Nigeria tackles publishing in predatory journals
Higher education institutions in Nigeria need to train academics to spot fraudulent journals, researchers say......»»
Giant predatory worms roamed the seafloor until 5.3 million years ago
An international study in which the University of Granada participated—recently published in the journal Scientific Reports—has identified a new fossil record of giant predatory worms in the northeast of Taiwan (China), in marine sediments from t.....»»
How bacteria hunt bacteria
We commonly know predator-prey relationships from the animal kingdom, but they are also a survival strategy of certain bacteria: bacterial predators actively kill bacteria of other species in order to feed on them. The predatory species include many.....»»
New research tackles a central challenge of powerful quantum computing
To build a universal quantum computer from fragile quantum components, effective implementation of quantum error correction (QEC) is an essential requirement and a central challenge. QEC is used in quantum computing, which has the potential to solve.....»»
LA-based SoLo Funds raises $10 million to offer an alternative to predatory payday lenders
SoLo Funds wants to replace payday lenders with a community-based, market-driven model for individual lending and now has $10 million to expand its business in the U.S. Payday lenders offer high interest, short-term loans to borrowers who are at thei.....»»
Nigeria’s IROKO plans to go public on the London Stock Exchange AIM in 2022
IROKO, a Nigerian-based media company, could file to go public in the next 12 months on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) Alternative Investment Market. Founded by Jason Njoku and Bastian Gotter in 2011, IROKO boasts the largest online catalog of Nolly.....»»
New rule reins in China’s flourishing self-publishing space
Despite China’s history of stringent media control, an industry of uninstitutionalized, individual publishers has managed to flourish on social media platforms like Tencent’s WeChat and ByteDance’s Toutiao. These self-publishers are.....»»
Nigeria’s Cowrywise raises $3M pre-Series A to scale its wealth management platform
Cowrywise, a Nigerian fintech startup that offers digital wealth management and financial planning solutions, has raised $3 million in pre-Series A funding. Quona Capital led the round as Tsadik Foundation, Gumroad CEO Sahil Lavingia, and a syndicate.....»»
Nigeria seizes pangolin scales bound for Vietnam
Nigeria has seized pangolin scales and tusks and bones from endangered species allegedly bound for export to Vietnam, a senior customs official said Wednesday......»»
Twitter Acquires Newsletter Startup Revue To Expand Business
Twitter acquired the newsletter publishing company Revue for an undisclosed sum, part of an effort to expand its business and give writers who distribute their work on Twitter more features. From a report: Revue's service, which lets people manage ne.....»»
NHTSA tackles to-do list as new president arrives
U.S. auto safety regulators picked up the pace this month, with NHTSA hastening efforts to finish projects, finalize rules and tie up loose ends in anticipation of President Joe Biden taking office......»»
How emerging markets are approaching crypto
From Brazil to Nigeria, people turn to bitcoin because it’s the most advantageous way for them to conduct international transactions. Leigh Cuen Contributor Share on Twitter.....»»
Ransomware Attackers Try Publishing 4,000 Scottish Government Agency Files
Threatpost reports: On the heels of a ransomware attack against the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), attackers have now reportedly published more than 4,000 files stolen from the agency — including contracts and strategy documen.....»»
How fintech and serial founders drove African pre-seed investing to new heights in 2020
When Stripe-subsidiary Paystack raised its seed round of $1.3 million in 2016, it was one of the largest disclosed rounds at that stage in Nigeria. At the time, seven-figure seed investments in African startups were a rarity. But over the years, th.....»»
Flowery diets help predatory insects help farmers keep pests in check
Predatory insects have been shown to live longer when they have access to nectar and pollen, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Copenhagen. Thus, flowers don't just benefit insects, they help farmers farm sustainably. Predat.....»»
Conflict and environment: Building sustainable democracies
In the face of ongoing conflict and environmental degradation, how might a nation, such as Nigeria, build a democracy that might be sustained? That is the question addressed by work published in the International Journal of Sustainable Society......»»
African edtech startup uLesson lands a $7.5 million Series A
ULesson, an edtech startup based in Nigeria that sells digital curriculum to students through SD cards, has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding. The round is led by Owl Ventures, which closed over half a billion in new fund money just months ago......»»
New data on the Quaternary ecosystems in the central Iberian Peninsula
Adrián Pablos and Nohemi Sala, researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), lead the team that has recently published two papers in the journals Quaternary Science Reviews and Radiocarbon on the Cueva de.....»»
EA’s hold over Star Wars games ends with Ubisoft’s open-world announcement [Updated]
The Division developer Massive Entertainment will work on the still-mysterious title. Enlarge / Artist's conception of Ubisoft shoving EA out of the way in announcing its upcoming Star Wars game project. Ubisoft will be publishing an open-wor.....»»
EA’s hold over Star Wars games ends with Ubisoft’s open-world announcement
The Division developer Massive Entertainment will work on the still-mysterious title. Enlarge / Artist's conception of Ubisoft shoving EA out of the way in announcing its upcoming Star Wars game project. Ubisoft will be publishing an open-wor.....»»
Bethesda is publishing an Indiana Jones game under the Lucasfilm Games banner
You read that right -- one of Bethesda's next big releases is an all-new, wholly original Indiana Jones game. Coming just a day after Disney announced the revival of the Lucasfilm Games brand, this reveal couldn't have been timed any better......»»