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12 January 2023 - Threat landscape insights and predictions for 2023 show that the META region will remain a target for increased cybercriminal activity.... Source

12 January 2023 - Ukheshe has announced that they have concluded an investment agreement wherein they saw investments from DPI and Fireball Capital.

12 January 2023 - Egypt-based solar power developer and electricity distributor KarmSolar has secured EGP83 million (US$3 million) in debt funding to support the further development and rollout of Farafra Solar Grid, the company’s second micro-grid-solution, covering…

12 January 2023 - Telecom Egypt has announced a collaboration with Huawei towards the activation of the first eco-friendly wireless network tower in Africa.

12 January 2023 - Twenty-five youth-led agriculture sector companies from 14 African countries have advanced to the finalist round of the African Development Bank… The post The African Development Bank Group’s AgriPitch Competition names 25 finalists for top…

12 January 2023 - Xiaomi Kenya sent us a generous Christmas package, which we have since unboxed and examined. We went further by creating a video about the products, which we would like for you to watch and consider if any of the devices are useful to you and…

12 January 2023 - OpenAI has announced plans to introduce a premium version of the ChatGPT model to users to generate revenue for the... Source

12 January 2023 - Security software and hardware company, Sophos, has announced that its Sophos Intercept X Advanced with XDR solution has been named... Source

12 January 2023 - ICT Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo has hinted that the state might pursue a new digital identity for Kenyans to replace the failed Huduma Namba that was introduced by the previous administration back in 2018. This development was made during an…

12 January 2023 - Applications are open for cohort three of the AUDA-NEPAD Home Grown Solutions Accelerator, aimed at providing growing and mature-stage African companies in the healthcare space with hands-on, highly tailored support in order to help them improve and…

12 January 2023 - Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, announced that as of January 1, 2023, Giordano Albertazzi... Source

12 January 2023 - Nigerian fintech startup Arteri helps African healthcare SMEs access multiple credit options to finance their assets, inventory and running costs at low interest rates. Formed in 2021, Arteri is focused solely on chemists, small pharmacies, labs,…

12 January 2023 - In this edition of #TCDaily, we review TechCabal's 2022 milestones, and what's coming up in 2023. This newsletter also re-introduces the TechCabal team including our new Editor-in-Chief Adrian Ephraim (@AdrianEphraim), and News Editor Muyiwa…

12 January 2023 - In case you have not heard about ChatGPT, (Generative Pre-trained Transformer), this is a chatbot launched by OpenAI in November 2022. It is built on top of OpenAI’s GPT-3 family... The post Five Jobs ChatGPT Is Replacing In Companies This 2023…

11 January 2023 - A number of African governments are introducing tax cuts and other incentives to boost the e-mobility industry and drive the demand for eco-friendly vehicles.

11 January 2023 - There has been a significant focus on funding for African-led startups across the globe. Across the continent, several venture capital (VC) firms have created special funding kitties focusing on women-led tech startups. There are also several…

11 January 2023 - A common challenge that customers face when making cash withdrawals from M-Pesa agents is entering the wrong agent number from the one intended. This means the withdrawal reflects at a different M-Pesa agent, causing the risk of losing cash or a…

11 January 2023 - The top 5 global PC vendors experience a slowdown in PC unit shipments year-on-year in 2022 according to preliminary results released by the International Data Corporation (IDC). Apple was the only PC company in the top 5 that recorded a marginal…

11 January 2023 - HealthAtom, a cloud-based operations system for small and midsize healthcare companies in Latin America, has announced the successful completion of a $10 million Series A funding round.HealthAtom's medilink and dentalink software suites allow…

11 January 2023 - Nigerian agritech startup Releaf has bagged $3.3 million in a pre-Series A round from Samurai Incubate Africa, Consonance Investment Managers, Stephen Pagliuca, and Jeff Ubben, to support the launch of new technologies and scale its operations…

11 January 2023 - Microsoft is seeking to invest $10 billion in OpenAI, the company that built popular artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT. The deal, according… The post Microsoft plans to invest $10 billion in OpenAI tool ChatGPT appeared first on TechMoran.

11 January 2023 - BioNTech, the German biotech company that became a medical powerhouse in 2020 after creating one of the world’s most effective COVID-19 vaccines, will pay a sum of £582m ($682m) to acquire 100% shares of Tunisian AI startup, InstaDeep.

11 January 2023 - BioNTech, the German biotech company that became a medical powerhouse in 2020 after creating one of the world’s most effective COVID-19 vaccines, will pay a sum of £582m ($682m) to acquire 100% shares of Tunisian AI startup, InstaDeep.

