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News24 | Former president Mahama projected to unseat Ghana's ruling party in December election

By www.news24.com
Published On :: Monday Nov 11 2024 09:52:41

Ghana's main opposition leader John Dramani Mahama looks set to win December's presidential election, an opinion poll showed on Monday.


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News24 | Mozambique opposition's Mondlane calls for protests at border posts, ports

By www.news24.com
Published On :: Tuesday Nov 12 2024 11:23:37

Mozambican opposition presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane has called for gatherings at ports and borders, and in major cities from Wednesday for what he describes as a fourth round of demonstrations against a stolen election.


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News24 | SA sold Côte d'Ivoire R3.2m worth of wine last year. Now the US wants a piece of that action

By www.news24.com
Published On :: Tuesday Nov 12 2024 13:41:56

Côte d'Ivoire is sub Sahara Africa's biggest importer of wine, says the US department of agriculture, and it is time American companies take advantage of the market.


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Ready for Reading Adventures

By www.readingrockets.org
Published On :: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:59:00 EDT

We want readers to make connections between books and their own lives and the world around them. Connecting real experiences for kids with literary ones is something that I’ve found also helps readers value books and knowledge. And it is so much fun to extend the pages of a story into a real-world activity!


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Preparing Young Children for School

By www.readingrockets.org
Published On :: Mon, 22 Aug 2022 19:58:57 EDT

See the full guide Preparing Young Children for School Practice Guide › Recent research has identified practices that have the potential to prepare young children to benefit from the learning opportunities they will encounter in school.


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Meet Ali Kamanda and Jorge Redmond, authors of Black Boy, Black Boy: Celebrating the Power of You

By www.readingrockets.org
Published On :: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 16:21:39 EDT

I met two debut authors at a summer conference and was taken with their warmth and earnestness. Their book, Black Boy, Black Boy, is an affirmation that celebrates both past accomplishments by Black men and the limitless possibilities for a child’s future. Their book is sure to encourage discussion with children and families, whether they are Black or not. Both authors graciously agreed to a blog interview.


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The Efficacy of Digital Media Resources in Improving Children’s Ability to Use Informational Text: An Evaluation of Molly of Denali From PBS KIDS

By www.readingrockets.org
Published On :: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:08:03 EDT

Informational text — resources whose purpose is to inform — is essential to daily life and fundamental to literacy. Unfortunately, young children typically have limited exposure to informational text. Two 9-week randomized controlled trials with 263 first-grade children from low-income communities examined whether free educational videos and digital games from the PBS KIDS show “Molly of Denali” supported children’s ability to use informational text to answer real-world questions. Study 1 found significant positive intervention impacts on child outcomes; Study 2 replicated these findings.


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Getting Your First Grader Off to a Good Start: Tips for Families

By www.readingrockets.org
Published On :: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 12:36:22 EDT

First grade can bring a lot of changes! Even if your child had a great kindergarten year, there can be lots of new routines and expectations for first graders that can feel really different for students (and families). Here’s what you need to know.


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Current State of the Evidence: Examining the Effects of Orton-Gillingham Reading Interventions for Students With or at Risk for Word-Level Reading Disabilities

By www.readingrockets.org
Published On :: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:40:37 EDT

Over the past decade, parent advocacy groups led a grassroots movement resulting in most states adopting dyslexia-specific legislation, with many states mandating the use of the Orton-Gillingham (OG) approach to reading instruction. Orton-Gillingham is a direct, explicit, multisensory, structured, sequential, diagnostic, and prescriptive approach to reading for students with or at risk for word-level reading disabilities (WLRD). Evidence from a prior synthesis and What Works Clearinghouse reports yielded findings lacking support for the effectiveness of OG interventions.


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Engaging, Explicit, and Elaborated: An Initial Trial of Media-Enhanced Preschool Vocabulary Instruction

By www.readingrockets.org
Published On :: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 13:12:12 EST

Children from backgrounds of poverty often lag behind more advantaged peers in early language skills, including breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge. We report the results of a pilot study of an explicit and elaborated vocabulary intervention in preschool classrooms serving children from lower-income backgrounds. The intervention used multimodal instruction, including segments from public television children's programs and interactive games, to build children's knowledge of and semantic connections for 128 words across 18 weeks of daily lessons.


