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“Research shows that 58% of small and medium-sized business (SMB) entrepreneurs in Africa are women,” says Mojolaoluwa Aderemi-Makinde, Head Brand and Reputation, Africa – Google. “Despite this, women-run businesses show, on average, 34% lower profits than those run by their male counterparts. They are also less likely to receive funding and investment. This is why we are announcing a series of initiatives today, aimed at providing the support women need to grow their businesses....

AS time continues to pass, Google is further developing its Search guidelines. Last May, at Google I/O 2021, Pandu Naya, VP of Search at Google, uncovered the representation of things from the Company’s next search Engine, MUM( Multitask Unified Model). The MUM language model should meet a significant target: to permit clients to discover answers to their questions quickly and in a productive manner. Modern help might measure up to a virtual search assistant “MUM can change how Google assists you with complex errands,” summarizes the Mountain View firm....

Google has added password protection to your ‘Web and Activity page which shows all your activities on Google services. This would be a very helpful feature since this page has everything recorded including your Google searches, YouTube watch history, Maps and more. Also, it can be accessed on any device where you’ve logged in with your Google account. How does it work? In addition to showing your activity on Maps, Search and Google Play, it also includes activities on sites, apps and devices that use Google services or your voice and audio recordings....

The preview comes nearly a month after the first preview was released. In this new release, Google will be pushing an over-the-air (OTA) update. The new preview includes a preview SDK with system images for the Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3. And Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 4, and Pixel 4 XL. And an additional official Android Emulator. The second preview comes a set of features that include a 5G state API to see if a user is currently on a 5G network....

The update, which was unveiled at CES, includes not only new features but a new design as well. To begin, Google Maps has been moved closer to the driver, making it easier to see at a glance. Other changes include a new media card with improved album art display and a quick-launcher feature or dock for frequently used apps. Google Assistant now offers suggestions such as missed call reminders, arrival time sharing, and the ability to play music and podcasts....

The main investors of the round include: AAIC, Thunes (TransferTo), Momentum Ventures (SMRT), Innoport Ventures (Schulte Group), CMC Ventures (National Express) and Liil Ventures (Mobility ADO). This funding round follows $7 million raised in previous seed rounds from investors such as Plug & Play Ventures (USA), Launch Africa Ventures (South Africa), Bansea (Singapore), Virtual Network (Switzerland), and others. Including today’s Series A, Gozem has raised a total of $12 million to date....

Grammarly intends to use the funds to continue investing in its artificial intelligence technology. In order to provide personalized communication feedback to its users, the company will continue to enhance its natural language processing and machine learning technology. Grammarly intends to increase its investment in order to earn and strengthen user trust. With the launch of Grammarly for Mac and Windows earlier this week, Grammarly is already expanding its product offerings and achieving its goal of ubiquity....

The $2 million seed investment round was led by Alyse Killeen’s Stillmark and Jack Dorsey’s digital payments firm Block, Inc. in addition to an pre-seed round led by Factor[e], who is also participating in this round alongside Stillmark and Block, to help the firm expand its bitcoin mines across African markets. “Africa needs affordable electricity,” said Erik Hersman, CEO of Gridless. “Our work in supporting renewable energy mini grid developers fills a gap, helping developers expand faster, be more sustainable, and serve thousands of households....

To help educate South Africans about the importance of vehicle insurance, FinChatBot, which develops AI-powered chatbots for the financial industry, will be hosting a hackathon on Friday, the 22nd and Saturday, the 23rd of November 2019 in Sandton, Johannesburg. Sponsored by Budget Insurance, Accenture, the French Embassy and French Tech, the event aims to develop a vehicle insurance chatbot that uses gamification to educate potential insurance customers and, in doing so, build trust and ultimately increase sales of policies for insurance companies....

HarmonyOS: Older smartphones run faster While Android smartphones are getting slower and slower after a few years and updates, this should not be the case with HarmonyOS. Huawei’s operating system should offer high performance for years and run well across all price ranges. In China, a new phase of beta testing of HarmonyOS has begun, where older smartphones are also supplied. These include not only models such as the Huawei P20 Pro, which of course, have enough power, but also models such as the Nova 5, where there were minor performance problems under Android....

