Michael and Johnny continue their International Technology Tour by exploring Africa's traditional industries - oil, mining; China's Belt and Road initiative within the continent; and the largest companies by market capitalization.
In the News of the Week, we cover Apple's evolving App Store policies, Microsoft's next-gen Xbox consoles, upcoming Apple and Sony Playstation events, and Nvidia potentially buying ARM from SoftBank (as of the episode recording).
Recorded Date: Sunday, September 13, 2020
Time Stamps
- 00:00:18: News of the Week
- 00:09:24: Overview
- 00:15:51: Telecomms
- 00:24:18: Oil
- 00:33:02: Mining
- 00:39:42: Belt and Road
Highlights
- Apple is evolving its App Store policies to appease developers
- Microsoft has released the details of their next-gen Xbox consoles
- Upcoming week of Apple and Sony Playstation events
- Nvidia potentially buying ARM from SoftBank (as of episode recording)
- Our cities are covered in smoke
- Today, we land on the great continent of Africa
- The most valuable company in Africa is a tech company
- The largest Africa telecommunications company is the 8th largest in the world
- Safaricom's MPESA is one of the first successful mobile money-based systems
- Canada is secretly an African country bordering Wakanda
- Africa's mining industry is the largest in the world
- China's Belt & Road initiative covers 3 continents encompassing 60% of the world population
- The 65 countries that have signed onto the program account for 30% of the world's GDP and 75% of its energy reserves
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