Ouch! Trump’s most preferred social media megaphone has been taken off from his hands, marking the most high-profile punishment the company has ever imposed and the end of Trump’s relationship with his favorite social media megaphone. Twitter Inc. permanently banned President Trump’s personal account (@realDonaldTrump), citing the risk of further…
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Trump hasn’t successfully banned TikTok in the US yet, but it has banned some of his content for violating its policies
Cairo-based life science startup, also labelled as Egypt’s biggest life science venture, Nawah Scientific is a core hub of advanced research equipment specialized in natural and medical sciences that offers its services online and on demand has just secured a fresh second pre-series A round of funding amounting to $1-million in mixed equity and…
The startup plans to use the funds to expand its operations
In a recent interview with The Africa Report, Ghanaian fintech startup Zeepay Co-founder and Managing Director, Andrew Takyi-Appiah, elaborated further on the startup’s plans to raise $10m in equity funding to support the creation of new mobile-money hubs in East and Southern Africa. These new hubs, which will include processing…
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Hail to the new king – Elon Musk
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Nile functions as an online trading marketplace between producers and commercial buyers
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Application deadline extended to Jan 15. Find the application link and guideline for funding here.
Facebook is speaking up for small businesses. According to social media platform giant, Facebook, Apple’s new iOS 14 policy will have a harmful impact on many small businesses that are struggling to stay afloat and on the free internet that we all rely on more than ever. This will largely…
Statement from four agencies is first from administration to identify Russia as likely culprit in cyberattack