Google has made its pitch to shape the next decades of digital regulation across the European Union, submitting a 135-page response yesterday to the consultation on the forthcoming Digital Services Act (DSA) — which will update the bloc’s long-standing rules around ecommerce. The package also looks set to introduce specific Read more…
TV presenter Emily Hartridge was thrown under a lorry and killed in the accident, a coroner says. Source: BBC
Self-driving cars are still many years away from becoming a ubiquitous reality, but today one of the bigger efforts to build and develop them is taking a significant step out as part of its strategy to be at the forefront for when they do. Yandex — the publicly-traded Russian tech Read more…
Meet Teemyco, a Stockholm-based startup that wants to reproduce office interactions in a virtual environment. The company wants to foster spontaneous interactions and casual collaboration with a room-based interface. Each employee moves from one room to another just like in a physical office. If you’re no longer working from an Read more…
Tinder’s “Swipe Night” is going global. The dating app announced today that its interactive video series will be available in Asia and other international markets starting on September 12, giving users another way to connect as they continue to stay at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As in the Read more…
Earlier this week, in Brooklyn, near the waterfront, Amazon opened what looks from the outside like a typical Whole Foods store. It isn’t open to the public, however; it’s a new fulfillment center. “Grocery delivery continues to be one of the fastest-growing businesses at Amazon,” the company said in a Read more…
Ghana’s educational system has stratified learners into ‘brilliant’/ ‘intelligent’ students and ‘dull’ students based fundamentally on who can better memorize notes and taught contents mostly in Mathematics, Science and English Language. Such has been our description of intelligence and brilliance that learners who appear lost in these subjects (sometimes due Read more…
No Time To Die isn’t out until November, but eager fans now have a new trailer to get their teeth into ahead of the big reveal. A new trailer for No Time To Die – James Bond’s 25th cinema outing – has been released online. The 2-minute 34-second video ups Read more…
Once you know whether or not you’re in love, the next step is figuring out how to tell someone you love them. But how do you let this other person know how you feel without making them feel overwhelmed or scared? Telling your person how you feel is important, but how Read more…
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has announced an electronic payment platform for beneficiaries on the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP). Addressing journalists at the Information Ministry during the “MEET THE PRESS” series on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, the sector Minister, Hon. Cynthia Mamle Morrison stated that all Read more…
The more I reflect on Agyapa, the more I get entrenched in my belief that politics isn’t worth pursuing if it does not lead to those entrusted with power and our national resources expanding these national assets and increasing our sovereign wealth through transparent and consultative processes for the benefit Read more…
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Minister Amoako Attah has affirmed government commitment to develop the road infrastructure across the country. Amoako Atta said road transportation accounts for about 98% of the means of transportation in the country, making roads the highest demand of government by the people. The minister Read more…
Allianz Life Insurance has been adjudged the Fastest Growing Company at the third edition of the Ghana Insurance Awards held over the weekend. The company which commenced its operations in 2018 picked up the award for the inroads it has made in the highly competitive Ghanaian insurance industry. Commenting on Read more…
The government has directed Senior High Schools with positive cases of Covid-19 to delay vacation to allow for assessment of contacts to prevent further spread of the virus. “Schools that have recorded Covid-19 cases within the last two weeks before the vacation date will have contact tracing and there will Read more…
Ghana’s High Commission in London has resumed the issuance of visas effective September 2, 2020, following the opening of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to commercial flights. A statement from the High Commission copied to the Ghana News Agency, said per the Covid-19 policy of the Passports and Immigration Section Read more…
Two days ago, on the Super Morning Show, we talked about gratitude. I like to think of gratitude as our small token towards the unaffordable bill that comes with life’s many blessings. A couple of weeks ago, someone important blessed me with an opportunity. A chance to right a wrong. I remember 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. The whole crew was back, with Natasha Mascarenhas and Danny Crichton and myself chattering with Chris Gates behind the scenes making it all work. An extra shoutout to Natasha this week as we spent Read more…
Cygilant, a threat detection cybersecurity company, has confirmed a ransomware attack. Christina Lattuca, Cygilant’s chief financial officer, said in a statement that the company was “aware of a ransomware attack impacting a portion of Cygilant’s technology environment.” “Our Cyber Defense and Response Center team took immediate and decisive action to stop the Read more…
Researchers say the “Caliphate Cache” is used to continually replenish extremist content on the net. Source: BBC
Black Lives Matter has shone a spotlight on policing, but also on other areas, like the tech industry. Source: BBC