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[185.54.75.51]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id u3si7142174wmj.42.2021.06.11.08.28.29 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Fri, 11 Jun 2021 08:28:29 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of mail.dnxasibukrjrrofwg@nomura.kano.me designates 185.54.75.51 as permitted sender) client-ip=185.54.75.51; Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; dkim=pass header.i=@msgfocus.com header.s=msgf header.b=Vmytqeow; dkim=pass header.i=@kano.me header.s=msgf header.b=KbW9bxfh; spf=pass (google.com: domain of mail.dnxasibukrjrrofwg@nomura.kano.me designates 185.54.75.51 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=mail.dnxasibukrjrrofwg@nomura.kano.me DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; s=msgf; d=msgfocus.com; h=Subject:Message-ID:Reply-To:To:List-Unsubscribe:From:Date:MIME-Version: Content-Type; bh=pYEQyCw/wrLUUptQo8AZRO6Qhd1aNkg+LHYHfrDefZY=; b=VmytqeowNngEFZe5oX4bmHrrxXE1JjxKKfs5NiySNksRZdoyYut+BCZ564eYFE1iCzVah5TltSNj SJQWFciqIBXLsKmTD86Jj+RqIgseQkM89iwOWEGsqLeJUOPCNmHTanvTa/iTiKOLFpSqSW9YiFlQ 75lLXor37pNeIS7NU8I= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=kano.me; s=msgf; t=1623425304; bh=pYEQyCw/wrLUUptQo8AZRO6Qhd1aNkg+LHYHfrDefZY=; h=Subject:Message-ID:Reply-To:To:List-Unsubscribe:From:Date: MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=KbW9bxfhK1RuRMK22Dw4hcNn8xE97ceEm3VBiTtaa1PNK/vPLh4UAA+kdez6izWj0 RpSxV/XGuBCv7UFUU9YTPFOz64pssJDCM/vQRhbFygZ2seYTfftg/Kuiy9PCKCrXSY 5SLaJE2c4jMxigMDZ/kwLV47M4bLu/ZtIoRJb4DY= Subject: Tech-knowledge-y: Issue 5 Message-ID: Reply-To: George To: amr.gharbeia@gmail.com List-Unsubscribe: From: George from Kano Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:28:24 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--14953C296C71608A3AE8704F1C7" X-Virtual-MTA: vmta75-51 X-getmail-retrieved-from-mailbox: [Gmail]/All Mail X-GMAIL-LABELS: "\\Inbox" X-GMAIL-THRID: 1702284817367999747 X-GMAIL-MSGID: 1702284817367999747 ----14953C296C71608A3AE8704F1C7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Blog http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xtbbbjrB99H2DEjQIBM6vNMt Windows is making big, big changes After Windows 7,8 & 10, it looks like on June 24th we could be getting the = latest software update to Microsoft=E2=80=99s operating system. It=E2=80=99= s going to be called Windows 11! JUST KIDDING! After seeing their market share decrease heavily over the past decade, part= ly due to Chromebook=E2=80=99s recent dominance, http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xtbT46flbYbGpQqlZVD5gyM2 it=E2=80=99s not a huge s= urprise. But, that doesn=E2=80=99t mean it=E2=80=99s not worth your attenti= on. So, who=E2=80=99s headlining? The big guests include Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and chief product office= r Panos Panay, plus others at the Windows event later this month. http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xtcAWT35eMGkc2wRhfu41jLB It all starts at 11 AM ET= / 8 AM PT on June 24th. Not sold yet? Think about how groundbreaking previ= ous Windows systems have been over the years. The announcement comes just a week after Nadella hinted at the announcement= of a =E2=80=9Cnext generation of Windows.=E2=80=9D http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xtdiPFQPhBaXYeDmyzl2M4La that means, you=E2=80=99v= e piqued our interest. Should we expect the Mona Lisa? No. But, the update is expected to be a huge change for the way Windows loo= ks, operates, and most importantly, how it=E2=80=99s sold. We=E2=80=99re ju= st hoping we get the old Office Assistant back. Microsoft is expected to unveil big UI changes to its Windows operating sys= tem, under the code name "Sun Valley". Either that or it=E2=80=99s a new fr= agrance they are launching. We even got a little tease of a potentially new= Windows Logo. News reports indicate that Microsoft may allow apps from other companies an= d payment platforms on its app store. This feels rather timely after what h= appened http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xte0IsEzkpFBKqJRPTc1wPKJ last year, and the curren= t legal battle between Epic Games & Apple. This isn=E2=80=99t a marketing email we promise Microsoft is hard at work on overhauling Windows 10. Some of the features i= nclude a more intuitive file explorer, an improved settings menu, and updat= ed system icons. http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xteIBfsjneafwCQn7d30hAKi