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More job cuts loom as Sendy changes course in Nigeria Feb 07, 2023

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In October last year, Sendy, a Kenyan logistics scale-up, wound up its supplies service, which enabled retailers to purchase FMCGs directly from manufacturers, saying it was directing all its focus on its end-to-end fulfillment offering.

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Simple HealthKit is taking on health equity with at-home diagnostics, treatment Feb 06, 2023

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Simple HealthKit provides at-home and in-clinic diagnostics, performs its own testing and telehealth services and works with pharmacy partners for treatment and follow-up care.

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Hackers exploiting two-year-old VMware flaw to launch large-scale ransomware campaign Feb 06, 2023

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Cyber-criminals are actively exploiting a two-year-old VMware vulnerability as part of a ransomware campaign targeting thousands of organizations worldwide.

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Apple says it now has 935 million paid subscriptions Feb 03, 2023

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Apple had a rare quarter where it missed its revenue target due to problems in the supply chain and manufacturing.

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As the bee population declines, this startup secures $8M to apply AI and EVs to pollination Feb 03, 2023

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Given our general reliance on something called “food” you’d think the issue of pollination – and its general decline – might be higher up the world’s agenda.

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Twitter to end free access to its API Feb 02, 2023

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Twitter will discontinue offering free access to the Twitter API starting February 9 and will make a paid version available, the Elon Musk-owned microblogging website said as it looks for more avenues to monetize the platform.Â

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Snapchat now has more than 2 million paid subscribers Feb 02, 2023

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Snapchat has more than 2 million paid subscribers on its Snapchat+ program, the company said during its latest earnings report.

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Twitter discontinues CoTweets, says will debut text attachments next week Feb 01, 2023

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Twitter announced Tuesday that it is discontinuing CoTweeting, a feature that let two users co-author a tweet. The company said that the feature will immediately cease to exist.

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Identity management platform Saviynt secures $205M in debt, appoints new CEO Feb 01, 2023

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Showing that there’s real investor enthusiasm for identity management platforms, Saviynt, which enables companies to secure apps, data and infrastructure in a single platform, today announced that it raised $205 million in debt from AB Private Credit Investors’ Tech Capital Solutions group.

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Groupon cuts another 500 employees in the second round of layoffs Jan 31, 2023

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Groupon has laid off another 500 employees in a measure to cut costs, the company said in an SEC filing last week.

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