How does it do so? Visually impaired people often have to rely on those around them to help them identifying everyday objects and situations. There is not always someone around to help and it means they are always dependent on having someone around them. The Specular app is an innovative, simple and quick way for a visually impaired person to ask their question and have it answered by someone sighted anywhere in the world....

Dubbed the ​2019 MENA Venture Investment Report, the report provides an in-depth analysis of startups and venture capital (VC) investment across the MENA. ‘All of these records point towards a maturing ecosystem,’ says Philip Bahoshy, MAGNiTT’s founder & CEO. ‘With exits at an all-time-high, including MENA’s first unicorn exit, the region’s founders, investors, and governments are seeing the returns on their efforts in the tech venture space.’ The report shows that the number of investments in the region rose up ​31% ​from 2018 as 2019 saw ​564 investments....

According to Mercedes, Drive Pilot comes with “conditional automation when the system handles all aspects of driving, while the driver can take over if requested”. SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers) points out that this is the first system that does not require the driver to supervise it at all times, in fact, the technology allows drivers to play games when the car is still moving in self driving mode....

The code includes measures preventing ads from being shown next to fake news content. Companies will not push ads and make money on fake content. There are also requirements for more transparency on political ads such as adding labels, reducing manipulative techniques like automated bot accounts and giving users tools to recognize and flag up false information so it can be taken down. Basically, under this code, the signatories agree to do more than tackle deep fakes, fake accounts and political advertising....

Moove has partnered with Uber to allow ride-hailing and delivery drivers to purchase motorcycles for Uber Connect, UberEats deliveries and UberBoda trips. The firm has also partnered with Lori Systems and Sendy to expand their logistics vehicle offering with Kenyan driver partners. In a statatement, Co-Founder and CEO of Moove, Ladi Delano said: “Kenya already has a thriving mobility and entrepreneurial industry for us to tap into and roll out our financing solutions, so we’re very excited to be launching into Nairobi, our sixth market in 18 months....

Snehar Shah brings a vast experience of 25 years from multiple industries that will be valuable as Moringa enters its next stage of growth in building the leading career management platform for tech workers in Africa. Founded in 2014, Moringa School has grown from training a class of 4 students in its first Nairobi classroom to enrolling over 4,000 students to date across Software Engineering and Data Science bootcamps. Moringa has so far proven a 84% success rate of job-seeking students employed within 12 months....

Motorola vowed that they will push the technology to developers out there to come up with innovative mods. It seems that their strategy has been working. A company by the name Livermorium has started a campaign at Indiegogo to gather funds to manufacture a Physical Keyboard Mod . For those not familiar with Indiegogo, it’s a crowd funding website where startups publish their idea and people contribute money to make the idea a reality....

Most services we use are cloud-based, for example, Microsoft365. You can use online services to assist in shifting to the cloud. Find out more how Cloddy IT can help you move to the cloud. Are you wondering why you should move to the cloud? Scroll down to access the full list! Advantages of Moving to Cloud At its core, cloud computing is just moving your essential systems to remote servers....

The AI data solutions landscape is highly fragmented, with many products built in silos, each solving one piece of the puzzle for developers. Sama will be using its new funding to build the first end-to-end AI platform that enables teams to manage the complete AI lifecycle from start to finish, resulting in faster development, and elimination of data transfer between products. “At Sama, we’re committed to shaping a future of AI that’s accurate, fair, and ethical,” said Wendy Gonzalez, CEO of Sama....

This is unsurprising, given that the corporation had previously disclosed the policy change in March. The message made it obvious that Netflix no longer wants customers to share their account passwords with others, and that if they want to share their account with other people, they would have to pay a fee. Following that, it ran a test to crack down on password sharing in Peru, Chile, and Costa Rica....

The partnership which is the first of its kind for Netflix in Africa – will focus on skills & capacity development, creative sector infrastructure development, marketing and media spend, digital consumer protection and local content investment. In launching the partnership, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of ICT, Innovation & Youth Affairs, Mr Joe Mucheru, said, “ICT Infrastructure in the country has improved thus presenting a good business environment for OTT platforms such as Netflix....

