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Virgin Hyperloop has released a video demonstrating its ideas for passenger pods to travel at speeds of over 1,000km/h (600mph) ...

Swvl, an Egyptian mobility startup, has expanded into Europe, Latin America, and Asia through the acquisition of Shotl, a mass transit SaaS platform

Swvl, an Egyptian startup that provides transformative mass transit and shared mobility solutions, has announced a definitive agreement to purchase ...

Following a meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House, Apple, Google, and Microsoft have pledged to help strengthen US cybersecurity

Following a meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House, tech companies such as Apple, Google, and Microsoft pledged ...

One million videos on YouTube have been removed due to COVID-19 misinformation

According to YouTube's Chief Product Officer Neal Mahon, 1 million videos have been removed for dangerous COVID-19 misinformation since February ...

Jumia and Solar Taxi Join Forces to Deliver Eco-Friendly and Affordably

Jumia has teamed up with Solartaxi, a modern eco-friendly mobility facilities startup, to provide consumers with economical and environmentally sustainable ...

TikTok and Shopify have teamed up to allow users to shop directly from the app

Shopify, a Canadian e-commerce company, said that it is collaborating with TikTok on a feature that would allow users to ...

Ethiopia has begun developing its own social media platform to compete with Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites

Ethiopia has begun developing its own social media platform to compete with Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp, despite the country has ...

WhatsApp is making its way to iPad and Android tablets

For the first time, WhatsApp plans to provide entirely native tablet apps, as the messaging service strives to enhance its ...

SoftBank leads a $400 million funding round for Africa-focused payment firm OPay

OPay, an Africa-focused digital payment startup founded by a Chinese entrepreneur, announced a $400 million funding round led by SoftBank ...

PayPal has launched cryptocurrency buying and selling in the United Kingdom

PayPal has announced that customers in the United Kingdom will be able to buy, sell, and hold bitcoin and other ...

Odiggo, an auto tech startup based in Egypt and the UAE, has received a $2.2 million seed round