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An entrepreneur’s guide to Qazaqstan’s startup scene

Mar26
by on March 26, 2019 at 1:39 am
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Qazaqstan, otherwise known as Kazakhstan, is a country in the midst of many transformations, culturally as well as economically. In 2017, in a move seen by many as a symbolic opening of the arms to the rest of the world, and a step away from past allegiances, President Nursultan Nazarbayev initiated a process to officially move from the Cyrillic alphabet to a Latin based language by 2025. The president, who resigned last week and had been in office since the fall of the Soviet Union, had set Kazakhstan on a greener trajectory more focused on technological advancement and less reliant…

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Apple TV+, News+, and credit card: Everything announced at today’s event

Mar25
by on March 25, 2019 at 9:22 pm
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Apple today held it’s latest special event, and if you ever thought Apple couldn’t put on a good show without new hardware, then this would be the show in which it proved you wrong. It pulled out all the stops introducing its new apps, including upgrades to its existing News and TV services, along with a new credit card and a game subscription service. Here’s a quick rundown of everything you need to know about Apple‘s new wave of software. Apple News+ The first major development revealed at the show was an upgrade to the News app. While the basic News…

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Apple TV Plus is Apple’s Netflix challenger – here’s what we know so far

Mar25
by on March 25, 2019 at 7:47 pm
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After years of rumors and speculation, it’s finally real: Apple is launching its own competitor to Netflix. It’s called Apple TV+, and it’s coming this fall. Right after announcing a revamped Apple TV app – which will now be available on third-party devices – Apple revealed it would be creating original content available via TV+. The company plans to span the whole gamut of genres, includes works with celebrities like Steven Spielberg, Octavia Spencer, Jennifer Aniston, Viola Davis, Steve Carell, and more: So far, we know the service will be ad-free, that it will be available in 100+ countries, and that…

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YouTube has set the stage for its own death, but can any app rise to challenge it?

Mar25
by on March 25, 2019 at 7:27 pm
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Since its creation in 2005, YouTube has been the go-to website (and app) for watching videos. Today, with more than a billion worldwide users, and videos ranging from high-budget original series to seconds-long clips of children’s birthday parties, it would seem that YouTube has established a platform that can’t be toppled. But at the same time, YouTube has been troubled. An increasing number of controversies and ethical dilemmas in and around the app are making users question whether YouTube is sustainable. The real question is, could any app rise to become a new competitor in the field? The mounting problems…

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