The event, which will be held in Abidjan will be held on the 27th November 2017. The EU is offering to cover your travel and accommodation cost of 50 EU You can apply to participate in the forum on https://Inkd.in/griNmQk and the deadline is 20 October.
The aim of the Mara Hackathon is to engage participants to create decentralised applications that provide sustainable solutions for last mile payment tracking. While explaining the importance of the competition, Kate Kallot, Co-Founder and Chief Impact Officer at Mara said “Blockchain for social impact is at the heart of everything we do at Mara. Through our non-profit foundation, our aim is to empower problem-solvers to build blockchain solutions which promote long term beneficial, social and environmental change in Africa”....
To qualify as an Unreasonable entrepreneur, each entrepreneur had to show that they were leveraging the power of business to solve massive social and environmental problems such as poverty, inequality, global warming, lack of access to health care and education and many others. These entrepreneurs have demonstrated that they have financially sustainable ventures that are innovating new technologies, transforming systems and pioneering new ways of thinking with a deep understanding of their target markets and the ability to scale to meet the needs of at least 1 million people....
How to pick the right binary option trading platform? So, let’s get started with our guide. First, we will explore a few things you should look for when choosing a binary options trading platform. Initially, you should make sure the platform is regulated by a reputable financial authority. This will ensure that your money is safe and that the platform operates legally. Of course, remember to look for a platform with a user-friendly interface....
Can you imagine getting thwarted by your love of cheese and biscuits? Surely not? Well, this is exactly what happened to a drug dealer who was jailed after posing with a picture of some stilton. We guess cheddar would be too weak for him. Wait for what? Yes, police were able to analyse Carl Stewart’s fingerprints from a picture of him with the dairy product and charge him for supplying a range of drugs and transferring criminal property....
Hours before the official launch, the Group Chief Information Officer and Chief Digital Officer at Barclays Africa said,” our customers already use Facebook for their daily dose of global news, to share photos with friends and family and even solve their business issues. To deliver a cool banking experience, we are bringing banking to where our customers spend their time. The service, a world first from Absa, allows customers to do their “liking” and banking in the same space....
TechMoran spoke to Acacia Innovations Founder Elana Laichena about the company. Briefly tell us about yourselves, your educational background, team and how they came together to form Acacia Innovations Founder & CEO Elana Laichena has a M.Sc. in City Planning from Pratt Institute in NYC and worked in renewable energy in New York for 5 years before moving to Kenya with her Kenyan husband. Shortly after moving to Kenya, she joined a social enterprise which made charcoal briquettes from sugarcane waste....
Built atop uBlock Origin, AdNauseam quietly clicks on every blocked ad, registering a visit on ad networks’ databases. As the collected data gathered shows an omnivorous click-stream, user tracking, targeting and surveillance become futile. AdNauseam is a free browser extension designed to obfuscate browsing data and protect users from tracking by advertising networks. At the same time, AdNauseam serves as a means of amplifying users’ discontent with advertising networks that disregard privacy and facilitate bulk surveillance agendas....
This was the message emerging from the 5th Huawei Africa Mobile Broadband Salon taking place at the online Africacom Africa Tech Festival from 9-12 November. Delegates heard that the ICT industry had never been more important to society, and that it was now at the forefront of social development and restoring economies affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Connectivity is the foundation for digital transformation,” said Salon facilitator Mohamed Madkour, Vice President, Carrier Business Marketing and Solutions for Huawei....
Prior to joining AT, Bilha was a senior project manager at Dalberg Global Development advisors in its Nairobi office where she advised varied clients including national governments, multilaterals, foundations and private sector companies. Her projects spanned multiple sectors ranging from technology, agriculture and energy. As the first employee of the Dalberg Nairobi office, she also helped grow the office from one consultant to a team of forty consultants advising clients across Africa....
Though not the first such platform in Africa, AFROPX says it aims to meet the growing demand for quality visual contents illustrating the realities, the diversity and the dynamism of African societies and economies. “This demand is led by media, advertising and communication agencies, as well as companies which operate on the continent and beyond,” says the firm. “AFROPX is capturing a new vision of the rising continent, driven by talented African photographers, video makers and graphic designers....
She will also be in charge of developing and executing Google’s in-country strategy for innovation and growth in line with Google’s regional priorities and mission, vision, and values and contributing to in-country growth of Google products and services. Agnes will see to the building and managing of strategic partnerships; this includes all relationships with leading advertisers, agencies, and clients as well as driving revenue growth. She has an impressive 21 years of experience in organizational transformation, with a primary focus on developing strategy, and providing commercial leadership in sales and business development....
Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services in Africa, is the first African private sector partner to make a multimillion-dollar commitment to ‘Reimagine Education’, a global initiative launched by UNICEF in 2020 calling for public and private sector investment in digital learning as an essential service for every child and young person across the globe. This initiative aims to give children a chance to catch up on their learning needs amid the ongoing global pandemic....
Alternative Circle qualified under the Financial Inclusion category and will undergo a 12-week program led by KPMG Digital Village. The program will enable Alternative Circle to work and meet with corporates, investors, partners and regulators. The winner stands a chance to will 50,000USD, which will be additional to the 15,000USD awarded to the top 20 finalists. This year’s Singapore FinTech Festival, will take place in Singapore from 13 to 17 November 2017....
AMD’s goal to deliver far more muscular integrated solutions comes behind the moniker APU – for accelerated processing unit or accelerated computing unit – and our recent evaluation of the Ryzen 7 5700G with its Vega graphics portion underscored the intrigue of the item. On the other hand, AMD pledges to go even farther, creating an insurmountable gap between its APU graphics performance and that of entry-level dedicated graphics systems....
DoNotPay, a company known for its chatbot that is able to negotiate with customer services, has developed an AI that will be utilized during a court hearing for a traffic violation. The accused will be outfitted with headphones, through which the AI will formulate responses to the arguments presented by the prosecution. The technology, which is installed on a smartphone, will be able to listen to the arguments and construct a defense for the accused....
By the way, FCC is a public committee that must go through new hardware to ensure that they meet particular standards before being dispatched. However, most recently, it has become a source of information for individuals looking to get first-hand information about products released from well-known brands in the US. In this way, a Twitter user(@davezatz) managed to get the image for the magnetic charger from the committee specifically made for the iPhone....
Apple decided to celebrate World Emoji Day by showing some of the emoji’s that are coming later this year on iOS, macOS and watchOS. Some of these emojis include Woman with Headscarf, Bearded Person, Breastfeeding. There are also new food items such as Sandwich and Coconut. More animals and mythical creatures have been added like T-Rex, Zebra, Zombie and Elf. Finally we have my favorite, an Exploding Head and new Star-Struck smiley face....
One will soon be able to integrate one’s identification card and driver’s license, just like how you can connect your bank card into Wallet. To keep your ID and driver’s license in Apple Wallet, you’ll need to go through a series of security checks, including a photo and facial recognition. The Transportation Security Authority will notably establish new checkpoints at which it will be sufficient to attach a digital version of one’s identity document to confirm passage....
On Twitter, screen market analyst Ross Young says that next year’s Apple Watch won’t be “surprised” if it comes in three sizes. The analyst didn’t go into depth, but he asked if customers wanted the Apple Watch Series 8 to have “a bigger screen.” The Apple Watch was initially being offered in two sizes: 38 mm and 42 mm. Apple later released 40 and 44-millimeter versions. The Apple Watch Series 7, which comes in 41 and 45 mm sizes, was altered this year....
