The launch that was just made the other day was for the pilot program only, in fact they are calling it a mini launch. The target for the pilot program is KES 150 million. After three months, the main launch of M-AKIBA will occur, it will be spearheaded by the President himself and will target a whopping KES 4.85 billion bond to make the total collection to reach KES 5 billion....
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O), teased a new smart glasses project with EssilorLuxottica (ESLX.PA) on Wednesday, publishing a photo of the eyeglasses company’s chairman wearing a prototype of a neural interface bracelet – meant for commanding other gadgets. “Here Leonardo is using a prototype of our neural interface EMG [electromyography] wristband that will eventually let you control your glasses and other devices,” Zuckerberg said in a post on Facebook, referring to EssilorLuxottica’s chairman, Leonardo Del Vecchio....
As Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) accelerate digital transformation efforts in response to the pandemic, Mastercard has partnered with online payment gateway PayFast to encourage South Africans to shop online at local businesses, while putting a spotlight on small business and the inspiring entrepreneurs behind them. The two-month campaign aims to elevate the visibility of these businesses who leverage PayFast’s payment gateway through content highlighting manufacturers, clothing designers, jewellers, and creators....
With these two new SoCs, MediaTek timidly replaces the Helios G95, and G85 introduced last year. There is generally the same technical basis, and therefore similar performance, but in both cases, some exciting additions, mainly in display and connectivity. There is also a bonus at stake: support for better photosensors. Helio G96: from 120 Hz to Full HD+ on the entry-level Failing to change the CPU part (which remains the same as on the Helio G95, with 2 Cortex-A76 cores at 2....
Meta is testing the feature across iOS, Android and Web users globally. The feature will make it easy for users who bounce between various accounts on the two apps or people who have a lot of Instagram profiles to separate their online brands from their personal life. The new accounts switcher for Facebook and Instagram will show you all the accounts and profiles you’ve added to the accounts centre. people can get notifications for both Facebook and Instagram profiles in one place if they choose to add them to the same Accounts Center and also create new accounts with their existing Facebook and Instagram logins and use them to sign up for additional accounts and profiles....
Signed under the Microsoft’s 4Afrika Initiative, which looks to accelerate Africa’s economic development and improve its global competitiveness by empowering local entrepreneurs, senior Microsoft executive volunteers will povide support, including mentoring entrepreneurs on strategy and marketing, support the best innovators and nominate them for the 4Afrika Innovation Grant Award and providing access to Microsoft BizSpark, a global program that provides free software to startup entrepreneurs. In future, Microsoft will also help entrepreneurs exchange products and service and gain global recognition through the Microsoft Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) portal....
Dubbed the Mawingu project, the firm recently unveilled 15 Wi-Fi hotspots in various centres in the town including areas such as Laikipia District Community Library, Matanya shopping centre, Burguret Dispensary and various schools in the county to help increase access to technology in the country. The main reason behind the Mawingu pilot project is to improve technology access in the country. Apart from that, with this platform Kenya will experience new opportunities for commerce, education, healthcare and delivery of government services and not leaving out low-cost high speed wireless broadband....
The program will be rolled out to those in quarantine facilities, isolation centers, families, and health care workers and offer them the counseling support that they may need. The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to pose different challenges and as Kenya braces for its impact with the rate of infection rising. Thousands of people across the country are being required to physically isolate. This program will eventually be extended to anybody facing stressful moments occasioned by the numerous measures instituted to contain the virus....
Furthermore, it will open another five full-fledged offices in Chad, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Gabon and it will set up representative offices covering the whole Francophone African countries by the end of the year in a bid to better serve and support the region. Commenting on the opening of the new offices , Chintan Vyas, Regional Sales Head said: “The opening of our new offices provides us with an important gateway to the West African market, and to support the company’s accelerated business momentum and vision....
