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Jun
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2024

How to Disable Voice Control on Your AirPods

How to Disable Voice Control on Your AirPods While voice control is an excellent feature, it does have some drawbacks. Some users have complained about accidentally calling people when their pods are not in their ears. They were completely unaware they were making those calls. It's all fun and games until you call your ex by accident. Due to the fact that voice control and Siri are not synonymous, you can use either on your iOS device. If you prefer Siri or don't want to use your AirPods with .

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Jun
24
2024

How To Configure Display Scaling In Windows 10

How To Configure Display Scaling In Windows 10 In Windows 10, resolution controls how detailed images and text appear, but scaling controls how it all appears on the screen. Whatever resolution you set for your monitor or television, Windows 10 scales the display to fit everything on the screen, even if that means adding scrolling and up/down arrows, as in the taskbar, which displays icons for active windows. Occasionally, a monitor with a high resolution, such as 4K, shrinks text, windows, .

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Jun
24
2024

You can now convert live-audio conversations to podcasts with the new Spotify Greenroom app

You can now convert live-audio conversations to podcasts with the new Spotify Greenroom app Spotify Greenroom was launched yesterday, June 16, 2021, by the Swedish audio streaming and media service provider. In March 2021, the platform announced the acquisition of Betty Labs, the developer of the sports-focused app Locker Room, in order to accelerate its entry into the live audio market. Spotify stated that it has been expanding the app's capabilities since acquiring it in order to enable dee.

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Jun
24
2024

GIGL and Nigeria JET Motor Company have partnered to launch the first electric cargo vans in NIgeria

GIGL and Nigeria's JET Motor Company have partnered to launch the country's first electric cargo vans GIG Logistics (GIGL), a Nigerian logistics conglomerate, recently added four all-electric cargo vans to its Lagos fleet in collaboration with indigenous automaker JET Motor Company (JET). GIGL Director of Operations, Ocholi Etu, revealed during a press conference held last Friday at GIGL's Lagos digital hub that the partnership "began about two years ago, when we approached JET to provide us w.

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Jun
24
2024

MTN partners with five companies to expand its 4G and 5G services

MTN partners with five companies to expand its 4G and 5G services MTN Group, South Africa's telecoms behemoth, is partnering with five firms to launch Africa's first open radio access network (OpenRAN). The partnership is expected to help Verizon expand its 4G and 5G services, while also making them more affordable and faster. The company disclosed this in a statement released on Wednesday and obtained by Nairametrics. Voyage, India's Tech Mahindra (TEML.NS) and US-based firms Altiostar, Maven.

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Jun
24
2024

Microsoft Sets 2025 End Date for Windows 10 Support

Microsoft Sets 2025 End Date for Windows 10 Support Over the weekend, Microsoft quietly edited a document on its website to reveal that it intends to end support for Windows 10 Home and Pro on October 14, 2025. The announcement comes just days before Microsoft's "What's Next Windows" event on June 24 and amid CEO Satya Nadella's indications that a significant new version of Windows is on the way. Windows 10 was released in 2015, so 2025 would fall within Microsoft's typical ten-year window fo.

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Jun
24
2024

Mazi Mobility, based in Kenya, announces the launch of an electric motorcycle fleet backed by Venture Builder Satgana

Mazi Mobility announces the launch of an electric motorcycle fleet Mazi Mobility, founded by Jesse Forrester as a mobility-as-a-service (Maas) startup, recently launched its flagship electric motorcycle fleet in Nairobi, Kenya. Mazi Mobility is backed by Satgana, a leading global venture capital firm. Mazi uses motorcycles, locally referred to as 'bodas,' to accelerate the city's transition to more efficient, affordable, and environmentally friendly modes of transport. Additionally, the startu.

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Jun
24
2024

How Prepdia is establishing itself as Cameroon leading tutoring marketplace

How Prepdia is establishing itself as Cameroon leading tutoring marketplace Prepdia, a Cameroonian startup, assists learners in improving their outcomes by connecting them reliably with professional tutors for in-person and online lessons. Prepdia was founded in 2019 and has been entirely self-funded to date. It was inspired by founder Malieh Maxime's own personal experiences following his graduation from high school in 2015. “I desired a career as an engineer but was informed by my par.

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Jun
24
2024

Haifa Ben Salem work at the International Trade Centre sheds light on African technology markets

Haifa Ben Salem's work sheds light on African technology markets The African technology ecosystem as we know it today is a complex machine with numerous moving parts. Everyone, from investors to entrepreneurs, contributes to the continent's technological advancement. Certain individuals exist in the middle. They connect investors and entrepreneurs and ensure that national regulators adopt policies that benefit the ecosystem. That is where Haifa Ben Salem enters the picture. Our call occurs n.

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Jun
24
2024

How to Organize Your Google Drive

How to Organize Your Google Drive Over time, with some neglect and possible laziness, your Google Drive can accumulate a large number of files and become a jumbled mess, making it difficult to find anything. Here's how to organize your Drive so that you can find everything quickly and keep it organized.    Organize Your Files Into Folders Creating category-specific folders is one of the simplest ways to organize your Google Drive. For instance, you could create distinct folders for.

