Reminder: Google is about to start purging inactive accounts
Illustration: The Verge If you’ve got an old Google account that you want to keep but haven’t used in the past couple of years, you’ll want to sign into it soon to prevent its deletion under Google’s inactive account policy. The new rules were announced in May, when Google said
Read moreAbsa Debuts Data Science and Engineering Academy
Absa launches its Data Science and Engineering Academy, fostering emerging data talent in South Africa’s financial landscape. The 12-month program aims to transform its first cohort of 20 learners into data specialists, equipping them with advanced knowledge and skills to add value across the data lifecycle. Liesle Barendse, Leadership and
Read moreHashtag Trending Nov.28- Files disappear from Google Drive; Meta’s spokesperson on Russia’s wanted list; Japanese tech startups woo employees back into the office with cash bonuses
Files vanishing off Google Drive, Russia adds Meta’s spokesperson to its wanted list, self-driving cars and their struggle for public acceptance, and Japanese startups test cash bonuses to woo employees back into the office. These and more top tech stories on Hashtag Trending. I’m your host James Roy. Google
Read moreTransforming mobile and network/IT equipment markets through circular solutions
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Orange have partnered to revolutionize Egypt’s mobile device and network equipment markets. An initiative for supporting the adoption of circular economy practices, developing a local infrastructure and creating capacity development opportunities This initiative, part of the global SWITCH2CE project, aims to establish
Read moreGrey Unveils New Look!!
Grey a cross-border fintech company, has embarked on a significant global brand rebranding initiative, revealing a fresh logo and website design. This strategic move aligns with the company’s dynamic plans to expand its footprint in the global market. Grey aims to leverage this fresh identity to reach a broader audience
Read moreAugment provides an MBA-like program, but exclusively online
French startup Augment has seen the incredible rise of online courses and edtech companies, as well as its potential when it comes to reinventing education at scale. That’s why the startup has been working on highly polished online courses sold as a package. Augment thinks its main program could potentially
Read moreWind.app makes DeFi accessible to the average consumer
Hussain Elius is best known as the co-founder of Pathao, one of Bangladesh’s top ride-sharing apps. For his latest startup, however, Elius is exploring the world of DeFi with Wind.app, a self-custodial, smart contract wallet with three main features. The first is enabling businesses to send payments to remote employees
Read moreAmazon announces three new serverless offerings to kick off re:Invent
Amazon kicked off AWS re:Invent, its annual customer conference, in Las Vegas tonight with a few new serverless offerings designed to make it easier to manage Aurora, Elastic Cache and Redshift serverless services. Matt Wood, AWS VP, says that Aurora Serverless is great for getting up and running very quickly
Read moreParis-based startup studio Hexa raises some funding to launch even more startups
You might not be familiar with Hexa, the Paris-based startup studio that has launched dozens of B2B software companies, but some of its portfolio companies have become well-known unicorns, such as Front, Aircall and Spendesk. And it turns out that Hexa itself could be considered as a startup as the
Read moreApple partner Foxconn to invest $1.5 billion in India
Foxconn plans to invest $1.54 billion in India, the latest in its growing expansion plan, following a surge in revenues in the South Asian market. Foxconn said in a stock exchange filing that the investment will help it fulfil “operational needs.” The investment comes two months after the Taiwanese firm
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