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K2 Plugin for sh404SEF version 1.6.0 released

By www.joomlaworks.net
Published On :: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 20:28:50 +0300

The K2 Plugin for sh404SEF version 1.6.0 is now available to download for subscribers. This is a bug fix release that addresses compatibility with K2 v2.10.3+ and improves support for PHP 7.x in general.

Here's what's been added or changed in the K2 Plugin for sh404SEF with the release of v1.6.0:

  • Resolve a function clash bug when using the plugin with K2 v2.10.3 and the "Advanced SEF" settings is enabled. Please keep in mind that if you use sh404SEF, you should not have the "Advanced SEF" settings enabled.
  • Improved support for PHP up to 7.4 (mainly notices).
  • Various others cleanups in the plugin's code.

 

DOWNLOAD

If you have an active "K2 Plugin for sh404SEF" membership, just head over to the Member Dashboard at https://www.joomlaworks.net/members and grab your copy from your "Subscriptions" page.

Or purchase this latest release from just 19.90 EUR. More info at: https://www.joomlaworks.net/extensions/commercial/k2-plugin-for-sh404sef

 

UPGRADING

Just upload the new version and it will overwrite any previous one.

For support questions please use our Ticket Support System inside the Member Dashboard at https://www.joomlaworks.net/dashboard (active product membership required).


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Improve the performance of your Joomla articles (part 1)

By www.joomlaworks.net
Published On :: Fri, 04 Dec 2020 18:44:41 +0200

The performance of the default article system in Joomla really sucks big time, that's a well know fact.

It''s actually one of the reasons we built K2 in the first place.

And as we venture into Joomla 4 territory, instead of seeing performance improvements (finally) for the entire database scheme, we actually witness new ways to mess up performance (if that was even possible). Apparently the Joomla core team likes to exercise who knows PHP's syntax better instead of actually building working code that doesn't break for extension developers every so.

Oh well, we're used to the mess.

Back to our topic.

Wanna improve the performance of the Joomla article system, especially in sites that filter/order content in various ways? Well, for starters add a few indices to the "content" table, e.g. using phpMyAdmin.

ALTER TABLE `#__content` ADD INDEX `idx_publishup` (`publish_up`);
ALTER TABLE `#__content` ADD INDEX `idx_publishdown` (`publish_down`);
ALTER TABLE `#__content` ADD INDEX `idx_modifiedby` (`modified_by`);
ALTER TABLE `#__content` ADD INDEX `idx_created` (`created`);
ALTER TABLE `#__content` ADD INDEX `idx_modified` (`modified`);

Just remember to replace #__ with your actual database prefix for Joomla.

But what's the measurable improvement? Well, something like this after you apply the above changes (on a really busy site that sorts articles by published date, aka 99% of Joomla sites)...

Yeap.

And that's performance tip no.1. We'll come back with more in the future as we delve into the software architectural wonder that is Joomla 4.

Or do yourself a favour & switch to K2 which recently passed 4 million downloads, yeah! :)

To those who might say, hey why aren't you contributing that back to Joomla, well, our answer is that if you've ever contributed in Joomla, you know the painful process & bureaucracy and you juuuust might wish to keep your sanity.

Until next time.


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New free extension release: Quick Menu (for Joomla 4)

By www.joomlaworks.net
Published On :: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:47:39 +0200

Today we're launching Quick Menu, a new free admin module for Joomla 4 which adds a handy top-side (desktop) or bottom-side (mobile) menu in the Joomla 4 backend. The purpose of Quick Menu is to restore UX sanity & reduce unnecessary clickity-click.

The main features of this new admin module are:

  • Less clicks to important content management and admin tasks in the Joomla 4 backend... duh!
  • Neatly organize the menu in 2 columns (for admins), one to access common content management tasks and one to access common admin tasks. Keep in mind that not everything is included and for good reason: keep things simple.
  • Respects configured backend access permissions for your user groups. In other words, plain content managers will see menu options for what they can only access, whereas Super Admins will see menu options for everything.

