18 March 2024
- The insightful report explores market shifts, investor perspectives, and emerging trends in the global payment industry.
18 March 2024
- In State House Nairobi today, Kenya’s President Ruto hosted Facebook’s President of Global Affairs, Mr Nick Clegg. The meeting of the two was also attended by various digital content creators from the country. From the discussions, it has been…
18 March 2024
- ECOWAS receives approval for funding agreement to boost digital integration, broadband access, and employment opportunities.
18 March 2024
- Infinix Note 40 series is finally here after much teasing. This is the company’s latest midrange offering in the Note lineup and includes the Note 40 Pro Plus, Note 40 Pro(4G and 5G) and base Note 40. The company unveiled the trio in Malaysia at the…
18 March 2024
- Apple's internal AI efforts may be lagging prompting a recognition of the advanced tools offered by competitors like Google.
18 March 2024
- 30Med, a medical education platform, announces a significant milestone in its journey towards transforming healthcare. The company has successfully secured a pre-seed fund, propelling it into a new phase of growth and innovation. Founded by Doctor…
18 March 2024
- This article will discuss how to host an interactive webinar using Demio.
18 March 2024
- Moroccan FinTech startup Tookeez has proudly secured a substantial $1.5 million in a recent fundraising round led by the esteemed Azur Innovation Fund. Founded in 2020 by Hicham Amadi, Wiam Elmejjad, and Siham Elmejjad, Tookeez consolidates loyalty…
18 March 2024
- Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 13 series early last month and the whole lineup got significant upgrades over their predecessors including the Redmi Note 13 Pro. Read our review here. The Note 13 Pro now has a new 200MP setup which is an upgrade over…
18 March 2024
- XSML Capital, a leading provider of growth capital to SMEs in Central and Eastern Africa, has launched its fourth fund, African Rivers Fund IV (ARF IV), with a first close of US$98.7 million. XSML Capital was founded in 2008 to help talented…
18 March 2024
- With the new funding, Zone will expand the coverage of its network domestically and connect more banks and financial services companies.
18 March 2024
- Morocco-based superapp ORA Technologies has secured US$1.5 million in seed funding from local entrepreneurs to help with its expansion plans. Founded in 2023 by Omar Alami, ORA has built a mobile app that offers multiple features, including P2P…
18 March 2024
- Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed raising the minimum paid-up capital for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to ₦1 billion, two times the previous proposed requirement of ₦500 million
18 March 2024
- M-PESA Safaricom teams up with Sewasew Multimedia to support rising Ethiopian music talents, including Amanuel Mussie.
18 March 2024
- The EUR 100 million loan agreement to support sustainable infrastructure development, improve public services, and boost economic growth.
18 March 2024
- Capacity-building program enhances banking expertise, fosters innovation, and promotes financial inclusion in Ethiopia.
18 March 2024
- The $15 million facility will support SMEs and agri-businesses, enhancing trade opportunities in Zimbabwe and beyond.
18 March 2024
- WhatsApp Status has been getting a slew of features this month and now there’s a new one copied from Instagram stories that’s now available on the messaging app. WhatsApp now has over 3 billion users worldwide with users sending over 300 billion…
18 March 2024
- Bassel Ojjeh discusses the company's innovative approach to leveraging AI, cloud integration, and deep telecom expertise to unlock the potential of telecom data, driving forward transformative solutions for the industry's future.
18 March 2024
- According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is engaged in active negotiations with Google regarding the potential licensing of Gemini, Google’s leading generative AI engine. This development signifies a potentially groundbreaking shift in the smartphone…
18 March 2024
- Kenya is barely using half of total available Internet bandwidth capacity in the country. According to the latest industry report from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), Kenya has a total available bandwidth capacity of 17,293.743 Gbps. Of…
18 March 2024
- In today’s edition: It could take five weeks to fix your internet || Showmax bests Bester || Nigeria may increase crypto registration fees || Can Nigerian businesses deliver despite inflation?
18 March 2024
- Over 8,000 Australian taxi and hire car drivers have emerged victorious in a class action lawsuit against ride-hailing giant Uber, securing a settlement of A$271.8 million (US$178.3 million). The class action was filed against Uber in 2019 in the…
18 March 2024
- xAI has made Grok’s foundation public on GitHub. This open access allows a wider range of developers to build upon the model, potentially accelerating its development and shaping its future iterations as it rivals tech from OpenAI, Meta, and Google.…
18 March 2024
- A Silicon Valley startup that was only registered as a corporation 2 months ago may have made a huge breakthrough. Cognition AI is reported to have developed an AI platform with the capabilities to reason. The platform named Devin, is a system that…
17 March 2024
- Samsung wants to use its own smartphone application processors (APs) more often. The reason behind the incorporation of its Exynos chips in its Galaxy lineup is that the price of chips keeps going up. According to a Samsung report, their mobile device…
17 March 2024
- Baobab powder, extracted from the fruit of the baobab tree, contains nearly four times the vitamin C found in oranges.
