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What CIOs everywhere can learn from Canada’s nationwide internet outage

CIO

On July 8, 2022, a botched maintenance update on the Rogers ISP network in Canada crashed internet access across the country for at least 12 hours, with some customers experiencing problems for days afterward. The nationwide outage affected phone and internet service for about 12.2 The impact was profound. Not just a domestic issue.

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ZirooPay raises $11.4M to scale its mobile POS solutions for retailers across Nigeria

TechCrunch

In Nigeria, POS terminals are used to process card payments at retail locations as well as for agency banking purposes, a branchless banking system where agents act like human ATMs. One of the biggest challenges to the mass adoption of card payments at retail locations is the rate of transaction failures due to poor internet connection.

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Predicting the next wave of Southeast Asia tech giants

TechCrunch

With Grab’s announcement of its imminent Nasdaq listing and GoJek merging with Tokopedia to form tech giant GoTo , casual international observers could be forgiven for believing that Southeast Asia’s tech universe only comprises similar companies. Unsurprisingly, tech startup growth is booming as well.

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The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

CIO

Around the turn of the century, Autonomy Corporation was one of the darlings of the UK technology industry, specializing in knowledge management and enterprise search. Its Agentware internet search tools are used by enterprises including Barclays Bank and Unilever and sold as shrink-wrapped software through retail outlets.

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Cyber Monday scams? Fakespot says it can identify fraudulent reviews and sellers online

TechCrunch

The pandemic has made it all but impossible for a retail company without an online presence to survive. It’s using AI to notify online shoppers when the products they’re looking to buy are fake listings or when reviews they’re reading on marketplaces like Amazon or eBay are a fiction. It also tracks fake upvotes.).

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Applications and innovations in the Internet of Things (IoT)

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of interrelated devices that have unique identifiers and can autonomously transfer data over a network. IoT ecosystems consist of internet-enabled smart devices that have integrated sensors, processors, and communication hardware to capture, analyze, and send data from their immediate environments.

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YC-backed Curacel unveils new API platform that enables tech-led businesses to offer insurance

TechCrunch

Curacel , the YC-backed startup that is developing insurance infrastructure for the African market, has launched a new interface that allows digital businesses like those in retail, fintech, e-commerce and logistics to add insurance to their core products. without the outsized market of South Africa.

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