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Google Confesses it Lost Out to Microsoft Buying GitHub

A Google executive has admitted the search giant lost out on buying GitHub to Microsoft. Diane Greene Google’s head of

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Instagram Hits 1 Billion User Mark

Instagram announced that it now has 1 billion users worldwide. It had 800 million users in September of last year,

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How To Apply For The Merck Cape Town Accelerator

Merck in association with the MEST Incubator in Cape Town is inviting Southern African startups involved in innovation around healthcare, life

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Instagram Unveils New Standalone App For Longer Videos

Instagram has announced IGTV, a standalone app for watching long-form vertical video that will also have a tab inside the

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VC4A Invites Startups To Pitch At The Africa Early Stage Investor Summit

VC4A is calling for disruptive African scale-ups looking to raise between $250K and $5M. An exclusive Series A Venture Showcase

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Facebook Expands Fact-checking Efforts To 14 Countries

Social media giant, Facebook has announced that it has expanded its fact-checking efforts to 14 more countries. This news was disclosed in

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Egypt’s City of Alexandria to Become the First North African City to Have 15 Electric Buses

Chinese Automobile Manufacturer BYD in a deal signed with Egypt’s Passengers Transportation Authority will provide electric buses which will see

AFRICAARENA 2018
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Applications are now opened for the AfricArena 2018 innovation challenges.

AfricArena is a conference that showcases Africa’s best startups and innovators in front of an audience of local and international

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Applications Open For Class 2 Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa 

Google has announced that applications for Class 2 of its Launchpad Accelerator Africa programme are open. In addition, it has

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ZTE Settles Rift With Us Govt After Agreeing To Pay $1B

ZTE workers would now be relieved as the Chinese Technology firm has settled its trade rift with the US government.