Grab the module from https://www.joomlaworks.net/extensions/free/quickmenu and install like any other Joomla extension.

Afterwards, look it up under Administrator Modules in the Joomla 4 backend, click to edit it, assign the module position "status" and publish the module. Done!

You new backend quick menu will now be available to use.

Quick Menu is compatible with Joomla version 4.x on servers running PHP 7 or 8.

 

DOWNLOAD

You can download this version by visiting the extension's page at: https://www.joomlaworks.net/extensions/free/quickmenu

 

UPGRADING

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K2 will not be made available for Joomla 4/5 - change of course

By www.joomlaworks.net
Published On :: Thu, 30 May 2024 20:56:11 +0300

The writing's on the wall. Joomla 4 and 5 are failed CMS releases.

They account for around 0.3% of ALL Joomla sites according to W3Techs (https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/cm-joomla).

Joomla's official stats (which were introduced near the end of life of Joomla 3 - https://developer.joomla.org/about/stats.html) are far less accurate obviously (e.g. they don't account for Joomla 1.5 > 2.5 sites or older Joomla 3 releases) but still show around 10% of sites use Joomla 4/5, after 3 years of their release. And these stats can be disabled by users of Joomla sites (most do).

This means adoption for these versions is close to non-existent. A sad reality, but an understandable one (read my posts on May 30th at https://x.com/joomlaworks for additional context).

There is literally nothing to say about how things have evolved for Joomla.

At this rate, it will probably be a dead software project within the next couple of years.

It's not just the users that are de-motivated, it's the developers too (the Joomla core developers). Few people will enjoy working on Joomla if no one uses it. It just makes sense.

As such, and given that we're strongly invested in Joomla 3 (in some of the largest news/media site implementations worldwide with Joomla), we don't plan on giving up on K2 (or Joomla 3). In fact, our goal is to pivot and work on a possible fork, unless a miracle happens and the Joomla core team gets their shit together and works on a true/seamless Joomla 3 to Joomla 5 (or 6?) upgrade.

The fork is a reasonable path for us for many reasons but I'd list the following ones here (for now):

  • It'll be exciting to go from K2 (a "half" CMS so to speak) to a full CMS. Any crap that didn't work or half-worked on J3 will be fixed.
  • Sky's the limit. Really. No stupid politics, irrelevant conventions, idiotic patterns to follow. We have a clear goal for K2 (and Joomla) and that's what we're gonna work on. That goal is a fast, reliable. modern CMS that leaves people asking "why WordPress?"
  • Some will nag Joomla 3 uses old code. No it doesn't. It uses a certain design that was popular at the time it was introduced. The only change that is required is for it to be updated so it catches up with PHP's latest versions (for the record, we actively run sites with Joomla 3 / K2 on PHP 8.2). It's a mature code base that can be gradually improved.
  • The fork could be introduced in 2 phases. Phase 1: A re-branding for existing sites to move over their content from com_content to K2 (far less work than switching to Joomla 4/5) and existing Joomla/K2 sites to freshen up their backend. Phase 2: This would be the part we lighten up the core. This means com_content & components like banners, newsfeeds, messages etc., their respective modules and plugins and generally other accumulated crap (like User Notes) that literally noone ever used will be stripped off Joomla. Either way K2 can reproduce most of these stuff far better.
  • Any design changes will be subtle and NOT affect existing Joomla extensions that respected the Joomla UI design. It will also certainly NOT affect extensions that brought in their own design/MVC and so on (think AcyMailing, page builders etc. etc.).
  • If our friend Ryan provides his blessing, we would also love to swap the current Joomla WYSIWYG editor with JCE Core. If not, it's always available either way. We will just upgrade TinyMCE and still install our beloved JCE. This would also be a good time to standardize things like "editor xtd" buttons in a way that they better integrate with the WYSIWYG editor...
  • Features and custom extensions we've used for large scale projects could be integrated in the new CMS, if it makes sense for most users to have. E.g. fast search powered by Elasticsearch is a no-brainer (and we can throw that Smart Search crap out for good).

The point is to do something that's fun, while professional at the same time.

