Ed Sheeran has quit Twitter due to unbearable abuse from trolls. The singer, whose album ÷ (divide) launched a few months ago: “I’ve actually come off Twitter completely. I can’t read it. I go on it and there’s nothing but people saying mean things.” He added: “One comment ruins your day. The…
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Smart speaker seems to be trending nowadays to the point that almost all tech giants want to own theirs’. Google already has Google Home, Apple has Apple HomePod and Amazon has Amazon Echo. Therefore, Samsung enlisting itself in the smart speaker race should not come as a surprise. Samsung smart…
Spark, a social entrepreneurship organisation is calling for applications for its YHER Accelerator Programme from startups owned and managed by female entrepreneurs. These startups must be focused on improving the lives of women and girls. The 15 African Female Founders that will be selected will win funding of up to $50,000, have…
Addiction to all sorts of tech things is widely frequent today. From social media to phones and online games, we are so attached to them. Unsurprisingly, many people now report to hospitals seeking help for these addictions. In China, parents and teachers have expressed worries that children were becoming addicted to…
Remember the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 that was plagued by batteries thus catching fire and exploding? The electronics giant had no choice than to launch a worldwide recall of the phone and it lost almost $3.1 billion. In fact, it even announced that it was shelving the production of the phone. This…
Last week, we reported that Amazon made its grand entry into grocery business by buying Whole Foods for $13.7 billion. This purchase had an immediate on the stock of other retailers. Walmart sank 6.2 percent to $74.03, Kroger was the biggest loser down 14 percent; while Sprouts Farmers Market was…
Six African startups have been named among the winners of Microsoft’s Affordable Access Initiative Seed Grant. They will be rewarded with an undisclosed amount. In addition to the prize money, winners will also receive hundreds of free training classes and other technical content through the Microsoft BizSpark programme and get…
Google’s YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has announced in a blog post 1 in 5 people around the world now watch YouTube adding that monthly users of the video streaming platform presently stands at 1.5 billion. These users according to her watch more than an hour of mobile videos per day…
A few days ago, the fourth largest telecommunication company in Nigeria, Etisalat was taken over by a consortium of banks, led by Access Bank PLC and other Nigerian banks including Zenith Bank, GT Bank, First Bank, UBA, Fidelity Bank, Access Bank, Ecobank, FCMB, Stanbic IBTC Bank and Union Bank. The takeover…
Uber is finally allowing riders to tip their drivers which these drivers have been campaigning for years. However, for now, tipping is only available across the U.S. by the end of July even though the ride-sharing company has initially made tipping available in the US cities of Seattle, Minneapolis, and…
An Algerian man has been sentenced to two years in jail after he dangled a baby from the 15th floor of a highrise building in order to get likes on Facebook. The man, who is yet to be named shared the picture of himself holding the baby out of the building…
The fourth largest telecommunication company in Nigeria Etisalat has been taken over by a consortium of banks, led by Access Bank PLC and other Nigerian banks including Zenith Bank, GT Bank, First Bank, UBA, Fidelity Bank, Access Bank, Ecobank, FCMB, Stanbic IBTC Bank and Union Bank. The takeover followed the collapse…
African FinTech Startups can now apply for the for 2017 edition of the Global FinTech Hackcelerator under the auspices of KPMG Digital Village. According to reports, the Global auditing giant is searching for innovative startups from different parts of the world that can find solutions to problems encountered by the financial industry…
Katy Perry has made history by becoming the first user to have 100 million followers on Twitter, the social media platform announced. In a tweet recognising the fit, Twitter tweeted: Today, we #WITNESS history. Congratulations @katyperry, the first to reach 100 million followers! #LoveKaty Singer Justin Bieber is trailing Perry…
Online retail giant, Amazon has announced that it is buying organic grocery store, Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, the retailer’s largest acquisition so far. In buying Whole Foods, Amazon is now in charge of more than 450 physical stores in choice retail locations and opens the way for it to…
MovelCare, a Virtual mobile insurance startup, has been announced the winner of the Seedstars Maputo. The startup will now pitch for a chance to win US$500,000 in equity investment at the final in Lausanne, Switzerland on 12th April 2018 On-demand textiles service Karingana Wa Karingana Textiles came second, while crime reduction mobile…
Verizon has completed a $4.5 billion deal to take over Yahoo. The buyout of one of the internet’s best-known brand will result in its total overhaul with a new management team attempting to revive the ailing company. The closure of Yahoo brings to a sad end the company’s 21-year history…
Jaguar Land Rover has invested $25 million in Lyft Inc, a ride-sharing company taking on Uber. According to the agreement, both companies will collaborate on self-driving cars, and a number of Lyft drivers will be supplied with Jaguar or Land Rover vehicles, mainly for testing purposes. Jaguar Land Rover, owned…
Kenya has been declared the country with the fastest mobile internet speed in Africa according to the first quarter, 2017 State of the Internet Report by Akamai, that collated, sampled and analysed data from more than 108 countries. Kenya according to the report has the 14th-fastest mobile internet speed with…
Swedish investor Kinnevik has announced that it is selling its remaining 6.6 percent stake in German e-commerce company Rocket Internet. Recall that in February, Kinnevik sold half of its stake in the company for $218 million. Kinnevik was one of the pioneer investors in Rocket Internet but they had a…