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African edtech startup uLesson raises $15M, backed by Nielsen Ventures and Tencent

TechCrunch

And because parents do want to invest in the best for their kids, one of the ways you can do that is personalized one-to-one instruction for their children, whether in coding through DevKids or math or science or English.”. Nigeria remains uLesson’s largest market by far, said Shagaya.

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How foreign workers helped spur Spain’s rapid economic growth

Fast Company Tech

We had two ways to deal with the challenge, the minister, Elma Saiz, told the AP. It credits the newcomers with sustaining the aging countrys social security systema challenge common in other European nations. Nearly 3 million foreigners now represent 13% of the countrys workforce. Countless die in the attempt.

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Facebook’s big QAnon crackdown might have come too late

The Verge

Before the Tide Pods challenge was a public health crisis, it was a joke. The “Tide Pods challenge” surged on social networks in 2018, and ultimately more than 10,000 children were reported to have been exposed to whatever extremely inedible substance is actually inside Tide Pods. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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