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

Links

• Apple's new App Store guidelines
• Africa's largest companies by market value
• MTN Group
• MTN Group Controversies
• List of Mobile Network Operators
• Safaricom
• African Oil Corp
• Sonatrach
• Inside Africa's Oil & Gas Industry in 2019
• Africa's Top 5 Oil & Gas Investment Hotspots
• Leading mining companies in Africa by 2019 revenue

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