Y Combinator-backed Automat turns videos into workflow automations
Lucas Ochoa and Gautam Bose were hired together out of college at Google Creative Lab, Google’s tech and culture incubator, and spent three and a half years launching products like the AI Test Kitchen, Teachable Machine and Google Pixel Buds Pro. In early 2020, their team was tasked with finding
Read moreTop Performing AI Stocks to Watch Out For in September
AI has surged in popularity throughout 2023 and has gripped the imagination of the markets. Unlike many of the exciting new horizons that have emerged over recent years, from NFTs to the metaverse, companies are already finding game-changing applications using AI that are influencing the world today, and it is
Read moreCyber Security Today, Sept. 6, 2023 – Advice on cyber insurance
Advice on cyber insurance. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, September 6th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Is your organization having trouble getting cyber insurance? Having trouble keeping cyber insurance? Having trouble getting a claim accepted under your cyber
Read moreBayobab Propels Nigeria’s Connectivity Landscape with National Long-Distance Operator License
Bayobab Group (Formerly MTN GlobalConnect) has officially been granted a National Long-Distance Operator License by the regulatory authorities in Nigeria. This license ushers in a new era of connectivity that is essential to meeting the surging demand for data within the country’s borders. Bayobab’s subsidiary in Nigeria is now empowered
Read moreWOW Eastern Cape Taxi Service Digitise Scholar Transport Billing
The first phase of the Wealth On Wheels (WOW) Cashless and Digitisation Project was launched in Mthatha this week. The initiative will provide scholars in the Eastern Cape with upgraded safety, and the government with transparent and verified proof of service – all from one digital platform. The industry is
Read moreArduino nabs $22 million in fresh funding to support expansion into enterprise
Odds are if you know the name Arduino, it’s through its connection to the DIY community. Much like Raspberry Pi, the company built its reputation creating microcontrollers for hobbyists. But the last few years have seen it expanding that horizon. Last year’s Arduino Pro announcement was aimed at enterprise applications.
Read moreEU confirms six (mostly US) tech giants are subject to Digital Markets Act
The European Union has named six tech giants whose market power it hopes to be able to rein in by applying a new set of up-front rules on how these gatekeepers can operate so called core platform services. The six so-called “gatekeepers” are: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft.
Read moreChina reportedly bars some government officials from using iPhones
China has made a massive move of barring central government officials from using iPhones at work, part of its grand plan to restrict foreign influence as its relationship with the U.S. sours. The move, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, will likely deal a blow to Apple’s public perception
Read moreInternational AWS Skills Training Center Now Open in Cape Town
The first International AWS Skills Center in Cape Town, South Africa, was launched in August 2023, furthering their mission to remove barriers of access to cloud skills training. The set up of the skills training center is specifically designed to accommodate non-technical learners and provide them with the tools to
Read moreLocalGlobe and Pronomos Capital back Itana to pave the way for Africa’s first digital free zone
In early 2022, ex-Andela and Flutterwave co-founder Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, in an interview with TechCrunch, discussed a moonshot project he was working on: Talent City, explicitly designed for local and global startups and service businesses looking to scale their operations across Africa without facing the challenges of unstable policies, infrastructural deficits
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