Jake Rothstein is the co-founder of Papa, a Miami-based company that offers care and companionship to seniors. The business, which pairs elderly Americans with uncertified-yet-vetted pals, helps offer casual services, such as technology support, grocery delivery or even a fun conversation. It has raised upwards of $91 million in venture Read more…
Joyce Lin Contributor Share on Twitter Joyce Lin is head of developer relations at Postman. API publishers among Postman’s community of more than 15 million are working toward more seamless and integrated developer experiences for their APIs. Distilled from hundreds of one-on-one discussions, I recently shared a study on increasing Read more…
The EU says suspending the plan will help achieve a global tax deal, but Ireland is still unhappy. Source: BBC
Bioengineering may soon provide compelling, low-carbon alternatives in industries where even the best methods produce significant emissions. Utilizing natural and engineered biological process has led to low-carbon textiles from AlgiKnit, cell-cultured premium meats from Orbillion and fuels captured from waste emissions via LanzaTech — and leaders from those companies will Read more…
At its Game Developer Summit, Google today announced a new feature for Android game developers that will speed up by almost 2x the time from starting a download in the Google Play store to the game launching — at least on Android 12 devices. The name of the new feature, Read more…
Terminal 5 sees long queues at security because staff were told to self-isolate by the NHS app. Source: BBC
The Dagomba Chief, Alhaji Omar Hussein has charged the Committee probing the incidents leading to the death of two persons during a youth demonstration at Ejura on Tuesday, June 29, to carry out their mandate fairly. Speaking on his behalf, when he took his turn to testify before the Committee, Read more…
Associate Professor at the University of Ghana, Professor Eric Osei-Assibey has stated that the regressive nature of the new levies and taxes imposed by the Akufo-Addo led government is taking a toll on the already meagre incomes of the ordinary Ghanaian. “For example, the levies or the taxes that have Read more…
Shortage of fertilizer in the Sissala area is adversely affecting farmers who are struggling to access it leaving large fields of maize turning yellowish in colour a few weeks after planting. Some of the farmers told the media in an interview during a visit to their farms in the Sissala Read more…
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is warning that Intensive Care Units in Accra’s major hospitals are being overstretched as the country deals with a surge in Covid-19 cases. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Monday, the General Secretary of GMA, Dr Justice Yankson, stated that hospitals in Ghana Read more…
Gurgaon-based mobile wallet service firm MobiKwik plans to raise up to $255 million in an initial public offering, becoming the latest Indian startup to explore the public markets. The 12-year-old firm, which counts Sequoia Capital India and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority among its investors and has raised about $250 million Read more…
President Akufo-Addo will embark on a two-day working visit to the Upper West Region from Tuesday, July 13, 2021. On arrival, the President is expected to commence business with a courtesy call on the Wa Naa Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo IV, the Overlord of the Wala Traditional Area before honouring a Read more…
General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has disclosed that there is an increase in the number of young people who have contracted the Covid-19 virus in the country. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Monday, July 12, Dr Justice Yankson stated that, recent records at various hospitals Read more…
The Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has congratulated Accra Hearts of Oak for winning the 2020/2021 Ghana Premier League and Bibiani Gold Stars for qualifying to the premier league for next season. The Phobians ended their 11-year trophy drought after drawing 1-1 with Liberty Professionals to confirm their Read more…
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Residents of Moree, a fishing community in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the Central Region have been screened and dewormed by medical officials and the Rotary Club. The exercise is expected to keep them fit and free from diseases as they await they end of the fishing closed season. Read more…
Presidential Adviser on Health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare has revealed that Ghana is expecting about 1.2 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine. According to him, the Food and Drugs Authority has approved Pfizer for emergency use alongside four others adding that the receival of these vaccines will see the country Read more…
It started in Rome on June 11, returned to Rome on July 11, it never came home. 60,000 fans in the stands, millions watched on screen as Italy lifted the Euro 2020 trophy in Wembley. It was a sight to behold from an Italian perspective. Ecstasy unconfined for the 2006 World Cup Read more…
Pretty soon, people won’t have to provide a fingerprint or a driver’s license to prove their identity — if VU has its way. The Argentina-based fraud and identity protection company announced $12 million in Series B funding Monday from backers including software developer, Globant, as well as Agrega Partners, NXTP Read more…
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