Month: August 2021
Football transfer window: Retro tech in an ultra-modern world Football match – football needs new technology
The clock is ticking as Deadline Day for the Summer transfer window in football looms ever closer; weeks of negotiating between English Premier League clubs as they all try and find the next multi-million-pound superstar which will win them matches and lead their team to glory. With never-ending media…
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Apple and Google must allow developers to use other payment systems, new Korean law declares
South Korea has passed a bill written to prevent major platform owners like Google and Apple from restricting app developers to built-in payment systems, The Wall Street Journal reports. The bill is now expected to be signed into law by President Moon Jae-in, whose party championed the legislation. The law…
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Fujitsu customer data is reportedly being sold on the dark web Data leak
Japanese tech giant Fujitsu has reportedly confirmed that the stolen data being sold on the dark web relates to its customers, even as it appears to downplay the incident. ZDNet reports that the data has been posted by the Marketo group, which breaks into corporate networks much like a ransomware…
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Here’s the robotaxi that will be available on the Lyft app in 2023
Motional, the autonomous vehicle company that is a joint venture between Hyundai and Aptiv, revealed more details about its forthcoming robotaxi as well as some of the first images of the vehicle. The company is also working with Lyft and says that by 2023, customers in certain cities will be…
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LoftyInc Capital launches third fund at $10M for a more diverse portfolio of African startups
LoftyInc Capital, a pan-African VC firm, announced today that it is launching its third fund — LoftyInc Afropreneurs Fund 3 — at $10 million for tech startups in Africa. The firm has reached the first close of $5.5 million. Some of the limited partners in the vehicle include those from…
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Samsung’s new Z Flip and Z Fold get battery-protection feature
The Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 have inherited a battery protection that was previously exclusive to Samsung’s tablets, which when enabled is designed to maximize the lifespan of batteries, SamMobile reports. The “Protect battery” feature limits the devices’ charge level to 85 percent, preventing the full charge to…
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