Bayobab 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
Read moreHashtag Trending Sep 6- Microsoft experiences data center outage and chaotic recovery efforts; Teslas catch fire during floods; Zoom embraces AI in new features
A large Microsoft data centre has a “perfect storm” when its recovery plan falls apart. Teslas catch fire during floods. And the fastest growing social media app isn’t who you think it might be.. These and more top tech stories on Hashtag Trending I’m your host Jim Love, CIO
Read moreOyo India chief, Europe head quit amid public listing deliberation
Two senior executives at Oyo have left the budget-hospitality startup, mere months before the company plans to list. Ankit Gupta, who joined the unicorn startup in 2019 and served as its India chief executive, and Mandar Vaidya, who led the startup’s European business, have left the firm. In a statement,
Read moreApple says iPhone and iPad apps will show up on the visionOS App Store from the get-go
While Apple’s famed Vision Pro headset is not available for purchase, the company is making sure that users get plenty of apps to use when they finally get it. The company said today that iPhone and iPad apps will show up on the visionOS’ App Store on the launch day.
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