Tejash & Dev

Vodacom rules out financial services spin-off

African telecoms heavyweight Vodacom has ruled out spinning off its financial services unit, its CEO Shameel Joosub told Semafor, rejecting a path taken by rivals seeking to extract more value from fast-growing mobile money businesses. Joosub’s stance potentially sets up a test of two competing strategies across Africa’s telecoms sector after Airtel Money’s London listing…

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Hands on with Home Assistant’s new ‘smart home multi-tool’

Nabu Casa — the commercial side of the Open Home Foundation, which runs Home Assistant — just launched the Home Assistant Connect Aux-2, a multi-function box designed to help you bring more non-smart devices into your smart home. It’s part of Home Assistant’s ongoing efforts to become more user-friendly. And it’s working. I’ve been testing…

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MLB Awards chat and discussion

Happy Veterans Day to those who have served and are currently serving. Thank you for your service. There will be a slew of awards handing out tonight, to include potentially some players from the Atlanta Braves. At 7 p.m. ET the Cy Young awards will be announced. Chris Sale is a finalist for Cy Young,…

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A Science Snippet: What is ‘aircraft icing’ and how is it dangerous?

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — With the recent jet crash in Florida making headlines, many people have been hearing about “aircraft icing.” In this week’s Science Snippet, I’m breaking down what icing is, how it forms, and how it can pose a danger for any aircraft. Up where airplanes fly, the air temperature is usually much…

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South Korea: Suspects accused of instigating insurance fraud apprehended

In South Korea, police have apprehended suspects accused of deliberately causing traffic accidents with rental cars, in order to lodge payouts with insurers. According to news platform The Chosun Daily, the Seoul Gangbuk Police Station announced that it arrested 21 people on suspicion of insurance fraud. They were also referred without detention to the Seoul…

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Volodymye Zelensky Sees “Window Of Opportunity” For War Talks Breakthrough Before 2027

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday there could be a “window of opportunity” to reach a breakthrough in talks to end the war with Russia before 2027, as he arrived in Ireland, where he is due to meet US envoys upon their return from Moscow Thursday.  “Today there really is this opportunity, this window of opportunity,…

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