Marc-Andre ter Stegen has ruled himself out of Germany’s plans for this summer’s European Championship, with the Barcelona goalkeeper preparing to undergo knee surgery. The 29-year-old is ready to cut short his 2020-21 campaign, with Barca no longer in the running for La Liga title glory, and focus on getting Read more…
Chief Executive of the CEO’s Network, Ernest Degraft Egyiri, has highlighted the need to inculcate technological innovations in the country’s corporate sector. According to him, the adaptation of digitisation in the industry will determine the success of Ghanaian businesses in this new age. In his view, this move is very Read more…
The Ghana Standards Authority has set standards to regulate buying and selling of eggs. This means that the pricing of eggs and the kind of eggs sold on the market will be guided by the standards. The standard is to ensure that there are no sub-standard eggs on the market Read more…
Leicester City have reportedly issued an apology to Chelsea after Daniel Amartey threw the pennant of the Blues to the floor after the FA Cup final. In a video circulating on the internet, Amartey is seen celebrating the victory in the dressing room by picking up the Chelsea pennant and Read more…
At least 20 cattle have been shot and wounded by residents at Abrewnkor near Pai-Katanga in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti region. The shooting of the animals follows an alarm raised by Napare Yaw, 39, who fell off a motorbike after he rode into herds of cattle on Read more…
As gaming platforms capitalize on pandemic-fueled traffic to their digital worlds, brands that drive culture in the physical world are fighting to ensure they don’t miss any new opportunities. A new partnership between Roblox and Gucci brings digital items from the fashion house into the platform’s metaverse alongside a new Read more…
Another major telco in the US is making a big move away from being a full player in media services, and specifically content creation. Today AT&T said that it is combining its WarnerMedia division with Discovery Inc. The deal is being structured as a “Reverse Morris Trust” transaction that will Read more…
High-resolution images of Israel and Gaza are available, so why not via public mapping tools? Source: BBC
Buzzy face-swapping video app Reface is expanding its reality-shifting potential beyond selfies by letting users upload more of their own content for its AI to bring to life. Users of its iOS and Android apps still can’t upload their own user generated video but the latest feature — which it Read more…
The vehicle became stuck multiple times and repeatedly drove away when roadside assistance approached. Source: BBC
As a longtime real estate developer based in Chile, Benjamin Labra was able to spot gaps in the buying and renting markets in Latin America. To meet demands, he started Houm, an all-in-one platform that helps homeowners rent and sell their properties in the region. Fresh out of Y Combinator’s Read more…
Egypt has a population of over 100 million people. The country has a high mobile and internet penetration necessary for a young and tech-savvy population with 61% below 30. But despite its youthful population, two out of every three individuals are currently unbanked in Egypt. It’s the same situation in Read more…
After operating in the red for 14 years, JD.com’s logistics subsidiary is getting ready for an initial public offering in Hong Kong. JD Logistics will price its share between HK$39.36 and HK$43.36 apiece, which could see the firm raise up to about HK$26.4 billion or $3.4 billion, according to its Read more…
Ride-hailing giant Gojek and marketplace Tokopedia, Indonesia’s two biggest startups, said on Monday they have combined their businesses to form GoTo Group, the largest technology group in the Southeast Asian nation, the fourth most populous country that is currently navigating to contain the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. GoTo Read more…
Moglix, an industrial business-to-business marketplace in India, said on Monday it has raised $120 million in a new financing round at $1 billion valuation, becoming the 13th firm from the world’s second largest market to attain the unicorn status this year. The startup’s Series E financing round was led by Falcon Read more…
Pine Labs, a startup that offers merchants payments terminals, invoicing tools and working capital, said on Monday it has completed the first close of a $285 million funding as the nearly two-decade-old firm looks to expand its offerings and build and scale an online payments gateway. Baron Capital Group, Duro Capital, Read more…
Chelsea conceded four goals in the first 36 minutes as Barcelona blew them away to win their first Women’s Champions League title in Gothenburg. Chelsea trailed 33 seconds in when an attempted clearance hit Melanie Leupolz and went in for an own goal, and Alexia Putellas’ penalty made it 2-0. Read more…
Alisson became the sixth goalkeeper to score a Premier League goal – and the first to do so with a header. “I think it’s one of the best goals I have scored,” he told Sky Sports, before being reminded it was actually his only goal. “OK, the best I have Read more…
Rafael Nadal won his 10th Italian Open with a 7-5 1-6 6-3 victory over world number one Novak Djokovic in Rome. Both players dropped serve early on in the first set before Nadal took it after securing the key break at 5-5. Djokovic dominated the second set but paid for Read more…
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has denied reports he has told his players he is leaving the Spanish giants. Media reports claimed the Frenchman informed his squad a week ago that he would leave at the end of the season. Zidane led Real to a 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao Read more…