MarketForce exits three markets, set to launch a social commerce spinout

Kenyan B2B e-commerce company MarketForce has shut down operations in three of its five markets in Africa and is in the early stages of launching a social commerce spinout. TechCrunch has learned that MarketForce’s super-app dubbed RejaReja, which enable informal retailers (mom-and-pop stores) to order fast moving consumer goods (FMCGs) order directly from distributors and…

Researchers Uncover Wiretapping of XMPP-Based Instant Messaging Service

Oct 28, 2023NewsroomPrivacy / Data Security New findings have shed light on what’s said to be a lawful attempt to covertly intercept traffic originating from jabber[.]ru (aka xmpp[.]ru), an XMPP-based instant messaging service, via servers hosted on Hetzner and Linode (a subsidiary of Akamai) in Germany. “The attacker has issued several new TLS certificates using…

Researchers Uncover Wiretapping of XMPP-Based Instant Messaging Service

Oct 28, 2023NewsroomPrivacy / Data Security New findings have shed light on what’s said to be a lawful attempt to covertly intercept traffic originating from jabber[.]ru (aka xmpp[.]ru), an XMPP-based instant messaging service, via servers hosted on Hetzner and Linode (a subsidiary of Akamai) in Germany. “The attacker has issued several new TLS certificates using…

I paired this smart telescope with my phone — and it makes astrophotography light years better

I love everything space related. Whether it’s catching up on an old Star Trek flick with Shatner and the crew, to falling asleep at night listening to the soothing voice of Neil deGrasse Tyson in a Cosmos episode explaining Einstein’s theory of relativity, I’m frequently fascinated by space. In recent years, however, I’ve been able…