WhatsApp Banned 2.07 Million Indian Accounts in August to Prevent Harmful Behaviour
WhatsApp banned over 2 million accounts in the month of August to curb abuse and prevent harmful behaviour on the…
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Oaklinks.NG launches e-Commerce services to tackle sub-standard products
A Nigerian e-Commerce website developed by a startup, Oaklinks.NG has launched its range of services into the market on the month that…
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Internet Society Foundation launches new grant program to improve connectivity
The Internet Society Foundation has launched a new grant program to advance Internet access and connectivity around the world. Known as the BOLT program,…
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TikTok starts flirting with NFTs
The NFT space has had quite the year, and while it can be difficult to separate the billions of dollars…
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General Motors’ new software platform Ultifi is coming to vehicles starting in 2023
General Motors is rolling out Ultifi, a new end-to-end software platform in vehicles starting in 2023 that executives say will…
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Vodacom SA Partners Cybersecurity Firm Evina to Fight Mobile Fraud
Vodacom, one of SA’s leading network providers, has announced a partnership with mobile payments cybersecurity company, Evina, in a major…
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The new era of education is high-tech and high-touch
We’ve heard a lot about the role of technology in pandemic education, and for good reason: Digital solutions enabled school…
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Netflix acquires its first games studio, “Oxenfree” developer Night School
Night School Studio, the independent game developer known for narrative-driven titles like “Oxenfree,” announced today it has been acquired by…
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Facebook’s Effort To Attract Preteens Goes Beyond Instagram Kids, Documents Show
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Wall Street Journal : Facebook has come under increasing fire in recent…
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Afreximbank launches pan-African payment platform to ease cross-border transactions
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has launched the pan-African payment and settlement system (PAPSS), a financial market infrastructure, to enable cross-border payments…
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2Africa Cable Extends to India: Now Longest Subsea Cable in the World
The 2Africa consortium, comprised of China Mobile International, Facebook, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, STC, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC, announced today…
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Nearly Half of SSA Consumers Are Using Mobile Money Services – Ericsson
A major new consumer and market insight report from multinational networking and telecommunications firm Ericsson titled Mobile Financial Services on the…
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Egyptian auto-auction platform Sa3ar acquired by Contactcars
Egyptian startup Sa3ar Technology Solutions, a platform that digitises auto-auctions deals, has been acquired by automotive marketplace Contactcars, a subsidiary…
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Zoom Update Adds Option to Stop Incoming Video in Meetings: How to Use
Zoom has added a new feature called ‘stop incoming video’ that allows users to block video feeds of other participants…
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Top 7 Ways Cyberscammers, Malware Operators Abuse Google Forms – Sophos Research
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has published research, “Phishing and Malware Actors Abuse Google Forms for Credentials, Data…
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YouTube May Soon Let You Download Videos From Your Browser
YouTube is currently testing an official way to download videos on your desktop web browser saving you the hassle (and…
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Absa Launches Facial Recognition Tech in South Africa
Absa, one of South Africa’s largest banks and a pan-African lender, has officially launched facial recognition technology in its Android…
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31 African startups selected for Smart Cities Innovation Programme
Thirty-one African tech startups have been selected to take part in the Smart Cities Innovation Programme, which will help them…
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How Nigeria’s NucleusIS is building the rails for African health insurance adoption
Nigerian startup NucleusIS is building the technology to deepen insurance adoption, drive access to healthcare and improve health outcomes. Founded…
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Yahoo has built a new calendar app called Day, and it’s recruited the co-founder of Sunrise to design it
When it comes to online calendars and calendar apps, services like Google Calendar and Outlook from Microsoft rule the roost…
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The Seven phases of Innovation Process
Developing an innovation process can boost the long-term value of a company. Businesses are more than ever realizing the importance of…
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Mastercard has announced the launch of a global sustainability innovation lab
Mastercard has announced the creation of a new Sustainability Innovation Lab, which will lead the company’s continued development of environmentally sensitive digital…
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The new big Google Chrome update will offer safer online payments
Making sure you stay safe online when shopping should be a lot easier thanks to a new update coming to Google…
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Why Digitalisation is Key to Sustainable Oil & Gas in Uganda
In November 2021, the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) summit will take place in Glasgow, UK, where world leaders will…
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Incubation Hub for African Entrepreneurs Opens in Johannesburg by Unicorn Group
Unicorn Group, a pan-African, investment company targeting innovative ideas, start-ups, and early-stage companies in the technology and technology-enabled sectors across…
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How Vibrations Can Ruin Your iPhone or Android Camera
Apple surprised people by warning that “exposure to vibrations, like those generated by high-powered motorcycle engines” can damage iPhone cameras. There’s…
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Mauritius ranks first in Africa in Global Innovation Index 2021
Mauritius emerged the most innovative African country in a recent ranking. The island nation placed 52nd among 132 countries globally….
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What does communication in a techy world mean for Nigeria’s deaf people?
Growing up, I never had much contact with deaf people. Of course, that is to be expected as I didn’t…
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Nigerian businesses can now accept Apple Pay on Paystack
Paystack, the African fintech company that powers and processes payments for businesses, today announced that it is launching Pay with…
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Female entrepreneurs are tackling Africa’s logistics problems
Apapa, the Lagos town that hosts Nigeria’s largest and busiest port, is synonymous with gridlock. Roads leading into the port are lined…
