Egyptian Edutainment Startup Jeel Secures 1 2M Seed Round For Expansion

Jeel, which was founded in 2019 by Ahmed Sobaih, provides educational content to children in the form of songs, games, and films under parental supervision. Jeel App creates educational and psychological content that highlights values and ethics for children aged three to nine years old. Jeel App, the company’s main project, is a mobile application for children aged 3 to 9 years old that includes parental control tools and a wealth of parenting content....

January 13, 2023 · 2 min · 250 words · Carlos Mory

Egyptian Fintech Platform Money Fellows Raises 31 Million In First Close Of Series B

Money Fellows is a mobile-based platform that digitises money circles or Rotating Savings and Credit Associations (ROSCAs) that are widely known as “Gameya” in Egypt and other Arab countries. Money fellows is the first to offer next-generation digital ROSCAs globally. Users can effectively manage and plan their financial obligations and achieve their financial goals through the platform. Money Fellows offers a secure and convenient alternative to traditional finance that is more social, culturally favourable, affordable, and incentivising....

January 13, 2023 · 4 min · 833 words · Janet Coker

Egyptian Mobility Startup Swvl Debuts On Nasdaq Sets Initial Offer Price At 9 95 Per Share

Swvl is a mass-transit system founded by Mostafa Kandil in 2017 that allows riders travelling in the same direction to share a van or bus ride. The company’s innovative mobility solutions are assisting in the resolution of mass transit supply and demand difficulties in emerging regions, providing dependable, convenient, safe, and affordable transportation to underserved communities. The startup is among the best-funded in Africa, and is presently dynamic over 16 nations....

January 13, 2023 · 2 min · 251 words · Betty Morehead

Eldohub Changes The Tech Space In Kenya

Covid 19 has caused drastic changes in the job market. The young tech professionals have an opportunity to benefit from the program. Demand for tech professionals has increased as many customary businesses have opted to digitally market their goods. Forty Junior Technology Professionals will benefit in the first phase of the project. The professionals will be placed into 40 businesses across Kenya. The SMEs and tech startups will be among the businesses featured....

January 13, 2023 · 3 min · 549 words · Daniel Estep

Employees Elon Musk Says Come To The Office And Work 40 Hours Or Else Here S His Entire Email Techmoran

Many offices throughout the world reopened for their staff with fewer instances and a lower risk of infection. Some large organizations, such as Apple and Google, only require a few permanent staff, whilst tiny offices continue to operate as before the epidemic. Tesla is the latest corporation to request that its staff return to work. Elon Musk, the company’s CEO, has sent out company-wide emails mentioning this. Musk’s emails to Tesla employees were intended to be private since they included corporate information, but the nature of these communications is certain to make many employees unhappy....

January 13, 2023 · 2 min · 248 words · Sabrina Klepchick

Finally You Can Download Spotify Music On Apple Watch

Since last November, the Spotify application accessible on Apple Watch permits you to stream music straightforwardly from the smartwatch. True, consumers who need to tune in to music during their exercises or strolls are not, at this point, compelled to deliver their iPhone. The alternative goes through WiFi or 4G (on the off chance you are outfitted with a cell model). All the more, as of late, Spotify declared the appearance of an offline mode for Apple Watches....

January 13, 2023 · 2 min · 292 words · Kristin Chance

Flutterwave Enables Google Pay For African Businesses

As part of this collaboration, Google Pay will serve as an additional payment option for merchants on Flutterwave for business. This collaboration will offer safe and seamless payments, as well as convenient checkout experiences for customers. Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola, Founder and CEO of Flutterwave, said, “The continued and rapid growth of Flutterwave is due to our commitment to building a platform with simplified payments for everyone. The GooglePay payment option will attract more international customers and increase the current success rates for businesses on Flutterwave....

January 13, 2023 · 2 min · 364 words · Betty Creed

Ford Debuts A Super Van That Is Faster Than A Bugatti Chiron

The Ford E-Transit Custom serves as the basis for the Electric Supervan. According to a press statement from Ford, it was created by Ford Performance and the company’s European design team in collaboration with STARD, an Austrian expert in electric rallying. The steel space frame and composite body panels were specially manufactured for this vehicle. The Supervan has a number of onboard cameras to record footage of its fast runs....

January 13, 2023 · 2 min · 332 words · Alton Wang

Future Google Messages Update Could Work Better With Imessages

Android users are familiar with the message “liked [insert text here],” because whenever a friend with an iPhone uses reactions in a conversation, you get a lengthy message about the text. When iPhone users use iMessage to communicate with one another, these reactions appear as emojis. Nonetheless, on Android, you will see a message that writes out the response used and quotes the textual content to which the iPhone user responded....

January 13, 2023 · 2 min · 215 words · Dave Hyldahl

Gmail For Android And Ios Is Rolling Out A Dedicated Google Meet Tab

The Google Meet tab will be first rolled out on iOS and will be widely available over the next two weeks. And will be rolled out to Android soon. The “Meet” tab once made available, will show a “My Meetings” list of all upcoming scheduled calls. Upon tapping any meet.google.com URL from that view, in an email, or third-party app, you’ll be taken to a new preview screen that provides basic details like the length and who is in the call....

