Social media giant, Facebook Inc has acquired GIPHY to join Instagram’s team.
GIPHY is a leader in visual expression and creation. It contains a searchable library of animated GIFS
MTN Group Ltd. cuts off spending for the year to save money and maintaining networks as Africa’s biggest wireless carrier amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
According to a statement
Facebook Inc. in collaboration with China’s largest Telecom carrier, China Mobile Ltd, and other Telecom carriers will build a giant undersea cable to give Africa a faster and more
Villgro Kenya, a Nairobi-based impact investor has given away the $150,000 in grant funding to 12 startups in East Africa.
These startups are vested in technologies and innovations that
EMPG, one of the leading digital classifieds groups in the MENA, South Asia, and Southeast Asia regions, has acquired online property platform Lamudi Global.
The acquisition will help EMPG expand
South African civic engagement technology platform, GovChat is planning to partner with the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) to digitize the application process of the COVID-19 social relief grant.
Twitter is planning to attach labels and warning messages to tweets that contain misleading information about COVID-19.
This follows the disinformation in a new conspiracy video about COVID-19 which has
Egyptian beauty Startup, an e-commerce platform Source Beauty has secured an undisclosed pre-seed investment from 500 Startups.
Source Beauty allows users to purchase beauty products for women with a focus
The World Health Organization (WHO) is planning to launch a contact tracing app this month.
This app will help people in under-resourced countries to test and trace people exposed to
Video Communications Inc. Zoom has acquired Keybase Inc to reinforce its service encryption.
This follows several complaints from users about the security of the platform.
The company in a statement
Video conferencing platform, Zoom is planning to introduce new security features to address the criticisms that have plagued the platform recently.
This follows the several backlashes on security the App
African tech giant, Andela has laid off 135 employees in New York and across four African countries.
The four African countries which were affected include; Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, and Egypt.
