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KCB Partners With EV Maker BasiGo Kenya to Finance Electric PSV Buses
The Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) and electric vehicles manufacturer BasiGo Ltd on Tuesday announced a partnership that will enable investors…
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Ugandan Digital Lender Numida Has Raised $12.3 Million in Pre-Series A Round
Ugandan fintech startup Numida has been in operation since 2017. The company has found its footing, offering customers loans ranging…
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Twitter is launching short videos to compete with TikTok, Instagram and YouTube
Social media companies have plunged into short videos hook, line and sinker. TikTok started the craze and all major platforms…
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Google is shutting down its game streaming service Stadia
The hard economic times are hitting even the most resilient and well-moneyed enterprises. Facebook, Amazon and Google have all announced…
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Vodacom Rolls Out 5G Network in Tanzania
As the race to 5G network gains momentum, operators around Africa are laying down the infrastructure so that their users…
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Popular E-commerce Startup Sky.Garden Faces Closure After Failing To Raise Funding
Word in the streets has it that one of Kenya’s most popular e-commerce marketplace Sky.Garden may be closing down after…
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Northern African Countries Have the Cheapest Data in the Continent, Report
A report analyzing mobile data costs across 233 countries has revealed that Israel has the cheapest data costs in the…
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Startups
Nigeria’s restaurant management startup Vendease has raised $30 million to scale its food supply business
Nigerian startup Vendease which makes it easy for restaurants to access food supplies has raised $30 million in Series-A funding.…
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Safaricom, NCBA back President Ruto’s push to delist loan defaulters from CRB list
Safaricom, NCBA bank and other partners have agreed to back the government’s plan to delist Kenyans who are negatively listed…
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Konvergenz introduces cyber security program for the finance sector in Kenya
Cyber attacks have increased over the past years, taking different forms at every turn. Their evolving nature places organizations at…
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Zoho has launched VAT and TIMS accounting software for Kenyan businesses
Zoho Corporation, the Indian-headquartered technology company that builds software for businesses has launched its VAT and TIMS-compliant online accounting software…
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How African Digital Heritage is using digital mapping to preserve Mau Mau history
Part of the indelible part of Kenya’s struggle for independence is the undignified and humiliating detention camps from which the…
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Ghana’s Agritech Startup Farmerline has Raised $1.5 Million in Series A Funding
After netting $13 million in April this year, Ghanaian agritech startup Farmerline has raised another $1.5 million in pre-series A…
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Kenya’s Zuri Health and Damu Sasa to benefit from $7M fund from Bill Gates Foundation
Thirty companies from 14 African countries will benefit from a $7 million fund fronted by pan-African support organization Investing in…
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Glovo fined $78M for breaching labour laws in Spain
Digital food delivery firm Glovo has been slapped with a $78M fine for breaching labour laws relating to the hiring…
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YouTube rolls out new ways for creators to make money from Shorts
Big Tech media companies today are using every tool at their disposal to ensure that there is mutual benefits for…
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Mara Launches Free Online Course to Advance Blockchain and Financial Literacy in Africa
Pan-African phone manufacturer Mara Group has launched a free educational online course with the aim to boost blockchain adoption and…
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Mozilla has added West Africa’s Twi language to its Common Voice Project
Most people in Ghana speak Twi as either the first or second language although English is the official language for…
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Social Media
TikTok Faces $29 Million fine For Failing to Protect Children in the UK
TikTok is facing a potential lawsuit in the United Kingdom for allegedly failing to protect children’s data. The Information Commissioner’s…
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Reviews
ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3402) Laptop Review
ASUS has continued to amaze consumers and the industry at large with innovatively designed products that allow it to perform…
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Social Media
TikTok has copied this popular feature from social media app BeReal
Its only two years since the French photosharing app BeReal was launched and it has been on a highly spirited…
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Chinese Hackers Deployed Malware to Infect Australian Government Websites, Report
A report by cybersecurity firm Proofpoint and PwC Threat Intelligence has revealed how Chinese hackers deployed a fake news site…
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Republic of Gamers Has Great Back-To-School Discounts on Gaming Laptops
Republic of Gamers (ROG) has announced massive discounts as the back-to-school season kicks in. ROG a subsidiary of computer manufacturer…
