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Amazon Prime is giving £1.5m to two UK funds offering support to workers affected by the virus. Source: BBC

CGI models allow patterns to be tested virtually and fewer garments, if any, need to be made. Source: BBC

Chinese giant ByteDance is engaging in early discussions with Reliance Industries Limited, the parent firm of telecom giant Jio Platforms, for financially backing TikTok’s business in India in a move to potentially save the popular video app’s fate in its biggest market by users, two people familiar with the matter Read more…

At TechCrunch Early Stage, Minted CEO and serial founder Mariam Naficy got into the weeds with us on some of the topics founders don’t often discuss. What’s the difference between expectations and reality when it comes to entrepreneurialism? How do you split responsibilities between co-founders? What’s the key to being Read more…

The Volta and Oti Regions have unrepentantly provided the most reliable support base for the National Democratic Congress since the ban on party politics was lifted in 1992 as one of the precursors of the commencement of the 4th Republic. The Volta Region which until recently included the Ot Region, Read more…

Paris Saint-Germain scored twice in injury time to seal their place in the semi-final of the Champions League and break the hearts of Atalanta. Thomas Tuchel’s side fell behind in the 27th-minute when Mario Pasalic curled Atalanta ahead with a splendid left-footed curled effort with his 12th goal of the Read more…

Facebook is still littered with groups and pages aligned with the antigovernment “boogaloo” movement months after the company announced that it would ban these communities, according to a new report from the Tech Transparency Project Wednesday. In June, Facebook announced that it would remove groups dedicated to the boogaloo movement, months after reports first Read more…

Today after the bell, Lyft reported its second-quarter financial performance. The American ride-hailing company’s results helped illustrate just how much the economy has changed in the wake of COVID-19 and its resulting disruptions to life, travel and work. Uber’s own results, which were shared last week, provided hints of what Read more…

Members of Government’s COVID-19 Task Force have held a training workshop for Technical team members of the four national teams that are expected to resume camping. The workshop which was held at the GFA Conference room on Wednesday, August 12 is geared towards educating the team officials on issues related Read more…

For writer-comedian Sarah Cooper, the pandemic hasn’t been so terrible. In fact, by making the best of a lousy situation — in this case, opening a TikTok account while sheltering in place and lip syncing to the often-bizarre ramblings of Donald Trump to underscore their absurdity — she has become Read more…

The private space launch industry has expanded significantly since the debut of SpaceX, but some markets, like India, are just now getting the regulatory support to clear the way for private players to participate. Now that those barriers are coming down, however, private launch startup Skyroot is leaping ahead on Read more…

A businessman has been shot dead in an alleged contract killing incident in Juapong on Tuesday night in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region. Information gathered by myjoyonline.com indicate the late Samuel Nyamado and his wife were returning home after the day’s activities in their provision shop, when Read more…