Nigerian Water App Wins Innovation Challenge
Most people understand the value of saving money or planning their grocery shopping but fail to recognize the importance of conserving water. A new app concept developed by Prosper Ukachi from Abuja, Nigeria, stands to change our perception on the conservation of water. Water App Receives Accolades Prospers work was
Read MoreWorldcoin hopes to resume iris scans in Kenya
Sam Altman’s crypto startup Worldcoin yesterday faced its first major hurdle in Africa when authorities in Kenya suspended its iris-scanning activities (“proof of personhood verification”) over security, privacy and data protection concerns. Worldcoin now says it is working with relevant authorities to resume iris scans in Kenya soon. Meanwhile, Worldcoin
Read MoreInstagram’s new feature protects users from unwanted images and videos in DMs
Instagram is launching a new feature that is designed to better protect users from unwanted images and videos in DMs, the company announced on Thursday. The official launch comes a few weeks after Instagram began testing the feature. With this new feature, people looking to send DM requests to people
Read MoreDriving customer experience and innovative partnerships
In the digital era, providing exceptional customer experience has become the cornerstone of business success. Businesses have realized that by focusing on improving customer satisfaction and promoting growth they can build strong customer loyalty. Technology companies are taking the lead in this, forming partnerships with various industries to bring about
Read MoreMTN and Disney+, the streaming service from The Walt Disney Company, have teamed up to introduce a Mobile Plan for Disney+ in South Africa. MTN customers who subscribe to the Disney+ Mobile Plan can avail a bundle at the price of R49. They can pay for this bundle using their
Read MoreDate sequence from the command line
I was looking back at Jeroen Janssen’s book Data Science at the Command Line and his dseq utility caught my eye. This utility prints out a sequence of dates relative to the current date. I’ve needed this and didn’t know it. Suppose you have a CSV file and you need
Read MoreSouth Korea’s digital lender Toss Bank in advanced talks to close $154M funding at a valuation of $2.1B
Fresh off a $153 million funding round in March 2023, South Korean digital lender and neobank Toss Bank is close to raising another $154 million (200 billion won) in equity at a valuation of $2.1 billion (2.7 trillion won), and it is already planning a further $150 million round for
Read MoreGood App: An Application To Hire Fitness Trainers, Nail Gurus, And Beauty Experts
We all wish to be pampered! Sometimes, we need a massage or a beautiful set of acrylic nails to reveal the confidence hiding inside us. Today, let us present Good App. It is an innovative application where you can hire specialized services anywhere and anytime. Make-up artists Is your big
Read MoreWarner Bros. Discovery loses 1.8M subscribers amid Max rebrand
Warner Bros. Discovery reported its second-quarter earnings results Thursday, revealing that it dropped 1.8 million streaming subscribers across HBO, Discovery+ and its new combined streaming service Max. The company now has a total of 95.8 million users, compared to 97.6 million in the first quarter. The loss in subscribers is
Read MoreIndia resurrects data privacy bill following abrupt pullback last year
Ashwini Vaishnaw, the IT minister of India, resubmitted an updated data privacy bill in lower house of the Indian parliament on Thursday, months after introducing its last draft and the abrupt withdrawal of a previous proposal last year following pushback from tech giants, even as many members protested the new
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