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Amazon's Rapid Growth Establishes It as the Market Leader in Streaming Video According to a survey released by a consumer market research firm, Amazon has risen from last to first place in the video streaming pack in just six short years. According to Parks Associates' annual survey of the smart TV and streaming box markets, Amazon increased its share of the streaming video market from 12% in 2015 to 36% in the first quarter of this year. Amazon is tied for first place with Roku, which also h.

Chaka becomes Nigeria's first startup to obtain a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) license for digital stock trading After months of regulatory uncertainty, Chaka has been granted a license by Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate its digital stock trading platform. Chaka is the first company to obtain the SEC's new digital sub-broker license, which was introduced in April. The SEC recognized sub-brokers who use digital platforms to serve multiple brokers as par.

SEC Reportedly Probing SolarWinds Breach SolarWinds clients are being investigated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission following a high-profile data breach last year, according to a Reuters report. The investigation is focusing on whether certain companies doing business with the network management software maker failed to disclose their exposure to the attack, Reuters reported Monday, citing two anonymous sources familiar with the investigation. According to those sources.

Best Things to Make with Desktop Publishing Software While graphic designers understand why desktop publishing software is necessary, DTP software and techniques have a place in the home as well. You do not need to be a professional designer to create enjoyable projects for your family and friends, even if you cannot afford the high-end desktop publishing software used by professionals. These projects and the low-cost (or even free) software options are open to all. No design ability is requir.

Airtel Money separates from Airtel Uganda to meet regulatory requirements Airtel Uganda announced on Tuesday, 22nd June 2021, the separation of Airtel Money from its Telecom business. This means that the company has transferred the phone-based service to its subsidiary, Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMC Uganda). This division is in accordance with Uganda's National Payment Systems (NPS) Act, 2020, which was enacted on 4th September 2020. On 5 March 2021, the regulation was published i.

These Forge cofounders just raised $5 million to work on a new, still-stealth investing startup Sohail Prasad and Samvit Ramadurgam met during Y Combinator's 2012 summer batch and went on to cofound Forge, a platform that enables accredited investors and institutions to buy and sell private company shares. In May, Forge raised $150 million in new funding. Forge — formerly known as Equidate — has exploded in popularity as demand for private company stock has soared. Since its incept.

Nguvu Health, Chekkit, and four other Nigerian startups have been selected for Google for Startups Accelerator 2021 The Google for Startups Accelerator is taking place virtually for the second year in a row, with startups from across Africa joining its cohort. Nigerian startups dominate this year's cohort, accounting for six of the fifteen startups selected. South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Tunisia make up the remaining nine. The number of Nigerian startups selected decreased .

Joyride has raised a $3.7 million seed round Joyride, a Toronto-based startup that provides white label apps, back-end analytics, and multi-modal fleet management for shared micromobility startups, has raised $3.7 million in seed funding to expand its reach to small, local operators. Since its inception in 2014, the company, which operates in over 160 markets on every continent except Antarctica, has primarily been able to generate enough revenue to sustain its operations. Joyride will use the.

Apollo receives $1 million in debt financing to assist small-scale farmers Pula, a Kenyan insurtech startup specializing in digital and agricultural insurance with the goal of derisking millions of smallholder farmers across Africa, has raised $6 million in a Series A round. TLcom Capital, a Pan-African early-stage venture capital firm, led the round, with nonprofit Women's World Banking also participating. Pula previously raised $1 million in seed funding in 2018 from Rocher Participations, w.

Holy Grail secures a $2.7 million seed funding round to develop modular carbon capture devices The founders of Holy Grail, a two-year-old Mountain View, California-based startup, are taking a micro approach to solving the outsized problem of carbon capture. The startup is developing a modular and small direct air carbon capture device, in contrast to the dozens of projects underway in the United States and abroad to capture CO2 from large, centralized emitters such as power plants or industria.