Undermyfork, a diabetes tracking app designed to help people with the disease improve “time-in-range” and better manage their condition, has raised $400,000 in seed funding. Investment comes from AltaIR Capital, AltaClub, and Runa Capital . Undermyfork co-founder Mike Ushakov’s previous company, Metabar (the maker of the browser add-on Sovetnik), was Read more…
The comments from New Zealand’s finance minister come after trading was hit for the fourth day in a row. Source: BBC
The Management of International Youth Fellowship (IYF) in Collaboration with COCONUT-South Korea have embarked on a series of donations to help the vulnerable who have adversely been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. In connection with this effort and as part of their contributions towards supporting the Covid-19 relief efforts in Read more…
Executive Member of the Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG), Yusif Alhassan Chibsah has asked football clubs in Ghana not to see them as being antagonistic to the clubs. There has been a growing perception that the PFAG that is in charge of promoting the welfare of all professional footballers Read more…
Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has been re-elected to serve a second 5-year term as President of the African Development Bank Group by the Board of Governors of the Bank. Dr Adesina, the globally renowned development economist and World Food Prize Laureate and Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate was re-elected after distinguishing Read more…
The Enactus team from the University College of Management Studies (UCOMS) has donated four tricycle ambulances to some communities in the Northern Region to help improve maternal and child healthcare in the rural and hard to reach communities of that region. Enactus is an international non-profit organization that brings together Read more…
Former Deputy Tourism and Creative Arts Minister has praised the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama for being an open-minded and an understanding individual. Abla Dzifa Gomashie who was speaking on Joy FM’s Personality Profile on Thursday said Mr Mahama during his tenure as president is Read more…
As you know by now, Disrupt is going completely virtual for its 10th anniversary. TechCrunch’s Asia team (me, Rita Liao and Manish Singh) will miss seeing everyone in Moscone Center, but this will be the most accessible Disrupt ever, and we are excited to bring a full roster of Asia-focused Read more…
Deputy Finance Minister Charles Boahene says money being raised from the Agyapa Royalties deal will be invested in key infrastructural projects in the country, with a special focus on the mining communities. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, he said investments in these areas will help create more value Read more…
Elon Musk called an attempted cyberattack against Tesla “serious,” a comment that confirms the company was the target of a foiled ransomware attempt at its massive factory near Reno, Nevada. The Justice Department released a complaint Thursday that described a thwarted malware attack against an unnamed company in Sparks, Nevada. Read more…
Neuralink is working on ways to connect the human brain to machines. Source: BBC
Some customers are still paying full price for contracts even after they paid off expensive phones. Source: BBC
Rising member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sheila Bartels political career began with the simple desire to serve people. As a young child, she observed her father perform his duties as a Minister of State and a Member of Parliament. This, she believes, deepened her passion to serve others. Read more…
Parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah has donated medical equipment to the community of Kansarowdo. The move which was hailed by the queen mother of the area in the Essikado-Ketan constituency is geared towards improving healthcare delivery in its health facilities. An earlier set of Read more…
Some youth of Nyohini in the Tamale Metropolis have arrested the central manageress of the Tamale Children’s Home Mawulorm Afelete for allegedly smuggling food to her home town. According to the youth, they had word in the past of similar activities but because they did not have evidence they could Read more…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says many Ghanaians have failed to follow through with Covid-19 protocols raising concerns among health workers about a possible resurgence of positive cases. “Managing Covid-19 is about what we do. Protecting ourselves, wearing masks, social distancing, hand washing, is very crucial,” Director-General of GHS, Dr Read more…
The farming of seaweed is accelerating as firms exploit its fast growth and green credentials. Source: BBC
Turmoil continues at TikTok, Salesforce lays off 1,000 people and Warby Parker is now valued at $3 billion. This is your Daily Crunch for August 27, 2020. The big story: TikTok’s CEO resigns Kevin Mayer, the former Disney executive who joined TikTok as CEO just over 100 days ago, announced Read more…
Frankly, the most surprising thing about the PuriCare is that more tech companies haven’t launched a similar product in recent months. LG is showing it off as part of the upcoming IFA press conference in Berlin — though the company is opting for a virtual presence at this year’s show. Read more…
Shared electric moped startup Revel has resumed operations in New York City a month after shutting down its service following several deaths. The startup’s blue mopeds that had become a familiar sight in New York City are back, but with a number of new protocols and features aimed at boosting Read more…