Social commerce platform Maka raises $2.65M to simplify buying fashion and beauty products in Africa

Maka, an African fashion and beauty e-commerce platform, has raised a $2.65 million pre-seed round led by Pan-African venture capital firms 4DX Ventures and Janngo Capital. Other investors include Palm Drive Capital, angel investor Jonathan Shipman, founder of EVP and Twitch founding member, and executives from delivery platform Wolt. In 2021, co-founder and CEO Diana…

New Hacker Group ‘GambleForce’ Tageting APAC Firms Using SQL Injection Attacks

Dec 14, 2023NewsroomVulnerability / Data Breach A previously unknown hacker outfit called GambleForce has been attributed to a series of SQL injection attacks against companies primarily in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region since at least September 2023. “GambleForce uses a set of basic yet very effective techniques, including SQL injections and the exploitation of vulnerable website…

Apple to be hit by antitrust order in the EU over its App Store anti-steering rules

According to a Bloomberg report that cites “people familiar with the investigation,” regulators in the EU are getting ready to hand down a decision prohibiting Apple’s anti-steering rules for music services. Currently, Apple requires that digital subscription services on iPhone or iPad offer subscriptions only through Apple’s own payment processing, for which the company takes…

I’ve been doing hot yoga every week for 6 months — here’s what has happened to my body

I’ve been dipping my tentative toes into yoga for roughly 10 years now, but my hot yoga practice has developed over six months into a weekly exercise routine that no-one who knows me dares interrupt.  Hot yoga carries a wealth of benefits. Regular practice could improve your balance, flexibility and range of motion, build functional…

Twitch’s new nudity policy allows illustrated nipples, but not human underboob

Twitch announced sweeping updates to its sexual content policy and content classification system, which now allows previously prohibited content like illustrated nipples and “erotic dances,” in addition to clarifying what nudity is and isn’t allowed on the platform. The update follows the widespread “topless meta” backlash, after streamer and OnlyFans model Morgpie went viral for…