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Stellantis owns major car brands such as Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Ram as well as Peugeot, Jeep and many others. They have a division for car rental services called Free2move where Share Now will fall into. The Share Now platform runs in Europe and North America, it enables customers to book and use car rentals from their smartphones, with the vehicles traditionally supplied by the backing manufacturer. According to Stellantis, the deal would allow Free2move to add 14 major European cities and 10,000 vehicles to its current 2,500-strong car sharing fleet, gaining over 3....

He vowed to do everything he could to use mobile technology to connect people in developing markets in order to democratize local knowledge. This is how PINC was born. PINC is a mobile company that recently launched an app that lets users from anywhere in the world ask location-based questions like “What is traffic like using the Lagos-Ikoyi bridge in the mornings?” or “Where’s a decent place to get a haircut if I just moved to Ikoyi?...

Africa faces a huge digital skills gap, which is diluting economic opportunities and development. Some 230 million jobs across the continent will require some level of digital skills by 2030, according to a study (https://bit.ly/3rZx4Ms) by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). This translates to a potential for staggering 650 million training opportunities and an estimated $130 billion market. And, with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing many businesses to go digital to survive, the need for these skills has become glaringly more apparent since 2020....

The round of financing was led by Toyota Tsusho with Powerhive’s existing investors including Caterpillar Ventures James Sandler, Prelude Ventures, Tao Capital and Total Energy Ventures together with Kouros and TO.org. According to Powerhive CEO Christopher Hornor, “We’re excited to work with Toyota Tsusho who shared our vision to build climate friendly, sustainable and profitable businesses around energy and energy enabled services for the more than 640 million people that lack reliable access to energy and other basic services....

Regal Flowers is an eCommerce platform that enables Nigerians purchase fresh, beautiful flowers for the one that’s dear to their hearts. According to the founder, he got the idea for Regal Flowers after he struggled to find a satisfactory place to order flowers online for his girlfriend (after a supposed break-up). In his words, “everyone has someone they care about.” Asides flowers for romantic purpose, the platform also lists bridal bouquets, funeral wreaths and other gift items, including cakes and chocolates....

According to Oliver Samwer, Founder and CEO of Rocket Internet, “Financial technology is a key focus sector for Rocket and this partnership will allow us to build on PLDT’s world-class innovations in mobile money and micro-payments and accelerate the delivery of those solutions around the world. We are very pleased to welcome PLDT into our core shareholder base.” Rocket Internet will leverage PLDT’s Smart Communication Inc to develop online and mobile payment solutions to provide products and services for the “unbanked, uncarded and unconnected” population in emerging markets....

RUBiS Energy Kenya Group Managing Director Mr. Jean-Christian Bergeron said the introduction of the app is part of RUBiS’ strategy to redefine customer convenience and bring them maximum value. “We are proud to launch the RUBiS App, an innovative tool that allows us to get closer to our customers for better service and make their lives on-the-go easier. Through this app, we want to deliver a frictionless digital experience across our main customer touchpoints with greater agility and value....

Speaking to TechMoran, Barrett Nash co-founder and CEO SafeMotos said, “CanGo is just one letter off of Congo, while not limiting us to Congo but an opportunity to launch FoodGo, AlcoholGo and everything CanGo. To many people ‘safe’ means slow and expensive while ‘motos’ is not recognized in many markets. CanGo is a more mature brand we’re getting behind, with better flexibility. We’re still SafeMotos in Kigali for a few more weeks, then will rebrand there too....

Samsung Galaxy A52 5G specifications And Price If you want to buy a mid-range phone with premium features, you should consider the Galaxy A52. The Samsung phone was officially launched just a few weeks ago and immediately conquered the smartphone bestsellers among other known brands.The Phone only Starts at KES 30,000 to KES 35,000, which is an excellent price. Here are my reasons why the Galaxy A52 Stands out from the flock....

The Galaxy Book S is a device that looks to promise the best of both worlds by marrying the battery life and LTE data of a smartphone with the power and feature set of a full Windows 10 laptop. Samsung’s new always-connected PC features Microsoft’s Windows 10 OS and emphasizes that its Arm-powered computers compete against mainstream x86-based laptops in terms of performance and capabilities. Like other Snapdragon-based Windows machines, Samsung is aiming for long battery lifetimes here, with the new Galaxy Book S rated to work for up to 23 hours on a single charge....