Remote learning has thrown new challenges at teachers and students alike. While the teachers are struggling to hold the attention of the students during an online class, students too are experiencing Zoom fatigue. For students particularly, it is very difficult to remain focused with so many distractions around. As a result of which, students are also facing “detentions”, not physical but zoom detention. Mother was not amused. A mother was rather exasperated to learn that her child was sentenced to “zoom detention” for not paying attention in the class....
Muzzolini said MTN would facilitate the transfer of about UGX 100 billion daily before the tax was introduced, which has reduced to about UGX 60 billion or UGX 50 billion. She adds that this is very bad news to the operator and the economy at large. She said the tax has slowed down the flow of money through mobile money, especially for large transactions. The 1% mobile money tax is currently under review in Parliament....
As a last-mile distribution e-commerce business, JABU joins a growing number of African startups that assist small retailers in ordering and stocking their items while also providing data-driven services to suppliers and manufacturers. JABU was founded in mid-2020 by CEO David Akinin to improve Namibia’s inefficient and nearly non-existent supply chain and distribution. Its platform connects over 6,000 retailers with local and multinational suppliers like Namibia Breweries Limited, ABInBev, Bokomo, Coca-Cola, and Namibmills, and also digitizes orders, payments, and logistics....
More than half of the Fortune 100 rely on SimilarWeb’s market intelligence solutions, which offer industry-leading insights on over 80 million websites and three million apps across more than 190 countries. SimilarWeb’s thousands of customers include CMOs, digital marketers, investors, strategy professionals and business analysts at the world’s leading brands, agencies, and consulting firms. SimilarWeb solutions are used to inform business strategy, build user acquisition plans, increase conversions, and retain customers....
Concretely, you don’t have to do anything to enjoy spatialized sound on the iOS version of Netflix. In any case, not if you have compatible headphones. If the iPhone or iPad detects an app that supports spatial audio, it will automatically activate the option. Note that a pass through the control panel, and a long press on the volume bar, will allow you to disable it if you are not convinced....
Jeep, earlier this year, introduced the a new three row Grand Cherokee L. To accommodate the third seating row, the car obviously had to grow in length. In the coming days, the automaker plans to reveal an update to its standard two row Grand Cherokee, on September 29th. Luckily, via their Instagram account, a glimpse of the upcoming SUV was teased.The short teaser video revealed the Grand Cherokee’s front end....
This year’s Social Change Summit themed ‘How might we connect more Africans to more opportunities to move up the socio-economic ladder?’ promises to engage and inspire attendees but more importantly seeks to understand how Africans can access opportunities that help them move up the social ladder to a higher socio-economic class. The sessions will include 3 main tracks namely: Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship. The summit will have in attendance stakeholders drawn from government, business, civil societies, donors, academia, and organizations....
Iconway which also runs MobilePadi, StarGist and SugarSport says PricePadi.com has listed over 10,000 items such as mobiles phones, computers, applainces and general electronics to give consumers a wide variety of items to chselection of products can easily be navigated using its search and recommendation technology making it easy for customers to find what they need faster and viewoose from. Iconway Founder, Oduntan Odubanjo who is also a Twinepine Network co-founder said in a statement: “We have built a solution, which though far from perfect provides a great user experience for Nigerian shoppers to research items before they purchase....
Founded in 2019, Seso has created a customer relation management (CRM) portal that enables property developers, agents and governments to manage their properties, documentation and transactions on a secure blockchain database. Once verified, properties are listed on the Seso marketplace enabling clients to browse properties and interact with further service providers such as banks for mortgages and law firms for title registrations. Seso Global has established relationships with trusted mortgage banks in Nigeria and the UK to give its customers access to competitive mortgage rates....
Team Apt is a financial technology company focused on developing digital banking, business solutions and payment infrastructure. The fintech has announced its first-ever internship program which is targeting female graduates especially in the technology space with an aim to fill the gender disparity gap within The Nigerian Tech ecosystem. And especially Fintech space. The six months program will provide a platform for young women to grow their skills by getting the exposure necessary to advance their careers....