Backward compatibility will be our holy grail. Anyone that tells it can't are either lazy or just plain bad programmers (hell, we've maintained K2 for Joomla 1.5 to 3 for 15 damn years).

We're already in touch with partners to finance this move. On the long term, all we need is a couple of devs, working full time.

The next big phase will be infrastructure as required for any modern CMS. That means rebuilding something like the JED, working on documenting use and code etc. At the same time, it's practical to keep everything to a minimum. E.g. there is no reason to use our own forum, but probably go for something like GitHub so we can have everything in a single place: code and discussion, coupled with solid anti-spam (cause let's face it, that's what forums suffer from these days).

By keeping things lean and simple, we will work less on infrastructure and more on the CMS's code and features.

If you ask "why now", I can respond with 2 things:

1) There's been plenty of time for people to switch to Joomla 4/5. Very few did.

2) It's MUCH worse waiting things out to chart their predefined course than actually fucking doing something about it, even if it fails or doesn't work out.

Follow up blog posts will provide more insight into how things will play out in the coming months and how others can join this effort.

 

P.S.

If you have any questions, please use Twitter/X to communicate these to us (@joomlaworks).


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The Role of Word-, Sentence-, and Text-Level Variables in Predicting Guided Reading Levels of Kindergarten and First-Grade Texts

By www.readingrockets.org
Published On :: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:54:00 EDT

Texts classified according to guided reading levels (GRL) are ubiquitous in U.S. beginning reading classrooms. This study examined features of texts across three grade bands (kindergarten, early first grade, final first grade) and the 10 GRLs within these bands. The 510 texts came from three programs with different functions in beginning reading instruction: core, intervention, and content areas.


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Differentiation Done Right: How “Walk to Read” Works

By www.readingrockets.org
Published On :: Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:46:39 EDT

When we’re asked to switch to explicit, systematic instruction, many teachers worry that we’ll no longer be able to tailor our teaching to the students in front of us. Calls for whole-class phonics instruction lasting 30-45 minutes, for example, summon fears that our  students will be bored by concepts they already know or aren’t yet ready for.


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Letting Hero-Worship Go

By www.readingrockets.org
Published On :: Mon, 28 Nov 2022 12:00:42 EST

As discussion of Emily Hanford’s new podcast builds, teachers are questioning stories we were sold by people we trusted. For some teachers, this is the first time they’ve doubted instructional materials that are ubiquitous in elementary and reading intervention classrooms. When we question the tenets of Balanced Literacy, teachers can unearth a trove of information. But how to make sense of it all?


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More on Hanford: Phonics Reform and Literacy Levels

By www.readingrockets.org
Published On :: Mon, 06 Feb 2023 12:08:57 EST

Recently, I posted commentary on Emily Hanford’s reporting and the critical response it received from some in the literacy community. I defended the major thrust of her work and called out criticisms I thought to be illogical, ill conceived, or ill intended — criticism more aimed at maintaining status quo than promoting literacy.


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Which Americans have passports, and which Americans don’t?

By www.upgradetravelbetter.com
Published On :: Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:46:06 +0000

30% of Americans have passports. But where do those Americans live? New Jersey takes the prize for the highest percentage of passports issued: 68.36%. At the low end: Mississippi, with just 19.86%. Via C.G.P. Grey, see the graphic below: For the “yes, but…” file: This dataset actually reflects addresses for issuance, not ownership of US […]

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Top 3 Airports With Casinos

By www.upgradetravelbetter.com
Published On :: Sat, 27 May 2017 08:03:32 +0000

Have you ever been at an airport waiting to connect your flight for hours on end? We all have, and yeah, it always blows to twiddle your thumbs for hours waiting for a flight that might delay or not. Aside from drinking mugs after mugs of coffee, there really doesn’t seem to be much one […]

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Traveling to India: A Deep Dive into the World of Andar Bahar

By www.upgradetravelbetter.com
Published On :: Sat, 29 Jul 2023 00:17:03 +0000

Introduction India is a place full of diverse cultures and traditions that offers many fascinating experiences for curious travelers. One such experience that provides a unique glimpse into Indian culture is the classic card game Andar Bahar. With its simple yet engaging gameplay, Andar Bahar has been a beloved pastime across India for generations. For […]