But what makes them different from the Last Generation? They incorporate the technology of active cancellation of surrounding noise. A feature that is usually found on much more expensive headphones. The ANC is adjustable on three levels with a simple press on the earphone but has a specific cost on autonomy. With noise reduction enabled, Samsung still places a bet on listening with a full charge. We go up to 20h taking into account the charging cycles offered by the case—positive point: 5 minutes of charging is enough to recover 1 hour of listening....

The Odyssey G9 takes advantage of a 34-inch OLED screen with a 21:9 format, 3440 x 1440 pixels resolution, and a refresh rate of 175 Hz. There is also a VESA DisplayHDR 400, a True Black certification, FreeSync Premium, and 99.3% coverage. This OLED screen is developed in conjunction with Quantum Dot technology; thus, Samsung Electronics is knocking on the same door. Incorporating a properly operating system inside the display is a pleasant surprise and a chance for Samsung to set itself apart from Alienware....

Being the world’s largest smartphone maker, Samsung did not know or sufficiently test the effects of pool or saltwater exposure on its phones when ads showed them fully submerged, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) lawsuit says. Samsung has been depicting phones in or near to unsuitable environments such as swimming pools and oceans since 2016, the ACCC alleges, when it didn’t have a basis to make this representation....

School Purse is trying to make the process easier for both parents and schools. The platform is a free, easy-to-use and more effective way for schools to receive school fees instantly and securely. It provides payment flexibility by enabling parents make payment through automated scheduling, that is; parents would have paid their wards school fees in monthly installment before the start of a new term. SchoolPurse promises to improve school’s cash flow by 11% and reduce late payments and bad debts by 50%....

For as long as I can recall, all digital assistants I have come across are accompanied by a default female voice response to all commands and requests (I really don’t know why though. Probably because the task of “assisting” have been stereotyped to be a female thing). Not quite long ago, Google introduced a new voice option (Male Voice) to its native virtual voice assistant application, the Google Assistant. With this, it is very apparent that Google is trying to bring a whole new level of experience to the digital assistance world and give rivaling assistants a fierce competition as regards ranking....

Segun was previously Managing Director and CEO of Airtel Nigeria and was responsible for the overall management of the operations in the Company’s largest market. He has more than 25 years business management experience in banking, consumer goods and telecoms. Before joining Airtel in 2012, Segun held leadership roles at Coca-Cola in Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya (as MD and CEO). He has also been the Managing Director of Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd (Coca-Cola Hellenic owned) and Group head of retail banking operations at Ecobank Transnational Inc, covering 28 countries in Africa....

“Through many years of motor industry experience we have identified that this is a huge problem for both workshops and customers. Customers face the challenge of finding a trustworthy, transparent and cost-effective workshop whilst workshops – both franchise and non-franchise – face the challenge of increasing volume, securing bookings and having reliable customer support,” Aidan Quin said. ServiceMyCar has partnered with 70 independent and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) workshops in Western Cape region, South Africa....

CDI Capital is a niche emerging impact funder, and subsidiary of the Craft + Design Institute (CDI) non-profit, which has a 20-year track record of success in supporting small businesses in South Africa. As an impact funder, CDI Capital is committed to creating positive social and economic impact in the SMME sector and the South African economy. From 2012 -2015, CDI Capital Growth Fund created 464 jobs in 45 businesses with participating businesses growing their combined annual revenue by 73% – exceeding the fund’s initial targets....

For many defenders, however, the complexity and cost of traditional security solutions act as barriers to adoption. Sophos has acquired SOC.OS, a cloud-based security alert investigation and triage automation solution firm to consolidate and prioritize high volumes of security alerts from multiple products and platforms. The deal will allow Sophos’ security operations teams to quickly understand and respond to the most urgent cases flagged. According to Dave Mareels, chief executive officer and co-founder, SOC....

The CVE program is an international, community-based effort that maintains a community-driven, open data registry of vulnerabilities. The program catalogs CVEs in a publicly available registry that is available to security researchers, vulnerability disclosers and information technology vendors. Using a common identifier makes it easier to share and cross-check data across the industry’s several and separate security databases and tools that track vulnerabilities. “Sophos’ new status as a CNA is another example of our commitment to be transparent, and by having the ability to assign CVEs, we can provide the industry with pertinent information about our products faster....