Flutterwave and Capgemini Launch Engineering Mobility Program
Flutterwave, Africa’s payments technology company, is set to launch its inaugural Engineering Mobility Program in India in collaboration with Capgemini, a business and technology transformation service. This groundbreaking initiative will see Flutterwave’s engineering team from Nigeria and the UK partnering with Capgemini’s extensive technology talent in Bangalore to exchange industry
Read moreQED and Partech back South African payment orchestration platform Revio in $5.2M seed
The payment landscape in Africa is still fragmented, with several payment operators providing different payment options to customers as well as businesses. Due to this fragmentation, payment failures are inevitable due to factors such as invalid cards, inactive accounts and high dispute rates. One of the few startups working on
Read moreHashtag Trending Sep.27-Third party AI tools responsible for organizations’ AI-related failures?; iPhone 15 Pro overheating; Google kills Gmail’s Basic HTML view
Third-party AI tools account for 55 per cent of AI-related failures in companies, the newly launched iPhone 15 continues to irk users, Google kills Gmail’s Basic HTML view and the return of the X files – the Musk is out there. These stories and a lot more as we
Read moreTeaching Digital Resilience to the Next Generation: The 4Cs of Online Risks
In today’s digital age, safeguarding children and teenagers from online risks necessitate more than cybersecurity solutions. It entails vigilant monitoring and ongoing education to empower youngsters to navigate the online landscape safely. Doros Hadjizenonos, Regional Director for Southern Africa at Fortinet, underscores the importance of addressing the multifaceted challenges posed
Read moreWhy Yoco, iKhokha, and Flash Business are the Top Choice for SMBs?
Your small to medium business is thriving, but there’s always room for improvement in streamlining operations and lightening your team’s load. In today’s digital age, innovative tools and services have emerged to help businesses like yours achieve just that. You might have heard of YOCO, iKhokha, and Flash Business, names
Read moreNetscout Defends Customers from Cyberattacks with Latest AI Tech
Netscout Defends Customers from Cyberattacks with automated, real-time traffic analysis, Global Threat Intelligence, and ML-Based Mitigation. NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC., a leading provider of performance management, cybersecurity, and DDoS attack protection solutions, has launched Adaptive DDoS Protection for its Arbor® Threat Mitigation System (TMS) to dramatically improve detection of distributed attacks that
Read moreNew research: Vast majority of VC-backed UK startups do *nothing* on climate emissions
Some 76% of the top 500 VC-backed UK startups have done nothing to either measure or offset their carbon emissions, according to new research shared exclusively with TechCrunch. In total, these companies have raised $40 billion in VC funding. Furthermore, of the VCs looked at, the highest only scored 37
Read moreGoogle launches earthquake alerts on Android in India
Google has announced the launch of its earthquake alert system for Android devices in India. The system uses smartphone sensors such as accelerators, which can act as small seismometers and detect tremors. The company on Wednesday said the system, developed with consultation from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and
Read moreThe writers strike is over; here’s how AI negotiations shook out
After almost five months, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached an agreement with Hollywood studios to end the writers strike. Starting Wednesday, writers will be able to resume work under the conditions established by their new contract. During the historic strike, AI emerged as a key point of
Read moreAtlassian CTO: We were late moving to the cloud, on the ball with AI
The goal of Atlassian's CTO, Rajeev Rajan, and that of the two CEOs is to create one of the top tech companies at the world.
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