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OyaPay, which launched operations in December 2017, was trying to digitize the payment landscape in Nigeria. The now-defunct startup was trying to ensure that offline businesses could accept payment and take forward orders from their customers with or without a smartphone. OyaPay was founded by Abdulhamid Hassan and Achille out of […]

Nigerian Fintech Startup, OyaPay Shuts Down

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Trends in Artificial intelligence (AI) are closely watched by industry analysts and technologists. Even students planning a career in this dynamic field are closely watching for developments A while ago, we ran a feature on “Top 20 Companies paying the Highest salary for A.I Engineers” This week, techrepublic featured “The […]

The 10 highest-paying AI jobs

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When young adults graduate college and head off into the “real world,” they often feel both excited and nervous. The uneasiness stems from leaving the comfort and fun of a college campus where a student just spent four or more transformative years while the excitement stems from the anticipation of […]

Report – Average Student Expects to Make $60k Out of ...

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Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 17th Feb 2019 News you can use Amazon invests in electric vehicle startup Rivian – Electric vehicle startup Rivian on Friday announced a $700 million investment round led by Amazon, which recently pumped money into a young […]

Startup news roundup – Week ending 17th Feb 2019

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A while ago, we ran a review of “Review of online Pharmacies and drugstores in India”  This sector continues to draw the attention of startups Review of online Pharmacies and drugstores in India This week, Deccan Herald published an analysis of the trends shaping up in the industry Over the last […]

E-pharmacies gaining strong foothold in India

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Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 10th Feb 2019 News you can use What is the Single Biggest Problem Faced by Startups Today? When startups fail, we all know that a major reason is that they run out of a funding runway, it’s […]

Startup news roundup – Week ending 10th Feb 2019

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GrokStyle, a retail computer vision outfit announced that it is being acquired by Facebook. A blog posted on its homepage explained We built state-of-the-art AI and visual search technology to help consumers readily find, explore, and decide on purchases. We partnered with major retailers, demonstrated revenue lift with our technology, and […]

Facebook acquires visual shopping startup GrokStyle

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The Hyper-converged infrastructure startup Maxta is closing its doors – after being unable to obtain funding and make progress in the face of a solidifying HCI market. Businesses are placing their bets on hyper-converged infrastructure to fulfill their business-critical enterprise applications and data center simplification needs, according to Gartner’s new Magic […]

HCI startup Maxta closing its doors – RIP

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Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 3rd Feb 2019 News you can use Showcased at CES 2019: Real-Time Translation for International Meetings from Zoi – The need to remove language barriers has never been greater. According to a 2018 survey of international meeting […]

Startup news roundup – Week ending 3rd Feb

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In this forum, we have been closely watching developments in several technologies including voice recognition, voice activated UI and AI. Now comes an innovative and practical solution from a vendor Zoi.  The need to remove language barriers has never been greater. According to a 2018 survey of international meeting professionals […]

Showcased at CES 2019: Real-Time Translation for International Meetings ...

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