Melbourne will be the first city outside the US to host trials of Uber Air, a service the company describes as “aerial ridesharing” that will shuttle people from rooftop to rooftop for the price of an UberX. The company has flagged test flights will begin next year, with commercial operations to […]
Month: June 2019
Enterprise marketing solutions provider, Terragon has challenged African companies to leverage on Data Analytics revolutionising modern-day businesses to boost sales performance through data-driven insights. CEO of Terragon Group, Elo Umeh said that “it is extremely important for companies to be data-centric, as the understanding and utilisation of consumer insights in […]
Global Chief Economist of Renaissance Capital, Mr. Charles Robertson, and CEO Rencap Nigeria Mr. Temi Popoola called for more investment vehicles in the second term of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. They both shared their views in a recent interview with Proshare WebTV. Both analysts agreed that the investment climate in […]
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) yesterday in Malabo received the award for the African Bank of the Year at the African Banker Awards 2019 ceremony held on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank. Amr Kamel, Afreximbank’s Executive Vice President for Business Development and Corporate Banking […]
iPhone’s New Dark Mode: What You Should Know Dark mode is finally coming to iPhone. The new feature announced at Apple’s annual developers conference WWDC on Monday is one of the most anticipated new tools coming to iOS 13. On stage at the press conference, an Apple (AAPL) representative previewed what the setting will look like on […]
‘Stranger Things’ Mobile Video Game Coming In 2020 – Netflix Says Netflix is releasing a video game in 2020 based on its hit original series “Stranger Things.” The company is working with Finnish developer Next Games on a free-to-play mobile game that will take place in the shadowy Upside Down […]
Microsoft and Oracle Are Teaming Up To Take On Amazon Amazon Web Services has dominated the growing cloud computing business, but a new partnership between industry rivals aims to unseat it. Microsoft and Oracle, formerly competitors in the cloud business, announced a deal last week to link their cloud computing services. Microsoft […]
American retailers, manufacturers and tech companies warned President Donald Trump on Thursday that tariffs on China will damage the US economy, lead to job losses and harm millions of consumers. More than 600 companies and industry trade associations — including Walmart, Costco, Target, Gap, Levi Strauss and Foot Locker — wrote to […]
Nokia Allegedly Fighting To Steal Huawei’s 5G Crown Nokia is taking advantage of Huawei’s troubles to catch up with its Chinese rival in the global 5G race. The Finnish telecommunications equipment maker said Tuesday that it has signed 42 commercial 5G deals around the world. That puts it on par with Huawei, which has […]
How Tech Companies Are Empowering Disabled People Cities are difficult to navigate at the best of times, but for people with disabilities they can be like an obstacle course and a maze wrapped into one. A UK national travel survey found that adults with mobility difficulties took 39% fewer trips than those […]
Jeff Bezos Splashes $80 million dollar On Three New York City Apartments Jeff Bezos, the chief executive of Amazon, is buying three apartments in a Manhattan building in a deal reportedly valued at around $80 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. And it appears he landed himself a discount. The […]