Mastercard has agreed to purchase a minority stake in the fintech division of MTN Group, Africa’s largest cell phone provider, which it values at $5.2 billion. The signing of the formal investment agreements will likely occur very soon as both parties near the end of the regular due diligence process; the investment will be closed … Read More “Mastercard to purchase a minority stake in MTN’s $5.2B fintech business” »
Engineers and technicians install Europa Clipper’s high-gain antenna in the main clean room at JPL. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s Europa Clipper is designed to seek out conditions suitable for life on an ice-covered moon of Jupiter. On Aug. 14, the spacecraft received a piece of hardware central to that quest: the massive dish-shaped high-gain antenna. Stretching … Read More “NASA’s Europa probe gets a hotline to Earth” »
DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Lantern Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: LTRN), an artificial intelligence (AI) company developing targeted and transformative cancer therapies using its proprietary RADR® AI and machine learning (ML) platform with multiple clinical-stage drug programs, received a notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) covering a method of treatment for Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid … Read More “Lantern Pharma Receives Notice of US Patent Allowance for Drug Candidate LP-184 for the Treatment of Rare Pediatric Brain Cancer, ATRT” »
George Orwell‘s novella Animal Farm (1945) was a political fable. The cleverly portrayed animals who chase off the farmer and try to run the farm as a utopia slowly begin to replicate all the attitudes and practices against which they had rebelled. The story, summarized here, satirizes the Soviet Union’s transition from revolution to totalitarianism … Read More “A Warning From the Unpublished Preface to Orwell’s Animal Farm” »
Alphabet’s Waymo and General Motors’ Cruise have been allowed to operate their autonomous taxi service at any time of the day throughout San Francisco. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) made the decision after a contentious six-hour hearing, in which citizens expressed their concerns regarding the expansion of self-driving cars in San Francisco. “Today is the … Read More “Robotaxis receive approval to operate in San Francisco 24/7” »
Expanding health insurance coverage in Nigeria and easing access to quality and timely healthcare services. Africa faces significant health challenges, topping the chart of undiagnosed diabetes and accounting for most global malaria mortality. In Nigeria, with over 200 million people, the health sector is vastly underfunded, with public spending of about 4% of the nation’s … Read More “Providing healthcare for less than a dollar: An insight into WellaHealth’s journey” »
A new SecurityGen study highlights a hidden threat to 5G mobile networks from GTP-based cyber-attacks. Telecom security experts call on operators to apply comprehensive cyber-security measures against GTP threats. A new study by SecurityGen, the global provider of security solutions and services for the telcom industry, demonstrates a need for mobile operators to reassess security vulnerabilities … Read More “New Study Shows Hidden Threat to 5G Mobile Networks – IT News Africa” »
Credit: Shutterstock In late July, a study published in Nature Communications warned that a critical ocean system that brings warm water up the North Atlantic, also known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), was at risk of collapse by 2095 for want of drastic emissions cuts. While AMOC was already known to be at … Read More “Q&A with scientists behind controversial study predicting a colder Europe” »
MEQUON, Wis., Aug. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — MediCardia Health, Inc. a digital health innovation leader has announced release of HeartChart™ Mobile, a mobile app based on the MediCardia HeartChart dashboard. Notably, the app focuses on provider communications to address the last mile problem of remote patient monitoring and closes the gap between providers and … Read More “MediCardia Health, Inc. Announces Release of HeartChart™ Mobile App” »
IBM has developed a prototype “brain-like” chip that could lead to less battery-draining artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors for smartphones. IBM Research has unveiled a prototype of an analogue AI chip that demonstrates remarkable efficiency and accuracy in performing complex computations for deep neural networks (DNNs). The new design aims to address concerns regarding the carbon emissions … Read More “IBM presents ‘brain-like’ chip for more environmentally-friendly AI tools” »
