Green is the new yellow as more African taxis turn to electric cars
Electric cars and shared mobility concepts are starting to disrupt Africa’s taxi industry. Just a few years after cab-hailing apps…
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What to know as CBN/banks shuts down accounts suspected of dealing on cryptos
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, earlier in February, outlawed crypto trading and prohibited banks and other financial institutions from facilitating…
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South Africa Has a New AI-Powered Digital Transformation Advisor
An innovative local software development partnership between 4Sight Holdings and Bidvest Advisory Services has created 4MIA powered by ALICE TM,…
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Grazac Academy provides free tech skills training and connecting youths to entry-level jobs
Every day, more people enter the labour market than the number of jobs being created, research has it that job…
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31.5 Million Cyberthreats Targeted SA Users in the First Half of 2021
The increase in cyberthreats recorded by global internet security firm Kaspersky in the first half of this year across South…
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El Salvador Is Using Its Bitcoin Profits to Build 20 New Schools
El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender not too long ago but the country’s Bitcoin Trust has already gained millions in…
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NFTs and crypto wallets could be in Discord’s future
Discord is already the de facto home for NFT communities, but the company could be planning to deepen those connections…
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New cybersecurity format threatens hybrid workplace
Latest Security report, titled: Out of Sight and Out of Mind, a comprehensive global study highlighting how the rise of…
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Facebook will no longer allow advertisers to target political beliefs, religion, sexual orientation
Facebook announced today that it will no longer allow advertisers to target users based on potentially “sensitive” topics like health,…
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Yahoo to stop operation in China
Yahoo has shut down its services in China, making it the latest American tech firm to leave the nation. A…
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Meta, Formerly Facebook, Gives Estimate of Bullying, Harassment on Its Platforms for First Time
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, for the first time on Tuesday disclosed the prevalence of bullying and harassment on its…
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DP World has launched its e-commerce platform DUBUY.com in Kenya
DP World, a trade enabler, has announced the launch of DUBUY.com, a global wholesale e-commerce platform, in the Kenyan market….
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Google awards $25M grants to organizations creating economic opportunities for women and girls
In March 2020, Google.org announced a $25 million Google.org Impact Challenge for Women and Girls to support organizations focused on gender equity…
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A report lists Egyptian tech startups as Africa’s “most accelerated”
Egyptian startups are the most accelerated in Africa, with 38.6 per cent of them having taken part in some kind…
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Twitter is rolling out a feature to make it easier to search a user’s tweets
Some Twitter users on iOS are starting to get access to a feature that makes it easy to search an…
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New antitrust suit from Phhhoto alleges Facebook copied and killed the competition
A former upstart Instagram rival is suing Meta, formerly known as Facebook, over allegations that the company violated antitrust laws…
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Berlin based Beams, to turn collaborative audio clips into a social media biz
More fuel for social audio: Berlin-based social audio startup Beams, which is building a platform for sharing and consuming short-form audio…
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Energy efficiency,key to sustainability of data centres in Africa
Access to affordable, reliable and environmentally sustainable sources of electricity is a pressing issue for the growing number of Data Centre operators…
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Amazon’s First Solar Project in SA Finally Begins Adding Clean Energy to Grid
Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, announced that the first operational solar project it has enabled in…
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Google’s startup accelerator opens up for African innovators to join the 7th Installation
Applications for Google’s three-month virtual accelerator programme are now open to startups located in Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt,…
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Facebook Creators can now get subscription links to get around Apple’s fees
The company formerly known as Facebook just announced its plans to sneak around Apple’s infamous platform fees, the latest beat in an…
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Netflix launches mobile games for members worldwide
Netflix on Tuesday released a set of mobile games playable for free by subscribers of the global streaming service as…
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How to Enable Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard that will Let You Copy and Paste Across Android and Windows
Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard app is getting a new Cloud Clipboard feature that allows users to copy and paste texts between…
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Facebook plans to delete facial recognition data on more than a billion users
Just days after rebranding itself, Facebook announced plans to delete a trove of the most worrisome data that the world’s biggest…
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Telkom Kenya signs agreement with Ericsson & NEC XON to expand its 4G Network worth$100-Million
Telkom Kenya Limited, the Helios Investment Partners and Government of Kenya joint venture, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)…
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An Indian Asian Google billionaire has launch a budget smartphone
Online giant Google and Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani opened advance orders in India on Monday for an entry-level smartphone…
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5 Kenyan tech startups selected for 2nd edition of NINJA Accelerator
Five tech-enabled Kenyan startups have been selected for the second edition of the NINJA Accelerator, embarking on a 12-week programme…
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Cybersecurity risks threatens the hybrid workplace-HP Wolf Security Report
HP Inc. Monday released its latest HP Wolf Security report: Out of Sight & Out of Mind, a comprehensive global study highlighting…
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SHAREit Lite is connecting Nigerians through file-sharing without mobile data
SHAREit Lite is a flagship application to enable Nigerians to transfer files very efficiently and fast, without mobile data. Propelled…
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Protect Yourself: Top 10 Most Common Phishing Email Subject Lines
KnowBe4, the provider of one of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, has announced the results…