17 March 2024
- A judge in California found that plaintiffs in a class action suit against Apple AirTag had “made sufficient claims for negligence and product liability.” On Friday, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco quashed Apple’s bid to dismiss…
17 March 2024
- Fynbos Fine Foods started in the kitchen of co-owner Rozelle Abramson. Today, the company produces a range of hot sauces, pestos, chef salts, and jams that are sold worldwide.
17 March 2024
- If you are on Facebook, the Meta owned platform tracks as many activities of your day as it can. At the very least, it will try to know all about you. A tech journalist has revealed that data from her own Facebook account shows she was tracked an…
17 March 2024
- If you are on Facebook, the Meta owned platform tracks as many activities of your day as it can. At the very least, it will try to know all about you. A tech journalist has revealed that data from her own Facebook account shows she was tracked an…
16 March 2024
- Networking giant LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft, is known for professional connections, learning, and recruitment. With over a billion users, they’re venturing into a surprising new territory: games! Hard to imagine that in the midst of a job search one…
16 March 2024
- Meta, the owner of Instagram and Facebook is under probe for allegedly profiting from the sale of illegal drugs. Federal prosecutors based in the state of Virginia, USA are looking into whether the platforms owned by Meta are facilitating the trade.…
16 March 2024
- Summary Glovo has teamed with Visa to empower small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) through a series of online training courses. The collaboration is a result of Glovo and Visa’s shared belief that SMEs are the pillars of...
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16 March 2024
- In February 2024, DHL increased delivery prices in Nigeria by 100%. Their reason was pretty obvious: the naira was devaluating and increasing operational costs for the company faster than they were able to make profit.
16 March 2024
- With so many hyperbolic claims and counter-claims being made about Artificial Intelligence, it’s hard to know what to think. Should we be hopeful or afraid, excited or sceptical? Is any of this actually going to make a difference to our lives any time…
16 March 2024
- 21 top Kenyan students were awarded today out of the almost 6,000 who entered the 2023-2024 Huawei ICT Competition during a ceremony held in Nairobi. Of the 21 winners at a national level, an impressive...
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16 March 2024
- Adult site Pornhub disabled its website in Texas, USA on Thursday. This was done after a federal appeals court upheld a new state law requiring adult sites to verify a user’s age. Hence, residents of Texas are finding it difficult to access the site.…
16 March 2024
- This #EnteringTech🚀 guest spent her early years playing a Queen on stage. Now, Bukola Osuntuyi is leading customer success in African startups. In this edition, she shares tips for success, and tells all about how she turned a layoff around.
16 March 2024
- As traditional media houses seem to struggle with online readers and viewership, a French founder of the media outlet Hugo Décrypte, has captured the attention of a young audience on social media. Hugo Travers, 26, founded the French media start-up…
16 March 2024
- A number of countries across Africa experienced Internet outages on Thursday due to damage to submarine fiber optic cables. A total of 13 countries were reported to be initially affected. Of the 13, some including Ghana and Nigeria, are still…
15 March 2024
- Whether it was a rogue anchor, or a hungry shark with a taste for fibre optic cables, all I know is that a stable internet connection is a luxury you miss when it's gone.
15 March 2024
- One week after suspending its services in America, Chipper Cash claims it moved its UK and US business employees to other African business regions in a blog post published on Friday. It said twenty people were affected by that decision.
15 March 2024
- These are the funding deals we tracked in the Asian region this week – including Perfios, LOHUM, AwanTunai, DCS, Rukita and FREED.
15 March 2024
- Here are the venture funding activities we tracked in the Latin American region this week – including Nextron, Grupago, Sostengo, Foccuz and Proffer.
15 March 2024
- Here are the venture funding activities we tracked in the Middle East and African region this week – including TowerCo of Africa, Planet42, Simera Sense, Youverify, ORA Technologies, and Rakeez Capital.
15 March 2024
- Midrange camera smartphones have gotten so good, going tow to tow with the best flagship smartphones around. We’ve gotten to review some of the best midrange camera smartphones and here are our best picks: Vivo V29 5G – Ksh 58,500 When it comes to…
15 March 2024
- Wasoko, the Kenyan e-commerce company, shut down its operations in Zanzibar on January 29 and paused operations in Uganda and Zambia on February 5, the company confirmed in a statement.
15 March 2024
- Biometric technology, particularly facial recognition systems, is becoming increasingly prevalent in the education sector, reshaping the landscape of school security...
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15 March 2024
- Did you recently appeal, apply or get approved for the SRD grant? Here's the latest update on receiving the SASSA SRD March 2024 month-end payment.