Google Co-founders Step Down as Alphabet Executives
Google co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, have stepped down as Alphabet CEO and president, respectively. Following their stepping down, Sundar Pichai will take over as Alphabet CEO, adding to [...]
Huawei to Move Research Facilities From US to Canada
Huawei is moving its research facilities from the US to Canada following continued sanctions on the company by US. According to the company CEO, the move is necessary because Huawei [...]Nigeria's Talent Marketplace, Bookings Africa, Launches in Kenya
Bookings Africa, a Nigerian talent marketplace for creatives, has officially launched in Kenya. This comes after Unicorn Group successfully financed the startup's fundraising round. However, Unicorn Group did not disclose [...]SA Commission Orders Telcos to Cut Data Prices
The South Africa Competition commission has ordered telcos to cut data prices by 30-50% or face prosecution. The order has come after years of outcry from citizens and analysts over [...]Reasons Why Small Businesses Need CRM Software
The idea of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is still a developing concept in Africa, especially for small and medium-sized businesses. Businesses often face the challenge of focusing on customers and [...]Vodacom Tanzania Introduces Vending Machine that Accepts M-Pesa
Vodacom Tanzania has introduced a vending machine that accepts M-Pesa payments. The vending machine allows customers to request for an item and pay via QR code via M-Pesa. Consequently, the [...]Tech Firm Ockam Raises $4.9 Million in Seed Funding
Technology firm Ockam has secured $4.9 million in seed funding. With the funding, the firm will, therefore, be able to make it easier for developers to make their IoT apps [...]Posta Kenya Launches Digital Post Services
Posta Kenya in partnership with Safaricom has launched a digital postal service targeting more than 5 million customers countrywide. In this case, Posta will leverage on increased digitization and growth [...]
MTN Introduces Mobile Money Service for Diaspora
MTN has launched a mobile remittance service for diaspora customers dubbed Homeland. The new service will facilitate money and airtime transfers across Europe and Africa and parts of the Middle East. Homeland [...]Self-Driving Taxis Hit Roads in China's Guangzhou City
WeRide, China's smart mobility company, has launched the pilot period of self-driving taxis in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province. During the launch, a number of L4-class autonomous driving [...]KCB Group Redesigns its Mobiloan Product as Virus hits Loan Book
KCB Group has put into top gear, plans to pull the plug on its Mobiloan product, to be replaced by its freshly minted version dubbed Vooma loan, effective 23rd December, [...]
Huawei Launches Cloud Service in Brazil
Huawei Technologies has launched its cloud service in Brazil, which is run through an artificial intelligence platform. With the technology upgrade, Huawei is now set to compete against technological giants [...]
