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4 keys to international expansion

TechCrunch

After an initial success helping Groupon scale internationally via a merger with Rocket’s incubation firm CityDeal, Rocket’s team have aggressively scaled businesses from Algeria to Zimbabwe — sometimes in a matter of weeks. Some companies are global by default — think mobile gaming companies — or simply require language localization.

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Gulf states using COVID-19 contact tracing apps as mass surveillance tools, report says

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A new study analyzing COVID-19 contact tracing apps conducted by Amnesty International has found that Bahrain and Kuwait are using their public health apps as mass surveillance tools. BBC now reports you can opt out of the show if you don’t want to run the risk of being called.).

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Tunisian edtech startup GOMYCODE raises $8M to expand across Africa and the Middle East

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Within this timeline, he interned at several companies in Palo Alto, California. In addition to Tunisia, GOMYCODE is present in Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Nigeria. Bouhlel says the company has local teachers in every country — over 500 in number — and they teach students in over 12 languages.

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How African startups raised venture capital in 2022

TechCrunch

Outside the top four countries, startups from Ghana, Algeria, Tunisia and Senegal raised the most equity funding. Though at the same time, it can open up opportunities for local funds to earn ground and enter better deals,” he added. Partech: Nigeria represented 23% of African tech’s total equity funding.

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ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

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based company to stop processing locals’ data. The local radio, TV and internet awareness campaign has a slightly more generous timeline of May 15 to be actioned.) The DPA has given OpenAI a deadline — of April 30 — to get the regulator’s compliance demands done. How does ChatGPT handle data privacy?

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