Brazilians are turning to Instagram to identify far-right rioters

January 13, 2023
In the hours after far-right insurrectionists trashed government buildings in Brazil’s capital on Sunday, a new account popped up on Instagram.  Called Contragolpe Brasil—a clever play on words that means both “Against the coup Brazil” and “Counterblow Brazil”—it quickly started posting photos of alleged riot participants. The idea was to crowdsource information that could identify…

Google says India antitrust order poses threat to national security

January 13, 2023

Google warned on Friday that if the Indian antitrust watchdog’s ruling is allowed to progress it would result in devices getting expensive in the South Asian market and proliferation of unchecked apps will pose threats for individual and national security, escalating its concerns over the future of Android in the key overseas region. “Predatory apps […]

Google says India antitrust order poses threat to national security by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Xetova exploring market data gaps in Africa to boost trade insight access

January 13, 2023

Africa is seen as the next trade frontier, following the coming into force of The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which created the single largest unrestricted trade region in the world. However, while trade liberalization is meant to spur intra-regional commerce, its take-off is dependent on key infrastructure investments to ensure supply chain efficiency. […]

Xetova exploring market data gaps in Africa to boost trade insight access by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

Backed by Tiger Global, Mayfair emerges from stealth to offer businesses a higher yield on their cash

January 13, 2023

One startup is banking on the fact that businesses are eager to earn as much interest as possible on their cash. Mayfair is a new fintech startup that offers businesses up to 4.02% APY, a number it claims is among the highest out there. How a startup that is barely two years old able to […]

Backed by Tiger Global, Mayfair emerges from stealth to offer businesses a higher yield on their cash by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch