As a leading Internet connectivity supplier that owns Africa’s most extensive ICT infrastructure, SEACOM will be leveraging BT’s services, vendor relationships and global expertise to expand its portfolio of services aimed at African businesses. Since the launch of its Business division, SEACOM has substantially grown its customer and partnership base to strengthen its offerings and serve customers beyond existing markets. “We’re excited to form this strategic alliance with BT and see the combined value of what we bring to our respective markets....

As part of its ongoing “Shot on iPhone” series, Apple released a one-minute clip of the video but the full video is available on Gomez’s YouTube channel. However, it’s worth noting that this is hardly the first time a professional music video, ad or even a feature film has been shot entirely on an iPhone. Previously there was this music video done by Olivia Wilde for Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes, shot on iPhone 6S: There was also a Bentley ad shot on iPhone 5s: In its “Shot on iPhone” series, Apple has released various types of photos and videos including stills, sports-themed videos, and short films....

According to news report, Gessey and Abubakar Moyhedin, a presenter and staff manager at the Mogadishu station, were arrested by armed members of the security services at around 9.00 am. Local journalists told the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) that Moyhedin was released after a couple of hours though Gessey remains in custody and has not been charged. “The arrest comes after Gessey gave several radio interviews in his capacity as chairman of the Somali Independent Media Houses Association (SIMHA) on Tuesday evening, including one for the U....

“Kevin is a strategic addition to the Sophos senior leadership team, and his decades of expertise will be pivotal in helping partners evolve their security strategies to defend against today’s persistent attackers,” said Michael Valentine, chief revenue officer at Sophos. “There is tremendous opportunity for partners worldwide to leverage our strong portfolio of next-generation cybersecurity solutions and managed threat hunting and response services to protect their customers as they adapt to the constantly changing threat landscape and needs of remote and onsite workers....

Octiv started as a workout tracking app for CrossFit gyms in South Africa. Mark Fawzy, the CEO and founder of Octiv, formulated this idea when his paperback fitness logbook succumbed to a wet towel in his gym bag. “A primary vision of Octiv is handing brick-and-mortar gyms and fitness studios a digital arm to run a seamless and more profitable business. We offer their members the ultimate personalised fitness experience,” says Mark Fawzy, CEO and founder of Octiv....

Finalists across four age groups, namely 6 to 8; 9 to11; 12 to 14; and 15 to 17, will be selected by a panel of guest judges who are passionate about children’s education and art. Local judges for the contest include author John van De Ruit, Survivor champ Graham Jenneker, media and tech entrepreneur Seth Rotherham, Spud star Sven Ruygrok, DJ Fresh, music diva Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Springbok great Pat Lambie....

According to Google’s support page, the feature will be activated in the sound options and requires a minimum 5.1 stream from a multichannel-supporting application. This will likely mean that video streaming apps will be able to use the feature, though it’s unclear if audio streaming apps will also be able to utilize it. It’s worth noting that Apple’s version of spatial audio is likely more widely available, as it doesn’t have the same stream requirements....

Café Neo aspires to be a brand across Africa that provides a ‘third space’, where customers can escape, meet like-minded dreamers and create great things. Neo is thus less about a cafe chain, but more about building communities around powerful ideas, with strong links to entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation. Only three years in, and the Café is now Nigeria’s largest and fastest-growing coffee chain with 11 upscale outlets in Lagos....

The gambling industry is a varied and sometimes complex beast, but when you look beneath the hood you’ll see that its numbers make for positive reading. When it comes to online gambling and demographic statistics, a UK study concludes that 17% of the population gamble online, resulting in £5.3 billion in revenue for the online market alone. In the US the numbers are quite different, in 2016 only 3% out of the 4....

The $70 million was raised from OeEB, the development bank of Austria, Swedfund, Bank of America, Mercy Investment Services, The Schmidt Family Foundation and several individual investors, including from the Toniic impact investor network. They followed anchor first close investors the US Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Calvert Impact Capital, Ceniarth and the IKEA Foundation. DFC is also a risk tool partner of the SET Fund, alongside Sida and MFX Solutions....

