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The news comes a few days after Twitter stopped promoting Blue membership on the microblogging service after pranksters and impostors caused chaos in the system. Anyone who is willing to pay the $8 monthly fee for a Twitter Blue subscription will have access to some exclusive features as well as the highly sought-after blue tick. Elon Musk posted a message on Twitter. “ I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter because that is what free speech means....

In Kenya, for instance, even with the easing of restrictions occasioned by the COvid-19 pandemic, hybrid learning continues to be the preferred mode but this will only be possible with the scaling of technology in education, with scanners playing a big role. Assessed for superiority in areas including ‘Best image quality’, ‘Easiest to use’ and ‘Best user experience’, Epson products demonstrated that they deliver against both user and business needs....

Data from the Communications Authority (CA) for the three months to June shows that a total of Sh138.5 billion was transacted through Equitel against a total of Sh957 billion that passed through all the six mobile money transfer service providers. The data further revealed that Equitel recorded total voice traffic of 47.4 million minutes during the quarter up from 39.4 million minutes posted during the previous period. This trend is expected to be sustained as a result of Equity Bank’s digital banking strategy that aims at increasing the bouquet of banking services that can be delivered through the mobile and online platforms....

The digital euro would still be a euro: like banknotes but digital. It would be an electronic form of money issued by the Eurosystem (the ECB and national central banks) and accessible to all citizens and firms. It is currently in a preparation phase as the ECB is still developing the concept, conducting practical experimentation, listening to the views of the broader public and engaging with stakeholders. The main goal of this new digital currency is to provide a modern payment tool for all private citizens and businesses in the Eurozone....

Understanding this love for local attires, Fabricsphere wants to make it easier for Nigerians to source and buy fabrics. Launched by Venn Oputa, the online service was built to fast-track the needs of fabric shoppers, allowing them to source for local attires with ease. Fabricsphere doubles as an e-commerce and an on-demand platform. With the platform, users who need a fabric or seen or seen a fabric they loved and wanted for personal use, they simply take a picture of it and upload....

It happens that after posting a critical thought or a long text on Facebook. Users can seek to retrieve the content of their post to keep it or share it on other platforms. The social network already offers a tool for exporting photos and videos to Backblaze, Dropbox, Google Photos, and Koofr. Read Also: Facebook’s Audience Insights Is Going Away Soon, But Here’s A Google Ads Alternative The data portability debate Renamed ” Transfer your information “, it sends posts from Facebook to Blogger Google Docs and WordPress....

As part of its commitment to women’s safety, Facebook joins other big tech companies in signing on to the Web Foundation’s commitment to women’s safety ahead of the UN Women’s Generation Equality Forum in France (30th June -2nd July). This is supported by a letter signed by 150 prominent women from across 6 continents including Emma Watson, Ashley Judd, Gemma Chan and Aranya Johar, former presidents and prime ministers including Michelle Bachelet, Julia Gillard and Helen Clark, journalists including Maria Ressa and Femi Oke, and sports icons like Billie Jean King....

“If you’ve struggled with dividing up (and getting paid back for) group dinners, shared household expenses, or even the monthly rent, it’s about to get easier,” the company says. Users can use Split Payments by clicking the “Get Started” button in a group chat or the Payments Hub in Messenger. Users can then divide a bill evenly or change the contribution amount for each individual in the group chat, either with or without themselves included....

According to Facebook “the new feature makes it easy for people to stay connected and close with their loved ones, even when physically apart.” While at it, users can still scroll through camera rolls with everyone whom they have shared the screen with and continue with their separate activities like online shopping and checking other social media accounts altogether Just like Zoom, Users on the Messenger app will be able to share their screens with their friends....

A crypto wallet allows you to store all your cryptocurrencies in a safe space. You can register yourself with an android wallet and use it to trade at different places. Earlier, these wallets were only accessible for desktop users, but now the world is changing, and there are several android wallets for safeguarding your crypto assets. You can easily download one android wallet application on your device and register yourself as a user on it....

