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Nine months after being expelled from social media for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, former President Donald Trump said he’s launching a new media company with its own social media platform. Trump says his goal in launching the Trump Media & Technology Group and its “Truth Social” app is to create a rival to the Big Tech companies that have shut him out and denied him the megaphone that was paramount to his national rise....

Founded by Haythem Dridi in 2021, Millesima Technologies focuses on video technology and data analytics. It offers an end-to-end solution enabling its users to create customisable in-person, hybrid and fully virtual events to ensure high audience engagement. According to the company,funds raised from BH Equity, a venture capital investment company subsidiary of BH BANK that has been operating in private equity since 1997, and from a private company, will contribute to the launch of the MYVIOO platform....

In a tweet thread, Dorsey explained that he has allocated more than $40 million to various causes and organizations over the years, though mostly anonymously. Now, Dorsey says, any donations and grants will be public. Given he’s utilizing share equity, as opposed to direct cash, that makes sense – though even with that concession, the allocation is significant. Dorsey says that the funding will benefit both Twitter and Square over the long-term “because it’s helping the people we want to serve”....

Just days after WhatsApp stopped cropping images and videos that you send in chats, Twitter has announced that it’s doing the same. The change is rolling out on iOS and Android in the next few weeks and means that your single images won’t be cropped anymore – they will look the same in the composer, as they do on your timeline. The change will make many photographers, artists, and social media managers very happy as their tall images will appear on Twitter exactly the way they imagined....

Grubtech, the best food technologies platform award holder in 2021, assigned Osama Harfoush as its country manager who will supervise the company’s expansion plans in Egypt and implement its strategy set for the local market. Founded in 2019 by Mohamed El-Fayed, Mohamed Hamidi and Omar El-Refa’ie, Grubtech is a cloud and dark kitchen solutions platform that enables its clients to digitize operations and management of online food orders, providing them with marketing and sales tools as well as extending in-details data analyses for restaurants, through which contributing to decreasing their expenses and catalyzing the growth of their businesses....

“While earnings on our platform remain elevated compared to historical trends, the recent spike in gas prices has affected ride share and delivery driver,” Uber said in a blog post Friday. “To help reduce the burden, we are rolling out a temporary fuel surcharge.” The surcharge will go into effect starting from March 16 and will last for 60 days, after which, Uber will readjust the charges based on feedback from drivers and customers....

Uber will make available its wide network of drivers to ensure those who are supporting communities and the many frontline workers who need to be mobile, have a reliable and efficient way of getting around. According to Anthony le Roux Regional General Manager, Uber, Middle East and Africa, “It is our role to help the society by providing relief, especially those who work tirelessly to support our communities. This is the largest partnership for us across MEA and we are amazed at Mastercard’s relentless effort to make a difference....

The ultimatum was issued by president Uhuru Kenyatta who was speaking during the launch of the launch of the Integrated Population Registration System (IPRS) at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre. “The heads of all government agencies who do not abide by that directive will be held individually accountable for their failure. This must happen,” he said. “Kenyans need to have confidence that government tenders are managed transparently, prudently and fairly,” he added....

The Youth Climate Innovation Lab, a collaboration between the UN Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), SAFEEM, and Seedstars, is a fast-paced three-day event during which youth innovators from across the MENA region, with the support of climate technology, entrepreneurship, and business experts, will explore design thinking tools to ideate and validate innovative solutions for climate mitigation and adaptation within selected sectors and technology fields. “With governments across the MENA region leapfrogging their nations towards oil-independent economies, it is time to equip our youth with the knowledge and tools to drive climate action initiatives,” shared Mohamad Fanous, Program Manager MENA of Seedstars....

The Unstereotype Alliance is a thought and action platform that unites the influence of the advertising, media, and marketing community as a force for transformative change. Guinness Nigeria leads the charge championing the process towards the launch of the chapter, whose core membership features leading industry players First Bank of Nigeria, SO&U LTD, Unilever Nigeria and X3M Ideas. Bringing a wealth of influence and reach, the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN) and Women in Successful Careers (WISCAR) also join the Nigeria chapter as allies....

