#BeUnstoppable: Standard Chartered Bank Launches SC Mobile App to Offer Zero ATM and Transfer Charges to its Customers - Technext
$125 million for Inscripta may usher in the next wave of genetic engineering - Techcrunch
10 best designer tech gifts for Christmas 2019 - Pocket Lint
10 best Lego sets 2019: Our guide to the top Lego kits this Christmas - Pocket Lint
22 best tech gifts for mom at Christmas 2019 - Pocket Lint
5 important things happening in South Africa today - BusinessTech
7 Retail Tech Strategies to Unlock Growth - Itnewsafrica
752,000 US birth certificate applications were exposed online - Engadget
A 2-person startup wrote personalized pitch decks for job candidates, and the founders say it makes a huge difference in the brutal war for talent - Business Insider
A DNA Firm That Caters to Police Just Bought a Genealogy Site - Wired
Adobe Lightroom's direct import feature comes to iPhone and iPad - Engadget
Africa Focused Classified Platform, Jiji Raises $21m Led by Knuru Capital - Innovation Village
AI 101: How learning computers are becoming smarter - Business Insider
Amazon, Google, Microsoft: Here's Who Has the Greenest Cloud - Wired
Amazon-owned Ring is preparing its first smart light bulb - Engadget
Analysis shows five cities, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, San Diego, and Boston, gained the lion's share of "innovation industry" US jobs from 2005 to 2017 (Gregory Barber/Wired) - Techmeme
Apple Card's interest-free iPhone installment plan goes live, now with 6% back on Apple holiday purchases - Techcrunch
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max review: iPhone gets maxed out - Pocket Lint
Apple iPhone X gets 260 saving on Amazon - Pocket Lint
Apple MacBook Pro Review (2019, 16-Inch): A Return to Form - Wired
Apple sues former chief architect of the iPhone and iPad microprocessors, who quit in February to start data center chip startup Nuvia, for breach of contract (Shaun Nichols/The Register) - Techmeme
Apple To Speak At CES Conference For First Time In Decades - Slashdot
Apple Watch Series 5 review: Still the best smartwatch in town - Pocket Lint
Apple's Ad-Targeting Crackdown Shakes Up Ad Market - Slashdot
Apple's first CES appearance in 28 years is all about privacy - Engadget
Arlo Pro 3 review: Great security camera, if you subscribe - Pocket Lint
Asus ROG Phone 2 adds Ultimate and Strix editions - Pocket Lint
Avast explains how it has been monetizing browsing habits of its users since 2013, after Mozilla and Opera removed some Avast tools from their add-on stores (Thomas Brewster/Forbes) - Techmeme
Away CEO is stepping down in light of reports of toxic culture - Techcrunch
Away replaces CEO Steph Korey after Verge investigation - The Verge
AWS is sick of waiting for your company to move to the cloud - Techcrunch
Baby food delivery startup Yumi spoon fed another $8 million in strategic funding - Techcrunch
Bayonetta' & 'Vanquish' bundle comes to PS4 and Xbox One in February - Engadget
Best Buy's today-only deals on the Surface Laptop 3, Surface Pro 7, and Xbox One X are worth a look - The Verge
Best iPhone apps: The ultimate guide - Pocket Lint
Best Nintendo Switch accessories 2019: Protect and personalise your Switch - Pocket Lint
Best Star Wars toys and gadgets for Christmas 2019: Padawans and Jedi Masters alike - Pocket Lint
Bike-sharing startup Wheels offers discounts if riders use its helmets - Engadget
BioShock returns for more gene-enhanced gaming - BBC
Bose 700 noise-cancelling headphones drop to $349 on Amazon - Engadget
Building the SF Express of Africa: GIG Logistics is the African eCommerce giant you dont hear about enough - Techpoint
Canada charges Volkswagen over its diesel emissions scandal - Engadget
Cars45 launches a consumer-to-consumer marketplace as it expands to Ghana and Kenya - Techpoint
Cars45 Launches Operations in Ghana and Kenya - Innovation Village
Cars45 starts operations in Ghana, Kenya, bolsters its C2C marketplace - TechMoran
China Bans Government Institutions From Using US-Made Technology - Innovation Village
Cofounders of US bitcoin derivatives exchange LedgerX, CEO and COO Paul and Juthica Chou, placed on administrative leave by Ledger Holdings' board of directors (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk) - Techmeme
College-Educated Workers Are Taking Over the American Factory Floor - Slashdot
20 Low-End VPS Providers Suddenly Shutting Down In a 'Deadpooling' Scam - Slashdot
5 important things happening in South Africa today - BusinessTech