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Enabling Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for a PayPal Account

By www.tipsandtricks-hq.com
Published On :: Sat, 19 Sep 2020 23:54:17 +0000

2FA, the common abbreviation for two-factor authentication is a word often spoken about when one is setting up a website or account where security is vital. With more and more confidential information being uploaded on the net, it makes sense to add additional measures to prevent hackers from gaining access to an account. In terms […]

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Add a WordPress Admin User Account via PHP

By www.tipsandtricks-hq.com
Published On :: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 06:09:52 +0000

Sometimes our WordPress plugin users need to create an Admin user account for their sites. In this tutorial I will share a small PHP code with you that can be used to create a WordPress Administrator user to your site. Alternatively, you can also create a WordPress admin user via MySQL. You will need to […]

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Factoring In PayPal Fees When Sending Money Using the Goods and Services Option

By www.tipsandtricks-hq.com
Published On :: Wed, 12 May 2021 00:48:45 +0000

With more and more online marketplaces popping up, many individuals prefer to pay for items, whether they be new or second hand using the PayPal Goods and Services option. The PayPal ‘Goods and Services’ option gives buyers further peace of mind with the PayPal guarantee. If the seller does not provide what they have described, […]

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Adding PayPal Payment Buttons to Your WordPress Sidebar Easily

By www.tipsandtricks-hq.com
Published On :: Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:35:40 +0000

Many blog owners have recently started to monetize their websites by selling physical or digital products to their loyal customers from their sidebar. If you have a loyal following, perhaps you run a small blog from a WordPress website, there is no reason why you cannot try to make a little side cash by creating […]

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Subscription Button Graphics for eCommerce Websites

By www.tipsandtricks-hq.com
Published On :: Sun, 01 Aug 2021 01:10:21 +0000

If you run an eCommerce website, you may prefer to use a graphic as the call-to-action button for your subscription-style products or services. Below you can find a number of different subscription buttons suitable for use on a website’s landing page or the product page. Want some Buy Now button or Add to Cart button […]

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Buy Now Button Graphics for eCommerce Websites

By www.tipsandtricks-hq.com
Published On :: Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:23:19 +0000

In this blog post, you can find a range of different ‘Buy Now’ buttons that can be used on a website as the ‘call-to-action’ button for a product or service you are trying to sell. There is a range of different size buttons, in a number of different colors to fit with the aesthetics of […]

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Accept Donations via PayPal from Your WordPress Site Easily

By www.tipsandtricks-hq.com
Published On :: Wed, 01 Sep 2021 04:16:06 +0000

Do you run a charitable website? Or do you offer content free to the public? Perhaps it is time that you add a donation button to start monetizing your website. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of adding a PayPal donation button to your WordPress website, and even those without developer […]

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agilePHM – a new open source product for rapid prototyping of PHM analytics

By www.opengardensblog.futuretext.com
Published On :: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 21:06:36 +0000

agilePHM We are launching a new product called agilePHM In Industrial IoT, I have been working with PHM  (Prognostics and Health Management) for a while and it is a well known discipline Prognostics and Health management(PHM)  is an engineering discipline focused on predicting the time at which a system or a component will no longer perform its intended [...]


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IOTA – The potential to drive Data Science for IoT

By www.opengardensblog.futuretext.com
Published On :: Sun, 24 Dec 2017 21:11:25 +0000

I have a close circle of clued-on/tech savvy friends whose views I take seriously. For the last few weeks, one of these friends has been sending me emails extolling the merits of something called IOTA – which calls itself as the next generation Blockchain.  At first, I thought of IOTA as yet another cryptocurrency. A [...]


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Implementing Enterprise AI – Online workshop

By www.opengardensblog.futuretext.com
Published On :: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 18:15:52 +0000

Implementing Enterprise AI – Online workshop By Ajit Jaokar and Cheuk Ting Ho   Early bird discounted rate $599 USD     Introduction Launched for the first time, jointly delivered by Ajit Jaokar and Cheuk Ting Ho – Implementing Enterprise AI workshop is an online workshop targeting developers and strategists.  The workshop enables you to develop [...]


