This app-controlled thermal printer produces classy looking labels to get organised and customised ribbons for celebrations, without the need for expensive inks. Epson has just launched its first ever label printers aimed at crafters. The industrial design is compact and sleek, the results are… whatever you want them to be. The printer is teamed with … Read More “Hands-on review: Epson LabelWorks LW-C610” »
Category: Economics
With a fast-growing population, Africa is witnessing a remarkable rise in entrepreneurial ventures. From small-scale startups to established enterprises, businesses of all sizes have the burning desire to meet the evolving demands of the population, which seeks innovative solutions, products, and services. However, this dynamic and rapidly evolving business landscape is plagued with several challenges, … Read More “The Africa’s Business Heroes Prize effect: Gricd’s expansion story.” »
Ransomware attacks are wreaking havoc on healthcare, causing major disruptions and posing a significant threat on the systemic functioning of hospitals in service delivery and surgeries. Veronica Schmitt, a cybersecurity expert, Co-founder of the DFIRLABS Digital Forensics and incident Response practice, Assistant Professor at Noroff University in Norway, Security researcher at Medtronic in the US … Read More “Healthcare’s Life-or-Death Battle: Ransomware & Loadshedding Incident Response” »
The E3 Low Carbon Economy Fund for Africa (E3LCEF), a fund by early-stage VC E3 Capital (formerly Energy Access Ventures), and emerging markets-focused investment bank Lion’s Head Global Partners, has hit the first close at $48.1 million. The E3LCEF limited partners include FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank; Swedfund International AB, the Swedish development finance … Read More “E3 Capital and Lion’s Head climate fund hits first close at $48M to back African startups” »
An infusion of new investments and regulatory transformations is shaping financial interactions and digital payments in Africa. Africa’s digital payments operations produced around $24 billion in revenue in 2020, comprising domestic and cross-border payments. For Africa’s digital transition to run smoothly, a cohesive environment that ensures investment and funding remains necessary. Human commerce constantly seeks … Read More “Digital payments in Africa redefining financial transactions” »
Japan, May 2020: no humans to be seen. Credit: worldlandscape / shutterstock At one point in 2020, 4.4 billion people—more than half of the world’s population—were under lockdown restrictions to stem the spread of COVID-19. This was such a sudden and substantial event that it has become known as the anthropause. Many bustling cities fell … Read More “While humans were in strict lockdown, wild mammals roamed further—new research” »
NEW YORK, June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Elevation Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELEV), an innovative oncology company focused on the discovery and development of selective cancer therapies to treat patients across a range of solid tumors with significant unmet medical needs, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of (i) 17,810,000 shares of its … Read More “Elevation Oncology Announces Pricing of $50 Million Public Offering” »
African Banker, in collaboration with banking technology developer Backbase, has recently released the latest edition of the African Digital Banking Transformation Report. This comprehensive 30-page document delves into the latest advancements in the African digital banking landscape, meticulously monitoring the rate of progress, key focus areas for banks, and the strategies employed to establish mobile … Read More “African banks progress towards digitalisation” »
The unmanned ground vehicle systems have been used to monitor sewers for Aedes mosquitoes and carry out eradication tasks. In an effort to slow down the spread of the dengue disease, researchers at Kaohsiung city, Taiwan, have used robotic vehicles to identify and eliminate the breeding sources of Aedes mosquitoes – with great results. The … Read More “Taiwan deploys robotic vehicles to help tackle mosquito problem” »
When the Atlantic Council “takes up the censorship sword”, you know that it is an official policy of the Trilateral Commission. Why? Because the Board of Directors and the Board of Advisors are riddled with TC members like Henry Kissinger, Joseph Nye, Michael Chertoff, Paula Dobriansky, and others. The Atlantic Council has been dominated by … Read More “The Trilateral Commission Members Driving Censorship Campaigns” »