The 2016 IoT Hack Jos hackathon is currently going on in Plateau State, Nigeria. It is said to be one of the most innovative tech empowering movement going on in Nigeria, and Africa as a whole. The four day long event kicked off today with registration of the hack participants taking place at the hotel, where they will be provided with accommodation and refreshments throughout their stay for the competition. (more…)
We’re pleased to announce the date for the most anticipated event of the year and the best in Africa. HackJos, nhubs’ flagship challenge-driven Hackathon Jos 2016 and tech Conference. Hackjos had its first run in 2015; owned and promoted by Nignux Technologies Ltd owners of nHub, premier innovation centre in the north of the country. The 2016 edition is running in collaboration with Qitech Technologies in partnership with Knowhow Media International, publishers of IT Edge News.Com. Scheduled for the 1st - 4th November. (more…)
Uber’s self-driving cars may have just hit the streets of Pittsburgh last month, but Travis Kalanick and company are already turning their attentions to something else: the skies. In a white paper published this week, the transportation network pioneer lays out its extensive plans to one day have a massive fleet of flying cars. And the most interesting part? The paper says the company plans to have the program up and running within a decade. As Jeff Holden, chief product officer, and Nikhil Goel, Uber Elevate and advanced prog
Subscribe to Awomkenneth Although many lucky winners of the Nike MAG shoes have yet to reveal themselves – and with good reason – one winner, Chris, took to Twitter to celebrate his winnings. Now thanks to this video by Super Deluxe, we get a closer look at the very-coveted, elusive pair. In the video, Chris tries on the self-lacing pair, and if that wasn’t enough to make fans break into tears, we find out he only spent $50 USD for the raffle with all proceeds going towards the Michael J. Fox Foundation in order to help find a cure for Parkinson’
Twitter is officially killing Vine. According to a blog post on Medium, the microblogging company will be discontinuing the massively popular short video app within the coming months. The announcement comes hot on the heels of Twitter announcing massive layoffs across the board, with plans of cutting almost nine percent of its workforce (or roughly 350 people). (more…)
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