Rivian shares pop on better-than-expected Q2 deliveries
Rivian delivered 12,640 electric vehicles in the second quarter, a nearly three-fold increase from the same period last year when the EV upstart was in the thick of supply chain problems. Rivian also reported that it produced 13,992 vehicles in the second quarter. Both results were far better than Wall
Read MoreTwitter Post Reading Limit Triggers Ripple Effects
Elon Musk, Executive Chair of Twitter, recently announced a significant reduction in page view limits as part of an effort to combat aggressive data scraping by organizations seeking to train AI models. This decision aims to enhance the overall user experience on the platform. Restricted Limits for Unverified and Verified
Read MoreKenya’s MyDawa aims to be an all-in-one health platform backed by $20 million funding
Kenyan e-health startup MyDawa has raised $20 million funding from private equity investor Alta Semper Capital, to expand its regional reach and product offerings with the aim of becoming an all-in-one health platform for users. MyDawa, which launched in 2016, has diversified from an e-pharmacy to include online and in-person
Read MoreTweetDeck is falling apart after Twitter’s rate-limiting fiasco
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Twitter’s power-user focused TweetDeck interface is experiencing major issues after owner Elon Musk announced limits on the number of tweets users can view daily. The Verge has experienced these issues first hand with our publication’s Twitter accounts, and multiple users across
Read MoreSafaricom Launches Pay with Data Balance Service
Safaricom, Kenya’s leading telecommunications operator, has unveiled a new service that allows customers to make payments for goods and services using their internet data balance. With a minimum of 5GB data from both postpaid and prepaid customers, this innovative feature opens up a convenient way for users to make purchases.
Read MoreRoboDeck, the deck maintenance robot, scores a $2M pre-seed
I’m sure the team at RoboDeck is sick and tired of people referring to their robot is a “Roomba for decks.” But we did so in our write-up when the Israeli firm competed in Startup Battlefield, and I’ve just done so above. It’s a pretty memorable pitch as those things
Read MoreIndia’s Reliance launches $12 4G-enabled phone to extend reach
Reliance’s digital arm, Jio Platforms, has unveiled a new mobile handset and associated tariff plans, the latest in a series of years-long efforts from the top Indian telecom operator as it vies to convert users who remain entrenched in the country’s legacy 2G networks. Named ‘Jio Bharat,’ the handset from Jio
Read MoreStandard Bank and HUAWEI unlock New Digital Future
Standard Bank, a leading financial institution in South Africa, has joined forces with HUAWEI Mobile Services (HMS) in a strategic collaboration aimed at delivering cutting-edge digital banking solutions to its clients. Belinda Rathogwa, Executive Head of Digital and eCommerce for Personal and Private Banking at Standard Bank South Africa, recently
Read MoreWhat’s the Top Information Security Priority for Every SMB
Some context: I rarely blog about information security because it’s outside my core expertise in digital transformation. It’s hard to drive transformation and also have a risk and security mindset, and it’s extraordinarily time-consuming to keep up with the latest security threats. That said, I have written several articles for
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