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SMEs account for 95% of all registered businesses and contribute about 50% to the total GDP of sub-Saharan countries - World Economic Forum.

 

Security Consultant at Ethnos, Miracle Chukwudebe and the Assistant Director of Small Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Kole Dawodu-Olubunmi discuss cybersecurity as a catalyst for SME growth.

Pope Francis is supporting the "Code with Pope" initiative which is expected to bridge "the glaring disparities in education" across the globe.

Tech Word: Data Breach: Describes when confidential, sensitive, or protected information is exposed to an unauthorized person. The files in a data breach are viewed and/or shared without permission. Anyone can be at risk of a data breach — from individuals to high-level enterprises and governments.

A data breach can come from malware, losing a laptop/smartphone, emailing a spreadsheet or document to the wrong person, and so on.
 
Airbnb announces $500,000 fund to support tourism non-profits in Africa
Ethiopian born cientit Gebia bags US highest state honour
Mauritius begin SIM Registration on October 31, 2023

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We are in the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this is a time for people to come together to increase awareness of breast cancer, support those affected.

Tech Gist:

- LinkedIn will now enable its premium subscribers mark three roles per month as a Top Choice, which then alerts recruiters to their extra interest in the role

- TikTok is experimenting with a new 15-minute upload option, extending on the current 10-minute video limit

- Instagram’s adding another engagement option, that will enable users to add interactive polls within the comment streams on both feed posts and Reels.

- Meta’s moving to the next stage of its paid verification testing, with a new experiment that will allow some Instagram users filter their feed to access content from Meta Verified users only, 

- X announced that it’s launching a trial where new users required to pay a $1 annual fee to post, or engage with posts, in the app. .

 

Catchup on the Latest Tech Stories on #CruiseCtrl with Mide.

Tech Gist:

- LinkedIn owners, Microsoft have announced a fresh round of job cuts

- WhatsApp is adding passkey access, which provides a more secure way for users to log in

- A new investigation has found that X formerly twitter is restricting links to what it considers rival platforms

- Google has announced that it’s adding emoji reactions into Gmail, giving you a quicker, simpler way to respond to your emails.

 

Catchup on the Latest Tech Stories on #CruiseCtrl with Mide. 

Let us discuss our health and wellness in a society that encourages self-love and acceptance while put in mind the importance of maintaining good health.

 

Are you considering getting a Co-Founder for your start-up? Here are some pros and cons to weigh.

Multiple wins for Nigeria as it wins its case against P&ID, Rashidi Yekini gets a Google Doodle on his posthumous 60th birthday and Nigeria’s 3MTT programme on the rise.

Tech Word: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) - This is a policy/set of policies in a business that allows employees to use their own personal devices - phone, laptop, tablet etc to work rather than requiring them to use officially provided hardware. 

Employees under a BYOD Policy can use their devices to access business applications and data, rather than forcing employees to use company-provided devices for that purpose 

- Shutdown Rumours Rock IrokoTV
- Egypt to open 5G license bid in 2023
- Botswana gets a new Central Bank Governor, Cornelius Dekop.
- New Bill in Burkina Faso will limit SIM Card ownership

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On Tek Talk today, we bring the top tech news of the week, from Patricia’s repayments to Amazon new location launch announcement.

Moving to Another Country Is a big step, and we want to make sure you're prepared. these are what you should know before moving to another country.