The Daily News Tanzania reports that the new service which can be used by subscribers from various networks comes against the backdrop of fast-expanding businesses, coupled with products and services opening up in Tanzania. Rifaro Africa Managing Director, James Gathonjia said, “At the moment, Rifaro Africa uses direct selling methods to distribute Zantel products and services primarily and exclusively using an online platform.” “At Rifaro Africa, in addition to selling products that people need, we sell products that everyone uses....

Previously, it was all about going in search of repairmen to fix faulty devices. But all that is changing, as startups keep springing up, offering repair services and eliminating the stress that comes with searching for repairmen. techAboki is part of this growing number of online repair service providers. Launched by George Alonge, the platform is an on demand gadget repair service that connects people needing repair services with trusted technicians in their neighbourhoorhood....

Kenya’s agriculture sector has grown by 4.8% annually since 2012 with its share of GDP at 33% as of 2016. At the same time, while Kenya’s food deficit has decreased, it remains higher than the sub-Saharan Africa and world averages. With the ambitions of an annual economic growth of 10%, food security was made a key part of Kenya’s Big Four agenda by the government. Kenya has started making strides in this area by putting in place a 10 year Agricultural Sector Transformation and Growth Strategy (2019-2029)....

It allows its 550 million active users to send and receive cryptocurrency. According to Protocol, this feature may make crypto payments on chat services more widespread. Telegram Open Network’s Decline and Ascension (TON) Telegram formally abandoned its $1.7 billion crypto project, The Telegram Open Network, on May 12, 2020. (TON). The initiative was created as part of the company’s 2018 ICO in an attempt to commercialize the messaging platform. Telegram, on the other hand, was forced to abandon its forthcoming blockchain network due to a lengthy and protracted disagreement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission....

Instant Cash’s global agent network expanded their service offerings by offering cross-border transfers to mobile wallets, which is powering growth in many emerging markets. In the initial rollout, TerraPay has enabled Instant Cash customers to send remittances to mobile wallets in Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda. In Nigeria, migrants can send money to any mobile number as well as bank accounts. In Tanzania, migrants will be able to send remittances directly to Vodacom M-Pesa, Tigo Pesa, Airtel Money and Zantel Ezy Pesa wallets....

Tesla CEO Elon Musk after foraying into space and the automobile industry said that the company is now working on a humanoid robot. A prototype of the robot will be built sometime next year. Musk revealed that the humanoid robot, called the Tesla Bot, will use most of the tools used in Tesla vehicles such as sensors, cameras and various other devices to navigate the outside world. Tesla’s humanoid robot will tolerate the height of an average human....

Dogecoin is not a new name in the Cryptocurrency household as it has been around for quite a while since its release on 2013 6th December. As from Elon’s tweet earlier today, the CEO says that Dogecoin would be accepted as payment for sure of the company’s goods. But now, a month later, it’s finished. This news was also enough to boost the value of Dogecoin by about 16 percent, to $ 0....

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 12, 2021 He also said the electric carmaker would not sell any of its Bitcoin and intends to use it for transactions as soon as mining shifts to using more sustainable energy.

Even though Apple today offers a new version of macOS per year entirely for free, this has not always been the case. In the 2000s and until the early 2010s, Apple asked its users KSH 2559 to switch from one version of OS X (now called macOS) to another. Ready for the downgrade? While macOS is now in its version 11, Big Sur and the operating system are heading towards version 12 by the end of the year, and several users have remained attached to their old Macs and still use older macOS versions today....

The model unquestionably portrays a 5.92-inch AMOLED display is an eccentricity in today’s market where enormous diagonals take center stage. The panel features a refresh rate of 120 Hz and shows content in Full HD+. A Gorilla Glass Victus glass covers it for protection, but the mobile’s edge does not have a fingerprint reader. Under the hood, the Asus Zenfone 9 is powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip, indicating that it is a high-end model....