Leading up to the event, expect more rumours and details to come out but fo= r now, we=E2=80=99re just excited to see some well overdue changes. Windows= continues to be the dominant force in technology, but Google and Apple are= making moves that Microsoft needs to stay ahead of. Let the games begin, m= ay the odds be ever in your favour. Thanks, Mark. Be more like Mark. http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xtfqu2g3q2ETiOWSowTZ2lJR Little Bits Microsoft have announced http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xtg8mP3NsR9x513nFQKXN6Jq expansion plans for their= Xbox Game Pass this week. Promising to bring the Netflix of gaming whereve= r you are on any device. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is going full Elon Musk as he announced http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xtgQfBRxvFEaRd9SXaBWxRIZ his fintech company, Squa= re, is investing $5 million in a solar-powered bitcoin mining facility. Cha= -Ching! The small Central American nation of El Salvador plans http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xthy8oFhyu8ODpgoeusViCIy to be the first country t= o make Bitcoin legal tender. The move would open up financial services to t= he 70% of the population who don=E2=80=99t have bank accounts. Nigeria vs Twitter The Nigerian government has been the latest country to face criticism for i= t=E2=80=99s new social media policies. The country moved to indefinitely su= spend citizens from accessing Twitter (clearly not a fan of 180 characters)= , following the company=E2=80=99s removal of one of the president's tweets http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xtiXTYgLE786bNtoN8aSO8HG for =E2=80=9Cabusive beha= viour=E2=80=9D. I know what you=E2=80=99re thinking: Pretty petty, right? Well, yes, but th= is has set a very dangerous precedent. Blanket banning a social networking = site isn=E2=80=99t new for many countries around the world (look at China).= But it=E2=80=99s not just the deleted tweet that has everyone worried, mor= e potential root causes, http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xtjFML4vGVCJXZzU4s1RyTHf that could have grave imp= lications for one of Africa=E2=80=99s most prominent nations. The deleted tweet What was said in the tweet? Well Muhammad Buhari, who has been president si= nce 2015, suggested he would =E2=80=9Cpunish successionists=E2=80=9D follow= ing recent dialogue http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xtknFxSfJK7nKbGplLSQjEGO surrounding the brutality= of the government in the Biafra Civil War during the 1960s. As soon as the tweet got deleted, the country acted. Nigeria=E2=80=99s Fede= ral Ministry of Information & Culture (great title) announced a suspension = of Twitter operations in Nigeria. The announcement, http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xtl5ykFZMyC1wnMUD5JP4pGn of course, was initially = made on Twitter. The irony isn=E2=80=99t lost on us either. Swiftly followed by a new policy of arresting and prosecuting anyone using = Twitter. It feels like no GIF is worth prison time. Dangerous Twitter times. The reaction to the ban caused mass outrage right across the globe. Osai Oj= igho, director of Amnesty International in Nigeria criticized the decision.= In a statement http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xtlNr7tJPn6FizTpUpANPaFW Amnesty shared, she said = that =E2=80=9Csuspending Twitter in Nigeria is just one more way of stating= that people=E2=80=99s rights do not matter.=E2=80=9D They aren=E2=80=99t t= he only ones who have jumped to call out of the restriction of free speech. Whilst the decision is undeniably dangerous, a quick glance at recent repor= ts would suggest that it is not wholly unsurprising. A 2020 Amnesty report = on human rights in Nigeria http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xtmvjUhtSbBj4LZVbJrMzVFv said the government =E2= =80=9Cused repressive laws to harass, intimidate, arrest and detain human r= ights defenders, activists, media workers, and perceived critics.=E2=80=9D = and it doesn=E2=80=99t stop there. =E2=80=9CNon-state actors also subjected= journalists to intimidation, harassment and beatings.