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Metaverse Hardware: The Gadgets of the Future

With every new generation of technological innovation must come an evolution of hardware that brings it to life. Today’s Metaverse hardware is where cell phones were in the 1970s. Big, clunky, primitive, and barely useful enough for most people to bother buying. Fortunately, the incentive is high, the funding is even higher, and companies are […]

Who Really Owns the Metaverse?

Make no mistake, the Metaverse is already here. It has been here for a while. No, it doesn’t look like what movies would have you believe, and it doesn’t involve people wearing headsets or augmented reality (AR) glasses at the office – yet – but it is here. Every time you see someone doing a […]

Kenyan BNPL startup raises $12 million, broods over African markets

Kenyan tech-led consumer credit platform, Lipa Later, announced plans to reach different frontiers by widening its horizon to reach new markets in Africa, and be endorsed by a $12 million pre-Series A funding.  Steered by Cauris Finance, Lateral Frontiers VC – one of the platform’s first investors – and GreenHouse Capital, the equity and debt funding round was also […]

Vodafone Idea partners with US-based Ciena for 5G rollout

Indian telecom operator Vodafone Idea (Vi) has restored its national backbone network with U.S-based telecom equipment maker Ciena to prepare for the fifth-generation (5G) network rollout.   Vi noted that as consumers, enterprises, and content players look to embrace more innovative digital experiences across India, its new 300G/400G backbone network increases scale and performance energy and […]

January 6th Committee subpoenas tech giants for Capitol riot 

The House’s assigned Committee to investigate the January 6th Capitol riot issued subpoenas to question four tech giants concerning their platform’s role in endorsing the attach and its causes.  Alphabet Inc., Meta Platforms Inc., Reddit Inc., and Twitter Inc. were subpoenaed by the committee following what it considered an insufficient collaboration when it came to providing […]

Asian Shares Slip on Fed Officials' Hawkish Policy Stance

Asian shares took a beating on Friday after a fresh salvo of hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve officials solidified expectations that U.S. interest rates could rise as soon as March, leaving markets braced for tighter monetary conditions. Fed Governor Lael Brainard became the latest and most senior U.S. central banker on Thursday to signal that […]

U.S. Venture Capital Deals Notched All-Time High of $330 Billion in 2021

Venture capital dealmaking in the United States reached an all-time high in 2021 at nearly $330 billion, buoyed by excess liquidity and an accommodative monetary policy, according to a report from PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association. Venture capital firms ramped up bets on technology, biotech, healthcare and fintech sectors, announcing a record 17,054 […]

Apple’s Future Metaverse Ventures Bring Solace to Shareholders

Apple Inc is joining the race of pursuing its ambitions in what could be the next big thing, the metaverse, reaping the benefits of the hype emulating from the digital alternate reality. According to investors and analysts, the iOS developer is marking its presence in the next monumental project for tech giants. Apple has been […]

Global Health Technology Platform - Proximie - Announces Partnership With Vodafone Business To Increase Access To Surgical Healthcare And Training

January 11, 2022: Proximie, the global health technology platform digitizing operating rooms around the world, announces a partnership with Vodafone Business. As part of Proximie’s mission to save lives by sharing the world’s best clinical practices, the new partnership will build on the existing relationship between the two companies bringing its world-class connected surgical care software together […]

Africa to Ride the Wave of Digital Transformation

The rising level of technological innovations has finally reached Africa, bringing to the table a new wave of modernization to a continent that was once overlooked by some of the biggest companies worldwide. One thing the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted – and proceeds to linger – is the technological rage that came with it, as it […]