Paymob Secures $22M Series B Extension, RaisingTotal Funding to $72M as It Expands Across MENA
September 13, 2024
Paymob has announced a $22 million Series B extension round – taking the Company’s total Series B funding to $72 million. The funding was led by EBRD Venture Capital with participation from Endeavor Catalyst.Existing investors…
LINX Nairobi Enhances Network Performance and Peering with PAIX Collaboration
September 12, 2024
The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has announced that they will be extending their African interconnection platform to PAIX Data Centres in Nairobi, to address the rising demand from the local networking community. LINX Nairobi is a…
August 2024’s Most Wanted Malware: RansomHub Reigns Supreme While Meow Ransomware Surges
September 12, 2024
Check Point has published its Global Threat Index for August 2024. The index revealed that ransomware remains a dominant force, with RansomHub sustaining its position as the top ransomware group. This Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation has…
Rwanda Kicks Off Construction of its Smart City Project, Kigali Innovation City
September 12, 2024
The Government of Rwanda, Africa50, and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), have officially broken ground on the construction of the 61-hectare smart city development dubbed Kigali Innovation City. This is happening…
LG Showcases Next-Gen Gaming with Groundbreaking webOS Cloud Tech at PAX West
September 12, 2024
LG showcased its gaming technologies on its webOS platform at PAX West, the largest gaming event in the United States. Visitors at the Seattle convention explored LG’s webOS Gaming capabilities on LG smart devices, including…
Chinese State-Sponsored Espionage Expands in Southeast Asia
September 12, 2024
Sophos has released its report, “Crimson Palace: New Tools, Tactics, Targets,” which details the latest developments in a nearly two-year long Chinese cyberespionage campaign in Southeast Asia. Sophos X-Ops first reported on what they named…
Samsung 2024 Neo QLED TVs Receive First-Ever True Cinema Black and HDR Brightness Accuracy Certifications
September 11, 2024
The Samsung 2024 Neo QLED and QLED lineup have recieved both the True Cinema Black and HDR Brightness Accuracy certifications from Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker (VDE), a leading German electrical engineering certification institute. “Technology continues to…
Liquid Expands High-Speed Fibre Connectivity Across Kenya-Uganda Corridor
September 11, 2024
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced the upgrade of its 1,300km fibre route connecting Mombasa to Busia on the Ugandan border, bringing additional multi-terabit capacity and additional resilience to the region. See: Liquid Intelligent Technologies Launches…
Safaricom Awarded a Payment Facilitator Certificate by Visa
September 11, 2024
Visa has awarded Safaricom a payment facilitator certificate, marking a significant milestone in its ongoing partnership with the Telco. This partnership will enhance Safaricom’s merchant ecosystem by diversifying payment acceptance modes through the introduction of…