American video game developer and publisher, Blizzard today appointed Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra to co-lead the studio as J. Allen Brack steps down as president amid sex discrimination and harassment suit against the company. Jen joined Blizzard in January as executive vice president of development, where she’s been providing…
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd announced their latest collaboration with Xbox to introduce “Xbox Through The Years” to the Frame—a new collection of iconic gaming artwork available exclusively on The Frame Art Store. For years, Samsung and Xbox have partnered to consistently deliver cutting-edge TV gaming experiences—with Samsung being the official…
To support digital transformation in Africa’s agribusiness sector, modernize supply chains and boost farmers’ productivity and incomes, Microsoft, through its 4Afrika initiative, and IFC today partnered to make digital tools and training resources more accessible to small-scale farmers, and agriculture-linked small businesses. The partnership will leverage Microsoft 4Afrika’s unique digital…
In its continued drive for expansion across Africa, Hapag-Lloyd today announced it has opened a new office in the West African country of Senegal – located in the capital Dakar.Hapag-Lloyd mainly transports nuts, fish, cotton and minerals out of Senegal. The imports primarily consist of chemicals, foodstuffs and garments. The…
Ecobank Group and the African Union Development Agency New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD), held a virtual graduation ceremony for more than 200 alumni of the inaugural Ecobank’s MSME Training for Financing Program. The Graduates came from the eight (8) countries in the pilot phase of the MSME Academy namely,…
IBM Security today announced the results of a global study which found that data breaches now cost surveyed companies $4.24 million per incident on average – the highest cost in the 17-year history of the report. Based on in-depth analysis of real-world data breaches experienced by over 500 organizations, the…
The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced that former President Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa as a strategic partner. President Obama will help advance the league’s social responsibility efforts across the continent, including programs and partnerships that support greater gender equality and economic inclusion. In this capacity, President Obama will have…
Popular video-sharing social networking platform, Lomotif, and Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, have announced a global agreement that allows Lomotif’s users to creatively tap into UMG’s catalog of music for their videos. With the agreement, UMG becomes the first major music company to globally license…
Field Intelligence, the health tech startup that is digitising the supply chain and transforming access to essential, life-saving medicine, has today announced its expansion into Rivers, Edo, Kaduna, Kano, Enugu, Delta and Kwara States in Nigeria, and Eldoret, Mombasa, Kisumu and Naivasha in Kenya. Independent and franchise pharmacies can access…
Invest Africa, the leading business and investment platform for African markets, and Standard Chartered Private Bank, a leading international private bank for emerging market clients, are pleased to announce a strategic partnership, focused on driving the growth of Standard Chartered’s private banking services across the continent. The new collaboration will…
Vodacom South Africa and Nokia are working together to transform the operator’s nationwide optical transmission network through Nokia’s Photonic Service Engine 3 (PSE-3) chipset hardware to deliver high capacity transmission. Through a recent field trial, the companies achieved the highest data transmission rates and performance across their live optical network,…
Verizon and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. recently completed an end-to-end fully virtualized 5G data session over C-band spectrum in a live network environment. The new milestone was reached in preparation for its upcoming 5G Ultra Wideband expansion using its newly acquired C Band spectrum. “We have been driving the industry…
Olumide Soyombo, one of Africa’s most prolific and active early-stage investors in tech startups, has today announced the launch of Voltron Capital – a Pan-African pre-seed & seed firm for elite tech founders tackling critical problems in the continent’s largest markets. Co-founded alongside Abe Choi, CEO of Simple Dealer, the…
Spotify has teamed up with GIPHY to enable new Spotify-linked artist GIFs. When users click the GIF on the verified GIPHY artists’ pages, they’ll be taken directly to the featured artist’s Spotify page for a listening session. No matter how you pronounce it, GIFs are the ultimate visual metaphor. And…
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. on Wednesday announced the launch of its latest innovations, Zoom Apps and Zoom Events. Zoom Apps seamlessly embeds third-party apps within the Zoom Meetings and desktop client experience, enhancing collaboration, productivity, and entertainment for today’s hybrid workforce. Zoom Events is an all-in-one platform for creating a wide…
The United Arab Emirates has employed the use of drones to generate rainfall due to the extreme weather conditions being observed in some continents in parts of the world. Temperatures in North America, Africa, Europe, and Asia are getting higher. The National Center of Meteorology, United Arab Emirates, in a…
Multichoice today warned its customers against the activities of scammers. The company said it had become aware of several scams on various platforms which target its unsuspecting customers. According to Multichoice, these scams come in many shapes and forms including: Customers receive an email informing them that they have won…
IFC today announced it invested in a new fund by Convergence Partners Africa, an investment management firm focused on the technology, media and telecom sectors in Africa. The investment will strengthen broadband infrastructure and improve online access to digital services for individuals and businesses in more than 12 countries in…
The leading pan-African banking group, Ecobank Group in partnership with Microsoft, LinkedIn, GitHub, and Ecobank Academy is set to provide training to equip Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) across sub-Saharan Africa. This training will provide SMEs with digital skills and knowledge to succeed in today’s digital world. SMEs have been…
Salesforce , the global leader in CRM, on Wednesday announced it has completed its acquisition of Slack Technologies, Inc., eight months after first announcing plans to acquire the team communication platform for $27.7 billion. Sequel to the completion of the deal, Salesforce revealed it plans to combine Slack with Salesforce…