Loon successfully sends a single internet connection 1000km across 7 balloons
Loon, the Alphabet company that is planning to launch balloon-powered internet connectivity in Kenya next year, has successfully sent a test internet connection 1,000 kilometres across seven balloons. That represents [...]
Alibaba’s Jack Ma Establishes Foundation Ahead of Early Retirement
The co-founder and chairman of Alibaba Jack Ma told Bloomberg that he is establishing a foundation in his name focused on education as he plans to retire early. Jack Ma [...]
Google partners with Indian banks in mobile lending
Payments application Tez, launched in September in India, is being rebranded as Google Pay. Google's parent company has a tieup with the Federal Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Kotak [...]Toyota to Put $500m into Uber for Self-Driving Cars
Japanese automaker Toyota plans to invest $500 million in Uber to collaborate on developing self-driving cars according to CGTN. This will give Toyota a competitive edge in the self-driving car [...]Guest Opinion; Crypto currency adoption from global technology dynamics
By Robert Ochieng, Let us talk about the unstructured data perspective of how the global geopolitics and culture is going to affect the adoption of crypto currencies. Cryptocurrencies being money [...]Jamaica Stock Exchange to Launch Digital Assets Trading Platform
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is set to launch a digital asset trading platform in partnership with Canadian blockchain startup Blockstation. The exchange will provide cryptocurrencies as tradable assets for [...]World Bank Commonwealth Bank of Australia Launch World's First Blockchain Bond
The World Bank “has mandated the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) as the sole arranger of the first bond globally to be created, allocated, transferred and managed through its life [...]Twitter Lite expands to 21 new countries Including Kenya
In April 2017 Twitter introduced its data saving application called Twitter Lite. Since then, it was only available as a bookmark that acts as an app through Google Chrome, but [...]Japan overtakes China as World's 2nd-biggest stock market
Japan's stock market became the world's second-biggest on Friday, overtaking China. Intra-day data showed Japanese stocks were worth $6.17 trillion, while Chinese stocks lagged behind with $6.09 trillion. The United [...]Huawei ships more phones than Apple
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. shipped more smartphones than Apple Inc. in the second quarter of 2018 globally, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation. The Chinese company took [...]7 Best Tips on How to Write a Great Admission Essay
If you want to make the most of your opportunity to showcase yourself in an admission essay, consider using term paper services to help you craft an impressive work that [...]PwC Fined Over $625 million in Damages Over Colonial BancGroup's Audit
Earlier this month, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) LLP was fined to pay the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) over $625 million for negligence in Colonial BancGroup Inc’s audit, a bank holding company [...]