Tip 1 – Create a Storyboard It’s important to know the purpose of every video, and a storyboard will help you map out exactly what you want to achieve. It’s unlikely that you’ll just turn on your camera and spontaneously come up with the perfect video. Luckily, your storyboarding doesn’t have to be complicated. As long as you have a clear aim, a rough idea of the length of your video, the right topic, and key themes you want to touch on, you should be OK....

Zhang faces up to ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine after pleading guilty to a felony charge of trade secret theft. He has accepted a deal with the US court and changed his plea to guilty. The sentencing is set for November. Zhang was apprehended by federal agents at the San Jose airport in July 2018, where he was scheduled to fly to China. He was accused of downloading a 25-page document containing engineering schematics for an autonomous vehicle’s circuit board....

And keep in mind that there are two main categories of best online poker sites as well – the paid ones and will ones. Inside the free one, typically there’s just a complete email signing up. For the paid ones, you have to find one method or another to transfer money these people to provide started, along with the amount varies from site to site. Don’t focus on affiliate links on sites advertising gambling poker sites....

Investing is quite easy to get into as well, as long as you understand what you are investing in, as well as understanding the risk involved, two things that are easy to grasp, you can have a lot of fun and potentially make some decent money from investing. Here are 5 investments that you should be looking into. Cryptocurrency Cryptocurrency has been the talk of the investment town for a while now....

Ultifi will help enable the frequent and seamless delivery of software-defined features, apps and services to customers over the air. It offers the potential for more cloud-based services, faster software development and new opportunities to increase customer loyalty. Ultifi’s functionality builds upon the Vehicle Intelligence Platform (VIP), GM’s advanced electrical architecture. VIP-enabled vehicles today provide over-the-air capability, plenty of data bandwidth, robust cybersecurity and lightning fast processing power. On top of this foundation, GM engineers will separate key software into a new centralized layer that acts as a powerful hub for vehicle systems....

U.S. safety regulators said they had reviewed reports of 24 Bolt fires, while GM had previously acknowledged 18 fires. The situation led to recalling each and every Bolt vehicle that had been produced at their Michigan factory since 2016. LG Chem, now called LG Energy Solutions, had provided the faulty batteries and it covered the $ 2 billion cost of replacing them. As a bonus, LG used higher capacity batteries during the replacement which earned Bolt owners about 10 – 15 % more range and even greater percentage in older vehicles from 2016 due to battery degradation....

Junk cars Is my car junk? How can I use it to make extra money? Can I get cash for junk cars near me?At what point would you be willing to keep a car? Until it can go no further or falls apart?Believe it or not, many car owners keep their vehicles for long years, even decades. In fact, the average time a driver keeps a vehicle is 15 years, according to a recent study....

mPharma and the former investor, Alta Semper, have signed an agreement leading to the acquisition of a majority stake in the HealthPlus Group. According to the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of mPharma, Gregory Rockson, the acquisition is in line with the company’s mission to build an Africa that is in good health by delivering life-changing healthcare services and drugs to improve health outcomes for patients. He stated that the acquisition of the HealthPlus Pharmacy chain by mPharma complements mPharma’s deep commitment to increasing patient access to affordable and quality healthcare in Nigeria....

Nigeria Telecommunication company, Globacom now gives an additional bonus in the region of 15% whenever a user or customer recharges N100 and above through any electronic means. This, the telco company announced last week at her head office in Lagos that any airtime recharge done via any electronic channels such as Banks USSD recharge codes, mobile banking apps, Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), Glo’s 805# USSD recharge code, Glo Café, Online or web merchants, Point-Of-Sale terminals and direct purchase from any Glo retail outlets will automatically attract a 15% compensation bonus....

Priscilla is taking over the reigns from William Bentahall who has in turn been appointed Glovo’s General Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa. Before this appointment she served in the capacity of Africa Marketing Head for Glovo. She was in charge of the team that launched the brand in Kenya and Côte d’Ivoire. Muhiu previously worked at e-commerce company OLX and logistics firm, Sendy. She takes on the new role with a wealth of industry knowledge with regards to growth hacking, market strategy development, and business modelling....