South Africa’s Premier Gaming Showdown Returns for 2025
The 2025 MTN SHIFT Gaming Experience in South Africa returns on 18 May, featuring the EAFC 25 National Football Tournament and the MTN Beat Saber Challenge, bringing competitive energy, in-center activations, and serious prize money to malls across the country, celebrating gaming culture and national titles. 8 Hyprop shopping centers
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Read moreBain bets on Indian domestic work startup Pronto even as rivals face criticism
Pronto, which provides cleaning, laundry and home services within 10 minutes, has raised $2M at a $12.5M valuation.
Read moreThreads now lets creators add up to 5 links to profiles, track clicks
Instagram Threads is taking on Linktree and other “link-in-bio” solutions by introducing a way for creators to use their Threads profile to share links to their other interests and online presences. At launch, the feature will support adding up to five links to a bio, which can connect visitors to
Read moreCross Switch Expands African Footprint with Kenya’s Pesawise
Cross Switch, a provider of industry-leading payment solutions, has expanded its African presence by launching services in Kenya and collaborating with Pesawise, an accredited local payment operator. Cross Switch provides a global payment platform that allows merchants across sectors like hospitality, e-commerce, delivery services, and crypto to accept payments through
Read moreWhether AI is a bubble or revolution, how does software survive?
Money is pouring into the AI industry. Will software survive the disruption it causes?
Read moreGlobal Growth at Risk Due to Project Talent Shortage, Report Warns
According to the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) latest Global Project Management Talent Gap report, up to 30 million new project professionals are required by 2035 to meet global demand. Currently, the global workforce includes approximately 40 million project professionals, including 25 million software engineers and 30 million nurses. However, need
Read moreAcorns acquires family wealth and digital memory platform EarlyBird
Savings and investing startup Acorns has acquired EarlyBird, an investment gifting platform for families, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As part of the acquisition, EarlyBird will shut down, and all customer accounts will officially close on June 23. Customers’ funds will
Read moreRoblox now lets creators sell physical products within their experiences
Roblox announced on Thursday that creators can now sell physical merchandise directly within their experiences and games on the platform with the launch of new Commerce APIs. The offering provides creators with a new way to generate revenue beyond the purchases of virtual goods or one-time fees to access specific
Read moreCoinbase says customers’ personal information stolen in data breach
The crypto exchange giant said the hacker bribed contractors and employees in support roles to steal data.
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