / Instagram A white man in Minnesota woke up feeling dumb after losing his office space for not minding his business. On Wednesday (May 28), the owners of Top Figure, a Black-owned Minneapolis-based social media and branding agency, were exercising in the gym of their co-opted professional building. That’s when they were approached by Tom Austin, the managing partner of F2 G...
Brilliant!: Jean Grae & Donwill Hilariously Troll Instagram With DJ Set Using Facebook’s “Elevator Music”
Source: JP Yim / Getty DJ’s have literally been saving our lives thanks to their Instagram Live DJ sets. BUT due to music rights, Instagram has been cracking down on the streams. One duo found a loophole and decided to troll the social media platform. Brooklyn’s own Jean Grae and Donwill came up with the brilliant idea to hold the first-ever “Instagram Approved DJ Set.” Grae and Donwill decided to...
Gone Too Soon: Toronto Rapper Houdini Murdered In Home Town
Source: @houdini / Instagram The Rap community has another emerging talent. A Canadian MC was just taken away from us due to gun violence. As reported by Complex Houdini life’s was cut short on Tuesday, May 26. According to CP 24 gunfire erupted in broad daylight outside of a hotel in Toronto’s Entertainment District. Local police responded to several calls regarding the incident which is sai...
Report: Everton can seal cut price deal for €14m star, Euro club desperately need the money
French outfit Monaco are ready to lower their asking price for defender Djibril Sidibe. According to reports from L’Equipe (h/t Sport Witness), the Ligue 1 outfit are desperately in need of money, and as a result, are ready to lower their asking price so that Sidibe can move to Everton permanently. The 27-year-old joined the Merseyside club on loan last summer and has made 21 appearances in the Pr...
Report: Newcastle planning to beat North London duo to the signing of 26y/o winger
According to Football Insider, Newcastle United are ready to enter into the race to sign Bournemouth winger Ryan Fraser, hoping to beat North London duo Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal to his signature. The 26-year-old has a month left on his current deal at the Vitality Stadium, and he is set to leave the club for free at the end of the season. Other suitors could emerge for the services of Fraser,...
