The World Economic Forum states that Africa has an average annual demand for 2.4 million cars and 300,000 commercial vehicles. This demand is increasing because of a continent-wide […]
Cruise spirals and LTA’s airship breaks cover in Silicon Valley
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European Space Agency signs agreement with Starlab developers to secure ongoing access to low Earth orbit
The European Space Agency has signed a new agreement with the developers of the Starlab commercial space station, with the aim of establishing a “sustained access to space […]
Secure messaging app Signal moves a step closer to launching usernames
End-to-end encrypted messaging app, Signal, is getting closer to launching a much anticipated feature that will allow users to share only a username in order to connect with […]
UK’s online safety regulator puts out draft guidance on illegal content, saying child safety is priority
The UK’s newly empowered Internet content regulator has published the first set of draft Codes of Practice under the Online Safety Act (OSA) which became law late last month. […]
Klarna is inching toward an IPO, and it’s not the only one
Swedish fintech Klarna confirmed that it is taking steps “towards an eventual IPO.” The company has initiated a process for a legal entity restructuring to set up a […]
Instagram is finally testing a feature to let you turn off read receipts for DMs
Instagram is finally testing a feature that will let users turn off read receipts for Instagram DMs. This way, even if you have read someone’s message, they won’t […]
Sift raises $7.5M to build a telemetry stack for the “digital backbone to the physical world”
Excellent hardware requires an excellent software stack. Few parts of that stack more clearly illustrate this point than telemetry, which essentially refers to the collection of real-time, critical […]
Ontario Teachers’ fund backs Indian logistics unicorn Xpressbees in $80 million funding
Xpressbees, an Indian logistics firm that works with several e-commerce firms in the country, has raised $80 million in a new funding round led by Ontario Teachers’ late-stage […]
PSA: Your chat and call apps may leak your IP address
Your favorite messaging and calling app could reveal your IP address to the person on the other end of a call. And that, essentially, is because most chat […]