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Coding for #AI and #machinelearning – online course/workshop

By www.opengardensblog.futuretext.com
Published On :: Wed, 05 Sep 2018 17:56:15 +0000

Coding for #AI and #machinelearning – online course/workshop We are exploring a new way to learning how to code for AI and Machine Learning by applying ideas of  deliberate practise Starting Oct 2018 – the workshop has limited places Please contact info@futuretext.com if you want to sign up for our online workshop (300 USD)   [...]


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AI labs – a club for #AI research and a chance to gain hands-on experience with AI

By www.opengardensblog.futuretext.com
Published On :: Wed, 07 Nov 2018 06:35:22 +0000

  We have been working on this idea over the summer and have now launched the next stage of the AI labs in London Here are some more details. Think of AI labs – as a club for AI research AI labs addresses three problems a)  Today, even if you are working on Machine Learning [...]


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Brighter Shores infinite money glitch – get cash rich with all the money you will ever need

By readwrite.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:20:45 +0000

If you are the type of person that likes to spoil a game from the off then Brighter Shores is… Continue reading Brighter Shores infinite money glitch – get cash rich with all the money you will ever need

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As Pepe Unchained Launch Date Nears, Analyst Makes ‘Massive’ Prediction For PEPU

By readwrite.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:57:33 +0000

Continuing to set records, Pepe Unchained recently achieved a new milestone after reaching $26 million. The project’s presale has now… Continue reading As Pepe Unchained Launch Date Nears, Analyst Makes ‘Massive’ Prediction For PEPU

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Dogecoin at the Edge of a Major Breakout – Could $2 Be Possible with Bitcoin Dominance Holding Strong?

By readwrite.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:38:36 +0000

Dogecoin has experienced a significant surge in value since last month, with impressive price gains continuing today as it trades… Continue reading Dogecoin at the Edge of a Major Breakout – Could $2 Be Possible with Bitcoin Dominance Holding Strong?

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News24 Business | Work has begun on Google's cable linking SA to Aus. - here's why it's such good news

By www.news24.com
Published On :: Wednesday Sep 18 2024 18:21:42

Construction has started on the undersea component of Google's Umoja fibre-optic cable.


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News24 Business | Encrypted 'Ghost' app used by criminals across the world: What we know

By www.news24.com
Published On :: Saturday Sep 21 2024 14:19:21

Police revealed Tuesday they had infiltrated and taken down an encrypted chat app called Ghost used by criminals across the world.


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News24 Business | Huawei 'super fans' annoyed at lack of supply as pricey phone hits China stores

By www.news24.com
Published On :: Sunday Sep 22 2024 18:30:16

Many fans of Huawei on Friday were disappointed that its much-anticipated phone, Mate XT - more than twice the price of the iPhone 16 Pro Max - was not available for walk-in customers.


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News24 Business | Facebook, Instagram group bets on normal-looking AR glasses, celeb AI voices

By www.news24.com
Published On :: Thursday Sep 26 2024 11:49:14

Meta launched AI chatbots voiced by Hollywood celebrities including Judi Dench and John Cena on Wednesday, betting its billions of users are eager to embrace artificial intelligence.


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News24 Business | Uber safari: E-hailing app now offering Cape Town visitors a one-day game drive

By www.news24.com
Published On :: Monday Sep 30 2024 16:13:43

Uber Safari is launching this week, offering riders in Cape Town the opportunity to go on a one-day game drive to a private reserve for $200.


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News24 Business | Samsung issues rare apology for poor results in tech 'crisis'

By www.news24.com
Published On :: Wednesday Oct 09 2024 09:38:21

Samsung Electronics issued a rare apology and acknowledged on Tuesday it was facing a "crisis" over its technological competitiveness, reflected in a disappointing profit guidance, despite a global AI boom.


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News24 Business | Nigeria to punish Musk's Starlink for unauthorised price hike

By www.news24.com
Published On :: Thursday Oct 10 2024 11:45:01

Nigeria began a process to sanction Starlink after the satellite-internet service owned by billionaire Elon Musk increased its prices without approval from the regulator.


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