Massive income losses and a sharp decline in subscription numbers have been experienced by the streaming giant. As one of the reasons for its sluggish growth, Netflix highlighted password sharing. The business has now disclosed that it will impose additional costs on users who divulge their login information during its quarterly earnings call, which took place on Tuesday. Beginning in 2023, the new regulation would be in force. In its earnings report, Netflix talked about putting a stop to account sharing “Finally, we’ve landed on a thoughtful approach to monetizing account sharing and we’ll begin rolling this out more broadly starting in early 2023....

The new report states that the phone will indeed still have bezels, it will have a design similar to the Galaxy S8. This means that the top and bottom will have bezels but the sides will not. This effectively takes away the wow factor of this device. Also, Apple will be releasing two other phones in addition to the iPhone 8, they will be iPhone 7S and the 7S Plus....

Several sources claim that the device will have a format similar to the Huawei Mate X2 rather than the Galaxy Z Fold 3. Understand that the smartphone will open from the exterior rather than the inside, as a book would. The folding smartphone is expected to include an AMOLED LTPO display with exceptional display fluidity. The screen can stretch to approximately 8 inches when fully unfolded, making it one of the giant folding screens in its class....

In a statement, Konga described KongaPay as a payment solution that allows users to perform one-click payments on the Konga marketplace. Every time a customer triggers a transaction, the bank sends a secure authorization code to the customer’s registered mobile number. “Anyone with a bank account and a registered mobile phone number can use KongaPay. There is no need to sign up for internet banking,” Konga.com stated. KongaPay is now available on a “limited first-look release basis” with national launch scheduled for third quarter of the year....

The move will help developers and businesses maximise the array of benefits its several API products have to offer without friction. Abdul-Hafiz Ibrahim, the company’s head of engineering for payment services said “Before now, developers had to contact us whenever they needed to integrate without an API, you can now go on the platform to call whatever API you need without necessarily having to call anyone at Interswitch for support....

The partnership is an indefinite quantity agreement that includes the delivery of commodities such as medicines, rapid diagnostic test kits, laboratory reagents and consumables, as well as other related health and non-health commodities across the country. Gricd’s cutting edge technology will be leveraged to ensure that these commodities reach their final destinations in their most effective state and the startup will work with Haultrac, USAID and other partners to support the storage and transportation of agreed commodities between agreed locations....

According to a Press Release by the company which also started operations in Nairobi recently, The AI Screen is an outdoor advertising screen that would provide brands a platform to engage, interact and personalize campaign messages directly to their target audience in real time. The release added that the newly deployed interactive digital billboard also provides insights into audience profiling and behaviors to deliver targeted and effective campaign results. The AI Screen has been placed at the heart of Lagos mainland, strategically located at the Maryland T- Junction facing heavy vehicular and human traffic, with a massive reach for brands wishing to utilize the platform to showcase their products or services in an experiential way....

Majority of the people worldwide often face difficulties when it comes to finding the right investment plan. This is because of the numerous problems afflicting the investor’s world of today. Among the problems that investors face include: too much debt, insufficient economic growth to service that debt, too much functionally insolvent banks, etc. Founded in 2020 by Dr. Tayo Oyedeji, Overwood Capital is bringing a conservative approach to investment designed to minimize risk to the invested capital as well as guaranteeing a good return....

The hub said its WennoKICK is suitable for idea stage and early stage entrepreneurs who need a ‘little kick’ to forge ahead. The 6-week WennoKICK program has been designed to guide impact, lifestyle, and social entrepreneurs unto a path of sustainable revenues, whether it is for-profit, non-profit, or a hybrid model. Here are what participants will benefit. 6-week Incubation at the Hub Access to Experienced Mentors Access to Experienced Business Consultants Access to 6 months Office Space (T&C Applies) Access to Seed Funding...