The kingdom of Eswatini is considering the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), joining the growing list of African countries exploring the viability of an e-currency. The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) said it has appointed German technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) to research and explore the possibilities of a digital Lilangeni (the country’s…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Imagine dishing out the cash for an iPad Pro and whipping it out in a coffee shop, only to have everyone around you thinking you have a lowly, regular iPad because the sign on the back of the device just says “iPad.” In fact, that’s not very hard to imagine, because that’s exactly how things…
Today’s Quordle is not the hardest of all time, but it’s not the easiest either. Though your mileage may vary! If it’s a little too challenging today, you’ve come to the right place for hints. There aren’t just hints here, but the whole Quordle solution. Scroll to the bottom of this page, and there it…
Patrons leave as others wait for a table at Tiki Bar on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Monday, May 17, 2021, in New York. Kathy Willens/AP Photo Pandemic-era stimulus is gone, and rates are much higher. It’ll make the 2023 recession hurt much more. Households are already feeling pressure from high inflation, slowing wage growth, and…
Apple’s new iPad Pro and iPad models introduced today include a woven one-meter USB-C charging cable in the box for the first time. Apple is also selling the woven cable separately through its online store, with pricing set at $19 in the United States. The cable has USB-C connectors on both ends and is designed…
Following the announcement of the 10th-generation iPad, the ninth-generation model remains available from Apple for the same $329 starting price. The 64GB and 256GB ninth-generation iPad models continue to be available for $329 and $479, respectively. They are still offered in the same Silver and Space Gray color options, meaning that there has been no…
After ignoring the app experience on Android tablets for years, Google appears increasingly focused on turning things around. Earlier this year, the search giant introduced Android 12L, which brought an improved interface and multitasking experience to tablets and foldable. At the developer conference Google IO in May, it promised to finetune over 20 of its…
In 2018, Neil D’Souza, a software engineer by trade and previously the VP of product development at Thinkstep, came to the realization that his ten-plus-year effort to solve enterprise product challenges in the areas of sustainability, compliance and risk were having little impact. The way he saw it, they took too long, which minimized their…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Former US President Donald Trump inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the South and North Korea on June 30, 2019 in Panmunjom, South Korea. Dong-A Ilbo via Getty Images/Getty Images) Trump told journalist Bob Woodward in 2020 that the letters he wrote to Kim were “so top secret.”In his…
Nexta, an Egyptian startup that plans to launch its banking app in the coming months, has secured a $5 million investment from eFinance Group, a state-owned provider of digital payments solutions. This news follows the $2 million pre-seed round Nexta announced this March, which Egyptian early-stage VC Disruptech led. Last year, Nexta obtained a provisional…