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How TikTok is assisting African-American creators in reclaiming their history, identity, and 'whitewashed' culture A year after police officers shot and killed George Floyd in Minneapolis, the Black Lives Matter movement continues to shine a light on the impact of police brutality and systemic racism on African Americans. Juneteenth, the June 19 commemoration of the abolition of slavery in the United States, has also gained national prominence and is expected to become a federal holiday this we.

Reports of TurboTax Breach Greatly Exaggerated According to Intuit, owner of TurboTax, reports of a data breach have been exaggerated. Numerous news outlets recently reported that an unknown number of TurboTax accounts had been compromised as a result of a wave of credential stuffing attacks. Such attacks make use of credentials stolen from other websites and re-used on the TurboTax website. "Intuit's systems were not compromised," spokesman Rick Heineman said. He explained that Intuit notif.

Triggerfish has partnered with Disney to produce an African-themed animated series in 2022 Triggerfish, a South African animation studio, is set to produce a ten-part African-themed science fiction series in collaboration with other reputable studios such as Walt Disney. The series will culminate in a feature-length animated film. The Disney original film, titled Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in 2022. Each chapter of the animated anthology will be a ten-minu.

From Q3 2021, Nigerian fintechs without defined regulations must undergo incubation before operating The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Nigeria has hinted at a new regulatory requirement for financial technology firms operating in the country. Beginning in Q3 2021, fintech platforms that lack a defined framework will be required to undergo an incubation program in order to operate legally. The Commission introduced the Regulatory Incubator (RI) program on June 16, 2021, to allow f.

Banks and startups need to partner for growth but who can solve the risks involved? Five Nigerian banks have joined as pioneer members of a new initiative aimed at increasing corporate-startup collaboration in emerging markets. The initiative is called the Circle of Corporate Investors and is being organized by Catalyst Fund, an African, Asian, and Latin American accelerator. The goal is to assist startups and corporations in "better discovering technical and commercial synergies while also s.

TeamApt anticipates unicorns as a result of its $16 billion agent banking blitz TeamApt has established itself as a market leader in Nigeria's agent banking sector, which may propel it to the coveted status of a billion-dollar startup in the coming months. The company, headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, began in 2015 by developing banking applications. By the end of 2018, it supported the operations of 26 banks, processing an average of $160 million transactions per month. Moniepoint, a platfor.

Kune raised $1 million in pre-seed funding ahead of its August launch Kune, a Nairobi-based startup that prepares and delivers freshly prepared, ready-to-eat meals at affordable prices, has raised $1 million in a pre-seed funding round. The funding will be used to scale the startup's on-demand food service in advance of its August launch. The pre-seed round was led by Pan-African venture capital firm Launch Africa Ventures and included Century Oak Capital GmbH, Consonance, and ecosystem manage.

Lagos has surpassed Nairobi as Africa's top startup city Lagos has surpassed Nairobi as Africa's top startup ecosystem. The city was ranked 122nd globally, effectively replacing Nairobi, Kenya, which is now ranked 136th. This is according to the StartupBlink Ecosystem Index Report 2021, which was recently released. In general, the world's top two startup ecosystems remain unchanged from last year – San Francisco and New York. San Francisco is the “supernova” of startup ecosys.

How To Install Google Play On An Amazon Fire TV Stick You've purchased and configured an Amazon Fire TV Stick, and you're probably wondering what else you can do with it. If you want to expand the capabilities of the device, installing the Google Play Store is a great solution. However, Google has taken steps to permanently disable the Play Store on Amazon Fire TV devices. In 2021, Google released updates that disabled all functionality on Amazon Fire TV devices. While Google and Amazon do col.

How To Factory Reset Your iPhone Or iPad  Is it necessary to perform a factory reset on your iPhone or iPad? Perhaps you're planning to sell your phone and want to remotely wipe all of your personal data, or perhaps you've been a victim of theft and want to remotely wipe anything valuable on the device. If this is the case, performing a factory reset is the simplest way to delete everything and restart.    Backup Your Device  A vital reminder: before performing a facto.