=E2=80=9D Twitter was= n=E2=80=99t the start of the states controlling freedom of speech, it=E2=80= =99s just now transferring onto social media. In 1 out of 3 countries syste= matic social media restrictions have been reported since 2015. http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xtndcH5dV05WQY6qt3iLkGF4 Under The Surface Many critics have been quick to point out another potential reason for Nige= ria=E2=80=99s swift and aggressive ban on the platform which may be surpris= ing. Back in April, Twitter opened its first-ever African office http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xtnV5tSXXOAADacVKn9K5rED in neighbouring country, = Ghana. Twitter cited Ghana=E2=80=99s free speech and online freedom record = as well as =E2=80=9COpen Internet=E2=80=9D support as the reasons for the d= ecisions. Despite the reasoning, many in Nigeria considered the move to be a snub on = the country. Nigeria=E2=80=99s information minister, the same one who annou= nced the suspension, (what a guy) claimed that Twitter=E2=80=99s decision t= o shun Nigeria was =E2=80=9Cdue to misrepresentation of the country by the = media.=E2=80=9D Again...too ironic? Keep an eye out for more updates on this story, we feel like this isn=E2=80= =99t done just yet. Etsy tries to join the cool kids. Etsy, your mum=E2=80=99s favourite place for homemade stuff you don=E2=80= =99t really need, last week took the jump to buy Depop, their cool kid cous= in. The London-based application, famous for its street fashion and re-sale= -mania, was snapped up for $1.65 billion. http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xtoCYgGI0D5epmjr1H0IQcEc That is some expensive Ye= ezy=E2=80=99s. This deal is by far the largest in Etsy's history; seven previous acquisiti= ons were all under $1 billion before this. Buying Depop makes total sense f= or them. With over 20 million users worldwide, 90% of this below the age of= 26, that=E2=80=99s a huge amount of young customers buying on your platfor= m. It=E2=80=99s a massive opportunity for both Etsy and Depop http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xtpkR3us3rzSbypWj0RHAXDL to capitalise on these us= ers over the next few years. If they play their cards right, Depop could be= the future home for fashion buyers. Think smart One of the large success stories of the resale market, Depop, http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xtqKCD5W94z9JWCWREzF6tCT has always promoted much = more than just simple fashion. Promoting messages of sustainability and div= ersity, while also launching features linking Instagram handles and tips/tr= icks with influencers. Depop has always felt COOL. I=E2=80=99m not biased a= t all, I only use it a few times a week. At the heart of the app is vintage & on-trend fashion which for Etsy, is th= e perfect market they need to tap into. Chief Executive Josh Silverman thin= ks so too. http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xtrsvpTGbT3Nw8Js8YqDReCs =E2=80=9CThe resale marke= t, in general, is a massive market that we think is well-positioned for gro= wth well into the future.=E2=80=9D That $1.6 billion is starting to look li= ke pocket change. Almost as if Depop was sold on Depop, you see what I did = there? Where the money at? When an app is free, the obvious question is how does Depop make its money?= From every purchase, it takes a % fee and it=E2=80=99s worked with huge pa= rtners over the past few years. From Adidas to Ralph Lauren, it has become = the go-to place if you=E2=80=99re looking for a non-fast-fashion shopping o= utlet. How much was sold on Depop last year? $650 million. http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xtsaocHqeHyrikPXqihCBZC1 Casual. It doesn=E2=80=99t just stop there, the FT reported http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xtsSgZvahw354wWsHC8BmKBA this week how the acquisi= tion also has some underlying wins on both sides. Etsy is already in every = market across the world and is growing. Something that Depop is lacking is = a worldwide userbase. While on the other side, Etsy=E2=80=99s mobile expert= ise is poor and its social media =E2=80=98shareability=E2=80=99 doesn=E2=80= =99t come close to what Depop can match. Bring them together and what do yo= u get? A potentially huge player in the eCommerce world. As long as I can still buy cheap second-hand sneakers, I=E2=80=99m happy. One more thing http://nomura.kano.me/c/1xttA9MiUkkxIQJ2XYVZA7vB9 Thanks for reading! 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Windows is making big, big changes
After Windows 7,8 & 10, it looks like on June 24th we co= uld be getting the latest software update to Microsoft’s operating sy= stem. It’s going to be called Windows 11! JUST KIDDING!
