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Liquid C2, Google Cloud, and Anthropic team up to Boost AI, Cyber Security in Africa
Liquid C2, a business of Cassava Technologies has announced strategic partnerships with global technology powerhouse Google Cloud and artificial intelligence…
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African Businesses Can Now Harness Google AI to Simplify Search Advertising
Following its initial announcement in January, businesses across Africa can now use Google’s Gemini AI-powered chat-like tool for Search Ads.…
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Samsung and Google Cloud Join Forces to Bring Generative AI to Samsung Galaxy S24 Series
Samsung Electronics and Google Cloud have announced a new partnership to bring Google Cloud’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology to…
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Twiga Foods Settles Google Cloud Debt Dispute With Incentro Africa
Agri-tech firm Twiga Foods has announced that it has settled a Google Cloud Services debt dispute with Google Cloud provider…
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5,300 small businesses across Africa graduate from Google’s Hustle Academy
Five thousand three hundred (5,300) small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) from across South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria have graduated from Google’s…
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Liquid C2, Google Bring Google’s Cloud and Security Technologies to Africa Businesses with New Partnership
Liquid C2 has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a strategic partnership with Google Cloud in Africa. This collaboration…
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Google expands generative AI in Search to Kenya and other countries in Africa
Google has announced that is rolling out its Search Generative Experience (SGE) in the SSA region. The AI-powered experience is…
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11 African startups selected for Google’s inaugural Africa AI First Accelerator program
Google today unveiled the first cohort for its ‘Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First’ program. The 11 startups, picked from…
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Five African health-tech startups among 30 selected for Google for Startups AI Program
The Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Health has unveiled the thirty startups from around the world selected for…
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Then & Now- 5 ways Google is improving Search in Africa
There’s a lot that goes into building a search engine. While it seems simple enough — you type a question,…
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New Appointments
Google Appoints Alex Okosi as Managing Director for Africa
Google has appointed its current Managing Director for YouTube in EMEA Emerging Markets Alex Okosi as Managing Director for Google…
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SAP and Google Cloud Launch New Generative AI Solutions for Enterprises
SAP and Google Cloud have announced an expanded partnership to help enterprises harness the power of data and generative AI.…
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Google announces AI First accelerator program for African startups
Google today announced the launch of a new accelerator program to support Artificial Intelligence (AI) startups in Africa. The “Google…
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Google introduces new privacy tools in Search
Google has announced new privacy tools in Google Search to give its users more control of their personal information, privacy,…
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Google and USAID partner to expand SMB growth in Kenya
Google and the USAID eTrade Alliance have announced a partnership to expand the reach of the Hustle Academy Program in…
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Odibets app goes live on Google Play Store
Odibets, one of the leading betting firms in Kenya, has launched its app on on Google Play Store. Betting fanatics…
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5 Kenyan startups among the 25 selected to receive $4M Google for Startups’ Black Founders Fund
Five Kenyan startups are among the twenty-five from across Africa that have been selected for this year’s $ 4 Google…
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Google project to assist sight and hearing in Kenya
A research project launched recently in Kenya, India, and Brazil, could eventually benefit millions of people with vision, hearing, and…
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Google Africa, C. Moore Media and Allison+Partners partner for the 4th edition of Female Mentorship Program
C. Moore Media and Allison+Partners have opened applications for the fourth edition of The Future is Female Mentorship Program. The…
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Google flood alerts now covers 23 countries in Africa
Google on Monday announced that it has expanded its Flood Hub platform in 80 countries worldwide. The expansion covers a further eight countries…
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[Column] Ruth Njihia: Cloud Economics Demystified – Navigating Budget Constraints with Google Cloud
In today’s economic climate, it’s tough for businesses in Kenya and across Africa to maintain operations while keeping costs under…
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Google Cloud , SAP Partner to Ease AI for Enterprises
Data is the cornerstone of digital transformation and AI development. Organizations spend significant resources building complex data integrations, custom analytics…
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Google now prohibits personal loan apps from accessing user data
Google has recently made great efforts to protect consumer interests on Play Store, in an effort to comply with emerging…
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Google takes down hundreds of Kenyan loan apps from Play Store
Google has removed hundreds of Kenyan-focused loan apps from Play Store, in compliance with the new digital lenders policy which…
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Uber and Google partner to launch empowerment program for women drivers
Ride-hailing company Uber has launched a community-based women empowerment initiative for women drivers and delivery partners using the platform in…
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Google opens applications for 3rd cohort of Black Founders Fund 2023 for Africa
Google has opened applications for this year’s Black Founders Fund for Startups in Africa and Europe. Startups from Africa applying…
