Science & Tech
-
Microsoft ‘suspends’ new sales of products, services in Russia
The news comes after Intel and Airbnb announced they were pausing business in Russia and Belarus on Thursday, joining the tech freeze-out of Moscow.
-
Trump’s new social media app begins slow rollout
“I think, by the end of March, we’re going to be fully operational — at least within the United States,”
-
Six African countries to receive mRNA vaccine technology in WHO project
“In the mid- to long-term, the best way to address health emergencies and reach universal health coverage is to significantly increase the capacity of all regions to manufacture the health products they need,”
-
First Woman to be ‘cured’ of HIV with stem cell blood cancer treatment, say US scientists
“This is now the third report of a cure in this setting, and the first in a woman living with HIV.
-
Sony Launches ‘Cheerios-shaped’ head phones
Sony has launched a new line of Cheerios-shaped wireless headphones for people who want to be able to hear the world around them while listening to music or podcasts.
-
Meta agrees to pay $90m in suit against Facebook for tracking users
The suit alleged the social media giant violated privacy guidelines by tracking its users’ visits to outside web pages that contained Facebook “like” buttons in order to better target ads.
-
Snapchat to introduce revenue sharing ads in creators’ stories
This is the first time that Snapchat creators will be able to make money from the ad revenue on Stories.
-
Digital culture fails to pay artists, says new UNESCO report
“A basic paradox has emerged, whereby people’s global consumption of, and reliance on, cultural content has increased, however, at the same time, those who produce arts and culture find it increasingly difficult to work,”
-
The Business of Feeding Africa
Over the coming decade, sub-Saharan Africa’s food demand is projected to rise. This will make it one of world’s largest sources of additional demand…
-
Bridging Continent’s Productivity using AGRITECH Startups
To bridge the continent’s productivity deficit and meet the needs of its burgeoning population, many agritech companies have emerged across Africa.
