Month: June 2021
Black Business Accelerator
The Black Business Accelerator (BBA) wants to build equity and sustainable growth for Black-owned businesses. Specifically, the initiative targets barriers to access such as access to capital, mentorship, and growth opportunities, will provide financial support, business education and mentorship, and marketing and promotion of their brands and products as third-party sellers on Amazon.com. Born from
Clubhouse
Like TikTok and other major social media networks, Clubhouse is filled with all sorts of people, from voyeurs to wanna-be influencers to true professionals trying to build their brands. And like other social media platforms, Clubhouse features its share of money experts and “influencers” who use the platform to explain their financial philosophy or share
The New Atlantic Charter
The Charter a laid the foundations for the establishment of the North Atlantic Treat Organisation (NATO), and the signing of the Declaration by United Nations, which established the UN and was a wartime pact between the US and the UK and set out post-war goals for both countries and the international community at large, while
Muslim “no go” zone conspiracy
There are areas of cities in Europe that have such a high Muslim population that they are controlled by sharia law, or are ravaged by criminal “Muslim gangs” that make them too dangerous for either none Muslims, or sometimes even police, to enter. Despite being clearly unfounded and ridiculous, the trope of Muslim “no-go” areas
global semiconductor shortage
Just like the global pandemic that hit the world from 2020, 2020 saw the start of a massive semiconductor shortage that has lasted into 2021. Supply of semiconductors and related appliances have massive reduced as demand has skyrocketed reaching crisis proportions. Hundreds of industries dealing with electrical devices have been hindered by the unavailability of
Bitcoin Starts to Raise
The world’s largest crypto gained as much as 4.5% Monday to $41,020, extending its rally to a second day. The coin has rallied roughly 9% since Friday. The wider Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index, which tracks some of the major cryptocurrencies, also advanced, adding as much as 7.7% at one point. After a volatile weekend, Bitcoin
Novavax Vaccine Effectiveness
Novavax announced that its coronavirus vaccine candidate was found to have an overall efficacy of 90.4% in a Phase 3 trial .The company said the vaccine was “generally well-tolerated” and common side effects included pain at the injection site, lasting less than three days, and fatigue, headache and muscle pain, lasting less than two days.
chipmaking factory fighting climate crisis and corona virus
Manufacturers around the world have already had trouble securing supplies of semiconductors, delaying the production and delivery of goods. If Taiwan is hit hard, the situation could become much worse, given the island’s importance in contributing to global chips supply. Taiwan which accounts for more than half of the world’s output of chips has been
YouTube Bans some Ads from its masthead
YouTube said it will ban ads related to gambling, alcohol and prescription drugs, as well as political and election ads, from its masthead the banner displayed at the top of its website and apps. This is the second big change in less than a year to YouTube’s masthead policies, after banning advertisers in November from reserving
Twitter running into trouble in both
The restrictions in India and the ban in Nigeria are troublesome for Twitter. While the company does not break down user data for these countries, independent research suggests India is among its top five markets. Asia’s third-largest economy with its 700 million internet users and many more yet to come online is also Twitter’s top