The accounts were also used for commercial activities, such as cryptocurrency-related spam Twitter announced to closed down more than seven thousand accounts in Turkey. Social media giant said they detected a network of accounts that was employing false activity. Such activities targeted the Turkish users, […]
Month: June 2020
Abbott announces CE mark and immediate availability of its COVID-19 lab-based antibody test in Turkey
Test was approved by the Ministry of Health’s General Directorate of Public Health and the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency Abbott recently announced it received CE Mark to the IVD Directive (98/79/EC) for its laboratory-based serology blood test for the detection of the antibody, […]
One book, one film: Surveillance Capitalism and Minority Report
Your weekend food is here. The Age of Surveillance Capitalism and Minority Report are at your disposal The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: how personal data commodified and used for profit-making Actually, this is one of the books to read nowadays by Shoshana Zuboff. Here is […]
TechOne Venture Capital to invest TL 200 million in Turkish tech startups
The fund has a sector-agnostic strategy while AI, robotics, medical technologies, advanced materials, and IoT sectors will be prioritized Led by Actus Asset Management and Tarvenn Ventures, TechOne plans to invest in 50 early stage technology startups that have potential to scale in global markets. […]
Start-up support for Syrians by ENHANCER Project
The project operates in 11 cities with 26.4 million € project budget The button was pressed for the ENHANCER Project (Development of Entrepreneurship Capacity for Socio-Economic Adaptation Project), which aims to contribute to the integration of Syrians under temporary protection into socio-economic life Çetin Ali […]
Effects of COVID-19 in various industries in Turkey: Deloitte
The consultancy highlighted the effects of the pandemic, including social and technological views Deloitte Turkey, part of global consultancy company, analyzed the effects of COVID-19 for various industries in Turkey. The report is called “Global Report on Covidien-19 Effects of Different Categories epidemic in Turkey”, […]
Ministry’s health tracking app of COVID-19 isn’t transparent: Association
Alternative Informatics Association is an NGO centers upon media literacy issues, internet censorship and mass surveillance for 10 years –What is Alternative Informatics Association? What are the purposes of the association? The Alternative Informatics Association (Alternatif Bilişim Derneği) is an Istanbul based civil society organization […]
One book, one film: A.I and The Chip
Weekend food is back for the third time. Enjoy A.I and The Chip thoroughly The Chip: a book about the beginning of today’s electronics revolution T.R. Reid’s book chronicles how the electronics revolution started. The book uncovers the background to the race to create the […]
Introducing Turkish startups: manibux
Managing pocket money is always an issue for families and teens. Manibux helps families and teens for the issue with an app Manibux is doing a unique business in Turkey: letting teenagers to manage their pocket through an app. Canan Bayrak, Founder and CEO at […]
Turkey’s first unicorn Peak acquired by Zynga for $ 1.8 bio
Toy Blast and Toon Blast’s maker joins FarmVille’s maker and becomes Turkey’s first unicorn Zynga announced to acquire Peak for USD 1.8 billion on June 1st. . Headquartered in San Francisco, Zynga’s acquisition is the biggest transaction so far in the Turkish startup ecosystem. With […]