Datacentrix and HPE are the main sponsors of the Cloud 2021 Conference: MyBroadband’s Cloud 2021 Online Conference will launch on 21 September and will showcase South Africa’s leading cloud, backup, hosting, data centre, and security providers. – MyBroadband
Discord valued at R216 billion: Discord raised $ 500 million in a new round, putting its valuation at $ 15 billion. – MyBroadband
Cryptocurrencies entice US state and city governments — S&P: U.S. state and local governments are growing more interested in investing in cryptocurrencies in their pension funds and accepting digital currencies as payments for taxes and services, according to S&P Global Ratings. – MyBroadband
Crypto Kid gets 7 years in jail for R1.3 billion scam: Stefan Qin was sentenced to seven and a half in prison for defrauding over 100 people of about $ 90 million. – MyBroadband
SAA needs new planes: South African Airways boss Thomas Kgokolo says the airline will need a more modern fleet to be competitive on routes outside Africa. – MyBroadband
“Cash is trash” and the case for crypto: Ray Dalio warned that investors shouldn’t become too reliant on cash and that while he owns some Bitcoin there’s a danger that governments could destroy the crypto market. – MyBroadband
Back to square one for spectrum auction — Telkom declares victory: Icasa will have to restart the process to issue new 4G and 5G radio frequency spectrum. – MyBroadband
Cell C cutting off Virgin Mobile: Mobile network operator Cell C has informed MyBroadband that it will be cutting off mobile network services to Virgin Mobile starting from Wednesday evening. – MyBroadband
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