Gambia’s freshest president, Adama Barrow

Signal, an encrypted message app has skyrocketed by 400% in downloads since Donald Trump was elected president. Interpreting such incident, Moxie Marlinspike, the founder of Open Whisper Systems, said: “People are maybe a little bit uncomfortable with him.” (Buzzfeed)

In a letter that Apple sent to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Apple hints at the possibility of developing a self-driving car. (Mashable)

With a single phone call with Taiwan, president-elect, Donald Trump has managed to break a long-time protocol established since President Richard M. Nixon. Jon M. Huntsman who was an ambassador to China noted: “Taiwan is about to become a more prominent feature of the overall U.S.-China relationship”. (The New York Times)

Gambians rejoiced after 22 years of oppressive administration under President Yahya Jammeh, as they voted him out of office. To many people’s surprise, the authoritarian president calmly turned his presidency over to the winner, Adama Barrow, following his unexpected defeat. (The New York Times)

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