African e-commerce giant Jumia has made a change in management as co-founders Jeremy Hodara and Sacha Poignonnec step down effective today as co-CEOs, according to a statement seen by TechCrunch. The two founders, who until today shared the chief executive role, have been at the helm of Africa’s only publicly traded company for over a…
The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre has launched a new program that will continually scan every internet-connected device hosted in the United Kingdom for vulnerabilities to help the government respond to zero-day threats. The NCSC, part of the Government Communications Headquarters that acts as the U.K.’s public-facing technical authority for cyber threats, says it launched…
If you’ve ever had to sit through corporate training videos while you feel your will to live slowly ebb out of every pore of your body, a new startup has some good news for you. Describing itself as “the TikTok of workplace learning,” 5Mins recently raised a round of funding in a bid to introduce…
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The vast majority of companies hit by a ransomware attack say they would pay the demand simply to be able to get back to work as soon as possible. A report by Rubrik Zero Labs surveying more than 1,600 professionals, including CISOs, CIOs, BPs, and Directors found more than three-quarters (76%) said they would be…
Twitter laid off approximately 50% of its staff, following Elon Musk’s takeover. Getty Images A former Twitter manager said she was sent a work anniversary gift after being laid off. Elaine Filadelfo, who had worked on the Consumer Insights team, shared details on Twitter. Twitter laid off approximately 50% of its staff on Friday after…
The dollar’s dominance of other currencies will continue as the latest jobs report gives the Federal Reserve license to carry on tightening, Goldman Sachs said. SOPA images US jobs strength gives the Federal Reserve scope to keep hiking interest rates, Goldman Sachs said. That should cement the surging dollar’s dominance and keep the Fed ahead…
Nouriel Roubini. Tom Williams/Getty Images Nouriel Roubini warned the S&P 500 could plunge another 30% before it bottoms out. The “Dr. Doom” economist said the US is likely to endure a deep, extended recession. Roubini predicted stubborn inflation, lower growth, and headaches caused by huge amounts of debt. US stocks could plunge another 30% as…
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey (left) and Elon Musk, the current owner of Twitter. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue/Joe Raedle/Getty Images Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey failed to see eye-to-eye on the name of a Twitter feature that flags misleading posts. Musk renamed Birdwatch to Community Notes but Dorsey said it was “the most…
Mark Zuckerberg. Charles Platiau/Reuters Shares of Meta rose Monday after The Wall Street Journal reported mass layoffs are hitting the Facebook parent this week. The job cuts are expected to impact thousands of employees and could be announced as soon as Wednesday, per the report. Meta joins Twitter, Lyft, Amazon and other tech companies that…