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Dating sites Tinder, Hinges sued for exploiting user addiction
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Tinder unveils $500 membership plan

Dating platform, Tinder has unveiled a new membership plan which runs about $500 per month. According to the company’s website, Tinder Select is a “VIP” option that is only available to around 1% of the dating app’s most active users. Users of Select will have access to premium features like “Skip The Line,” which lets […]

Ex-54gene CEO launches another health startup
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Ex-54gene CEO launches another health startup

The former CEO of Nigeria’s health startup, 54gene, Abasi Ene-Obong, has launched a new startup named, Syndicate Bio. According to his post on LinkedIn, he stated that Syndicate Bio would spearhead genomics and precision medicine activities in the most varied parts of the world, beginning in Africa. “After a few months in stealth mode, I […]

Prosus, Naspers CEO Bob Van Dijk resigns
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Prosus, Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk resigns

The chief executive of Dutch e-commerce investor Prosus and its majority shareholder Naspers, Bob van Dijk, has resigned from both the top position and the boards with immediate effect. Ervin Tu, group chief investment officer at Prosus, has been promoted to interim chief executive of the companies with significant investments in major software, payments, edtech, […]

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Kenyan firm unveils electric vehicle models for mass transit

Electronic company, Roam has developed a new shuttle bus model called Move as Kenya continues to push for the adoption of electric vehicles. As a result of Kenya’s accelerated adoption of electric vehicles, rising fuel prices, and calls for a switch to sustainable transportation options, Roam now plans to increase the production of the Move […]

RMAFC unveils revenue collection software
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RMAFC unveils revenue collection software

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission claimed to have created software to improve transparency in the three tiers of government’s sharing and drafting of general revenue policy. The RMAFC Chairman, Mr Mohammed Shehu, disclosed this in a Sunday interview with the News Agency of Nigeria. “So, we now have software through which the states […]

Salesforce acquires Informatica in $8bn deal
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Salesforce to hire 3,000 workers

Cloud-based software company Salesforce is now hiring 3,300 people across a variety of departments, according to a Thursday report by Bloomberg News. “Our job is to grow the company and to continue to achieve great margins,” Benioff told Bloomberg in an interview. “We know we have to hire thousands of people.” The disclosure is coming […]

WordPress integrates ActivityPub to allow followership
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WordPress integrates ActivityPub to allow followership

WordPress, a platform for creating websites, has made it possible for users to follow the platform on services like Mastodon and among other users in the fediverse thanks to ActivityPub 1.0.0. Automattic, the parent company of WordPress demonstrated its commitment to the fediverse in March when it purchased an ActivityPub plug-in that enables WordPress blogs […]

Nigerian web hosting company WhoGoHost acquires SendChamp
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Nigerian web hosting company WhoGoHost acquires SendChamp

Nigerian provider of cloud infrastructure, WhoGoHost, has acquired SendChamp, a cloud communications firm that provides online messaging for African businesses for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition, which includes cash and stock, is a part of WhoGoHost’s strategic ambitions to broaden the value it is able to provide to its clientele. SendChamp, a service founded in […]

Adobe to launch Photoshop for mobile users
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Adobe unveils AI features for public

Adobe on Wednesday made a number of generative artificial intelligence technologies available throughout its software after months of development. The foundation of Adobe’s subscription software business is its line of editing tools like Photoshop. The business has been gradually integrating new AI features, such the capacity to create images from text, into those programmes during […]

Telegram expands crypto wallet access to users
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Telegram launches crypto wallet

Messaging platform, Telegram which boasts 800 million active users each month, is introducing a self-custodial cryptocurrency wallet. The move is intended to strengthen its position in the vibrant crypto community that has grown out of its chat platform and may help draw more people into the space. The Open Network Foundation, which was founded by […]

Salesforce launches AI assistant for Slack, Tableau
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Salesforce launches AI assistant for Slack, Tableau

Enterprise software provider Salesforce on Tuesday launched a generative AI tool that will be accessible through Slack and Tableau. The company claimed ahead of its Dreamforce conference this week that the assistant, known as Einstein Copilot, can among other things summarise video sessions, provide personalised replies to client concerns, and produce emails for marketing efforts. […]

Top executives from American and Vietnamese companies in the semiconductor, technology, and aviation sectors gathered on Monday, as part of U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Biden meets top tech executives in Vietnam

Top executives from American and Vietnamese companies in the semiconductor, technology, and aviation sectors gathered on Monday, as part of U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Hanoi, Vietnam. According to the meeting agenda, senior executives from Google, Intel, Amkor, Marvell, GlobalFoundries, and Boeing attended the Vietnam-U.S. Innovation & Investment Summit. Executives from half a dozen […]