Early stage female-led tech startups have been invited to apply for Lagos-based GreenHouse Lab Accelerator. The three-month GreenHouse Lab accelerator programme is aimed at both female-led tech startups as well as tech companies that are developing solutions to address problems faced by women. Both startups based in Africa, as well as…
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A New York federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump is violating free speech laws by blocking critics on Twitter. It follows a case brought on behalf of seven individuals who had been blocked by the president. Officials using social media accounts were not allowed to silence people…
Uber has announced plans to offer helicopter services in New York City. The Uber Elevate team is currently developing shared air transportation between suburbs and cities, and ultimately within cities. Uber said it is working with its Elevate Network partners to launch fleets of small, electric VTOL (vertical takeoff and…
According to Euromonitor, the world’s fastest-growing economies by 2030 will be in Africa. This consequently makes the continent the next big e-commerce market. And as this positive narrative continues to place Africa as a top investment destination, the need for advanced logistics systems has become inevitable. The growth of e-commerce…
The Managing Director of Jumia Travel, Omolara Adagunodo, has urged Nigerian employees to embrace organizational awareness in order to guarantee personal and career growth. Adagunodo made this call at the first edition of the Young Manager’s Summit organised by the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) (Chartered) held recently at the…
Instagram will start notifying users their comments may be offensive before they are posted in an effort to curb cyberbullying. The company said Monday it started rolling out the artificial intelligence feature in the past few days. In an example included in the company release, Instagram shows a user trying to comment…
Volkswagen is halting production of the last version of its iconic Beetle model this week at its plant in Puebla, Mexico. This brings to a nostalgic end a vehicle that has symbolised many things over a history spanning the eight decades since 1938. Volkswagen had announced in September 2018 that…
InDriver, the global ride-hail startup has launched its app-based service in Kampala, Uganda. The online taxi company now operates in four African countries: Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, and Tanzania. Founded in Russia and now headquartered in New York, InDriver’s mobile-app allows passengers to name their own fare for nearby drivers…
Spotify has introduced a Lite version of its music streaming app in South Africa so that it can “be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of your network connectivity, data plan, and whether or not you have the latest phone”. The Lite app is geared for environments where poor connectivity or high…
Misk Innovation, the innovation arm of Misk Foundation, a non-profit established by Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman to develop and empower country’s youth, has announced the launch of a growth accelerator for startups in the Middle East & North Africa. The accelerator has been launched in partnership with Seedstars…
A few years ago the thought of owning a website seemed unimportant, but these days having a website is a must and also building the website or e-commerce store is simpler than ever: your online store is not limited to business hours, and it’s one of the best means of…
As part of efforts to provide financial and business skills to female entrepreneurs, Access Bank Plc has announced the launch of its Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton 2019, a capacity building initiative which will provide financial grants as well as mini-MBA in conjunction with the International Finance Corporation (IFC, a member of the…
An IBM algorithm combining machine and deep learning to analyze health records and mammograms was able to predict the development of breast cancer up to 12 months before its onset with nearly 90 percent accuracy, according to a study published June 18 in Radiology. Scientists from the health informatics department of IBM Research’s…
Back in the day, the term ‘celebrity’ was reserved for people who got made their names on tv, attended exclusive A-list parties, and whose names are plastered across tabloid headlines. With social media, you do not have to be any of the aforementioned. You simply need to have 30,000 followers…
In the last 12 calendar months, Jumia Nigeria has recorded significant achievements in three major areas of its operations in the country: customer delivery experience, e-commerce reach & expansion, and job creation and empowerment. This is according to the chief executive officer of the company, Mrs Juliet Annamah, who made…
Launched on the 26th June 2019 on both Apple Appstore and Google Play by the French start-up Africa Delivery Technologies, the Kwik app aspires to quickly become the Number #1 of last-mile delivery services in Nigeria. “Kwik aims to become the first platform for last-mile delivery in urban areas in Nigeria before…
After so much back and forth on the pros and cons of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed that he will sign the landmark African free trade agreement during the upcoming African Union meeting in Niger. “Nigeria will sign the #AfCFTA Agreement…
Nestle is taking steps toward full transparency through a new collaboration with OpenSC, a blockchain platform that allows consumers to track their food all the way back to the farm. The global food giant said in a press release. Blockchain is a distributed database of digital records that allows information…
US lawmakers have asked Facebook to “immediately cease implementation plans” of its Libra cryptocurrency. Before it proceeds any further, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Democrat Maxine Waters, wants to examine the risks around cybersecurity, global financial markets and national security concerns, it said in a letter to Facebook. “We write…
Naspers, the Global consumer Internet group has appointed Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa as CEO for its South African operations. In a statement, Naspers says Mahanyele-Dabengwa will report directly to group chief executive, Bob van Dijk, and will be based in Johannesburg where she will lead the group’s day-to-day business in SA and…