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Bits and Bytes - January 2022 Edition

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Bits and Bytes January 2022

Working Hard or Virtually Working?

MGM Resorts, a hospitality company in Las Vegas, is giving potential staff the chance to experience what it’s like to work at the business with the help of Virtual Reality headsets.

Selected candidates will be able to get a taste of the roles they are applying for before actually being hired to see if they are the right fit for the business.

Huawei Has Entered the Fold

Huawei’s answer to the foldable phone has arrived in the form of the Huawei P50 Pocket.

The clam-shaped device is making waves thanks to its innovative features like the circular external screen which allows you a look into your notifications without actually unfolding the phone.

The Pocket is set for release in SA sometime next year.

Meta Mistakes

Meta, aka Facebook, has been ranked the worst company of 2021.

In a recent survey conducted by Survey Monkey for Yahoo! Finance in December, the company swept the competition aside to take the questionable title.

Netflix Gets the Google Green Light

Netflix’s won big in 2021 taking the top spots for most searched shows in the year.

The Korean series Squid Game was the most Googled show toppling former number 1, Bridgerton – another Netflix special.

Squid Game also holds the title of the most watched show on the streaming site, accumulating over 1.6 billion viewing hours!

Chilling With the Big Boys

Goya Menor and Nektunez’s track “Ameno Amapiano” has taken the Tik Tok world by storm creating more than half a billion views for the hashtag #amapiano.

The popular song has become a fan favourite for Tik Tok-ers across the globe thanks to local influencers and even Love Island stars using it as a backing track to their content.

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