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Millions of Android users should update their apps, Twitter warns. Source: BBC

The photo-sharing app adds new features that will be very familiar to TikTok fans. Source: BBC

Two persons on trial at the Enchi District Magistrate court for allegedly assaulting each other have been granted ¢2,000.00 bail each with surety. The accused, Prince Danso, a 32 year-old student and Ernestina Adu, a 36 year-old trader, pleaded not guilty to assault, attempting to commit crime and disturbing public Read more…

The Acting Director of the National Information Technology Agency (NITA), has said they are making sure that the connectivity provided for the Ministries Departments Agencies (MDA’S) and Metropolitan Municipal Districts Assemblies (MMDA) is in good condition. Richard Okyere-Fosu said, “We are ensuring that connectivity is up. We are also discussing Read more…

The Galaxy Z Fold 2 now has a much bigger display on its outside for use when closed. Source: BBC

Former Deputy Communications Minister, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has denied claims that he was part of a young crop of politicians ‘recruited’ to verbally abuse former President J.J. Rawlings. According to him, there is no truth to those claims, and explains that his actions were borne out of the need to Read more…

Salisu grew up with just his mother At around age 8, Salisu’s dad travelled to a different country and his mum had to take care of him. Despite her mum losing her job, the family (three boys and the mother) still had food to eat but there was no room Read more…

Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has said the monetisation of politics is creating an unstable parliament and endangering the country’s democracy. The Tamale Central MP said this phenomenon has led to a high attrition rate in the House. Speaking at a forum on the need to nurture career legislators, Mr Iddrisu Read more…

The Omanhene of New Juaben Traditional Area has accused the Paramount Chief of the Abuakwa Traditional Area Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin of excluding New Juaben from the list of Divisional Chiefs submitted to the National House of chiefs. Daasebre Professor (Emeritus) Oti Boateng says the Okyehene, under the pretext of Read more…

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) have for the second time postponed their ruling of the case between Wilfred Osei ‘Palmer’ and Ghana Football Association (GFA). The ruling will now be communicated on September 1, 2020, the international tribunal announced. CAS had announced Tuesday, August 4, 2020, to communicate Read more…

While dog owners have plenty of direct-to-consumer options if they want to order pet food online, we haven’t seen a similar wave of startups for cats. But that may be starting to change. Earlier this year, I wrote about Cat Person, a startup backed by Harry’s Labs offering a variety Read more…

As Kubernetes and cloud native technologies proliferate, developers and IT have found a growing set of technical challenges they need to address, and new concepts and projects have popped up to deal with them. For instance, operators provide a way to package, deploy and manage your cloud native application in Read more…

Harness has made a name for itself creating tools like continuous delivery (CD) for software engineers to give them the kind of power that has been traditionally reserved for companies with large engineering teams like Google, Facebook and Netflix. Today, the company announced it has acquired Drone.io, an open source Read more…

Instagram Reels, the company’s significant effort in challenging TikTok on short-form creative content, is launching globally, starting today. The feature is being made available across 50 countries, including the U.S., as TechCrunch had previously reported. The expansion means Reels will now be available in key international markets, such as India, Read more…

A driver using the touchscreen controls for windscreen wipers was distracted, a German court says. Source: BBC