LocalGlobe 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.
Read moreSanlamAllianz Provides Insurances and Financial Services in 27 African Markets
Sanlam, Africa’s largest non-banking financial services provider, and Allianz, one of the world’s leading insurers and financial services providers are pleased to announce that they have received regulatory approvals for the joint venture that will create the leading Pan-African non-banking financial services company with a presence in 27 countries in
Read moreHow to Perform Data Analysis in Python Using the OpenAI API
Learn how to use Python and the OpenAI API to perform data mining and systematically analyze your datasets for interesting information. Continue reading How to Perform Data Analysis in Python Using the OpenAI API on SitePoint.
Read moreJosys, a SaaS management platform, raises $93M
Josys, a startup offering a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform to automate corporate IT software application management, has raised a $93 million Series B round led by existing backer Global Brain and a new investor, Globis Capital Partners. The latest funding, which brings its total raised to $125 million, comes about a
Read moreNonprofits can profit from a discount to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
This one goes out to all the nonprofit organizations. We see you, and we get it. Whether you’re building tech or buying it, a nonprofit budget stretches only so far. That’s why nonprofits (along with students, government and military employees) get a deep discount on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt on
Read moreAffordable, high-tech EVs in focus at Munich’s IAA Mobility 2023
Automakers around the world have been making an appearance this week at IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich, the largest auto show in Europe. One of the biggest themes at the event this year was the heightened competition between European and Chinese automakers, as the Europeans fight to introduce lower-cost EVs
Read moreSpotify strips lyrics from free tier for some users in new ‘test’
Spotify’s user base is growing faster than ever, but its paid-subscriber growth isn’t keeping pace with free listeners. That may be why it’s exploring pushing lyrics behind the paywall. Over the past few days, the music-streaming company made waves by locking down lyrics for some of its non-paying users. For
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