After seeing their market share decrease heavily over th= e past decade, partly due to Chromebook’s recent dominance, it’s = not a huge surprise. But, that doesn’t mean it’s not worth your= attention.=20
So, who’s headlining?
The big guests include Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and chief product office= r Panos Panay, plus others at the Windows event later this month. It all star= ts at 11 AM ET / 8 AM PT on June 24th. Not sold yet? Think about how ground= breaking previous Windows systems have been over the years.=20
The announcement comes just a week after Nadella hinted at the announcement= of a = &ldquo= ;next generation of Windows.”=20 Whatever that means, you’ve piqued our= interest.
Should we expect the Mona Lisa?
No. But, the update is expected to be a huge change for the way Windows loo= ks, operates, and most importantly, how it’s sold. We’re just h= oping we get the old Office Assistant back.
Microsoft is expected to unveil big UI changes to its Windows operating sys= tem, under the code name "Sun Valley". Either that or it’s a new frag= rance they are launching. We even got a little tease of a potentially new W= indows Logo.=20
News reports indicate that Microsoft may allow apps from other companies an= d payment platforms on its app store. This feels rather timely after what happened=20 last year, and the current legal battle bet= ween Epic Games & Apple.=20
This isn’t a marketing email we promise
Microsoft is hard at work on overhauling Windows 10. Some of the features i= nclude a more intuitive file explorer, an improved settings menu, and updated system ic= ons.
Leading up to the event, expect more rumours and details to come out but fo= r now, we’re just excited to see some well overdue changes. Windows c= ontinues to be the dominant force in technology, but Google and Apple are m= aking moves that Microsoft needs to stay ahead of. Let the games begin, may= the odds be ever in your favour.
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Thanks, Mark.
Little Bits
  • Microsoft have announced huge expansion plans for their Xbox Game Pas= s this week. Promising to bring the Netflix of gaming wherever you are on = any device.
  • Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is going full Elon Musk as he = announced his fintech company, Square, is inv= esting $5 million in a solar-powered bitcoin mining facility. Cha-= Ching!=20
  • The small Central American nation of El Salvador plans to be the first country to make Bit= coin legal tender. The move would open up financial services to th= e 70% of the population who don’t have bank accounts.
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Nigeria vs Twitter
The Nigerian government has been the latest country to fa= ce criticism for it’s new social media policies. The country moved to= indefinitely suspend citizens from accessing Twitter (clearly not a fan of= 180 characters), following the company’s removal of one of the president's tweets for “abusive behaviour”.=20
I know what you’re thinking: Pretty petty, right? Well, yes, but this= has set a very dangerous precedent. Blanket banning a social networking si= te isn’t new for many countries around the world (look at China). But= it’s not just the deleted tweet that has everyone worried, more potential root ca= uses, that could have grave implications for one = of Africa’s most prominent nations.
The deleted tweet
What was said in the tweet? Well Muhammad Buhari, who has been president si= nce 2015, suggested he would “punish successionists” following = recent dialog= ue surrounding the brutality of the government= in the Biafra Civil War during the 1960s. 
As soon as the tweet got deleted, the country acted. Nigeria’s Federa= l Ministry of Information & Culture (great title) announced a suspension of= Twitter operations in Nigeria. The announcement, of course, was initially made on Twitter. T= he irony isn’t lost on us either.
