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In the upcoming iOS 14, apps have to explicitly ask users’ permission to collect and share data. Source: BBC

Rolls-Royce has reported a record half-year loss of £5.4bn after it was “severely impacted” by the coronavirus pandemic – prompting a shake-up that has already cost thousands of jobs. Coronavirus: Rolls-Royce slumps to record half-year loss of £5.4bn https://t.co/6lbk4c39jW — SkyNews (@SkyNews) August 27, 2020 The engine maker’s finances have Read more…

A graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been announced as the winner for this year’s Women in Finance Scholarship, becoming the first African to win it. Nora Irene Ghartey, will use the award money to pursue an MSc degree in Financial Mathematics at the London Read more…

Residents of Keta and Anloga has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to ensure the realisation of various projects promised by his administration in 2016. The President is expected to tour parts of the Volta Region on Thursday. His visit come after his predecessor, John Dramani Mahama who left the Region Read more…

Director of communications for New Patriotic Party (NPP) Yaw Buaben Asamoa has stated that government fully owns Agyapa Minerals Royalties Limited. He noted that the agreement was formed based on a law to keep track of the investments in the mining sector as monies cannot be taken directly and given Read more…

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has tested positive for coronavirus, says France manager Didier Deschamps. The 27-year-old will have to self-isolate for 14 days. He will miss France’s Nations League game in Sweden on Saturday, 5 September and the home game against Croatia three days later. However, Pogba could be Read more…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is targeting 60 percent of the presidential votes in the December 7 general elections. The party is aiming to secure 180 out of the 275 parliamentary seats. In the 2016 elections, the party obtained 53.07 percent of votes in the presidential and won 169 parliamentary Read more…

Narrative has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding and is launching a new product designed to further simplify the process of buying and selling data. I’ve already written about the company’s existing marketplace and software for managing data transactions. With the new Data Streams Marketplace, the process should be Read more…

The new season of Epic’s popular game does not – and will not – appear on any Apple devices. Source: BBC

The shift to online shopping has accelerated in the COVID-19 pandemic, but today Amazon made a bold move that underscores its belief that physical stores will remain a key component of how consumers shop. In the Los Angeles neighborhood of Woodland Hills, the e-commerce giant today opened its first Amazon Read more…

Samsung Electronics will reportedly begin trialing a work-from-home program for some employees next month as South Korea as the country deals with its largest increase in COVID-19 cases since March. According to Reuters, a company official said the pilot program will be open to some employees at Samsung’s mobile phone Read more…

Dutch social enterprise, Fairphone, has moved a little closer to the sustainability dream of a circular economy by announcing the launch of a modular upgrade for its flagship smartphone. The backwards compatible hardware units mean users of last year’s Fairphone 3 only need swap out a few modules to be Read more…

Kevin Mayer is leaving after two months at the video-sharing app at the centre of US-China tensions. Source: BBC

Operation ‘Eliminate Peste des Petit Ruminants’ (PPR) has been launched in the Sekyere Central District of the Ashanti region to fight the viral disease which is killing goats and sheep. The viral disease is characterized by fever, necrotic stomatitis, gastroenteritis, and pneumonia. The purpose of the exercise is therefore sought Read more…

Traders occupying an old Budukuma estate building at Adum are appealing to government to step in to prevent a proposed demolition of the edifice by National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO). The building which has become the source of litigation for years houses over 20 traders at the centre of the Read more…

The Alliance of Feminine Civil Society Organisations (AFCSOs) have lauded former President John D. Mahama’s running mate, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang for her decent and decorous politics on her campaign trail. According to them, her clean and clear message will impact significantly how politics should be done in the country. Read more…