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Google working on an AI tool to take on ChatGPT
Google is certainly not sitting unbothered by all the buzz about AI chatbot ChatGPT, created by San Franciscan-based startup OPenAI.…
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Women founders in Africa invited to apply for Google’s new accelerator program
Google on Tuesday announced a women accelerator program aimed at providing resources and opportunities for women founders in Africa. The…
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Google to lay off 12,000 employees, CEO Sundar Pichai announces
Google has announced it will lay off 12,000 employees from its workforce. In a message sent by CEO Sundar Pichai…
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Google to start charging 16% VAT on taxable goods and services in Kenya
Tech giant Google has announced it will introduce a 16% Value Added Tax (VAT) on some of its goods and…
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Google directs digital loan apps to obtain CBK license before appearing on Play Store
The new regulations by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) requiring proper registration of all digital loan apps has gotten…
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Google’s revenue hit $69 billion Q3 2022, but profits are still shrinking
Google released its Q3 earnings last week and reported its earnings at $69 billion. Out of this, profits were estimated…
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Google fined $113 million for violating competition rules in India
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a $113 million fine on American tech giant Google, for what it…
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Google will stop support for Chrome on Windows 7 in Feb, 2023
Google has announced that it will end support for its Chrome browser for Windows 7 and 8.1 on February 7,…
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Twiga Foods Taps Google Cloud to Improve Food Security and Reduce Waste Production in Kenya
Twiga Foods has partnered with Google to leverage Google Cloud technologies in increasing accessibility and easier distribution of farm produce.…
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CLOUD
Google Cloud to start accepting crypto payments in new partnership with Coinbase
Google cloud users will now be able to pay for their services using crypto. This is after Google partnered with…
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Liquid Dataport taps into Google’s Equiano sea cable to provide faster and affordable internet for consumers in SA
Liquid Dataport has acquired a pair of fibre cables on Equiano, the new West coast submarine cable as it seeks…
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Ex-Google employee launches a tracker and ad-free search engine
Sridhar Ramaswamy, an Indian-born software engineer who worked in Google’s advertising division for 16 years has launched his own search…
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Google to build its first African Cloud region in South Africa for $1 billion
Google has announced plans to build its first cloud infrastructure in South Africa for an estimated $1 billion. The tech…
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Google is shutting down its game streaming service Stadia
The hard economic times are hitting even the most resilient and well-moneyed enterprises. Facebook, Amazon and Google have all announced…
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Flutterwave adds Google Pay as a payment option for African businesses
Nigerian fintech Flutterwave is adding Google Pay, a mobile payment service, developed by Google, as a payment method. As part…
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Google Pixel 7 Preview
The Google Pixel mobile phone range has proved to be extremely popular. The most recent editions of the phone have…
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12 Kenyan Startups Selected for the 2022 Google Black Founders Fund
Tech giant Google has announced 60 qualifiers for the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund (BFF) for African startups. The…
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Google has pulled down more than 2,000 loan apps from Play Store in India
Google says that it pulled more than 2,000 personal loan apps from Play Store in India for what the company…
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Google Wallet goes live in South Africa
South Africa has become the first African country to benefit from Google Wallet, a service that allows customers to pay…
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Kenya’s Lori Systems has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Google
Kenya e-logistics company Lori Systems which operates across East Africa has raised an undisclosed amount of Round B funding from…
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Google’s Equiano undersea cable finally lands in South Africa
After successfully landing its Equiano undersea cable in Namibia last month, Google has announced that the cable has now landed in South Africa. The…
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Kenyan digital media houses win Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge
The news business has changed dynamically since the arrival of social media platforms. Media houses have been forced to become…
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Google fires engineer who said its AI robots have feelings
In June this year, a senior engineer at Google claimed that the company’s AI robot exhibited signs of self-consciousness, meaning…
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SA Competition Commission questions Facebook and Google’s dominance
All big tech companies such as Facebook, Google, Uber and Airbnb have taken a dominant spot in nearly all the…
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Google to pay more than 40,000 app developers $90 million in a lawsuit settlement
Global tech behemoth Google has opted to pay $90 million to small app developers as a settlement to a class-action…
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Google and Apple raise concerns over an Italian spyware sold to governments
Google and Apple have voiced their concerns over the increased use of spyware for their Android and Apple smartphones. A…
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Google to offer e-commerce training to 1000 SMEs in Kenya
Google has partnered with Coursera to develop an online course for Small and Medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Kenya. Coursera is…
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Sendy partners with Google to empower MSMEs in Kenya and Nigeria.
