Karim Husami

Journalist for 8 years in print media, with a bachelor degree in Political Science and International Affairs. Masters in Media communications.

Instagram begins rolling out subscriptions for content creators

Users on Instagram don’t have the privilege to support the people they follow through money, like apps such as Patreon and OnlyFans. The only way for users on Instagram to turn a profit is by seeking out sponsors themselves, however, the Meta-owned platform is about to do just that, by getting ready to launch a […]

Brazil 5G auction close at $8.5 billion in bids

Brazilian regulator, Anatel, closed its bidding in the country’s multi-band 5G spectrum auction, reaching a total of $ 8.5 billion in bids, with the 3.5GHz concessions attracting the highest bids – a total of $ 3.96 billion for national permits and $ 1.42 billion for regional permits. In addition, the 2.3GHz band brought in $ […]

MTN Group to buy Telkom South Africa, report says

MTN Group has recently decided to buy South Africa’s Telkom, Bloomberg reported, however, Telkom has so far shown no interest in a sale, while it remains unclear whether the larger rival will continue its pursuit, the sources said.          As such, Telkom has so far rejected MTN’s proposals, and “it remains unclear” whether MTN will continue […]

Musk to sell 10 percent of his Tesla stock, company shares fall

Tesla CEO and wealthiest person in the world Elon Musk tweeted out a poll Saturday, asking his Twitter followers whether he should sell 10 percent of his stock in the automaker, in order to pay more tax. When the poll closed Sunday afternoon, 57.9 percent of more than 3.5 million participants had voted “yes,” and […]

Wind and solar to meet 85% of U.S. electricity needs, study highlights

Wind and solar power could meet around 85 percent of U.S. electricity needs, with batteries, capacity overbuilding and other storage options that could increase that figure, according to a paper published earlier on Monday in Nature Communications. In an effort to meet most of the current energy demand in “developed, industrialized countries,” the combination of […]

Vodafone Australia offers discounts on handset and SIM only plans

Vodafone Australia introduced a number of discounts for November, offering a range of reduced plan costs across select Vodafone Infinite Plans for SIM Only and handset plans. According to a press release late last week, the company said, “During November, eligible customers who sign up or upgrade to the $ 33 Lite+ month-to-month SIM only […]

In just 10 minutes… App allows people to measure general health

C-Score is a health app that provides the public with a simple way of measuring their general health via their smartphones in 10 minutes. Developed by Chelsea Football Club start up Chelsea Digital Ventures and digital healthcare experts HUMA, the app evaluates seven lifestyle factors, which have all been validated as key predictors of disease […]

MTN Nigeria launches first public shares sale, offers 575 million units

MTN Nigeria Communications PLC will open a public offering for its shares and a bid from institutional investors in a transaction totaling 575 million units, the operator said in a statement on Thursday. “This is the first step in MTN Group’s previously communicated statement of intent to sell down approximately 14 percent of its shareholding […]

AT&T, Verizon to delay 5G development due to aircraft safety issues

AT&T and Verizon have decided earlier on Wednesday to delay their 5G rollouts by at least a month, to help the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) address aircraft interference concerns. In response to the Transportation Department requesting a delay, AT&T said it was pushing its launch to January 5th, after they had originally planned to use the newly […]