A New TikTok Clone, Zynn Hit The Top Of The App Store By Paying Users To Watch Videos
TikTok has a new competitor: Zynn, a nearly button-for-button clone of TikTok that differentiates itself with one key twist —…
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The World’s ‘Largest All Electric Commercial Aircraft’ Completes Its First Flight
The planet’s “largest all electric commercial aircraft” has completed its maiden flight, the latest example of a zero-emission form of…
Trump Postpones G7 Summit, Seeks To Add Countries To Invitation List
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would postpone a Group of Seven summit he had hoped to hold…
Tom Brady Is Selling His Custom Cadillac Escalade For $300,000
Newly minted Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady putting his stretched Becker Cadillac Escalade ESV for sale for six figures.…
US Supreme Court Rejects Church’s Challenge To California’s Coronavirus Rules
The Supreme Court has rejected a California church’s attempt to overturn the state’s coronavirus restrictions on in-person religious services. In…
NASA And SpaceX Launch First Astronauts To Orbit From U.S. Since 2011
NASA astronauts are heading to space from U.S. soil for the first time in nine years, aboard SpaceX’s Dragon capsule,…
Hong Kong Officials Say Trump ‘Completely Wrong’ To End City’s Special Status
Hong Kong officials lashed out on Saturday at moves by U.S. President Donald Trump to strip the city of its…
Nigeria: Naira Gains N10 Against $1 At Parallel Market, As Forex Turnover Increases By 592%
The naira gained for the third day in a row at the parallel market otherwise known as the black market,…
Zoom’s Market Valuation Hits $50 billion Mark, Thanks To Increased Demand During Lockdown
Zoom Video Communications’ shares surged to record highs on Friday, as bullish runs in the last hours of trading helped…
Nigeria: President Muhammadu Buhari Reshuffles NNPC’s Board Of Directors
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) after the expiration…
Nike Releases ‘Don’t Do It’ Ad Addressing Racism In America
Nike released an ad Friday night imploring viewers not to “pretend there’s not a problem in America” while protests occurred…
Rolls-Royce Announces 9000 Job Cuts. That Isn’t New For The Carmaker
Rolls-Royce has announced 9,000 job cuts – mainly in its civil aerospace wing – as a direct consequence of the…
Why the US Is targeting Nigerian Banker, Akinwunmi Adesina
The US and the African Development Bank have fallen out over allegations of corruption against the bank’s Nigerian head, writes…
Joe Biden Sees Rise In Health-Care Industry Fundraising As Trump Is Seen To Mishandled The Pandemic
Joe Biden has seen a surge in support from health-care professionals as President Donald Trump struggles to bring in cash…
SpaceX, NASA To Try Again For Landmark Launch Of Two Astronauts From Florida
Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX was set for a repeat attempt at launching two Americans into orbit on Saturday…
Nigeria: CBN Forecasts slower growth, reduces lending rate to 12.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee on Thursday said the lower growth recorded in the economy in first quarter of 2020 was…
Zoom Plans To Roll Out Strong Encryption For Paying Customers
Video conferencing provider Zoom (ZM.O) plans to strengthen encryption of video calls hosted by paying clients and institutions such as…
Oil Jumped Nearly 90% In May, Posting Best Month In History
Oil jumped more than 5% on Friday, the last trading day of the month, capping off its best month in…
George Floyd Death: Unrest Erupts In US Cities As Protesters Demand Justice
The white former Minneapolis police officer shown in video footage using his knee to pin an unarmed black man’s neck…
Sony Announces PS5 Event For June 4th
Sony is officially confirming its next PlayStation 5 event will be held on Thursday, June 4th. The event will begin…
Google Postpones Android 11 Unveiling Amid U.S. Protests
Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google on Saturday said it has postponed next week’s planned unveiling of the beta version of its…
Twitter, Reddit, Internet Group Object To US Rules Requiring Visitors To Disclose Social Media User Info
Twitter Inc, Reddit and a group representing major internet firms backed two documentary film groups that have challenged the Trump…
Disney To Open Florida Parks By July 11
Florida officials have approved plans for a phased reopening of Walt Disney World (DIS.N) in Orlando starting on July 11,…
European Markets Fall But Still Closes The Month 3% Higher
The pan-European Stoxx 600 provisionally closed down by 1.6%, but the index was still up over 3% since the start of…
Federer Tops Lists Of Highest-Paid Athletes In The World
Roger Federer topped the 2020 Forbes magazine list of highest-paid global athletes announced Friday, leading the lineup for the first…
NBA To Resume Season On July 31
The National Basketball Association has targeted July 31 as its date to resume games, a league source has confirmed to…
Monkeys Steal Coronavirus Blood Samples In India
A troop of monkeys in India attacked a medical official and snatched away blood samples of patients who had tested…
Trump Says The U.S. Will Cut Ties With World Health Organization
President Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States will cut ties with the World Health Organization. “China has total…
Kylie Jenner Is No Longer A Billionaire – Forbes
Earlier this year, Kylie Jenner sold half of her cosmetics company in one of the greatest celebrity cash outs of…
New York City Expected To Reopen On June 8
New York City is “on track” to enter phase one of reopening on June 8, New York Governor Cuomo said…