Loren Appin Contributor Share on Twitter Loren Appin is co-founder and COO of Fishbowl, a workplace social network bringing together professionals during the new era of remote work. The death of George Floyd and the recent Black Lives Matter protests Read more…
As sales teams partner with other companies, they go through a process called account mapping to find common customers and prospects. This is usually a highly manual activity tracked in spreadsheets. Crossbeam, a Philadelphia startup, has come up with a Read more…
Five persons have been injured after bodyguards of the New Patriotic Party Parliamentary candidate for Ajumako Enyan Easiam constituency allegedly attacked registrants at Ajumako Bisease. Narrating what led to the disturbance, Joy News’ Richard Kwadwo Nyarko said Dr Rashid Kwesi Read more…
Covid-19 hit the shores of Ghana, in the middle of March when the country recorded its first two cases, the lives of Ghanaians have been changed drastically even as the cases keep increasing. In the midst of this pandemic, a Read more…
WordPress.com, a division of Automattic, is launching a new product called P2. And this time, it’s all about improving internal communications for private groups. As a remote company, Automattic has been using P2 internally for years to communicate asynchronously. It’s Read more…
The UK-based chip designer’s ex-president Tudor Brown warns of the risks of the firm being sold on. Source: BBC
Premier League clubs have voted against continuing to allow five substitutions in a match for the 2020-21 season. The rule was brought in when the 2019-20 top-flight season restarted in June, having been halted for three months because of the Read more…
TikTok, the Chinese video sharing app that’s found itself at the center of a geopolitical power struggle which threatens to put hard limits on its global growth this year, said today it will build its first data center in Europe. Read more…
Uber has bought UK based Autocab, which sells SaaS to the taxi and private hire vehicle industry, with the aim of expanding the utility of its own platform by linking users who open its app in places where it doesn’t Read more…
The social media star is no stranger to controversy and has had other run-ins with law enforcement. Source: BBC
Over a third of the world’s smartphone sales come from Chinese vendors Huawei, Xiaomi and Oppo. These manufacturers have thrived not only because they offer value-for-money handsets thanks to China’s supply chains, but they also enjoy a relatively open mobile Read more…
Infermedica, the Poland-founded health tech startup that offers an AI-driven platform for preliminary diagnosis and triage, has raised just over $10 million in Series A funding. The round is led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Read more…
In an open letter to Facebook’s leadership posted earlier today, the attorneys general from twenty states called on the company to do more to fight intimidation, discrimination, disinformation, harassment and hate speech on the platform. “Although Facebook has made some Read more…
Twitter took action against the official Trump campaign Twitter account Wednesday, freezing @TeamTrump’s ability to tweet until it removed a video in which the president made misleading claims about the coronavirus. In the video clip, taken from a Wednesday morning Read more…
The social networks say a post of a TV interview Mr Trump gave contained Covid-19 “misinformation”. Source: BBC
Facebook took down a video President Trump posted to his account Wednesday, citing its rules against false claims about the coronavirus. The decision to remove the video signals a new direction for Facebook, which has been taking incremental steps recently Read more…
The firm says the move represents its “long-term commitment to Europe”. Source: BBC
Uber and Lyft are both facing another lawsuit from the office of the California Labor Commissioner alleging wage theft. Filed today, the suits argue both Uber and Lyft are misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors and aim to enforce the Read more…
The running mate of John Mahama, Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has ended her first official visit to the Central Region since she was outdoored. She made the first stop at her hometown, Komenda, in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem District, where she paid a visit to the Chief and Read more…
The Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described the decision of the National Peace Council to remain silent on alleged military brutalities at registration centres as unfortunate. This comes after a Peace Council Board Member, Dr Read more…