Google’s Jigsaw unit, which was created with the aim of protecting communities and nonprofits from online hate speech, disinformation, and surveillance, has been hit severely by recent layoffs at parent company Alphabet. According to three anonymous employees who were laid off in January, Jigsaw’s workforce of 50 employees has now been reduced by at least…
Christoffel “Christo” Wiese is a South African billionaire who recently made a comeback after a four-year legal battle. In December 2017, Wiese was informed of a $7.4 billion accounting fraud at Steinhoff International, a furniture group where he was the largest shareholder and chairman. The fraud, which took place over nine years, resulted in a…
Kenya is a country with a rich history of agriculture, and cotton farming was an integral part of its agricultural heritage. Before independence, Kenya relied heavily on imports of textiles from the United Kingdom, India, and Uganda. However, the independent government of Kenya saw the need to develop its own cotton industry, which would not…