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February 18, 2019 Dianne Jacobs 0

Uber and lyft race to debut on the stock market

With the SEC up and running again after the government shutdown, the...

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February 15, 2019 Editor 0

Amazon backs down on New York HQ Plans

“After much thought and deliberation, we’ve decided not to move forward with...

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February 4, 2019 Anthony D. Curtis 0

Mobile App ‘State of Mobile 2019 Report’

Global app store consumer spend reached $101 billion in 2018, up 75...

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January 29, 2019 Staff Writer 0

Andela Secures $100M Series D Funding to Build Distributed Eng. Teams and Power its work

Andela the company building distributed engineering teams with Africa’s top software developers,...

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January 25, 2019 Dianne Jacobs 0

Self regulation needed for new technologies says Satya Nadella

Citing facial recognition technology, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said companies needed to...

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Uber and lyft race to debut on the stock market

Uber and lyft race to debut...

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Amazon backs down on New York HQ Plans

Amazon backs down on New York...

February 15, 2019 0

Google’s CSquared parnters with local firms to enhance Africa’s affordable broadband

Google’s CSquared parnters with local firms...

February 13, 2019 0

Spotify in advanced talks to acquire Gimlet Media for over $200

Spotify in advanced talks to acquire...

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February 18, 2019 Dianne Jacobs 0

Uber and lyft race to debut on the stock market

With the SEC up and running again after the government shutdown, the IPO gears are grinding back to life. Uber Technologies and Lyft Inc., both planning highly-anticipated public offerings, could be two of the first unicorns to take the plunge in the public markets this year. It’s not confirmed...

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February 15, 2019 Editor 0

Amazon backs down on New York HQ Plans

“After much thought and deliberation, we’ve decided not...

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February 13, 2019 Editor 0

Google’s CSquared parnters with local firms to enhance Africa’s affordable broadband

CSquared, a pan-African broadband infrastructure provider owned by...

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February 6, 2019 Editor 0

Spotify in advanced talks to acquire Gimlet Media for over $200

Spotify is in talks to acquire Gimlet Media,...

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February 18, 2019 Dianne Jacobs 0

Uber and lyft race to debut on the stock market

With the SEC up and running again after the government shutdown, the IPO gears are grinding back to life. Uber Technologies and Lyft Inc., both planning highly-anticipated public offerings, could be two of the first unicorns to take the plunge in the public markets this year. It’s not confirmed...

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February 15, 2019 Editor 0

Amazon backs down on New York HQ Plans

“After much thought and deliberation, we’ve decided not to move forward with our plans to build...

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February 6, 2019 Editor 0

Spotify in advanced talks to acquire Gimlet Media for over $200

Spotify is in talks to acquire Gimlet Media, one of the leading podcast production houses. If...

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January 29, 2019 Staff Writer 0

Andela Secures $100M Series D Funding to Build Distributed Eng. Teams and Power its work

Andela the company building distributed engineering teams with Africa’s top software developers, today announced the completion...

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January 18, 2019 Staff Writer 0

How AI could bring a difference in 2019

In 2019, artificial intelligence (AI) will increasingly become a mainstream presence in our work and personal lives,...

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November 23, 2018 Editor 0

Disruptive technology emerging markets in Africa could leverage to transform utilities

The entire installed generation capacity of Africa’s 48 Sub-Saharan countries is just 68 gigawatts, no more...

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October 11, 2018 Editor 0

Distribution Is The Real Disruption, Mobile phones game-changing agri-tech in Africa

While emerging technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence can capture our imagination, some of the most...

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June 14, 2018 Dianne Jacobs 0

Sky.Garden: Revolutionizing Kenya’s E-Commerce Sector

Upon noticing that the economic sector in Kenya only caters for the top tier in the...

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April 6, 2018 Dianne Jacobs 0

JuuBike: Streamlining the Kenyan Bodaboda Transport Sector

The Boda Boda Safety Association of Kenya recently launched a new app called JuuBike that will...

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March 19, 2018 Dianne Jacobs 0

Panacea:Transforming the Education Sector in Africa

After recently launching its Android App, Panacea, a Nigerian e-library startup, is geared towards revolutionizing the...

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February 18, 2019 Dianne Jacobs 0

Uber and lyft race to debut on the stock market

With the SEC up and running again after the government shutdown, the IPO gears are grinding back to life. Uber Technologies and Lyft Inc., both planning highly-anticipated public offerings, could be two of the first unicorns to take the plunge in the public markets this year. It’s not confirmed...

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February 6, 2019 Editor 0

Spotify in advanced talks to acquire Gimlet Media for over $200

Spotify is in talks to acquire Gimlet Media, one of the leading podcast production houses. If...

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January 22, 2019 Editor 0

Pesapal starts Payment processing for low cost Kenyan Airlines

Pesapal has this year started processing payments for low cost carriers in Kenya. Jetways Airlines, Silverstone...

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January 14, 2019 olivia Craig 0

Vodacom to pay ex-worker who invented the ‘Please Call Me’ idea after gridlock

Nkosana Makate, the former employee behind the Please Call Me service, says he is exploring his...

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