January 13, 2023 · 2 min · 269 words · Paul Barnes

Google Chrome S Newest Version Improves The Speed Of Your Search

Google has made adjustments to search results from Omnibox, the browser’s all-in-one search bar, according to a blog post. When a user types a term into Omnibox, it prompts them with search options to help them discover the page they want to see or the answer to their queries more quickly. To speed up access to search results, Google Chrome will now pre-load what it considers to be the most apparent answers....

January 13, 2023 · 1 min · 207 words · Antonio Bailey

Google Expands Launchpad Accelerator Program To Africa

The Google Launchpad accelerator is a program that was introduced by Google in late 2015, to give select startups from around the world the best resources, access to great mentors, and help accelerating their product. Google’s target is to help startups build products on its platform and become successful doing it and ensuing that every startup has access to the best resources that the ecosystem can provide. Startups participating in the accelerator receive $250,000 worth of assistance, including $50,000 in seed funding with zero equity taken, credits to use Google products, physical space in their country to work, access to a two-week boot camp in Mountain View, California, and six months of mentorship in the program before they graduate....

January 13, 2023 · 1 min · 210 words · Cynthia Cass

Google Graduates 5 000 Smes From Its Hustle Academy

Launched in February this year, the Hustle Academy provides practical business training which helps business owners learn the soft skills that complement their hard talents, through peer-to-peer and mentor-driven learning. This year’s graduates were chosen from nearly 10 000 applications. The 5000 graduates come from 23 cohorts who attended five-day virtual boot camps where they learned how to define their business strategy, increase sales, and pitch for investor funding. The curriculum also included lessons on digital marketing and effective financial planning....

January 13, 2023 · 2 min · 350 words · Debra Price

Google Is Now Allowing Under 18 S To Request The Takedown Of Images Of Themselves From Google Searches

Google has cited it as a ‘safety feature’ and anyone can begin the removal process by entering the URL’s of any images they want to remove from search results, the search terms, and names of the minor and name of the parent or guardian acting their behalf. Google will apparently appraise the application and remove the images “with the exception of cases of compelling public interest or newsworthiness.” If that sounds a little vague then it probably is, although looking at the EU’s ‘right to be forgotten law presumably it will vary depending on each case....

January 13, 2023 · 3 min · 445 words · Phyliss Bruno

Google Phone App Is Finally Getting A Basic Caller Id That Will Replace Truecaller

Now you may need to download Truecaller separately to find out who is calling you as the Google Phone app has got this much-awaited update. Google Phone app is finally getting the very basic Caller ID feature that will display the caller’s name and number for all upcoming calls. The company has been working on the feature for quite some time now but it is now been rolled out to users on the stable version of the Google Phone app....

January 13, 2023 · 2 min · 396 words · George Harris

Google Pixel 6 Is It Easy For Google To Keep Up With The Five Years Of Security Updates

The Google Pixel 6 and the pro version of the smartphones from Google are now official. In addition to the capabilities provided by its Google Tensor processor, the Mountain View company has promised prospective customers of its new devices that they would not be tracked. The standard version of the two models will see up to 5 years of updates from October 28th. However, we still have to ask if what we expect and the outcomes will balance The statement isn’t completely false, but it won’t all be big upgrades with new features, contrary to common perception....

January 13, 2023 · 2 min · 253 words · Teddy Campbell

Google Will Now Let Users Under The Age Of 18 Request The Removal Of Their Images

The search giant has announced that it will give minors more control over their digital footprint. In simple terms, Google will now let users under the age of 18 requests the removal of their images from Google Search results. If the young user is not able to file the application, their parents or guardian can request Google on their behalf. Google, however, made it clear that it would not remove the images from the web....

January 13, 2023 · 2 min · 412 words · Warren Daniels

Growsel Is Connecting Local Farmers To Investors

Growsel is looking to change this by empowering under-financed farmers across Nigeria. The platform is a farmers’ marketplace that connects local farmers to investors. Growsel also goes further to provide access to global best agricultural practical advice through SMS to local farmers without internet. For farmers seeking investments, they simply sign up on the website, and then get connected to individual and corporate investors for funding within the estimated fund raising duration before cultivation....

January 13, 2023 · 2 min · 234 words · Caterina Lancaster

Happy 9Th Birthday Twitter

Twitter marked its 9th birthday since its inception in 2006. This comes at a time when Twitter has been engaging its users through massive use of product features like the hashtags, and best practices like live tweeting that has made Twitter usage more interactive and enjoyable. To mark the nine years of Twitter’s existence, Twitter looks back at some of the landmark moments they have created around the world and moments that have defined history among its users....

January 13, 2023 · 2 min · 384 words · Corey Jethva

Here Are The Best Five Smartphones That Blew Us Away From This First Part Of 2021

Fifth Position realme GT 5G: Awsome performance at a cheaper budget Realme is becoming a very, very important player in the smartphone industry. Ultra popular in India, in particular, the brand is making an unprecedented breakthrough in Africa thanks to the many products that the brand has. The realme GT 5Gb is the most recent release from this Manufacturer. Mind you, for less than Ksh 50,000. You will find a smartphone with the best chip right now in the market (Snapdragon 888) that equally supports 5G....

January 13, 2023 · 3 min · 615 words · Candace Barnett