752,000+ applications for US birth certificate copies are exposed on AWS; neither Amazon nor the firm that collected the data took it down after being alerted (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch) - Techmeme
9 Lazy-Ass Gifts for Couch Potatoes (2019): Blankets, Socks, and More - Wired
A look at Arm China, which has become a key player in China's chip industry and sources say has doubled staff since SoftBank sold control to a Chinese venture (Cheng Ting-Fang/Nikkei Asian Review) - Techmeme
A new BioShock game is in development - Engadget
A review of Oppo A9 2020 - Techpoint
Admins of local Facebook groups, which are often a town square, neighborhood watch, and an emergency info service rolled into one, on what it's like to run them (Cameron Wilson/BuzzFeed) - Techmeme
African Countries Are Struggling To Build Robust Identity Systems - Slashdot
African Impact Accelerator Launched in Cape Town to Support Ocean Economy Innovation - TechMoran
AgendaWorx ' A smart and secure digital meeting solution - BusinessTech
AI 101: How learning computers are becoming smarter - Business Insider
Airbnb invests as Zeus corporate housing raises $55M at $205M - Techcrunch
Altron acquires identity security company Ubusha Technologies - BusinessTech
Amazon claims Trump's 'personal vendetta' cost it $10 billion Pentagon contract - Engadget
Amazon says Donald Trump sidestepped contract rules to block $10 billion Pentagon bid - The Verge
Amazon's Echo Flex is a smart speaker for very specific needs - The Verge
Another South African state company collapses ' placed into administration - BusinessTech
Apple could be releasing the iPhone 9 in 2020 - Itnewsafrica
Apple may offer tighter iOS parental controls this week - Engadget
Apple to relaunch iPhone SE 2 With a New Name - TechMoran
Apple TV+ picks up first Golden Globe nominations, while Netflix leads across film and TV - Techcrunch
Apple TV+ scores its first award nomination with 'The Morning Show - Engadget
Applications are Open for the Facebook AI Research Residency Program (Funded) - TechCity
Astronomers Find the Biggest Black Hole Ever Measured - Slashdot
Beijing orders all government offices and public institutions to remove foreign PC equipment and software within three years, allowing only Chinese-made tech (Australian Financial Review) - Techmeme
Berlin-based streaming guide JustWatch acquires New York rival GoWatchIt - Techcrunch
Bethesda stops work on 'The Elder Scrolls: Legends - Engadget
Bose's Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 get their first big discount - The Verge
By Miles, the UK pay-by-mile car insurance app, adds 'connected car' policy for Tesla drivers - Techcrunch
Cadillac will help you shop for cars in a live virtual showroom - Engadget
Can a games platform tackle kids' anxiety about having to do math - Techcrunch
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina' season 3 arrives January 24th - Engadget
China bans all government departments from using US-made technology - Engadget
China moves to ban foreign software and hardware from state offices - Techcrunch
China Tells Government Offices To Remove All Foreign Computer Equipment - Slashdot
Chinese Newspaper Touts Videogame Where Players 'Hunt Down Traitors' in Hong Kong - Slashdot
Clients to Colleagues: Here's What To Get Them All For The 2019 Holiday Season - Forbes
Communications authority demands fines from MTN Ghana - Techpoint
Comparing the Reno2 and Reno2 F, two of Oppos really great smartphones - Techpoint
Crypto Valley Venture Capital to set up Africa chapter in Mauritius - TechMoran
Daily Crunch: China cracks down on foreign hardware and software - Techcrunch
Dara Khosrowshahi on Uber's safety report, why two-thirds of rape cases haven't been reported to the police, and Uber's approach to driver and rider safety (Geoffrey A. Fowler/Washington Post) - Techmeme
Debian Begins Vote On Supporting Non-Systemd Init Options - Slashdot
Developers to make API calls with SophosLabs Intelix, a Cloud-Based Threat Intelligence Platform - TechMoran
Disney Warns 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Effects Could Cause Seizures - Slashdot
Dolls Kill, an SF-based online boutique for counter-culture fashion, raises $40M Series B from Sequoia, bringing its total raised to $60M (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch) - Techmeme
Eat For 10 Hours. Fast For 14. This Daily Habit Prompts Weight Loss, Study Finds - Slashdot
Education software company Instructure says it is being acquired for $47.60 per share or ~$2B by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo (Jeffrey R. Young/EdSurge) - Techmeme