
Oh my gosh. It’s April Fools Day soon, so Google is having some fun. You can now play Pac-Man in Google Maps. Just visit Google Maps on the Web and click on the little Pac-Man icon on the bottom left on the screen. This isn’t the first time Google has added a Pac-Man easter egg, by the way; the company featured Pac-Man in a Doodle back in 2010. Have fun not getting any work done.

A stellar month for tech in Africa indeed, with developments in the Bitcoin, mobile money, e-commerce and taxi app industries, as well as a host of new accelerator programmes and funding rounds. Bitcoin could find a home in Africa Think of Bitcoin, and you probably think of price fluctuations, Silk Road, and stolen hoards. But the cryptocurrency could yet find a home in Africa, where the high cost of remittances could make it the ideal solution. With over 30 million Africans in the diaspora sending home almost US$40 billion in 2014, an average of US$1,200 per migrant, the remittance market…
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The technology business industry in Eastern Europe has started this spring with a healthy number of deals and announcements, which could be hard to catch as they’re scattered between dozens of local news outlets. To help you stay up to date, we’ve compiled the most significant headlines into one handy roundup post. If you think that something is missing, or would like to draw our attention to an important story, feel free to ping the author on Twitter (@shlema) or by e-mail at shlema@gmail.com. Startups, funds, accelerators Vilnius-based startup accelerator StartupHighway has opened applications to startups for up to €25,000 in seed funding and participation in…
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Brought to you by TNW Deals, your source for deals on drones, e-learning and tech gear. Drones aren’t just being used to fight wars and help businesses rake in millions. They’re also be used to make the world a better place. Here are a few examples of how this is being done. 1. Transporting medicine and aid Natural disasters and wars call for emergency distribution of medicine and aid, and drones make this more efficient. Aviation company Matternet is developing a network to transport medication to risk areas. The network is sold to aid organisations as a service, providing them with access to drones,…
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Brought to you by TNW Deals, your source for deals on drones, e-learning and tech gear. Drones aren’t just being used to fight wars and help businesses rake in millions. They’re also be used to make the world a better place. Here are a few examples of how this is being done. 1. Transporting medicine and aid Natural disasters and wars call for emergency distribution of medicine and aid, and drones make this more efficient. Aviation company Matternet is developing a network to transport medication to risk areas. The network is sold to aid organisations as a service, providing them with access to drones,…
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