Sendy has entered into a new partnership with Google to empower small and medium businesses in Kenya, South Africa and…
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Incentro renews Google Cloud’s Infrastructure Specialization
Incentro announced it has renewed its Infrastructure Specialization in Google Cloud Partner Advantage. The Google Partners Advantage program enables organizations like…
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Russian Government Has Taken over Google’s Bank Accounts
For some time now, Google has locked horns with the Russian government for failing to delete content that Moscow deems…
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Google to Scrap 900k Apps From Play Store
Google has announced plans to scrap more than 800k apps from Play Store by November 1st,2022. The affected apps are…
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Google announces 30,000 Africa developer scholarships for 2022
At least 30,000 aspiring and professional developers from across Africa will benefit from the Android and Google Cloud training opportunities.…
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Apple, Google, and Microsoft are Working on Passwordless Tech
You will soon be able to log in to your email accounts, websites, apps and other platforms with passwordless sign-in…
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Jack Ngare Leaves Microsoft ADC for Google Cloud
Former Managing Director of Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC) Jack Ngare has moved to Google Cloud Office as Technical Director…
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CcHUB, Google unveil 9 Startups selected for the Fintech Incubation Programme in Rwanda
Nigeria’s technology innovation centre Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) in collaboration with Google, Ministry of ICT and Innovation Rwanda, and Mojaloop Foundation…
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Google’s Equiano undersea cable lands Nigeria
Google, in partnership with West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC), has laid a 12,000km subsea cable running from Portugal to…
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Google to open its first African product development center in Kenya
Tech giant Google has announced plans to open its first African product development centre in Nairobi, Kenya. This comes months…
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Google Has Developed a Tool to Detect Queries from People In Danger
Google has introduced a new AI tool called MUM (Multitask Unified Model) to help deliver more accurate and precise answers…
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Startups
15 African Startups Qualify for Google’s Accelerator Bootcamp
A total of 15 startups from seven African countries have been selected to participate in Google for Startups Accelerator Africa…
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Google launches Hustle Academy for SMEs and Entrepreneurs across Africa
Tech giant Google has today announced the launch of a new academy to offer free training to small and medium…
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Google Cloud teams up with Comair to provide seamless travel experiences in Sub-Saharan Africa
Google Cloud is teaming up with Comair, operator of the British Airways brand and the Kulula budget carrier in Sub-Saharan…
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These are the 9 Kenyan startups selected to receive equity-free funding from Google
Google recently announced that it will be investing up to $50 million in African early- and growth-stage startups via its…
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Google to invest $50M equity-based fund in African startups
Last week, tech giant Google announced that it plans to invest up to $50 million in African early- and growth-stage startups…
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Google Cloud: Government and Education Summit | 3-4 November 2021
Today’s leaders must provide their teams with the knowledge and tools they need to compete in the digital economy. Incentro…
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Sophos Research Reveals Top Ways Cyberscammers and Malware Operators Abuse Google Forms
Sophos has published a new research, “Phishing and Malware Actors Abuse Google Forms for Credentials, Data Exfiltration,” describing how cyber…
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Google found guilty of abusing dominant position of Android in India
After two years of investigations, which began in 2019, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found search giant Google…
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Google partners with Kenyan women MPs to improve digital skills
Google and the Kenyan Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) have announced a collaboration to improve gender equity, diversity and inclusion within…
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TRENDING
Introducing Incentro Africa Google Bootcamp: Now available online for free
