Tag: event
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Akwa Ibom set to host Second Edition of Tech Week from October 30
[ad_1] Akwa Ibom State is set to host Akwa Ibom Tech Week 2023, tagged 2.0, which will draw participants and attendees from the Tech ecosystem of top-rated tech innovators, founders, angel and venture capitalists from all over the continent of Africa and beyond, as they converge on Uyo and Ikot Ekpene. This week-long industry event ... -
BuuPass Hits Over 10 Million Digital Bus Ticket Milestone in Kenya
[ad_1] BuuPass, the trailblazing Kenyan digital bus ticketing powerhouse, celebrates a groundbreaking milestone – eclipsing the 10 million mark in ticket sales through its advanced, user-friendly platform. This remarkable journey began in 2016, driven by a spirited vision of transforming the bus ticketing sector from a manual to a digital frontier. To commemorate this monumental ... -
Africa Climate Summit 2023: Climate Action Africa Takes Center Stage
[ad_1] Climate Action Africa proudly announces its active participation in the prestigious Africa Climate Summit 2023 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya. This historic gathering, running from September 4th to 6th, has brought together over 20,000 participants — global leaders, policymakers, and influential stakeholders — to tackle the pressing issue of ... -
Defense Business Brief: Congress’ to-do list; Tradeshow season; Record number of foreign deals approved; and a bit more.
[ad_1] The early morning traffic jam of commuters slowly making their way across the 14th Street Bridge was a not-so-welcome reminder of what I feel is one of Washington’s busiest weeks of the year. Now begins the four-week sprint to see if Congress can pass a spending measure to keep the government open past Sept. ... -
₿trust acquires Africa’s Qala to build Next Generation of Open-Source Bitcoin Developers
[ad_1] ₿trust, a non-profit organisation which exists to decentralise the development of Bitcoin software, has today announced its acquisition of Qala, the leading organisation training the next generation of African Bitcoin and Lightning engineers. The deal, which was completed on 1st September 2023, will see Qala rebrand as the ₿trust Builders Programme, to strengthen ₿Trust’s ... -
Salesforce revenue grows, CEO talks generative AI
[ad_1] Salesforce announced this week that its revenue grew 11% year over year in the 2024 second fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2023. It also focused on its artificial intelligence tool development, specifically addressing generative AI tools. Salesforce revenue drivers Salesforce revenue grew to $8.60 billion for the quarter. Furthermore, Salesforce subscription and support revenue ... -
The Pentagon’s innovation arm has a new chief and a new strategy
[ad_1] The Pentagon’s new innovation chief wants to redefine how the Defense Department adopts commercial technology, starting with extending the Defense Innovation Unit’s reach into the combatant commands. “There was a time where, a bit, disruptors of the team was what was needed, because we just had to finally break through and change the way ... -
We got all six defense-industry stakeholders in a room. Now what?
[ad_1] Picture the banks of the Charles River, the vibrant hustle of MIT’s corridors, the green lawns and serene brick of Harvard Business School. On a Saturday morning, leaders from Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill and the Pentagon are arriving, coffees in hand. They are here for the Harvard-MIT Technology and National Security Conference, an ...











