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Ericsson Announces Appointment of New Head of Customer Unit MTN Africa
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NFT and Islamic education: A new frontier to teach religion?
The world is in the midst of a digital revolution and with it, the way we think about value is shifting. The application of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to represent and transmit religious values and principles is one of the most fascinating manifestations of this new perspective. The NFT is a very new technology, but there’s a lot of excitement about its potential. There’s also a lot of enthusiasm for the possibilities that NFTs provide in various sectors, including education and religion. The ability of NFTs to help teach and pass on religious values and beliefs is particularly fascinating. Cointelegraph caught up with Deepali Shukla, the founder and managing director at MetaDee, a new London-based NFT marketplace that just launched exclusive handwritten Quran NFTs dating back t...
African Union Unveils New Digital Vaccination Platforms
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Slack to Increase its Prices for the First Time Ever
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How a Data Breach Can Impact a Business Even Years After
Image sourced from Forbes. Modern enterprises face an onslaught of cyberattacks from many quarters and must not only be prepared to contend with the direct costs of potential breaches but also with spiralling indirect costs, such as compliance fines and reputational damage. As the threat landscape continues to evolve, so do the frequency and sophistication of attacks, with companies facing anything from denial of service attacks and phishing attempts to payment card skimming, identity theft, and account takeover threats. At the same time, ransomware attacks have gained prominence over the last few years, forcing companies to continually test their data protection plans to understand the risks associated with having sensitive data released to the public. In its State of Ransomware 2021 repo...
Technicals suggest Bitcoin is still far from ideal for daily payments
It is no secret that a vast majority of investors, both from the realm of traditional as well as crypto finance, view Bitcoin (BTC) as a long-term store of value akin to “digital gold.” And, while that may be the dominant narrative surrounding the asset, it is worth noting that in recent years the flagship crypto’s use as a medium of exchange has been on the rise. To this point, recently, the central bank of El Salvador revealed that its citizens living abroad have sent over $50 million in remittances to their friends and family. To elaborate, Douglas Rodríguez, president of El Salvador’s Central Reserve Bank, announced that $52 million worth of BTC remittances had been processed via the country’s national digital wallet service Chivo through the first five months of the year alone, markin...
Netflix is Testing New Features to Combat Password-sharing
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Top 5 Most Popular Social Media Platforms in Africa
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The Risks of Marketing to Children in the Digital World
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Eskom Wants to Make Electricity Even More Expensive
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Several African Fintech Startups Shut Down Services Amid Shady Activity
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United Bank for Africa Launches New Branch in Dubai
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