A 23-year-old biomedical engineering student with dual residence in Tarragona, Spain and Irvine, Calif. is one of two first-place winners in the 2020 James Dyson Award announced on Thursday. Her invention aims to help women around the world afford the cost of early testing for breast cancer. Judit Giró Benet captured the $35,000 cash prize […]
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Digitalizing Sub-Saharan Africa: Hopes and Hurdles
July 10th, 2020 
Tech Editor In the latest analytical chapter for the Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa,the IMF’s African department* examines how digitalization can transform economies and people’s lives. The COVID‑19 pandemic has amplified those hopes. The pandemic illustrates the value of digitalization, but is also a stark reminder of the remaining digital divide. Harnessing digital tools to fight […]
Top Mobile Apps Made in Africa
May 29th, 2020 Tech Editor Mobile apps have been taking the smartphone industry by storm. While many individuals use mobile apps in their free time to play games, check the weather or follow a sports team, Africans have learned to take full advantage of the knowledge available at their fingertips. Not only do Africans use their smartphones to make calls, […]
Contact-tracing apps are not a solution to the COVID-19 crisis
May 21st, 2020 Tech Editor The unprecedented threat from the novel coronavirus has confined many Americans to their homes, distancing them from one another at great cost to local economies and personal well-being. Meanwhile the pressure grows on American institutions to do something—anything—about the pandemic. Encouraged by the White House, much of that pressure to act has focused on Silicon […]