Africa-focused tech talent accelerator Andela has let go 135 employees, CEO Jeremy Johnson confirmed to TechCrunch.Senior staff at the company — with offices in New York and five African countries — w
Russia has recorded a rise of more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases for the third day in a row, as it heads into the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.President Vladimir Putin has said everything is bei
Hany Mahrous Egyptian music producer. /Social Media. The coronavirus pandemic has not spared the music industry either, and artists are now being forced to shift gears to remain relevant. In E
Mojo Vision’s technology still felt early-stage when we met with them back at CES. But the demos we did see were enough to convince us that there really could be something to the California startup’s
Alvaro Morata drops to his knees to celebrate scoring Atletico Madrid's third goal during their Champions League clash with Liverpool at Anfield, England, March 11, 2020. /VCG One of the mayor
A new acquisition should help Fandango expand its streaming efforts, Apple brings its digital services to new countries and new research suggests a higher-than-expected infection rate for COVID-19.1.
Uber Eats customers have given $3 million in direct contributions to restaurants using a new feature on the app designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The milestone caps off a related campaign
Movie ticketing company Fandango has agreed to buy Walmart’s on-demand video streaming service, Vudu, for an undisclosed sum. The video service today reaches over 100 million living room devices
In today’s grim economic climate, companies are looking for ways to automate wherever they can. Bridgecrew, an early-stage startup that makes automated cloud security tooling aimed at engineers,
Early-stage companies often have trouble dealing with the amount of data that can run through the organization, especially as it grows. Large sums are spent on data software, dislocated data, dealing
Arvind Krishna is not the only CEO to step into a new job this week, but he is the only one charged with helping turn around one of the world’s most iconic companies. Adding to the degree of dif
Today, Facebook quietly released a new app for couples called Tuned. The new release is a multimedia messaging app designed to help significant others communicate.The app is available for download in
Amazon has made it easier for Apple customers to buy or rent movies from its Prime Video app with a recent update. Before, customers using the Prime Video app from an iOS device or Apple TV would ha
A new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center shows a COVID-19 information divide between people who mostly get their news from social networks and those who rely on more traditional news sources.
In light of growing concerns around COVID-19, Wheels has decided to pause its pedal-less e-bike operations until the end of March, the company announced today.“After weighing the pros and cons,
AWS CEO Andy Jassy showed signs of frustration at his AWS re:Invent keynote address in December.Customers weren’t moving to the cloud nearly fast enough for his taste, and he prodded them to mov
Google today announced that it is pausing upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS releases “due to adjusted work schedules.”The company confirmed that we will still see security updates, though, wh