LinkedIn has announced it is currently testing internally, Snapchat-style stories feature to work out a new conversational format for business conversations. Pete Davies, LinkedIn’s head of content products said that the goal is to meet LinkedIn users “where their voices are.” Stories would offer a lighter, more casual way of…
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Afrikrea, an Ivorian e-commerce startup has secured funding worth USD 1 million from Saviu, Showroomprive, and Id4 Ventures to assist in the development of its online commerce platform. The startup had some months ago landed USD 65k for ending in the top ten at the inaugural Africa Netpreneur Prize sponsored…
Honor, today, during a live stream announced that it will be launching globally its first 5G phone, the Honor View 30 Pro. The Honor View 30 Pro is powered by a Kirin 990 5G Chipset, it has a 6.7-inch 1080p display with a hole-punch selfie camera and a 4,100mAh battery.…
How the Fifth Generation (5G) networks will impact Nigeria’s socio-economic landscape and the inherent challenges to the deployment, will form the fulcrum of a special session to be hosted by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) at the Social Media Week Lagos (SMWL) 2020. The NCC Special Session will hold at…
In 2019 Luno promised that more coins would be available and close on the heels of Bitcoin Cash being introduced, Ripple XRP will now be launched, expanding the Lunoverse for all customers. Ripple (XRP) the third-largest digital asset with a current market value of US$12.5 billion will soon be able…
WhatsApp group chats are not as private as a lot of users think as group chats can be found through Google. It has emerged that these group chats can be found on the search engine, without people necessarily knowing they were part of a chat that was publicly accessible and…
Carbon, the Pan-African digital financial services company, has introduced a USSD service to its platform, making it even easier for individuals that have little or no access to smartphones or the internet, to access the financial services they need such as instant loans and easy-to-use payments. This new service will…
Female entrepreneurs seeking opportunities to grow and scale their businesses can now apply for the Tech By Her Accelerator. The program offers training, ecosystem support, resources, a dedicated business coach, and access to industry leaders. There will also be room for the entrepreneurs to network and connect with other female…
WordPress has released a new version of its blogging platform that allows Swahili speaking bloggers in Africa set up flawlessly blog in Swahili. For some time until now, the WordPress version for Swahili translation that was available was 3.x which does not allow a WordPress site setup in Swahili. However,…
Facebook will pay some of its users for voice recordings that will be used to make better its speech recognition technology. The company decided to take this step after it was exposed for listening and transcribing voice recordings to improve speech recognition systems without the knowledge of the customers. Companies…
Microsoft in a bid to modernize its operating system has started rolling out new app icons in Windows 10. Updates to a variety of built-in Windows 10 apps are all available to Fast Ring testers of Windows 10 today, with new app icons that follow Microsoft’s Fluent Design principles. The…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) have met to discuss key areas of collaborations between the two agencies towards strengthening the delivery of their respective mandates and synergizing to advance the digital economy agenda of the Federal Government. This was the highlight of deliberations during…
The World Bank has approved a loan of about $2.2 billion to help finance six projects that will boost Nigeria’s human capital and economic development in 2020. The funds will be disbursed to cater to immunization, the expansion of the digital economy, job creation, and public and private sector governance,…
Following months of speculations, Apple might launch its location ultra-wideband trackers by the end of the year. According to reports, the company seems to have produced tens of millions of the device tentatively called ‘AirTags’ or ‘Apple Tags.’ The making of the Apple Tags/AirTags was leaked by a number of…
Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist George Soros has called for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg to step down from their Facebook roles. The Billionaire financier made the call in a letter written to Financial Times. He complained about Facebook’s refusal to remove political ads, adding that this was working…
Egyptian delivery startup, Bosta has secured Series A funding from European parcel delivery giant, the DPD group. The round had in participation a previous Bosta investor, the Egyptian payment company Fawry. According to reports, the particular amount raised remains undisclosed, however, the startup revealed that the round is worth seven-figures…
Carbon has set up a $100,000 Pan-African fund to address the lack of funding and support holding back budding tech entrepreneurs on the continent. Carbon’s Disrupt fund, the first of its kind by an African fintech startup, will invest up to $10,000 per startup (for 5 percent equity) and give…
Google has announced it is shutting down Station, the company’s program that offered free Wi-Fi across 400 railway stations in India and more than 5000 locations worldwide since its launch in 2016. According to Google, the program is currently active in Nigeria, Brazil, South Africa, Philippines, Mexico, India, Indonesia, Vietnam,…
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has re-stated that the Federal Government is irrevocably committed to strengthening cybersecurity in the country. Pantami gave this assurance today (13/02/2020) while delivering a keynote address at the Annual Cyber Security Conference organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission…
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has called for a more serious regulation of obnoxious online content. He also said that it was not for companies like his to decide what counts as legitimate free speech. Making reference to China, Zuckerberg also called for caution as excessive control could constrict individual expression.…