Often how you see your product or your service differs greatly from how the customer sees it from their end. By going through the various steps of User journey mapping, you can understand the common problems that are faced by your clients. By removing them beforehand, you can ensure that your clients have a smoother experience each time they interact with your company, across platforms. What Is The User Journey Map?...

The move is part of the Global Education Coalition (GEC).The pilot project was launched on December 17, 2021 in Maragima Primary School, Nyeri County, one of the 13 beneficiary schools. The launch was officiated by Mr. Joe Mucheru, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs; UNESCO Regional Director, Professor Hubert Gijzen; CEO Huawei Kenya, Mr. Will Meng; Chairman of ICT Authority Prof. Fredrick Owino; Acting CEO, ICT Authority, Dr....

The company said in a blog post: Searches related to working from home skyrocketed by nearly 35 times compared with previous months. There was also data suggesting changes in daily routine. Searches that were previously prone to morning or evening surges were more evenly distributed throughout the day. Searches for sleep, conversely, were down, which Giphy attributed to the lack of commuting. People are also consuming more content than ever, and there is plenty of evidence in Giphy’s search data....

The announcement was made at the opening session of the 7th annual Women for Success conference held in Cairo, Alamein, and Alexandria. The program trained 500 Egyptians last year and teaches digital marketing skills and how to build a website and market through social media, and also provides free courses from Google’s “Maharat min Google” e-learning platform. At the event, USAID Mission Director Leslie Reed said, “As we approach Women’s Month in March, the U....

The Series A funding round was led by leading FinTech investor Quona Capital, alongside Treasury, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), TMT Investments, Unicorn Growth Capital, Zrosk Investment Management and P1 Ventures. Previous investors include Y Combinator, Accelerated Digital Ventures, and Ace & Company. According to Ola Oyetayo, Co-Founder and CEO of Verto: “Using Verto’s three main products (Payments, Exchange & Multi-Currency account), business owners can now send cross-border B2B payments at FX rates up to 9 times cheaper than they could through traditional banks, and with Verto wallets businesses can hold money with us in 39 currencies and make instant cross-border payments to other companies on the Verto network in real-time....

The initiative comprises a series of programs giving women entrepreneurs access to insights via research and engagement with small businesses, private and public sector communities and educational resources. She’s Next, empowered by Visa, will also bring networking opportunities in partnership with She Leads Africa; a community of over 700 0000 women entrepreneurs, and lastly financial support and solutions to enable digital capability. To coincide with the launch, Visa has unveiled new research titled “Understanding Women Owned SMEs”, which explores the role of technologies including digital payments in enabling the business success of female entrepreneurs in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria....

The initiative is a peer to peer transmission alliance that enables a seamless file transfer experience that does not require internet connection. To transfer files, users only need Bluetooth for fast pairing and WiFi P2P (Peer to Peer) technology for the data transfer, bringing together an instant, stable and high-speed connection between devices. Read iPhone 12 To feature a radical design change including an upgraded camera Users just need to turn on their WiFi and Bluetooth, or turn on the function under “menu”, then select the files that they wish to share....

The laboratory is expected to help enterprise and public sector customers of Vodacom Business to accelerate their digital transformation journey by building, managing, and scaling their local applications using AWS services and tools. The long term impact of the laboratory is that customers will, through the use of new technologies, be able to save time and money in how they run their businesses, as well as create enhanced experiences for their own customers....

Find Social Partners If you want to learn how to market an online course through social media, you’ll have to start by finding ways to connect with others. Search online for folks who are offering courses that could complement yours. Try to contact them or promote them on your social media platform. If you are genuine about your support, these folks will likely take notice. Given enough time, you might be able to partner up or get them to promote your course on their platform....

Forex robots are applied by both beginners and professionals since they remove a psychological component in this business. That means they diminish the effects of emotions and bias. One can set robots to trade automatically according to certain parameters. However, manual trading is also possible with this tool. Forex robots can work 24/7, which is a huge advantage over traditional manual trading. They watch market trends round the clock without any pauses and make so many traders that any person would ever be available to do....