Meet Georges, a French startup that wants to help freelancers, doctors and lawyers when it comes to accounting. With Georges, you can get rid of your accountant altogether and switch to a software-as-a-service product. Alven is leading today’s round with other investors also participating. Automated accounting is an interesting space. For instance, Roger just raised…
CNN’s website is currently blocked in mainland China, after it published a story about today’s 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre as one of its top headlines. The site is usually accessible in China, according to historical data from GreatFire.org. Matt Rivers, a Beijing-based reporter, noted the blocking of the site on Twitter, writing…
Jumia held its first post-IPO earnings call and weathered a short-sell assault in May, with Wall Street showing confidence in Pan-African e-commerce company. On the numbers, key takeaways were that Jumia’s Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) — the total amount of goods sold over the period — grew by 58 percent to €240 million. Marketplace revenue…
As US regulators gear up to launch another antitrust probe of Google’s business, an alternative Android app store is dialling up its long time complaint of anti-competitive behavior against the search and smartphone OS giant. Portugal-based Aptoide is launching a campaign website to press its case and call for Google to “Play Fair” — accusing…
Microsoft is very proud of its Azure Blockchain-powered smart contract auditing tools for Ethereum – so much so it decided to flaunt some of the benefits of the software in a new blog post. “One of the key drivers making blockchain-based applications programmable, accessible to enterprise customers, and able to meet the diverse needs of…
Researchers use malicious NFC tags and booby-trapped physical surfaces to connect Android devices to malicious wireless networks.
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The idea of a dedicated gaming smartphone has always been attractive, but it’s only in the last couple of years that the idea has really taken off, thanks to brands like Razer and Asus. With a host of new releases this year, it looks like gaming phones are here to stay, and if the Red…
You’ve probably heard the phrase, “the best things in life are free.”
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Last updated on June 4, 2019 at 02:38 pm In a rare move by Google, they pre-announced a broad core algorithm update over the weekend via their Google SearchLiaison Twitter account. This is a bold improvement for SEO specialists who are usually kept in the dark about these matters, only to see the effects once…
Every year, Honor launches its numbered X series and this year, the company could be announcing it much earlier than usual. The Honor 9X has just been certified by Chinas 3C (China Compulsory Certificate) which usually signifies the imminent launch of an incoming smartphone. The listing was reposted on Twitter and reveals only…