Swiftly followed by a new policy of arresting and prosecuting anyone using = Twitter. It feels like no GIF is worth prison time.=20
Dangerous Twitter times.=20
The reaction to the ban caused mass outrage right across the globe. Osai Oj= igho, director of Amnesty International in Nigeria criticized the decision.= In a stateme= nt Amnesty shared, she said that “suspen= ding Twitter in Nigeria is just one more way of stating that people’s= rights do not matter.” They aren’t the only ones who have jump= ed to call out of the restriction of free speech.
Whilst the decision is undeniably dangerous, a quick glance at recent repor= ts would suggest that it is not wholly unsurprising. A 2020 Amnesty report on human righ= ts in Nigeria said the government “used repressive = laws to harass, intimidate, arrest and detain human rights defenders, activ= ists, media workers, and perceived critics.” and it doesn’t sto= p there. “Non-state actors also subjected journalists to intimidation= , harassment and beatings.” Twitter wasn’t the start of the sta= tes controlling freedom of speech, it’s just now transferring onto so= cial media. In 1 out of 3 countries systematic social media restrictions ha= ve been repor= ted since 2015.
Under The Surface
Many critics have been quick to point out another potential reason for Nige= ria’s swift and aggressive ban on the platform which may be surprisin= g.=20
Back in April, Twitter opened its first-ever African office in neighbouring country, Ghana. Twitter cit= ed Ghana’s free speech and online freedom record as well as “Op= en Internet” support as the reasons for the decisions.=20
Despite the reasoning, many in Nigeria considered the move to be a snub on = the country. Nigeria’s information minister, the same one who announc= ed the suspension, (what a guy) claimed that Twitter’s decision to sh= un Nigeria was “due to misrepresentation of the country by the media.= ” Again...too ironic?=20
Keep an eye out for more updates on this story, we feel like this isn&rsquo= ;t done just yet.
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Etsy tries to join the cool kids.
Etsy, your mum’s favourite place for homemade stuff= you don’t really need, last week took the jump to buy Depop, their c= ool kid cousin. The London-based application, famous for its street fashion= and re-sale-mania, was snapped up for $1.65 billion. That is some expensive Yeezy’s.
This deal is by far the largest in Etsy's history; seven = previous acquisitions were all under $1 billion before this. Buying Depop m= akes total sense for them. With over 20 million users worldwide, 90% of thi= s below the age of 26, that’s a huge amount of young customers buying= on your platform. It’s a massive opportunity for both Etsy and Depop to capitalise on these users over the next = few years. If they play their cards right, Depop could be the future home f= or fashion buyers.
Think smart=20
One of the large success stories of the resale market, Depop, has always promoted much more than just sim= ple fashion. Promoting messages of sustainability and diversity, while also= launching features linking Instagram handles and tips/tricks with influenc= ers. Depop has always felt COOL. I’m not biased at all, I only use it= a few times a week.
At the heart of the app is vintage & on-trend fashion whi= ch for Etsy, is the perfect market they need to tap into. Chief Executive J= osh Silverman thinks so too. “The resale market, in general, is a = massive market that we think is well-positioned for growth well into the fu= ture.” That $1.6 billion is starting to look like pocket change. Almo= st as if Depop was sold on Depop, you see what I did there?=20
Where the money at?
When an app is free, the obvious question is how does Depop make its money?= From every purchase, it takes a % fee and it’s worked with huge part= ners over the past few years. From Adidas to Ralph Lauren, it has become th= e go-to place if you’re looking for a non-fast-fashion shopping outle= t. How much was sold on Depop last year? $650 million. Casual.
It doesn’t just stop there, the FT reported this week how the acquisition also has some= underlying wins on both sides. Etsy is already in every market across the = world and is growing. Something that Depop is lacking is a worldwide userba= se. While on the other side, Etsy’s mobile expertise is poor and its = social media ‘shareability’ doesn’t come close to what De= pop can match. Bring them together and what do you get? A potentially huge = player in the eCommerce world.
As long as I can still buy cheap second-hand sneakers, I&r= squo;m happy.=20
Thanks for reading!
If you enjoy Tech-knowledge-y I wo= uld really appreciate you spreading the word by forwarding this to your fri= ends!=20
If you are just now finding out about Kano, you can subscribe here .
Give feedback by replying here or messaging me on Twitter= @teamkano.=20
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