[ad_1] Applications are now open for the THRIVE Academy Agri-Food Tech Pre-Accelerator Program to support idea-stage and pre-seed stage startups in the agri-food tech sector. The THRIVE Academy is a 12-week agrifood tech pre-accelerator program for idea-stage entrepreneurs, early-stage startups and researchers looking to commercialize their innovations. The immersive program will help you de-risk and ...

[ad_1] tappi, an end-to-end digital commerce SaaS solution tailored for small and medium-sized businesses, has raised $1.5M in an oversubscribed Pre-Seed round led by Mercy Corps Ventures and Chui Ventures. With participation from Digital Currency Group, SOSV, Resilience17, growX ventures, Orbit Startups and Reflect Ventures, the investment also saw contributions from angel investors and advisors ...

[ad_1] Africa’s leading commodities player, AFEX, has launched Africa Exchange, a digital platform for trading commodities. The platform follows AFEX’s first foray into digital commodities trading with the launch of ComX in 2020. This new trading platform further transforms the commodities space in Africa by enabling commodities market players to meet and interact both in ...

[ad_1] DUBAI, UAE—An upgraded electronic warfare suite that will give F-16 fighter jets the ability to detect multiple enemies at once should be ready for production in late 2025.  L3Harris is building “Viper Shield,” a fully digital radar warning receiver that detects the radio emissions of an adversary, for international customers of Lockheed Martin’s F-16 ...

[ad_1] UFP Industries Inc. is launching B2B marketplace TimberBase. The company supplies products primarily manufactured from wood, wood and non-wood composites, and other materials. UFP Industries generates annual sales of $7.6 billion and is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It has launched TimberBase.com, a B2B marketplace for buying and selling lumber and building materials. UFP ...

[ad_1] JAKARTA, Indonesia—The U.S. wants to help shore up Indonesia’s military cyber defenses and space capabilities as part of a newly upgraded defense cooperation plan, defense officials announced Thursday. “As we train with allies and partners, we want to make sure that we’re helping them bring their capabilities along as well,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ...

[ad_1] Air Forces Cyber will devote more time to training airmen in information warfare—everything from uncovering disinformation campaigns and targeting the networks adversaries use to spread disinformation to attempting to influence the audience themselves—said Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, the commander of 16th Air Force. “We’ve been charged as the operational level of information warfare for ...

[ad_1] At the groundbreaking November edition of the Stakeholder Sensitization Webinar series on the National Policy for 2nd Level Domains (2NLD.ng), stakeholders were immersed in a comprehensive presentation on the roadmap of setting up a website from start to finish. Representing the Director General NITDA, Acting Director, E-Government Development and Regulations, Mr. Benard Ewa underscored ...