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Jun
24
2024

How to Deactivate Facebook Messenger

How to Deactivate Facebook Messenger Are you looking for a way to deactivate Facebook Messenger but are unable to locate it? You are not alone in this. Facebook has intentionally made it difficult to deactivate Messenger without also deactivating other Facebook services. Here’s how it works.    You Can’t Disable Messenger Alone To deactivate Facebook Messenger, you must also deactivate your Facebook account. Without first deactivating your Facebook account, there is sim.

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Jun
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2024

How to Access Your Routers Password If You Forget It

How to Access Your Router's Password If You Forget It If you've forgotten your router's password, purchased a used router, or are simply assisting a friend with their setup, you can reset the router's password to the factory default setting. Routers use a default username and password to protect their web interfaces, which allow you to configure their networking, parental control, and port forwarding settings. You can change these default passwords to something more secure, but you are still r.

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Jun
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2024

How to Create a VPN Server without Installing Any Software on Your Windows Computer

How to Create a VPN Server without Installing Any Software on Your Windows Computer Although this option is somewhat hidden, Windows includes the ability to act as a VPN server via the point-to-point tunneling protocol (PPTP). Here's how to locate and configure your VPN server. Setting up a VPN server may be beneficial for connecting to your home network while traveling, playing LAN games with others, or securing your web browsing while using a public Wi-Fi connection – just a few of the.

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Jun
24
2024

Is becoming an aerospace engineer right for me

Who is an Aerospace Engineer? If you're interested in designing and building flying machines, this may be the career for you! An aerospace engineer is responsible for the design, testing, and management of aircraft, spacecraft, satellites, and missiles. Also, they test prototypes to ensure they perform as intended and develop new technologies for use in space exploration, aviation, and defense systems. Aerospace engineers can specialize in a variety of aerospace products, including missiles a.

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Jun
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2024

Infoserv to help businesses boost performance with 90-day team productivity accelerator

Infoserv to help businesses boost performance with 90-day team productivity accelerator In conjunction with the expansion of its international business into Nigeria, INFOSERV People Tech is offering organizations a 90-Day Team Productivity Accelerator. Through a carefully crafted, customized training and coaching plan built on a rigorous diagnostics platform, the accelerator assists teams in increasing their work productivity. A significant benefit of the diagnostics process is the ability to.

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Jun
24
2024

FamPay, an Indian fintech aimed at teenagers, raises $38 million

FamPay, an Indian fintech aimed at teenagers, raises $38 million  How big a market is there in India for a neobank geared toward teenagers? Numerous prominent investors are investing in a startup to find out. FamPay, headquartered in Bangalore, announced on Wednesday that it had raised $38 million in a Series A round led by Elevation Capital. General Catalyst, Rocketship VC, and Greenoaks Capital, as well as existing investors Sequoia Capital India, Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital, .

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Jun
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2024

EV battery swapping startup Ample charges up operations in Japan, NYC

EV battery swapping startup Ample charges up operations in Japan, NYC Ample, an electric vehicle battery swapping startup, announced two partnerships this month that will help fund its expansion into Japan and New York City after years of development. The startup, which was founded in 2014 and emerged from stealth mode in March, announced Tuesday a partnership with Japanese oil and gas company Eneos to jointly deploy and operate battery swapping infrastructure in Japan. The two companies will .

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Jun
24
2024

Fatura, an Egyptian e-commerce startup, has raised $3 million to expand its service and market reach

Fatura has raised $3 million to expand its service and market reach Fatura, a Cairo-based technology startup that connects wholesalers and manufacturers with retailers via a mobile application, announced on Monday that it raised $3 million in pre-Series A funding. Sawari Ventures and Arzan Venture Capital co-led the round, which included Egypt Ventures, EFG-EV, Cairo Angels, and Khwarizmi Ventures. Hossam Ali, Ahmed Anwar, and Abdallah Moheb El-Din founded the company in late 2019 and previous.

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Jun
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2024

Early-stage venture firm The Fund launches in Australia

Early-stage venture firm The Fund launches in Australia The Fund, an early-stage investment firm specializing in pre-seed and seed-stage companies, is expanding to Australia. The Fund was founded in New York in 2018 and has since expanded to Los Angeles, London, the Rocky Mountains, and the Midwest. Jenny Fielding, co-founder and managing director of Techstars New York, explained that The Fund chooses new areas to expand based on demand from the local startup ecosystem, and earlier this year, .

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Jun
24
2024

10x, a fintech company based in the United Kingdom, raises $187 million to develop new services for old banks

10x raises $187 million to develop new services for old banks As so-called neobanks continue to gain market share with their more modern approaches to banking and other financial services, a startup developing technology to help incumbent players compete more effectively has announced a significant round of funding. 10x Future Technologies, a London-based fintech that assists larger, established banks in developing both next-generation services and tools to improve the efficiency of their exis.

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