The unwillingness of many leading countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America to stand with NATO over the war in Ukraine has brought to the fore once again the term “Global South.” “Why does so much of the Global South support Russia?” inquired one recent headline; “Ukraine courts ‘Global South’ in push to challenge Russia,” … Read More “The Global South is on the rise” »
Heard Of The Enhance X App? The Galaxy Enhance X App Is Now Available On Select Samsung Premium Smartphones Expanded from its beta phase as seen on the Galaxy S23 series, Samsung’s Galaxy Enhance-X app is now available for a wide range of premium Galaxy smartphones via the Galaxy Store. This new image editing app … Read More “Heard Of The Enhance X App?” »
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When millions of people with Covid-19 found their food suddenly tasted of nothing, it prompted public attention and a surge of interest in developing treatments for taste loss. ‘True’ taste loss, however, is a distinct, rare, and still-mysterious condition. Eighteen years ago, Duncan Boak was on a night out with friends when he tripped and … Read More “In search of lost taste” »
For all of Zuckerberg’s bluster about his Twitter-killing clone called Threads, it may end up being a nothing-burger if users figure out how much personal data is being sucked out of their mobile devices used to access the platform. Zuck is a consummate Technocrat who sees no issue with hoovering up your data in return … Read More “Meta Launches Twitter Clone, Harvests All Your Data, Immediately Starts Censoring” »
In July 2021, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, one of Nigeria’s foremost lenders, made a corporate reorganization into GTCO, a holding company. This reorganization meant the company would start offering services beyond banking, such as payment service solutions. Now GTCO has released its full-year financial statements for 2022, marking its first anniversary as a holding company. … Read More “Can GTCO take on Nigerian fintechs?” »
Advertisement hen asked about how is IRIBA innovative startup, Yvette Ishimwe told our team: “We are solving the water problem in a technology-based way” To find out more about the story of IRIBA, we had a riveting conversation with Yvette Ishimwe, the Founder. Q: Tell more about yourself and IRIBA I am Yvette Ishimwe, I … Read More “Meet Yvette Ishimwe, Founder and CEO, IRIBA Water Group” »
Building the retail store of the future necessitates a fundamental shift in perspective – moving technology from the forefront to the background. The key theme for the future retail environment revolves around moving away from traditional customer engagement through fixed points of sale and toward mobile PoS, small handheld terminals, and other forms of “invisible” … Read More “Envisioning the Potential of Invisible Technology in Retail” »
For most of us, Google has become an active participant in our lives. We use it for productivity, entertainment, navigation and, most importantly, searching for answers. But for some others, like Taslim Okunola, Google played these roles more intimately. From random ventures in Akure to managing global strategy and operations at Google, here is Taslim … Read More “My Pivot Journal: Taslim Okunola’s search for purpose led him to Google” »
Stocks declined as investors waited on another round of US jobs numbers to gauge if they will back new bets for more Federal Reserve rate hikes. Shares in Europe slipped for a third day, dragged lower by utilities and media stocks as the regional benchmark headed for its worst week since the middle of March. … Read More “Stocks slip as markets brace for more US jobs data: Markets wrap” »
