Josephine Nkrumah, Chairperson, National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has called on the citizenry to safeguard the prevailing peace to ensure violence-free General elections in December. She said peace is a prerequisite tool for successful elections and development, therefore it was necessary for the citizenry to avoid acts that had Read more…
The Receiver of some defunct financial institutions says he is liaising with Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) to retrieve books of some 35 liquidated firms. Eric Nana Nipa said the inability to get access to the books and records of these firms had made it validate the claims of Read more…
The film – the 12th highest-grossing ever – has been recognized by critics and writers as a watershed moment for Hollywood. Chadwick Boseman helped Black Panther become the first superhero movie to be nominated for the best picture Oscar. Most importantly, it was the first big-budget superhero movie with a Read more…
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has stated it will “strictly enforce” health and safety protocols at its Ordinary Session of Congress on Tuesday amid the coronavirus pandemic. Originally scheduled to take place online via video conferencing technology Zoom, the meeting has been re-organised to an in-person session following the lifting Read more…
Authorities have found 39 missing children in Georgia during a two-week effort to rescue endangered minors. The US Marshals Service Missing Child Unit led the search, dubbed “Operation Not Forgotten.” It collaborated with the agency’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and state Read more…
The much anticipated National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) has been scheduled to commence on September 8, 2020. The annual event organised by Primetime Limited will officially be launched on Tuesday, September 1. Balloting for the preliminary rounds of the 25th edition of the NSMQ will be done by dignitaries Read more…
The US government had expressed concerns that China might steal data carried by the cable. Source: BBC
New rules mean Beijing could block the sale of the app’s video recommendation engine. Source: BBC
Rocket Lab is back to active launch status after encountering an issue with its last mission that resulted in a loss of the payload. In just over a month, Rocket Lab was able to identify what went wrong with the Electron launch vehicle used on that mission and correct the Read more…
The new update is available to drivers in the US with Autopilot activated. Source: BBC
SpaceX performed a milestone first polar orbital launch of a satellite from its East Coast launch facility at Cape Canaveral on Sunday. The Falcon 9 mission carried three payloads, including a SAOCOM-1B synthetic aperture radar satellite which was flown on behalf of the Argentine space agency, and two small satellites Read more…
Semalytix, a Bielefeld, Germany-based startup that offers pharmaceutical companies an AI-powered data tool to better understand real-world patient experiences, has raised €4.3 million in Series A funding. Leading the round is venture capital firm btov Partners, with participation from existing investor Fly Ventures and several unnamed angels. Semalytix will use Read more…
Over the past year, Netflix has attempted to expand its appeal in part by making a title or two free to non-paying users in select markets. Now the American giant is extending this test to users across the globe — with a larger free catalog. The on-demand video streaming service Read more…
Mumbai-based Eruditus, which works with top universities globally to offer more than 100 executive-level courses to students in over 80 nations, said on Monday it has raised $113 million in a new financing round as it looks to further scale its business to reach more learners. The Series D financing Read more…
TechCrunch Disrupt is right around the corner. And this year, we’re trying something different — we’re taking Disrupt virtual. That’s why we’re excited to announce that we used this opportunity to invite a slate of incredible European speakers to join TechCrunch on our virtual stage on September 14-18. It represents Read more…
While Beijing has repeatedly spoken out against Washington’s pressure on Huawei, it has remained relatively quiet amid TikTok’s recent struggles in the U.S. As the red-hot video app approaches a final sale in the U.S., however, the Chinese authority moved unexpectedly to make the deal more complicated to go through. Read more…
SockSoho co-founder Pritika Mehta with some of the company’s socks SockSoho is a direct-to-consumer brand that aspires to become the “Uniqlo of India.” The company launched sales ten months ago, starting with men’s socks, and recently completed Y Combinator’s Summer 2020 program. Founded by Pritika Mehta, a data scientist who Read more…
AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes is expanding into payments, music and shopping to tackle the travel slump. Source: BBC
Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Madam Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye has reiterated President Akufo-Addo’s commitment to upgrading the livelihoods and progress of fisher-folk. She said the dedication was evident in the distribution of hundreds of outboard motors, the elimination of premix fuel challenges and the construction of landing sites. Read more…
US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden have clashed over the violence that has erupted at protests in Portland, Oregon. Mr Trump blamed the Democrat mayor of Portland, Ted Wheeler, for allowing the “death and destruction of his city”. But Mr Biden said the president was “recklessly Read more…