Cassava Fintech, a Southern African company on the team of Econet Wireless has launched an app to rival the Chinese super-app, WeChat.
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Facebook Releases 2019 State of Disruption Annual Report
Disruption is one of the most overused buzzwords in business. Actually being disruptive means solving age old problems in new and exciting ways that make old approaches obsolete.
University Launches Center for Social Media and Politics
The New York University (NYU) has received approximately $12 million in funding to establish a new Center for Social Media and Politics, which will research topics like how social media affects political participation and the spread of disinformation.
BMD Introduces ATEM Mini for multicam live streaming
The new ATEM Mini is an affordable live production switcher specifically designed for YouTube live streaming and business presentations via Skype
Remain Campaigner, Femi Oluwole, Sued over a Tweet
Richard Tice, a co-founder of Leave.EU campaign, is threatening to sue Remain campaigner Femi Oluwole, a British-Nigerian, for defamation. He has called out Leave.EU over a tweet depicting George Soros as a shadowy puppet master, Oluwole accused Tice of founding an ‘overtly anti-Jewish organisation’. Richard Tice is also the chairman of the Brexit Party
This Ted talk will make you re-think how you see viral videos
Supasorn Suwajanakorn, a compter scientist, works on ways to reconstruct, preserve and reanimate anyone — just from their existing photos and videos.
US visa applicants to tender social media details
The United States of America has adopted a new rule that mandates nearly all applicants for the country’s visas to submit social media details.
A Twitter “Game of Thrones” fans spot coffee cup during scene and couldn’t believe it
A “Game of Thrones” fan spotted a very unlikely drinking source –– a modern coffee cup –– in Westeros during Sunday night’s broadcast. Eagle-eyed viewers on the internet poked fun at the show for its embarrassing oversight
Singer Yemi Alade Crosses 7m Mark on Instagram
Yemi Alade, the Nigerian Afro pop singer, has become the very first female to cross the seven million followers mark on Instagram
N-word on Twitter: Uber apologizes
Uber is on the verge of becoming one of the biggest initial public offerings when it debuts on Wall Street.