The controversial facial recognition software maker Clearview AI has a new contract with ICE, the most controversial U.S. government agency. Clearview was already known to work with the branch of Homeland Security fiercely criticized for implementing the Trump administration’s harsh immigration policies. The new contract makes it clear that relationship Read more…
An Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a trader over an alleged issue of dud cheques. Kwame Adjei is said to have issued two cheques with the face value ¢65,000.00, each to be drawn by Frank Yao Gli, the complainant, but they were dishonoured. Read more…
In the four years since Help Lightning first began pitching its services out of its Birmingham, Ala. headquarters, the company has managed to sign up 100 customers including some large Fortune 500 companies like Cox Communications, Siemens, and Boston Scientific. Now, with an additional $8 million in financing from Resolve Read more…
Rent the Runway and Glossier became unicorns within the same week in June 2019. That same year, only 2.7% of venture capital dollars went toward female-founded companies. Silicon Valley’s disconnect between the monetary success of female-founded companies and funding them in the first place is disheartening. The conversation is there, Read more…
The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) has appointed Professor Richard Kwasi Amankwah as Vice-Chancellor of the University. His appointment comes on the back of the acceptance of the report of the Search Committee by the Council of the University at its 75th ‘special’ meeting held on Friday, August 14. Read more…
The paperless healthcare service has has successfully been implemented at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). KATH’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Oheneba Owusu-Danso in statement on Thursday noted that the final phase of digitalising all its clinical functions ended on August 1. He said henceforth, there will be no need Read more…
Six independent presidential aspirants in the forthcoming 2020 general elections have called for a holistic national approach involving all stakeholders to curb corruption in the country. The six independent aspirants who made the call include Mr Marricke Kofi, Mr Carl Ebo Morgan, Mr Kofi Koranteng, Mr Samuel Ofori Ampofo, Mr Read more…
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique said radical changes were needed from top to bottom after his side were annihilated 8-2 by Bayern Munich on Friday to exit the Champions League in one of the Catalan side’s darkest ever nights. “We feel devastated, although shame is the real word I’m looking for. Read more…
At TechCrunch Early Stage, I spoke with Coatue Management GP Caryn Marooney about startup branding and how founders can get people to pay attention to what they’re building. Marooney recently made the jump into venture capital; previously she was co-founder and CEO of The Outcast Agency, one of Silicon Valley’s Read more…
No matter what you think of Sequoia Capital, the firm doesn’t rest on its laurels. Though it’s now managing ungodly amounts of money and has for decades been considered among the top venture firms in the world, it routinely finds new ways to stay relevant and to ensure that it Read more…
The Embassy of Israel in Accra has reiterated its commitment to strengthening relations between the State of Israel and Ghana in the investment and development sectors. This was made known by H. E. Shani Cooper, Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone when she embarked on a working visit Read more…
Andy Rachleff founded Wealthfront a decade ago to give investors a better and smarter way to manage their wealth, building on core academic research showing that a carefully balanced portfolio of low-fee ETFs outperformed more aggressive strategies. Since then, the company has taken in billions of dollars of invested capital Read more…
Facebook joined the growing ranks of companies publicly complaining about the 30% fee that Apple collects on payments made through its App Store. Those complaints came midway through a blog post about the social network’s new feature supporting paid online events. Facebook said that to support struggling businesses, it won’t be Read more…
Welcome back to Human Capital, where we look at all things labor and diversity, equity and inclusion. This week, Uber and Lyft’s legal battle against a California law pertaining to independent contractors continued. As of right now, it’s looking like Uber and Lyft are going to temporarily cease operations in Read more…
Businesses will now be able to monetize online events on Facebook, thanks to a new feature that the social network is launching in the United States and 19 other countries today. In a call with reporters, Head of Facebook App Fidji Simo said that Facebook’s Events feature was designed for Read more…
I enjoy driving the Polestar 2 more than the Tesla Model 3. The Polestar 2 is more comfortable, seemingly better built, and has a better infotainment system. In all the traditional automotive metrics, it’s a better car, and yet I find it hard to recommend over the Tesla Model 3. Read more…
Fishermen across the country’s four coastal regions have started a one-week protest against the activities of Saiko, the transhipment of fish at sea. This follows the airing of a JoyNews hotline documentary ‘Saiko: When the last fish is caught’ that investigated the activities of industrial trawlers on high seas. Among Read more…
FRIDAY, 14th AUGUST, 2020 ACCRA Salutations Honourable Minister for Defence Excellencies, Members of the Diplomatic Corps The Chief of the Defence Staff Service Chiefs The Commandant Generals Senior Officers The Rector, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration Members of the Academia Members of Staff of the College The Rank 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. This week we had the full crew around once again, Natasha Mascarenhas, Danny Crichton, Chris Gates, and myself. And as always, it was key to have the full crew as Read more…
Member of defunct music group 4×4, Captain Planet has expressed his displeasure with Ghanaians over the lack of support for homegrown talent. The rapper took to his Twitter page to share his disappointment in the preference of foreign music over indigenous ones. “See how Nigerians are tweeting about Burna boy’s Read more…