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The co-chief executive of Europe’s largest online fashion platform is cutting short his contract. Source: BBC

If this year has taught us a lesson about the world of of work, it’s that collectively, we weren’t very well equipped in terms of the technology we use to translate the in-person experience seamlessly to a remote version. That’s led to a rush of companies launching new services to Read more…

Highland Europe — the tech growth fund best known for backing high profile late-stage startups like GetYourGuide, Huel, WeTransfer, Wolt and Zwift — has closed its fourth fund, raising €700M in a comparatively short space of time compared to previous fund closes. Highland plans to ‘double-down’ on its strategy of Read more…

China’s tech circle is shifting its attention to online healthcare this week as JD Health is set to go public in one of Hong Kong’s largest IPOs this year. Like Amazon, China’s e-commerce firms Alibaba and JD.com have been working to conquer the massive healthcare industry. The offerings are wide-ranging, Read more…

A group of Singaporean government agencies is launching a new research program for blockchain technology with $12 million SGD (about $8.9 million USD) in funding. Called the Singapore Blockchain Innovation Programme (SBIP), the project is a collaboration between Enterprise Singapore, Infocomm Media Development Authority and the National Research Foundation Singapore. Read more…

The online multiplayer game has seen downloads soar in the last few months, BBC Click finds out more. Source: BBC

As parents have struggled with childcare this year, a number of tech firms are offering solutions. Source: BBC

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has cautioned that no institution should wrongfully ascribe to itself the power to “direct” the media and how to broadcast. It said the matter of what and how the media entities do their work is guided by professional codes and ethics of the Read more…

President Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to maintain the peace the nation has enjoyed since the inception of the Fourth Republic. Addressing the nation ahead of the 2020 polls, President Akufo-Addo was optimistic that the citizenry will desist from activities that will cause any disruption to the electoral process of the Read more…

Rudy Giuliani, the personal attorney to President Donald Trump, has tested positive for Covid-19, Trump announced. “Get better soon Rudy, we will carry on!!!” Trump wrote Sunday on Twitter.CNN has reached out to Giuliani for comment. This is a breaking story and will be updated. Source: JoyOnline

ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON SUNDAY, 6TH DECEMBER 2020, AT 8PM Fellow Ghanaians, good evening, and, once again, thank you for having me in your homes. Tomorrow, from 7am to 5pm, we go to the polls to elect a President Read more…

WAFA became the first club to win on the road this season as Hearts of Oak failed to secure their first win. Elmina Sharks, Berekum Chelsea and King Faisal won at home. However, some games did not take place. Games involving Kotoko and Ashgold postponed due to their involvement in Read more…

A total of 3,510 security personnel have been deployed across the Central Region to ensure law and order during the December 7 General Election. The number comprise the Police, Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana National Fire Service, Bureau of National Investigations, Prisons and some personnel from the 64 Military Regiment, among Read more…

Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey was forced off injured during first-half stoppage time of his side’s Premier League defeat against Tottenham. Partey returned from injury to make his first appearance for the Gunners in over a month when he was named in the starting XI for the north London derby on Sunday. He walked over to the Read more…

SpaceX launched its 21st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission for NASA to the International Space Station on Sunday, using a brand new variant of its Dragon capsule spacecraft. This new cargo Dragon has greater carrying capacity and can dock fully autonomously with the Space Station, both improvements over the last Read more…

Walsall-based RMD Kwikform says it is investigating the security breach. Source: BBC