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UAE’s ATRC Launches Global Tech R&D Platform at WGS 2024: Allocates US$200 Mn Fund to Accelerate Innovation for Developing Nations
In a landmark announcement on Day 1 of the World Governments Summit (WGS) 2024, Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) unveiled a pioneering initiative aimed at facilitating global access to cutting-edge technology solutions. The newly launched ‘ATRC Global Tech R&D Platform’ serves as a channel for countries worldwide to tap into the UAE’s technological expertise to address their unique…
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Apple Narrows Gap with Samsung in Smartphone Sales
U.S. tech giant Apple is gaining ground on long-standing smartphone market leader, South Korea’s Samsung, as per industry experts’ latest assessments. In the most recent quarter, it was reported that Samsung managed to sell 59.6 million smartphones, closely followed by Apple, which recorded 53.6 million iPhone sales, according to analysis conducted by a leading firm. This development has resulted in…
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NAICOM develops tech to check fake insurance certificates
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has developed a technology for verifying insurance policies, with a view to weeding the industry of fake insurance. The Commissioner For Insurance (CFI), Mr. Sunday Thomas, who disclosed this while receiving the Minister of State, Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki, in his office in Abuja, yesterday, informed the minister that the Commission was working to ensure…
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Google’s upcoming call recording feature to support transcription
Code discovered in the latest version of the Google Phone app has revealed more details about its unannounced call recording feature, 9to5Google reports. Most intriguing is a snippet of code that suggests the upcoming feature addition could also support call transcription, which would be similar to the Recorder app that the company debuted on the Pixel 4. XDA Developers has…
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Russia on ProtonMail encryption
Russia said on Wednesday it had blocked the Swiss email service ProtonMail, popular among journalists and activists for its focus on user privacy and high level of encryption. Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said ProtonMail, which uses end-to-end encryption to protect user data, had been used to send fake, anonymous bomb threats. Such threats have frequently led to mass evacuations of…
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Motorola’s foldable Razr now has a release date
Foldable Razr will finally launch after a slight delay last month, Motorola’s highly anticipated foldable Razr now has a release date. It’ll be out on February 6th for $1,499, with preorders starting on January 26th. The new preorder date is exactly a month after the originally planned December 26th date, which Motorola changed due to demand for the foldable device…
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Agriculture
Imota rice mill to be ready June next year – LASG
The Lagos State Government on Monday said that its 32,000-metric-tonnes Imota rice mill would be completed in June 2020. Mr Gbolahan Lawal, Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, made the disclosure during an inspection visit to the rice mill at Imota, Ikorodu. Lawal said the economic importance of the rice mill was very huge, considering the Federal Government policy on importation…
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Tesla owners will soon be able to charge their vehicles at EVgo charging stations
The EV charging company said it will partner with Elon Musk’s company to install Tesla’s proprietary connector at all of its 750 public charging stations nationwide. The first connectors will be distributed at EVgo’s charging stations in San Francisco, with more to follow in 2020. EVgo says its new Tesla-supported chargers can provide up to 90 miles of charge in…
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5 female entrepreneurs win UK-Nigeria Tech Hub Pitch competition
Five Female entrepreneurs on Thursday emerged winners at the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub pitch competition aimed at supporting gender-inclusive economic growth. Honey Ogundeyi, the Country Director of the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, said that the programme was aimed at bringing 15 of the continent’s most ambitious development-focused women entrepreneurs to the United Kingdom in January. Ogunyemi made this known during the Africa-UK…
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Facebook celebrates key milestones for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2019
Facebook today released its ‘2019 Year in Review’ infographic, showcasing just some of its investments across Sub-Saharan in 2019. Committed to giving people the power to build community and bring the world closer together, throughout the year this translated into significant support and investments into growing the ecosystem of developers, entrepreneurs, creatives, and many other communities. During 2019, Facebook Africa:…
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You can now attach your emails in Gmail
Email chain hell on Gmail is getting an upgrade. The mailing system will soon allow its users to send emails as attachments without having to forward or download them first. Or as Google puts it, “You can now attach emails to other emails in Gmail.” Emailception, yo dawg we heard you like emails, et cetera. Fervent emailers can attach as…
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Pablo Escobar’s brother launches $349 Fold 1 smartphone
Roberto Escobar, Pablo Escobar’s older brother and the co-founder of Escobar Inc., recently announced the Pablo Escobar Fold 1. The foldable phone is priced at $349 and available for pre-order on Escobar Inc’s website. Featuring a Snapdragon 855 and up to 8 GB of RAM, that’d be an interesting device even if wasn’t foldable. It is a foldable, however, and…
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Africa
Samsung launches smart school in Senegal
South Korean tech giant, Samsung has partnered with the Senegalese Ministry of Education to launch “Smart School”, a mobile education solution aimed at providing advanced and interactive classroom experience for students. According to the official announcement made available to TechCabal, the Samsung Smart School, already installed at the Plan Jaxaay Secondary School, is an integrated platform that includes a monitoring…
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