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Sun, December 22nd, 08:00 · HumanIPO
The annual “IBM 5 in 5”
Each year IBM unveils a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and interact during the next five years. This year’s “IBM 5 in 5” explores the idea that everything will learn – driven by a new era of cognitive systems where machines will learn, reason and engage with us in a more natural and personalised way. These innovations are beginning to emerge enabled by cloud computing, big data analytics and learning technologies all coming together, with the appropriate privacy and security considerations, for consumers, citizens, students and patients. → Read more
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Sat, December 21st, 08:00 · HumanIPO
African Tech Startup of the Year
Africa has seen a surge in technology startups in the past year and HumanIPO has tried to bring news on as many as possible. From those in their infancy to others making an impact across the continent and beyond, here is the HumanIPO team’s pick of the startups of the year. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 17:00 · Selipha Kihagi
88mph to launch in Nigeria next year
African accelerator and investment fund 88mph will expand its operations to Nigeria in the first quarter of 2014, adding to the programmes it has already run in Kenya and South Africa. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 15:00 · HumanIPO
African Tech Story of the Year
Technology is increasingly touching people’s lives and the workplace in different ways, meaning even the most subtle changes or developments can have big impacts on millions of people. The HumanIPO team picks out its stand-out stories of 2013. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 14:00 · Selipha Kihagi
MTN partners Rocket to develop internet businesses in Middle East
MTN Group has announced it has entered into partnership with internet incubator Rocket Internet, as part of its efforts to expand its online and digital services to the Middle East. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 13:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Google snubs SA agency’s request to remove blog post
The Counter Intelligence Agency of South Africa submitted a request to Google asking it to remove a blog post which it said was infringing copyright by criticising a media release the agency had issued. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 12:00 · HumanIPO
HumanIPO: Kenyan Startup Central 2013
No news organisation in the world covers African tech startups in as much detail, every day, as HumanIPO. Using their contacts across the continent, HumanIPO reporters work hard to ensure even the smallest African business has the opportunity to be profiled on the site and catch the attention of our continental and international investor readership. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Facebook launches follow-on offering, Zuckerberg to sell some shares
Facebook has announced an underwritten registered public offering of 70 million Class A shares, with founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg selling around US$2.3 million worth of stock. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 10:00 · Tom Jackson
Bitcoin loses half its value
Bitcoin’s value has fallen by more than 50 per cent on the back of reports the Chinese government has taken action to restrict trading in the digital borderless currency. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Vodacom’s M-Pesa service set for relaunch
South Africa’s largest operator Vodacom has informed M-Pesa customers in the country via SMS they will be unable to carry out transactions via Nedbank ATMs from January 15, 2014 “until further notice”, as the company relaunches its mobile money service. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 08:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan journalists to challenge constitutionality of media bill
Kenyan journalists have announced they will go to court in a bid to challenge the new media bill signed into law by President Uhuru Kenyatta, which they insist will undermine the freedom of the press in the country. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 07:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telegram offers $200k in Bitcoins to successful hackers
Free iPhone and Android secure messaging app Telegram is offering US$200,000 in Bitcoins to anyone who can break the encryption of the secure messaging protocol used by the service. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 06:00 · Nick Sato
Education stakeholders urged to embrace ICT in Tanzania
Tanzanian education officers in the country’s Mtwara region have been told to ensure e-content and digital learning tools are incorporated into teaching and learning processes for better results. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
E-toll users hassled over unpaid fees – report
The Electronic Tolling Collection company (ETC) is calling, mailing and SMSing motorists in Gauteng over unpaid e-toll fees. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Facebook, banks must face IPO lawsuit
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and a range of banks are to face a lawsuit over allegedly concealing pertinent information from investors prior to the company’s initial public offering (IPO), a court has ruled. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 16:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya beats SA, UK, US to top spot in mobile shopping
Kenya leads in the use of mobile handsets to purchase high value items, according to research by MEF, a global trade association for companies wishing to monetise their products and services via mobile. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 15:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Tanzania drafts cybersecurity laws
The government of Tanzania is currently preparing three cybersecurity bills hoped to be passed into law by April next year, allowing for cybercriminals to be hunted within and outside the country. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
DoT correcting Government Gazette e-tolling errors
South Africa’s Department of Transport (DoT) has noted errors in the Government Gazette notice on e-tolling charges highlighted by the Justice Project South Africa (JPSA), saying it is correcting them and that they do not affect e-tolling’s validity. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 13:20 · Nick Sato
Kenyan SMS scheduler app wins Appstar Challenge
Kenyan app Automs.gs has won this year’s Vodafone Appstar Challenge, for its app which allows the automatic sending of personalised text message on pre-scheduled dates. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 12:30 · Tom Jackson
BlackBerry announces new executive appointments
BlackBerry has announced three new executive appointments to strengthen its strategy, marketing and operations, as it looks to implement a turnaround under interim chief executive officer John Chen. → Read more
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