Manager of Gospel artiste Yaw Sarpong has opened up about an alleged attack that happened at a rehearsal for Sarkodie’s Black is Love virtual concert. There has been a lot of talk that Stonewboy had attacked Sarkodie’s manager, Angel, injuring him in the eye. Some people did not believe the Read more…
An Indian man melted the hearts of millions in his home country after unveiling a life-size and almost lifelike sculpture of his late wife during a house-warming party. Srinivas Gupta, a businessman from Karnataka, India who lost his wife in a tragic car accident three years ago, wanted his life Read more…
Independent Presidential Candidate, Carl Ebo Morgan says if elected into office, he will see to it that the constitution is reviewed to ensure that the power of the president is limited. This is his solution to bringing an end to the ‘family and friends’ type of government. Mr. Morgan was Read more…
Epic Games takes on Apple, Instagram fixes a security issue and Impossible Foods raises $200 million. This is your Daily Crunch for August 13, 2020. The big story: Apple removes Fortnite from the App Store The controversy over Apple’s App Store policies has expanded to include Epic Games and its Read more…
A lot of studies and discussion of social media use time spent on the platforms as evidence for various theories and conclusions — but it turns out that people are actually super bad at telling how long they spend on them, according to research from Facebook. If you were conducting Read more…
Epic Games says it is taking Apple to court over “monopolistic” policies after it banned Fortnite. Source: BBC
Uber and Lyft have lost their bid to delay a preliminary injunction that will force the two ride-hailing app companies to reclassify drivers as employees. A California superior court judge denied Thursday the companies request to delay the order from going into effect August 20. The decision sets the stage Read more…
A dramatic late, deflected Tyler Adams goal gave RB Leipzig a 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final. Atletico were without Thomas Partey in midfield while RB Leipzig were starting the quarter-final without Timo Werner, who had moved to Chelsea It was Atletico who dominated, but chances Read more…
Epic Games is launching an all-out campaign against Apple and its App Store rules. Thursday morning, Epic Games introduced a new payment mechanism through a server-side update that allowed gamers to purchase Fortnite’s in-game currency directly, allowing the app to bypass Apple’s in-app purchase framework and the substantial cut that Read more…
Independent minority aspirants are engaging in a discourse at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) ahead of the general elections in December. JoyNews in collaboration with IMANI Centre for Policy and Education put together an event dubbed “Minority Political Parties and Independent Candidates Election Debate.” The event will interrogate Read more…
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has restated his commitment to strengthening the country’s decentralisation process. According to Mr Mahama, it is only through decentralisation that the country can see true progress in the country. Speaking at a meeting with the Civil and Local Government Staff Read more…
After its creator Epic Games implemented a workaround to duck Apple’s hefty developer fees, Fortnite has vanished from the App Store. The popular game’s disappearing act came the same day that Epic added a new direct payment option for in-game currency on mobile, offering an enticing 20% discount for players Read more…
Impossible Foods has raised $200 million more for its meat replacements. The new round values the company at a Whopper-sized $4 billion valuation, according to the data tracker PrimeUnicorn Index. The new round was led by Coatue, a technology-focused hedge fund; another New York-based hedge fund, XN, also participated in Read more…
One of the most exciting moments in the life of every newly christened founder is the sweet relief of seeing a term sheet come in from an investor. After weeks, perhaps months (but hopefully not years!), of work fundraising and pitching, there is nothing like getting that email with a Read more…
A security researcher was awarded a $6,000 bug bounty payout after he found Instagram retained photos and private direct messages on its servers long after he deleted them. Independent security researcher Saugat Pokharel found that when he downloaded his data from Instagram, a feature it launched in 2018 to comply Read more…
Courtney Chow Contributor Share on Twitter Courtney Chow is an associate with Battery Ventures in San Francisco who focuses on early and growth-stage internet, software and services companies. Justin Da Rosa Contributor Justin Da Rosa is a vice president with Battery Ventures in San Francisco. He focuses on consumer internet, Read more…
Security researchers said they could access conversation history and personal information. Source: BBC
The trust that manages Britain’s World War Two codebreaking HQ says donors’ data was exposed. Source: BBC
Chairman of the Ghana Creative Arts council Mark Okraku Mantey has revealed how his relationship with television goddess Jozy came to a sad end. Narrating events leading to the end of his relationship with Jozy, with whom he has two daughters, Mark disclosed that public speculation and jealousy contributed to Read more…
Half a dozen newly-born babies and mothers have died in the last six years at an island community of Faana in the Ga South Municipal Assembly of the Greater Accra Region. That is according to residents of the community trapped in between the sea and lagoon with no access to Read more…