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Nigerian Dating App, Vybe Hits 10,000 User Base, Spreads to 65 Countries

Lagos-based dating app Vybe has built a user base 10,000-strong across 65 countries since its launch in April of last year. Touting itself as a dating app designed by Africans, for Africans, Vybe was launched to help users “find love in fun and secure ways”. Adetolani Eko, Vybe’s co-founder, said the team – also comprised […]

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Zoho Launches Bigin, a CRM Solution to Support Small Businesses

Zoho, a global technology company that offers the most comprehensive suite of business software applications in the industry, has launched Bigin, a pipeline-centric CRM software designed specifically for small and micro business owners. ‘Bigin by Zoho CRM’ has been designed to provide a simple solution for small businesses to keep track of their customers and […]

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My Office Supplies 1M Licenses to Schools in Cameroon

The Russian developer of office software “My Office” and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Cameroon have agreed to provide and introduce 1M software licenses of My Office Education in schools and pre-school facilities of Cameroon over the course of 10 years. This is the first export contract on educational software for My […]

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Russian Developer Firm, MyOffice Opens Partner Network in Nigeria Other Africa Countries

MyOffice, the Russian developer of software for collaborative work with documents, has developed a partner network for operation in the countries of Africa. They are planning to create a two-level distribution channel for sales of software to government and major commercial agencies of the region. MyOffice is conducting negotiations on the government level regarding contracts […]

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Samsung Unveils AI-Powered ‘Artificial Human’

A Samsung lab on Tuesday unveiled a digital avatar it described as an AI-powered “artificial human,” claiming it is able to “converse and sympathise” like real people. The announcement at the opening of the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas touted a new kind of artificial intelligence called NEON, produced by the independent Samsung […]

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Blockchain Driven by IoT Partnerships to Save Food Industry $31b by 2024

Blockchain will enable $31 billion in food fraud savings globally by 2024 by immutably tracking food across the supply chain. Substantial savings in food fraud will be realised from 2021 and compliance costs will be reduced by 30% by 2024,New data from Juniper Research indiciated. The new research, Blockchain: Key Vertical Opportunities, Trends & Challenges […]

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Race for Blockchain-Powered Cross-border Payments Intensifies

New data from Juniper Research has shown that the total value of B2B cross-border payments immutably stored on blockchain will exceed $4.4 trillion by 2024; up from $171 billion in 2019. Blockchain enables real-time clearing and settlement for B2B transactions, while offering increased transparency and reduced costs. The new research, Blockchain: Key Vertical Opportunities, Trends […]

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UBA Brings ‘Leo’ to Customers on Apple Business Chat

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc Thursday announced that the services of its Chatbot, Leo, is now available for customers on Apple Business Chat, where its users can communicate directly with businesses using the Messages app on iPhone and iPad. The Group Managing Director, UBA, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, while speaking at a ceremony held […]

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More Africans Acquire Coding Skills, 1100 Kenyan Teachers Join List

More than 1100 Kenyan teachers has completed their digital skills training in August ahead of this year’s Africa Code Week (ACW), which will take place across the continent in October. During the second half of August, teachers attended ACW Train-the-Trainer workshops in Mombasa, Kisumu, Kilifi and Nairobi and gained valuable knowledge and teaching tools to […]

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Nigerian Develops Web-Base Assessment Tool to Predict Cardiac Arrest

Nigerian e-health startup WellNewMe has developed a web-based health risk assessment tool specifically designed to act as an early warning system for non-communicable diseases such as cardiac disease, cancer and diabetes. Launched last year, WellNewMe is focused on illnesses affected by lifestyle choices, and has built a tool that can detect and stratify individual health […]

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