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Microsoft has announced that it will be laying off 10,000 employees by the end of March this year. The job cut affects around 5% of its workforce—more than the 1% that the company laid off last year. More in #TCDaily.

Africell has received a licence to operate its mobile money (MoMo) service, Afrimoney, in Angola where it already has 5 million subscribers since its launch in April 2022.

Elon Musk’s satellite internet firm, Starlink, has announced plans to set up shop in Kenya. The internet service is awaiting regulatory approval and plans to be in Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa and Nakuru by June 2023.

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At the Impact Entrepreneur Meet-Up on Jan. 17, attendees will hear from Katie Wrenn, a lead associate at Booz Allen Hamilton.

The London university aims to back high-potential social ventures that have proven models, particularly in emerging markets, with grants and support through its 100x Impact Accelerator. 

100x Impact Accelerator forms a new ecosystem of finance, talent, and access that enables scale-up social enterprises and non-profits to significantly grow their impactImpact areas for applications

/PRNewswire/ -- 100x Impact Accelerator, a new £50m global initiative dedicated to shaping a new generation of "social unicorns", today launches its first call...

100x Impact Accelerator forms a new ecosystem of finance, talent, and access that enables scale-up social enterprises and non-profits to significantly grow their impact Impact areas for applications include climate and environment, health and social care, education, refugees, and democracy LONDON, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 100x Impact Accelerator, a new Pound 50m global initiative dedicated to shaping a new generation of "social unicorns", today launches its first call for applicat...

The state was home to 526 turbines before 2019. Another 511 were constructed from 2019 to 2021.