This week in a shock move criticised by many, the Central Bank of Nigeria banned all crypto transactions. The boys in this episode discuss at length, what this might mean for a country that was only beginning to fully take advantage of cryptocurrency and Africa's biggest crypto trader by volume. Additionally, news of Nigeria failing to meet standards for Pfizer emergency vaccine doses as well as chatter about the new app ; CLUBHOUSE taking exclusive audio content to a different level is looked at in this episode.

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Nigeria Bans Crypto Transactions, No Vaccine For Naija Yet & The Clubhouse App. – STN PODCAST S04E03

It's been quite the week on Wallstreet and in tech. Retail investors wreak havoc on hedge funds having short positions on stocks like AMC, Gamestop, Nokia and Blackberry, forcing them to bleed out billions in just days and Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are sparring over who gets to place satellites into orbit. As always the boys try to cut out the noise on these stories in this episode.

GAMESTONK: Reddit Retail Investors Take On Wallstreet & The Musk-Bezos ‘Space War’ Happening -STN PODCAST S04E02

Fresh off of a 3-month break, the boys are back with the stuff on the self-taught novice podcast. In this episode, we talk of what's in store for this fourth season of the podcast, the year 2020 in review, and other teasers.

The Fourth Installment of Self-taught Novice Is Here, 2020 In Review & Season Intro -STN PODCAST S04E01

In this episode of STN the boys discuss purchase decisions when getting a laptop. They look at operating systems, RAM sizes, memory and whether or not you need a dedicated GPU.

What Should Influence Your Laptop Purchase Decision – STN S03E18

In this episode of STN, Eli joins the boys as they discuss some of the week's biggest stories like EgyptAir partnering Ghana Gov't to create a new national carrier, AOC going on twitch to encourage people to register and vote, the new all electric Supertruck from Hummer with a "crab mode" and the US government's lawsuit against Google.

EgyptAir & GH Gov’t Collaborate, AOC Breaks Twitch In Debut Stream, The New Hummer Supertruck & Google Antitrust Lawsuit -STN30E17

In this episode of STN, the boys talk Apple event, Facebook's surprising plan to completely political ads, Slack introducing stories feature for users working from home, Microsoft Edge stepping up the browser wars against Chrome with some exciting new features and PS5 trademark debacle in India makes headlines.

Apple Event, Facebooks Bans Political Ads & Someone Owns The Name ‘PS5’ And It’s Not Sony -STN SO3E16

It's the big 50! In this episode of STN, it's a full house as the boys are joined by some pioneering members of the team that made it all possible. They talk about everything. From the early days of the company, podcast , big projects  and experiences all in commemoration of half a century of published audio content.

Half A Century Of Episodes & The Dartey Media Story Told In Full Color -STN SO3E15

In this episode, the boys give special attention  to these local stories in technology. Government collaborates big with Huawei to construct 2000 rural star sites for remote parts of the country, NSS acquires drones for personnel to bolster production on their farms and DVLA chalks up their improved operational capacity to investment in technology.

Huawei Partner’s Ghana On Mobile Connectivity, NSS Drones And DVLA Tech Innovation -STN S03E14

In this episode of STN, the boys discuss Amazon  doubling down on consumer hardware innovation by releasing new game-changing tech for the home together  with the surprise LUNA announcement , its latest foray into the cloud gaming space. Microsoft Outlook goes kaput for hours globally and also latest forecasts show that Samsung is set to take an unassailable lead over Huawei in the upcoming future.

Amazon Joins Cloud Gaming, Samsung Looks to Beat Huawei and Microsoft Outlook Crashes – STN S03E13

With social media almost replacing basic communication, we find ourselves in a world where tech companies who are owners of these platforms are in a unique position to censor speech and decide who can and cannot be heard which is beginning to worry alot of people. In this episode, the boys discuss their thoughts on censorship and  free speech with special emphasis on Joe Rogan getting cancelled.

Tech Giants Have Perhaps Ended Free Speech As We Know It & Joe Rogan Gets Cancelled -STN SO3E12

Continuing from the previous episode, the boys discuss the merits and demerits of using both operating systems. They were joined by Douglas Adjei-Frempah. This episode's audio is not the best because of a change in equipment.

Cont. The IOS vs Android Debate W/ Douglas Adjei-Frempah – STN S03E11

In this episode of STN, the boys talk about their experiences using both Android and iOS from a utilitarian perspective and also MTN has been in the news recently about their NCA SMP categorization, that's also discussed in this episode.

The iOS vs Android Debate & Is MTN Ghana Too Big For Its Own Good? -STN S03E10

In this episode, the boys talk on a series of issues centered around MTN running away from taxes by selling a stake in one of their subsidiary businesses, TikTok escaping Trump's wrath by selling to Oracle. Fake Products are Now popping up more frequently on Amazon causing distrust for the company; Same with the fake reviews. Apple just had their September event; they released new products, IOS 14 but no iPhone.

Facebook Knows You are Addicted & Apple Watch Now Measures Your Oxygen -STN S03E09

Perhaps it's about time we own our tech infrastructure and kept our data locally? In this episode of STN the boys delve into the much ignored area of digital and data sovereignty in Africa and Ghana especially in the age of digital economy and geopolitical tensions.

Talking Digital And Data Sovereignty In Ghana And Africa -STN 30S0E8

Imagine for a moment an internet where YouTube isn't the default place for video content. Well visit (peteyvid.com) and you'll see just that. Craig J. Stadler talks to the boys about his alternative video search engine trying redefine censorship and user data privacy.

Talking Censorship, Data Privacy and A New Video Search Engine W/ Craig Stadler -STN 30S0E7

Wonderful and informal conversations on technology news with focus on Africa. Coverage is on everything capacity building, gadgets, future tech and social media trends.

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