Author: Akin Naphtal

Jaid, a London-based AI workflow startup has secured £3m in seed funding led by UK early-stage software investor Sure Valley Ventures.The startup’s software platform collects data from a business’s internal and external communications. It then organises this data to automate workflows in areas such as sales, client services, payment exception processing and claims administration processing. Customers of its “AI as a service” tools include ClearBank, Legal & General and Syndio. Commenting on the development, Dan Kramer, CEO of Jaid said that, “We are committed to delivering innovative solutions that help our clients harness the power of AI so their teams…

Apple Inc is preparing to allow alternative app stores on its iPhones and iPads in the European Union as soon as late next year to comply with a new European competition law it had fought, Bloomberg News reports. Opening up to outside app stores could present a major threat to Apple’s fast-growing services business, but rivals would first have to surmount the hurdle of convincing consumers to leave the security and simplicity of using Apple’s own store. The magnitude of consequences depends on how the U.S. company complies with additional mandates in the European law, known as the Digital Markets…

Distiller Inc., the leading spirits review and recommendation platform, has released a redesigned mobile app just in time for holiday spirits shopping. The updated app features a sleek new design and a host of highly-requested features, including user-generated flavor profiles and advanced search filters. Distiller Pro subscribers gain access to additional features such as a bottle barcode scanner and flavor search. Speaking on the launch, according to Co-Founder and CEO Mikael Mossberg; “Over the course of the past two years, our small and amazing team has been hard at work designing and building out the new app to be the…

Alianza, has announced its significant investment plans and new product leadership to deliver the world’s best cloud communications experience for service providers. After increasing engineering and development spend by 44% in 2022, Alianza is committing more than $200 million for additional investments in research and development over the next five years. Alianza’s investments will enable service providers with: Alianza’s platform vision and roadmap will benefit from the recently expanded product and design team led by Chief Product Officer Dag Peak. Their primary focus is furthering Alianza’s leadership position in innovative voice, video, messaging, mobile, and other cloud communications offerings that…

China is working on a more than 1 trillion yuan ($143 billion) support package for its semiconductor industry, three sources said, in a major step towards self sufficiency in chips and to counter U.S. moves aimed at slowing its technological advances. Beijing plans to roll out what will be one of its biggest fiscal incentive packages, allocated over five years, mainly as subsidies and tax credits to bolster semiconductor production and research activities at home, said the sources. READ ALSO: Cloudflare Introduces Project Safekeeping to Provide Zero Trust Security Equinix Plans to Enter South Africa in 2024 with US$160m Datacentre…

DDLS Group, Australasia’s largest provider of corporate ICT and digital skills training, today rebrands to Lumify Group uniting all its training companies under one umbrella. Over the past 30 years, DDLS has significantly expanded its services into new industries and regions. This includes the launch of online learning business, The Australian Institute of ICT (AIICT); the recent acquisitions of Auldhouse, New Zealand’s largest ICT training provider, and Nexacu, Australia’s leading provider of Microsoft end-user training; the opening of a DDLS Philippines campus; and the growth of its business consultancy arm, DDLS People. READ ALSO: Airtel Africa Borrows US$194m to Drive…

Airtel Africa has signed a new US$194-million loan facility with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which the company says it will use to connect new subscribers to mobile internet in several African countries. According to Airtel, the loan facility is valid for eight years and will be used to support its operations and investments in the DRC, Kenya, Madagascar, Niger and Zambia. Airtel Africa CEO Segun Ogunsanya said, “I’m very excited to announce the signing of this new loan facility. Not only does this facility align with our focus on improving our balance sheet through localising debt within our operating…

Cloudflare launches new Impact Initiative (Project Safekeeping) for critical infrastructure organisations, beginning in Australia, Germany, Japan, Portugal, and the United Kingdom Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today announced a new Impact Initiative to provide Zero Trust security at no cost to small and medium critical infrastructure organisations around the world. This new program, named Project Safekeeping, aims to protect under-resourced organisations that provide a critical community benefit but are at high risk for cyberattacks, with initial efforts focused in Australia, Germany, Japan, Portugal, and the United Kingdom. Matthew Prince,…

Global digital infrastructure company Equinix, Inc. today announced plans to enter the South African market with a US$160-million datacentre investment in Johannesburg, to augment its current footprint in Africa including Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. The new datacentre is expected to open mid-2024. Equinix issued a statement and described South Africa as “one of the largest and most digitally developed nations on the African continent.” The company added that the country is already a strategically important connectivity hub for digital networks and boasts a significant network of submarine communications cables. These strategic links between countries and continents are established at…

Digital Economy Magazine, a leading voice on technology development, has named Chris Fechner, CEO of Digital Transformation Agency of Australia as Digital Economy Personality of the week for the month of Dec 12th-17th 2022 ranking. Digital Economy personality of the week, is a weekly recognition of the top leading CEOS, based on their impact in the industry, innovation, professional experience, exemplary leadership and, achievements, amongst other criteria. READ ALSO: ZELF Launches Anonymous Visa Debit Card with Crypto Recharge to be Accepted in 80m Locations Ericsson, Apple Signs Global Patent License Agreement Microsoft Set To Take 4% Stake in London Stock…