Building out its previous commitment, the White House is announcing a $1 billion investment into two of tech’s most promising frontiers, AI and quantum computing. Last year, the Trump administration rolled out an executive order on AI declaring its intention to bolster U.S. dominance in the field, but the order Read more…
The billion user social networking app can also be used for shopping, gaming and other activities. Source: BBC
A new report reveals the catalogue of mistakes that left an Edinburgh children’s hospital unusable. Source: BBC
The once-pioneering BlackBerry is pretty much out of the smartphone manufacturing game, but the Canadian company has been busy transitioning to providing software for connected devices, including smart cars. Now it’s brought that section of its business to China. This week, BlackBerry announced that it will be powering the Level Read more…
The Vice President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mark Addo has revealed that the football governing body in Ghana are presenting an unedited budget at the upcoming congress because it had no auditor. The FA’s ordinary Congress slated for Tuesday, September 1, 2020, is the highest decision-making body of Read more…
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has charged the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) to play a leading role in the national campaign to reduce road accidents to the barest minimum. He said the commitment on the part of members of the Union, especially drivers to adhere to motor-traffic Read more…
A lagging trend of the past few months has been witnessing startups that COVID seemed poised to kill end up scaling back some of those deep cuts and taking off again. Not all spaces have been quite so lucky, in particular, lately we’ve seen a host of location-based virtual reality Read more…
A furnace explosion at the United Steel Company Limited on Monday, August 24 at the Freezone Enclave in Tema has injured nine persons and destroyed property belonging to MND Metals Company Limited. The nine injured included 6 Ghanaians and 3 Indians working in the company (United Steel Company). The impact Read more…
On 22nd August 2020, the National Patriotic Party (NPP) launched their 2020 election manifesto in the Central Region of Ghana. There have been numerous allegations from the major opposition party; the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as to why the NPP chose the Central region. Aside these allegations, concerned citizens and Read more…
Deputy Finance Minister, Charles Adu Boahen says the selection of Kofi Osafo Maafo, son of Senior Minister Osafo Maafo was through a competitive process and not otherwise as some have suggested. He said the selection process was done by Conferi, an internationally recognized global headhunting firm who had shortlisted the Read more…
There have been mixed reactions at the St Joseph’s Junior High School in Tamale over the hot meal provided by government for Junior High School students which started yesterday. Some students expected something more “attractive” than what was provided while others were fine with it. Some also blamed the caterer Read more…
Australian researchers are testing a treatment for coronavirus they hope will provide relief for those infected with Covid-19 and limit its spread. Professor David Morris and his international team have adapted a cancer treatment known as ‘BromAc’ that could prevent the virus moving into the lungs of carriers and spreading to other Read more…
FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange that offers derivatives, options and other sophisticated products, is acquiring a popular portfolio tracking app, Blockfolio. FTX is spending $150 million for the acquisition. But take that price with a grain of salt as it’s a combination of cash, cryptocurrency and stock. Cryptocurrency (and stock) in Read more…
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. We’re back out of sequence, because literally every company you can name (well, almost) dropped an S-1 yesterday so we had to sit down and parse them out a bit. Read more…
Axon, the company formerly known as Taser and which provides the majority of police body cameras, has a few new tech tools for cops that could cut down on paperwork and improve response times. But at a time when the fundamental means and mission of police is being questioned, is Read more…
Last month’s ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), ripping up the EU-US Privacy Shield and sewing doubt over alternative mechanisms, has put a cat among the pigeons of international data transfers. For Facebook the impact could fall like a cleaving sword as its business is Read more…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on says his government is keen on making Ghana a regional hub for financial services. Speaking on the floor of Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), he said the Exchange had a critical role to play in building a robust market economy. Thus, it is committed to Read more…
Danielle Morgan, a Black assistant professor at Santa Clara University, was dancing in her room on Saturday morning when she said she was interrupted by a knock on her door. Outside stood her brother, Carlos Fuentes, who was visiting her on campus after eight months of being apart due to Read more…
The Founder of the National Interest Movement Dr Abu Sakara has called on electorates in the Damongo Constituency to exercise their franchise during this year’s general elections with their community in mind. Speaking at a marriage ceremony in Damongo, the agriculturalist and politician tasked the constituents to rally behind Independent Read more…
Epic Games wins a victory against Apple, Fitbit announces a new smartwatch and Microsoft Word adds a transcription feature. This is your Daily Crunch for August 25, 2020. The big story: Judge says Apple can’t block Unreal Engine U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers weighed in on the legal Read more…