Google to shut down Google Pay and consolidate payment services under Google Wallet
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Google has announced it will be shutting down its Google Pay app on June 4th, 2024. The move comes as part of…
Nigeria to install e-Gates at airports to ease travel processing
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The Nigerian government has announced plans to install electronic gates (e-gates) at airports across the country to streamline immigration processing for arriving…
X settles with laid-off Ghana staff after 14 months
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X, formerly known as Twitter, has reached a settlement with employees laid off from its Africa headquarters in Ghana in November 2022….
Disha, Flutterwave's no-code platform, to temporarily shut down operations
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Disha, the no-code platform for creatives acquired by fintech startup Flutterwave in 2021, has announced it will temporarily cease operations starting March…
Applications open for second cohort of HatchDev Program in Nigeria
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Moniepoint, a leading digital financial services provider, has announced that applications are now open for the second cohort of HatchDev, a specialized…
Ilara Health secures $4.2m in funding to expand healthcare access in Kenya
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Ilara Health, a Kenyan healthtech startup, has raised $4.2 million in its pre-Series A funding round. The funding, according to the startup,…
Google Bard gets new identity, rebrands to Gemini
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Google has renamed its AI chatbot Bard as Gemini, adopting the moniker of the large language model powering it. The rebranding aims…
Wattpad lays off 15% of staff for second time in under a year
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Canada-based storytelling platform Wattpad has conducted its second round of layoffs in less than a year, cutting around 30 jobs or 15%…
Google launches first Cloud Region in Africa, sites it in Johannesburg
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Google has opened its first cloud region in Africa, sited in Johannesburg, South Africa. The facility expands Google Cloud Platform services across…