The Rise of Inclusive Marketing in 2024
In the fast-paced landscape of marketing, one trend is poised to take centre stage in 2024 – Inclusive Marketing. As the world becomes more interconnected, diverse, and conscious, agencies are recognising the imperative to reflect these values in their strategies. Veronica Moleele, CEO of Penquin, an integrated advertising agency, explains that
Read moreByju’s seeks new funding at less than $2 billion valuation, a 90% drop
Byju’s, once valued at $22 billion, is willing to cut its valuation to below $2 billion as it hunts for new funding, a person familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, once India’s most valuable, is looking to raise $100 million to $200 million in new funding via
Read moreHacking the hamburger: How a pentester exposed holes in hundreds of fast-food chains
Ben and Ryan talk about the hacker who exposed a security vulnerability in AI-powered software, security risks of smart devices, symbolic deduction engines in AI, and the programming language that features time travel.
Read moreTough Economic Headwinds Provide Exciting Opportunities for Agile, Customer-Centric Fintechs
Taking stock of fintech in the broader African context while looking forward to opportunities in the year ahead. At this time of the year, there is usually a flurry of articles attempting to lay out trends to look out for in various industries over the coming months. This is a
Read moreTelegram is rolling out ‘view-once’ voice and video messages
Telegram is rolling out a bunch of upgrades as part of its January feature drop including “view-once” video and audio messages, the ability to pause recording while sending a video or an audio message, and new read-time controls. The app introduced “view-once” photos and videos in one-on-one chat in September
Read moreHow Retail Tech Shapes Cybersecurity: Balancing Innovation and Protection
Retail tech, encompassing online shopping, digital payments, AI, and augmented reality, has revolutionized the retail sector. The advantages include convenience, efficiency, personalization, and innovation for both retailers and consumers. However, this technological shift also introduces cybersecurity challenges, creating potential threats such as cyberattacks, data breaches, and fraud. This article delves
Read moreGermany’s Instagrid, which uses software to supercharge portable batteries, raises $95M
Energy supply is one of the bigger issues impacting how technology will evolve over time — a challenge that might be feel closer to home when you consider the batteries of objects like mobile phones or electric vehicles but is definitely not constrained just to consumer tech. A startup called
Read moreAppointment of Kim Rassou as Senior Executive leading Client and Strategy
Boutique investment firm BCI, a subsidiary of the global financial services provider Apex Group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kim Rassou as Senior Executive leading Client and Strategy. Kim’s appointment aims to strengthen BCI as it maintains its commitment to providing own-brand and co-branded CIS portfolios to wealth
Read moreBusiness travel management platform TravelPerk raises $104M
TravelPerk, a business travel management platform targeted at SMEs, has raised $104 million in a fresh equity-based round of financing led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2. Existing investors including Kinnevik and Felix Capital also participated in the round. The funding gives TravelPerk a valuation of $1.4 billion, just a fraction
Read moreApple will pay artists more to have a spatial audio version on Apple Music
Apple will pay additional royalties starting this month to artists if they have a spatial audio version on Apple Music, according to multiple reports. The company will pay up to 10% additional royalty if an artist has all their songs in spatial audio, per a report by 9to5Mac. The extra
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