11 January 2023 - A new study by Juniper Research has found that the global eSIM market will see significant growth, increasing from $4.7 billion in 2023 to $16.3 billion by 2027. This growth is expected to be driven by the increasing adoption of eSIM-enabled…

11 January 2023 - TMSC continues to dominate the foundry semiconductor market with a forecasted 60% share in Q4 2022 according to Counterpoint market intelligence. The chipmaker saw sequential growth across 2022 quarters, as global foundry industry sales posted a…

11 January 2023 - The region's huge growth in venture funding in 2022 doesn’t mean its funding problem has vanished as investments still go to a few startups. Rather, it is a clear indication that the ecosystem is beginning to create its market leaders.

11 January 2023 - Africa’s biggest mobile phone company, MTN Group is in the early stages of deliberations to divest some of its smaller operations in West Africa as its focuses on core markets, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter said.The…

11 January 2023 - Despite Tesla share value plummeting over 67% in the last 12 months, the company is still pushing on with expansion.… The post Tesla files $717 million expansion of Giga Texas to prep for Cybertruck Production appeared first on TechMoran.

11 January 2023 - Germany luxury automaker rivals Mercedes-Benz and BMW released their 2022 sales figures. The two had a tight fight on sales… The post Mercedes Vs. BMW sales war: here’s how they performed in 2022 appeared first on TechMoran.

11 January 2023 - One of the latest affordable smartphones launched in Kenya is the realme C33. The phone is currently available in Kenya starting from Ksh 16,500 on Jumia and other smartphone retailers. The realme C33 was officially...

11 January 2023 - Yesterday, the ICT and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary (CS) Eliud Owalo did an extensive interview with Citizen TV’s Waihiga Mwaura in what can be termed as the first interview of such a kind for the new ICT CS. He has been in office for the last…

11 January 2023 - Releaf, a technology company that makes it easier for consumer goods manufacturers in Africa to access high-quality supplies (and ingredients) for their factories, has raised $3.3 million in an oversubscribed Pre-Series A funding round. The funding…

11 January 2023 - Five Ugandan teams shall compete in the cloud and network tracking, according to a statement from Huawei Uganda, released on... Source

11 January 2023 - Amazon says it will shut down three warehouses – located in Hemel Hampstead, Doncaster, and Gourock – in the United Kingdom, resulting in the loss of 1,200 jobs.However, the company has stated that employees will be given the opportunity to transfer…

11 January 2023 - In a move that will affect approximately 200 employees, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, is shutting down its East African content moderation hub as it shifts away from policing harmful content.The decision comes as Meta…

11 January 2023 - According to a report from Bloomberg News on Saturday, Twitter Inc. has made additional employee reductions The post Bloomberg Says that Twitter is Continuing to Reduce the Number of Employees in Charge of Managing Worldwide Content appeared first…

11 January 2023 - African fintech giant, Flutterwave is reportedly planning to acquire British fintech firm Railsr, along with a number of existing Railsr... Source

11 January 2023 - The MultiChoice Group has disclosed that Dr. Keabetswe Modimoeng has been appointed as Group Executive for Corporate Affairs and Stakeholder Relations at MultiChoice Africa Holdings. 

11 January 2023 - As recession anxieties and geopolitical tensions cloud the global economic horizon, the financial services sector is preparing for a rocky... Source

11 January 2023 - BioNTech, the German biotech company known for its Covid-19 vaccine developed with Pfizer, has agreed to acquire London-based and Tunisian-owned AI start-up InstaDeep in a deal worth up to £562 million, marking BioNTech's largest acquisition to date…

11 January 2023 - Disclaimer: Richmond Bassey contributed his playbook for growth in a down market to TechCabal. Bassey is the CEO/co-founder of Bamboo. Blitzscaling is what you do when you need to grow really, really quickly. It’s the science and art of rapidly…

11 January 2023 - Early January is a great time to initiate healthy digital habits. Not only does it give you time to make... Source

11 January 2023 - Orange Jordan has announced a new inclusion internal charter to fully pledge to enhance inclusion and diversity in the workplace.

11 January 2023 - Ghanaian e-logistics company, JetStream Africa has just raised $13 million in equity and debt pre-Series A funding. The debt round was led by Fintech lender Cauris while the equity round saw participation from French development institution Proparco…

11 January 2023 - Ululations, joy, and excitement from civil society activists, Journalists, and other members of the public filled the Constitutional Court in... Source

11 January 2023 - Tunisia-founded enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) startup InstaDeep has been acquired by Nasdaq-listed German biotech company BioNTech SE in a deal that could eventually be worth GBP562 million (US$684m) to its shareholders. Founded in Tunisia…

11 January 2023 - OpenAI is reportedly working on a solution to detect whether a text was generated by its ChatGPT model, as some education officials have made the alarming decision to block access to the tool in public schools such as in the US. The use of AI to…

11 January 2023 - Facebook has parted ways with its content moderation provider in Africa, Sama. This comes nearly a year after there were... Source

11 January 2023 - Plesion Capital has announced that they have invested $500,000 in the Ugandan-based XENO Corporations's 2 Million seed round.

11 January 2023 - OneWeb has announced that they have confirmed the successful deployment of 40 satellites launched by SpaceX from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.