Incentro Africa and Digicloud have organized a Google bootcamp for both professionals and students. The bootcamp will be run by…
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CLOUD
Google Cloud appoints Niral Patel Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa
Google Cloud has appointed former Oracle South Africa Managing Director Niral Patel as Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa. Before Oracle, Patel…
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Incentro credited for growth in Google Cloud adoption in Africa
DigiCloud Africa has credited Incentro Africa for its role in expanding Google Cloud in Africa and subsequently being recognised as…
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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Google is going big on cloud in Africa
With 24 regions and 73 zones in 17 countries, Google Cloud delivers high-performance, low-latency cloud services to customers. In Africa…
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Google to offer Android and cloud development scholarships to developers across Africa
Google has announced a new programme to offer new scholarships for Android, Web and Google Cloud development to developers across…
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[Interview] Nick Treurnicht, Customer Engineer for Google Workspace, DigiCloud Africa, South Africa
Nick Treurnicht is the Customer Engineer for Google Workspace at DigiCloud Africa, Africa’s Google Cloud Brokerage, specialising in Google Cloud products –…
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[Webinar] Incentro Presents: The future of work is here with Google Workspace
Incentro Webinar on The future of work is here with Google Workspace. When: 22 April 2020 From: 12:00 – 13:30 EAT Where: Online Webinar…
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Google Will Not be Exhibiting at Mobile World Congress 2021
Google has cancelled exhibiting at the Mobile World Congress, MWC, 2021 event. The company cited the pandemic. The company said, “Following…
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Incentro Africa Achieves the Work Transformation Partner Specialization in the Google Cloud Partner Specialization Program
Incentro Africa has announced that it has achieved the Google Cloud Partner “Work Transformation” Specialization, in the Google Cloud Partner…
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Teleporter mobile app 360VUZ joins first “Google for Startups Accelerator” in the MENA region
360VUZ, the immersive video mobile app has been selected to join the first ever “Google for Startups Accelerator” in the…
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Gadgets
Google, Microsoft, Qualcomm Raise Concern Over Nvidia’s Proposed $40bn ARM Acquisition
Three American tech companies, Google, Microsoft, and Qualcomm, have raised concerns with regulators in the US, EU, UK, and China…
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Google Considering Anti-Tracking Feature on Android
Apple’s anti-tracking feature seems to be the go-to standard in the OS world right now. The feature announced during the…
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Update your Google Chrome Browser ASAP
Google has released an update to its ubiquitous browser Chrome, which tags along with an important security patch. Chrome 88,…
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Startups
Google to Invest $5 million in Kenyan Start-Ups
American tech giant Google has pledged to invest $10 million in Kenya – about Ksh 1.1 bn – to support…
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BUSINESS
Google Completes Fitbit Acquisition
Google has officially completed the acquisition of Fitbit, a wearables company, for an eye-popping $2.1 billion. Announcing the news, Rick…
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LG Smart Tvs To Feature Google Stadia Cloud Gaming
LG Electronics is set to integrate Google Stadia, a game streaming app, into its latest webOS smart TVs. The company…
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Gadgets
Qualcomm Partners with Google to Extend Android OS Support to Four Years
Google launched Project Treble in 2017, starting with Android Oreo, with a sole purpose of giving Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google Messages Starts Rolling Out RCS End-to-end Encryption
Google Messages has successfully landed the much-awaited Rich Communication Services, commonly known as RCS, to all users globally (unless you’re…
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Apps
Google Play Store Identified as the Primary Channel for Android Malware Distribution
The official store for Android users to download apps has been identified as the main distribution vector for malware. This…
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CLOUD
[Webinar] Make the Most of Your SAP HANA Investment on Google Cloud
Learn how to make the most of your SAP HANA investment Tuesday, 10 November | 4 PM EAT Incentro | HYCU | SoftConsult For…
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