Out Of Africa ? A Whole MEST Of Startups Emerges In Ghana
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Growing up as an adopted Korean boy in the cold climes of Norway, Jorn Lyseggen would have had no idea that one day he would be spearheading a technology renaissance in the sweltering heat of a West African state. But having created the successful $100m-in-revenue Meltwater SAAS company, which has made a name for itself in social analytics, he realised that it would be for nothing if he didn’t “give something back”. And so the Meltwater Entreprenerial School of Technology in Ghana was born.
Founded in February 2008 in Ghana’s capital city of Accra, MEST, as it’s known, started out with modest aims: to take the brightest and most willing minds they could find, a[...]
Continue ReadingFounded in February 2008 in Ghana’s capital city of Accra, MEST, as it’s known, started out with modest aims: to take the brightest and most willing minds they could find, a[...]
A Skype call in Ethiopia will now get you 15 years in prison
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A 30-second call using Skype in Ethiopia can land you a 15-year prison sentence, thanks to new legislation passed by the country’s government.
The new legislation will criminalize the use of all Voice Over IP (VoIP) services, such as Skype or Google Voice, from within the country, according to an Al Jazeera report. The legislation, which was voted into law last month with little notice from international media, seems to close a loophole that was allowing some of its citizens to communicate without being monitored by authorities.
The country’s sole communication infrastructure is operated by government-run telecom Ethio Teleco. The new legislation empowers the state-owned telecom[...]
Continue ReadingThe new legislation will criminalize the use of all Voice Over IP (VoIP) services, such as Skype or Google Voice, from within the country, according to an Al Jazeera report. The legislation, which was voted into law last month with little notice from international media, seems to close a loophole that was allowing some of its citizens to communicate without being monitored by authorities.
The country’s sole communication infrastructure is operated by government-run telecom Ethio Teleco. The new legislation empowers the state-owned telecom[...]
Fun Gear for iPhone Photographers
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Whether you're a novice or a pro, these finds are sure to take your iPhoneography to a whole new level. Plus, they're perfect gifts for your shutter-happy friends and family[...]
Continue ReadingNew Memolane Features Help You Share (Online) Memories With Facebook Friends
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Founder Eric Lagier is hoping to make his Internet time machine service Memolane more social today by allowing users to create shared “lanes” with their Facebook friends.The idea behind Memolane: People are usually sharing content on multiple sites, but it’s not always easy to browse old content, or to look at content from multiple sites in one place. So for example, after I sign up and connected various social network accounts, I can browse and search a single timeline with photos from Facebook and Instagram, mixed in with my tweets and Foursquare check-ins. I also get emails reminding me of what I was doing, say, three months or a year ago[...]
Continue ReadingWhat if Stuxnet rebounds on us? U.S. power grid vulnerable to attack
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Thirty percent of the world’s nuclear power is produced in the United States at 104 reactors concentrated on the Eastern seaboard. What if the Flame and Stuxnet viruses that wreaked havoc on Iran’s nuclear efforts were repurposed by unfriendly nations to attack the U.S.?
Recent stories have come out showing how the Flame and Stuxnet viruses are connected, that they are some of most sophisticated malware ever found, and that they could be adapted by other hackers for future attacks.
Now CNet is reporting that senior security specialists are worried about the digital signatures that protect vital systems in key U.S. power plants. Digital signatures are encrypted codes that can be u[...]
Continue ReadingRecent stories have come out showing how the Flame and Stuxnet viruses are connected, that they are some of most sophisticated malware ever found, and that they could be adapted by other hackers for future attacks.
Now CNet is reporting that senior security specialists are worried about the digital signatures that protect vital systems in key U.S. power plants. Digital signatures are encrypted codes that can be u[...]
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