Like the following Huawei smartphones that will run on HarmonyOS, several old Honor models are taking the same direction and will soon say goodbye to Android. For the first time, phones other than Huawei’s that run on the Android operating system can benefit from this upgrade to HarmonyOS. But changing the operating system is not an insignificant thing. Especially since, unlike Huawei devices, several of these Honor phones do have access to Google services (Play Store, Gmail and Google Maps)....

The 100 millionth bike, the Xtreme 160R, was rolled-out of the Company’s manufacturing facility in Haridwar, in the northern Indian hill state of Uttarakhand. “This significant landmark is also an affirmation of the inherent capabilities in India and Hero’s Brand appeal. We have been making in India, for the world – and this milestone is an acknowledgment of the customers’ preference for Hero across geographies, demographics and generations. “We are going to continue to ride our growth journey....

This is definitely a top-class phone but it also arrives at a very premium price. To own one you are going to need Kes. 99,999/- (approximately $1000) in your wallet. As Huawei was toiling to dominate the premium smartphone segment, the US government slapped it hard with a blacklist forcing Google to withdraw Huawei’s access to Android operating system. Although Huawei confirmed it will keep updating current software on devices it seems highly unlikely that phones, such as the P30 Pro, will receive any major Android upgrades in the future and that could be hugely disappointing for users....

Yet, many companies do not respect the mark. Unfortunately, most organizations approach these issues from the wrong perspective. Despite sophisticated security, information, and incident management tools, security professionals need to back up their data with data embedded in the company’s day-to-day IT operations to provide valuable information. Otherwise, these tools will only increase the number of reports and notifications, without providing the security experts with the necessary context to detect the attack before hijacking and damaging private information....

The new feature that Instagram has rolled out will basically give you the chance to shut cyberbullies out completely. The new feature is called ‘restrict’ which will enable users to limit the exposure of certain users when the comment on their posts. This will be perfect for content creators as well as they usually have a large audience that consistently interact with their content. If your account is open and you notice that there are particular people who constantly troll you, you can easily restrict their comments....

That tracks with the rumors we’ve heard so far around Sony’s next-generation games console. But the leaker also revealed that the PS5 Digital Edition will be $100 and £100 less than its disk drive-equipped sibling, costing $399 and £349 in the US and UK respectively. IronManPS5 has also leaked the price of the DualSense controller charging dock, which will supposedly cost $29.99 and £34.99, as well as the HD camera accessory that’ll cost $59....

For years, him and his friends prayed that a new service provider would launch an appropriate solution. He heard that some local banks allowed their customers to shop online using their prepaid debit cards. Even his bank launched a new prepaid card for people like him. However, the pain was the same. He tried NationHela and Nakumatt Global Cards but both the cards were discontinued after a few years of operation....

Requirements for accessing Equitel Eazzy Loan Applying for the Eazzy Loan Please Note When you choose the ‘Get loan’ option, you will notice that there are two choices available i.e. Eazzy Loan and Eazzy Plus Loan. The two loans are different in the following ways: Eazzy Loan offers loan amounts between Ksh. 100 and Ksh. 200,000, while Eazzy Plus Loan has the maximum limit of Ksh. 3,000,000. Eazzy Loan has a shorter payment period at 30 days, while the Eazzy Plus Loan has an extension of up to 12 months....

On the desktop, you can attach a folder to an email. A ZIP file is simple to create on most desktop computers. Check out our guides on how to compress your folder into a ZIP folder on Windows 10, Windows 11, Mac, and Linux, depending on which desktop you prefer. To create a ZIP file, for example, on Windows, right-click your folder and select Send To > Compressed (Zipped) Folder....

Being productive isn’t that hard but it is also not that easy. You gotta follow some rules and amalgamate those rules into your life and follow them on a daily basis so that you become productive and efficient. Let’s have a look at some habits that will help you become more productive and efficient at work: 1. Start Your Day Off With Exercise To stay productive, you gotta start your day with exercise, whether it is a quick walk, jog, a run down the street, a bike trip, or a visit to the gym, nothing will make you more productive and active throughout the whole day than a good sweat....