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Octane Raises $5.2M to Expand Its Fleet Payments Platform Across MENA
Cairo-based fintech startup Octane has secured $5.2 million in a funding round led by Shorooq Partners, Algebra Ventures, and Elsewedy Cap...
Sam Altman says Meta is offering OpenAI staff $100 million to poach AI talent
The CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, has accused Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta of offering as high as $100 million in signing bonuses in its aggressive...
Expensya Founders Launch Thunder Code, Raise $9M Seed to Disrupt Software Testing with Generative AI
Kenya has taken a step toward modernizing its financial infrastructure by extending the operating hours of its Real-Time Gross Settlement ...
Nigerian Fintech Hizo Secures $100K Seed Round to Simplify Cross-Border Payments Across Africa
Hizo, a Nigerian-founded fintech startup, has secured $100,000 in seed funding through a Friends and Family round that officially closed o...
Taiwan places export controls on Huawei and SMIC
Chinese companies Huawei and SMIC may have a difficult time accessing resources needed to build AI chips, due to Taiwanese export controls. ...
Waymo limits service ahead of today’s ‘No Kings’ protests
Alphabet-owned robotaxi company Waymo is limiting service due to Saturday’s scheduled nationwide “No Kings” protests against President Donal...
Google reportedly plans to cut ties with Scale AI
Meta’s big investment in Scale AI may be giving some of the startup’s customers pause. Reuters reports that Google had planned to pay Scale ...
Moove inches closer to unicorn status as it plans $300m funding
Moove, the Lagos-born mobility fintech, is inching closer to unicorn status with a fresh $300 million equity raise underway. The company, wh...
Access Bank fails in first attempt to freeze MTN Nigeria’s accounts over ₦180bn debt claim
In a significant legal development, a Federal High Court in Lagos has denied Access Bank’s request to freeze the bank accounts of MTN Niger...
Disney and Universal team up to sue Midjourney
“Midjourney is the quintessential copyright free-rider and a bottomless pit of plagiarism”, is how NBCUniversal and Disney describe the AI-p...
Warning to DeepSeek users – A fake app is circulating and stealing data
Cybercriminals are leveraging the popularity of artificial intelligence platforms to peddle malware. Of late, cybercriminals have leaned on ...
Capitec declares South Africa’s “real” unemployment rate
The CEO of Capitec, South Africa’s most popular bank by sheer number of customers, Gerrie Fourie is arguing that the country’s real unemploy...
MultiChoice explains why it needs Canal+ to survive
Amid an unprecedented financial struggle, MultiChoice, Africa’s biggest entertainment corporation, has revealed how it will recover after lo...
Samsung reinvents the 1080p monitor
With higher resolutions like 1440p and 4K making gains in its number of users every year, 1080p is still the gold standard and it’s easy to ...
African innovators called to enter DPI4PP Innovation Challenge 2025
The Digital Public Infrastructure for People and Planet Innovation Challenge 2025 (DPI4PP) has officially opened today for applications. The...
MTN admits to partnering with Starlink
In a reply to an Independent Media article, MTN disclosed that it has already been engaging with and has signed a partnership with SpaceX’s ...
New USSD billing model gives Nigerians more control over charges
Nigeria’s Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank (CBN) have approved a new End User Billing (EUB) model for USSD services. The...
MTN Uganda to spin off mobile money unit into a standalone fintech
MTN Uganda has announced plans to spin off its mobile money business into a standalone fintech company, ending its status as a subsidiary of...
iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 overhauls introduce slick new "Liquid Glass" design
Apple's 2025 WWDC presentation confirmed earlier rumors of a substantial visual overhaul across all its operating systems. The company a...
OpenAI warns ChatGPT logs will be retained "indefinitely," blames court order
OpenAI has confirmed it is now required to retain all user data indefinitely. Anyone interacting with the company's large language mode...
MultiChoice still sinking, but kicking to stay afloat
After reporting a devastating R4.1 billion loss last year, MultiChoice has shared a trading forecast for the year ending 31st March – its y...
Apple is bringing polls to Messages in iOS 26
Apple announced at WWDC 2025 on Monday that it’s bringing polls to Messages in its upcoming iOS 26 update. The feature has been highly reque...
Apple introduces live translation across Messages, FaceTime, and Phone at WWDC 25
Apple is introducing Live Translation, powered by Apple Intelligence, for Messages, FaceTime, and Phone calls. “Live translation can transl...
Huawei engineers certainty into the foldable experience with HUAWEI Mate X6
Foldable smartphones once signalled a daring leap forward in mobile design—bigger displays, compact bodies, and a bold rethink of how we in...
Apple Music adds lyrics translation and pronunciation features in iOS 26
Apple announced new Apple Music updates at WWDC 2025 with the new iOS 26 update. The company said it is adding a lyrics translation feature ...
Apple debuts a new dedicated Games app at WWDC 2025
At WWDC on Monday, Apple unveiled a new dedicated gaming app that is designed to centralize gaming experiences on Apple devices. The app wil...
Apple’s new Maps will learn your commute in iOS 26
Apple Maps is getting an upgrade to understand your commute better, and proactively offer recommendations based on traffic. Apple announced ...
Apple Wallet gains new travel-friendly features in iOS 26
Apple Wallet is getting a bit more travel-friendly, Apple announced at WWDC 2025. The app will soon be able to hold a digital version of you...
Apple brings ChatGPT and other AI models to Xcode
At WWDC 2025, Apple released a new version of Xcode, its app development suite, that integrates OpenAI’s ChatGPT for coding, doc generation,...
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