It’s not easy following a larger-than-life founder and CEO of an iconic company, but that’s what former AWS CEO Andy Jassy faces this week as he takes over for Jeff Bezos, who moves into the executive chairman role. Jassy must deal with myriad challenges as he becomes the head honcho Read more…
The tech firm says the payment is a symbol of appreciation for what has been a challenging year. Source: BBC
Are people using the government’s Covid app or are they deleting it? Source: BBC
The Nungua Police in a snap check has arrested a Togolese for allegedly possessing a firearm and offensive implements. Tony Hounjeoe, was arrested together with a black backpack containing one Pistol with the inscription: *MOD. 92 AUTO KIMAR 9mm P.A. ITALY, a hacksaw blade, a wheel spanner, a cuter and Read more…
The CEO of Wear Ghana, Awurabena Agyeman says young Ghanaian Entrepreneurs are not only interested in financial investments but are interested in what she calls smart capital investments. Responding to why Ghanaian businesses prefer debts to equity in their quest for funding, she said, “It is not just the money Read more…
The People’s National Convention (PNC) has described opposition to government’s decision to formalise payment of emoluments to the spouses of the President and his Vice as repulsive and an attempt to derail the progress of women in the country. According to the PNC, the opposition the proposed scheme has courted Read more…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has bemoaned the low participation rate and minimum attention given to the ongoing 2021 Population and Housing Census exercise nationwide. General Secretary of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, in a press statement communicated that since the commencement of the exercise, there has been little publicity Read more…
Employees of Hollard Ghana with subsidiaries Hollard Insurance and Hollard Life Assurance, affectionately called Hollardites has donated sanitary items to support new moms at the Trust Mother and Child Hospital. The items donated to the hospital include anti-bacterial liquid soaps, hand sanitisers, disposable facemasks, medical gloves, wash hand stations, bleach, Read more…
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has commissioned a seven-member committee to investigate circumstances leading to the fire that ravaged 108 shops at Makola market. The committee has also been given a week to assess the integrity of the affected building and recommend whether it should be pulled down or otherwise. Read more…
The transport secretary says the app’s sensitivity may need to be reduced as restrictions change. Source: BBC
I am still often puzzled by the difference between Britain, UK and England o. The confusion is still there because if the British Embassy had given me a visa in 2001 to go to London to tour the place anka, by now I would have known the difference. But just Read more…
The car looks radically different but critics are not convinced it can really help the environment. Source: BBC
President Akufo-Addo, Friday, July 9, 2021, commissioned the four-tier Pokuase Interchange. The project’s construction commenced in April 2018 and was initially expected to be completed in October 2020. The completion date was later changed to March 2021. Government explained that the development was due to the outbreak of the Covid-19, Read more…
Jose Mourinho has defended his recent record in the Premier League by claiming what is considered “a disaster for me” other coaches “never achieve”. The 58-year-old was sacked by Tottenham last season after he took the club to the League Cup final. On Thursday he spoke at a news conference Read more…
Africa’s leading pay-tv operator StarTimes is set to offer viewers of the Ghana Premier League an unprecedented TV coverage in the penultimate round of 33 matchday. Ghanaians will for the first time in the history of Ghana Football witness two live matches aired simultaneously from the Ghana Premier league as Read more…
Robots have a hard time improvising, and encountering an unusual surface or obstacle usually means an abrupt stop or hard fall. But researchers at Facebook AI have created a new model for robotic locomotion that adapts in real time to any terrain it encounters, changing its gait on the fly Read more…
A new biometrics privacy ordinance has taken effect across New York City, putting new limits on what businesses can do with the biometric data they collect on their customers. From Friday, businesses that collect biometric information — most commonly in the form of facial recognition and fingerprints — are required Read more…
Online grocery startups around the world continue to pull in major investment, underscoring how much they have all grown especially in the last year of pandemic living. In the latest development, Kurly — a startup in South Korea that provides next-day grocery delivery services across the country — has closed Read more…
Seed investment firm Hummingbird VC, which previously invested in Deliveroo, Peak Games, MarkaVIP, and Kraken has a new Managing Partner. Firat Ileri, previously a Partner – who at 28 became one of Europe’s youngest VCs when he joined in 2012 – takes over from Founding Partner Barend Van den Brande, Read more…
Uwe Horstmann Contributor Share on Twitter Uwe Horstmann is co-founder and partner of the Berlin-based venture capital firm Project A Ventures. The narrative suggests that Germany is lagging behind its European neighbors when it comes to building a globally competitive venture capital market. But I think that the next five Read more…