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Mark Shuttleworth
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Some Of The Names On The ‘Richest South Africans’ List Are Pretty Surprising
15 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Nine South African-born individuals appear on the Sunday Times Rich List and, whilst some names are familiar, others fly a little more under the radar.
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Mark Shuttleworth Had A Very, Very Good 2017
15 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / 1 Comment
It might have been a mediocre 2017 for some of us, but not for Mark Shuttleworth who pocketed bars upon bars in the past year.
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Friday Morning Spice
19 Jun 2015 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Shuttleworth misses out on R250m. Reddit celebrates Charleston terror. New world’s oldest person. Apple Pay at mercy of SA banks. Apple Watch 2 coming. Tiger Woods implodes. Michael Douglas wins $1 million.
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Thursday Morning Spice
02 Oct 2014 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Mark Shuttleworth wins. Secret Service Director resigns. China gets angry with Hong Kong. US Ebola patient had contact with kids. Global crisis alarm bells.
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Mark Shuttleworth Heads To Court Over R250 Million
25 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Mark Shuttleworth is attempting to fight the South African Reserve Bank for R250 million that he had to pay. Rumour has it he is not happy about being the sole funder of Nkandla…
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Mark Shuttleworth’s African Island Retreat Is Beautiful [GALLERY + VIDEO]
29 Oct 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
I caught an article in the FT Weekend, entitled, ‘Principe: a haven on earth.’ I’ll be honest, I had no idea that Mark Shuttleworth had bought the Bom Bom resort on Principe island. Did you?
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Shuttleworth Not Deterred As Crowdfunding Money Is Returned
23 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Ubuntu Edge is a concept for a smart-phone that will be more powerful than a desktop computer – hence, SUPER-smart phone. The project was to be funded through IndieGoGo, and while the project smashed the record for the largest crowdfunding project (ever) and raked in over R129 million, they fell R205 million short of their goal
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Mark Shuttleworth May Have Set The World’s Biggest Crowdfunding Record
20 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Remember when we told you about the Ubuntu Edge, the super-smart phone Mark Shuttleworth plans to release that will be more powerful than a desktop computer? No? Well here it is. Anyway, Mark may have set the record for the largest crowdfunding project ever!
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Check Out The Ubuntu Edge: Shuttleworth’s New Super-Smartphone
05 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Mark Shuttleworth is at it again, changing the future into how we always envisioned it to be… like the Jetsons. But with better hair. Using crowdfunding website, Indiegogo, Shuttleworth is asking donors to contribute towards creating a smartphone that is more powerful than a desktop computer. The phone, which will run on Shuttleworth’s Ubuntu, can […]
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Friday Morning Spice
19 Jul 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Lolly Jackson alleged killer will be extradited back to SA. Zuma visits poor whites. Looks like Liam Gallagher has a lovechild. Results of Shuttleworth’s exchange control change bid. Mob-boss witness found dead. Jay-Z has dropped the hyphen..
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Billionaire Shuttleworth Wants Hundreds Of Millions Back From The SA Government
11 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth has taken the government to court to have the country’s exchange control system declared unconstitutional. The billionaire wants the High Court in Pretoria to keep aside a levy of over R250 million. This comes as a result of the 10% levy sum he had to pay to get his R4,27 billion assets out […]
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It Turns Out Billionaires Are Just Smarter Than You
18 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
New studies show that the billionaires of this world didn’t get to where they are by luck, or even hard work, alone. It turns out that people who get really, really rich are basically just smarter than you.
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This Week In Good First Impressions – Mark Shuttleworth Previews Mobile Ubuntu OS [VIDEO]
08 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Mark Shuttleworth took a few minutes out form patrolling the floor at the ongoing CES 2013 conference in the USA to demo the latest development edition of the Ubuntu OS for smartphone. Apart from a basic scroll through a a few sceen scopes, Shuttleworth painted a picture the one device/multi-screen functionality of the OS, which […]
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Mark Shuttleworth Is Bringing Ubuntu Linux To Smartphones
03 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Mark Shuttleworth has announced that his company, Canonical Ltd, has built an Ubuntu Linux system for smartphones. It will work as a full desktop operating system (OS) when connected to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
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