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Binance has launched a crypto education tour across five African countries
Cryptocurrency firm Binance has launched a crypto education tour across five French-speaking African countries. The tour aims to drive blockchain…
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Safaricom has the third fastest internet speeds in Africa, report
Speedtest Intelligence report by Ookla has ranked Safaricom 3rd among African countries with the fastest internet speeds, just behind South…
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Michael Joseph appointed board chair of insurtech startup Pula
Former Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph has been appointed as board chair of Kenya agricultural insurtech startup Pula. The startup was…
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Adobe has acquired its fierce rival Figma for $20 billion
Adobe Inc , the American software company responsible for some of the world’s most popular design software tools has purchased…
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Digitization is helping ordinary shops compete against big stores, report
A report released by fintech investor firm Flourish Ventures has revealed that corner shops are doing better than predicted despite…
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CBK releases list of companies licensed to offer digital loans in Kenya
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has released a list of companies licensed to operate as Digital Credit Providers (DCPs)…
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Healthtech Startup mPharma Acquires Majority Stake in Nigeria’s HealthPlus
Ghanaian technology-driven health startup mPharma has acquired the majority stake in HealthPlus, the leading pharmacy chain in Nigeria. mPharma Chief…
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Brazilian fintech unicorn EBANX sets shop in Africa
Brazilian fintech unicorn EBANX is set to launch its operations in Africa as it seeks to expand its business outside…
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Nigerian fintech Kippa has raised $8.4 million seed round
Nigerian fintech startup Kippa has raised $8.4 million in an oversubscribed seed round. This round of funding was led by…
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Hack The Mara hackathon finalists announced
In June this year, Pan-African technology company the Mara Group invited applicants to the “Hack the Mara” hackathon, a competition…
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U.S. tech firms barred from building factories in China for 10 years
The U.S. has barred a section of the nation’s tech firms from building factories in China. The new directive affects…
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Ugandan Parliament Passes New Law to Curb Cyber Crime
The Ugandan Parliament has passed the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill, 2022 which prescribes tougher penalties for those perpetrating cyber crimes.…
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African startups raised $5 billion last year, just a tip of the global average
Across the African continent, 2021 was a good year for startups as funding hit a record high at about $5…
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Jeremy Awori Joins Pan-African lender Ecobank as new CEO
After nearly a decade at the helm of Absa Bank, CEO and Managing Director Jeremy Awori will be leaving the…
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Kenya’s HotelOnline has acquired hospitality software provider HotelPlus
Kenyan-based technology travel company HotelOnline has acquired HotelPlus, a software provider specializing in the hospitality industry whose customers are spread…
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Nigeria’s blockchain startup Bitmama has raised $2 million to scale across Africa
Bitmama is a Nigerian blockchain company that aims to democratize the payment system across the continent. The startup has remote…
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Interviews
[Interview] We’re consolidating African retailers’ business needs in one easy-to-use platform, MarketForce CEO
As the e-commerce marketplace expands, new players are stepping in to make it easy for merchants to source products and…
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Uber wants the Supreme Court of Kenya to nullify the newly-published ride-hailing regulations
Uber has appealed to the Supreme Court of Kenya to nullify the proposed digital taxi hailing regulations that were published…
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Startups
Nigerian fintech startup NowNow raises $13 million for expansion across Africa
Nigerian fintech startup NowNow Digital Systems has raised $13M seed round for expansion across Africa. The company was founded in…
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Three Kenyan founders selected for the Future is Female Mentorship Program
The Future is Female Mentorship Program is a PR and communications mentorship program dedicated exclusively to African female tech founders.…
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Digital banking app for African immigrants Waya officially launched
Waya, a digital banking app that seeks to make it easier for African immigrants to send money back home is…
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Social Media
Meta Launches Creators of Tomorrow Initiative to Support Emerging Artists
Facebook’s parent company Meta has launched “Creators of Tomorrow”, an initiative aimed at supporting upcoming artists utilizing its platforms, specifically…
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Uber expands to new cities, unveils new features for Sub-Saharan Africa
Ride-hailing app, Uber continues to affirm its place as Africa’s leading cab-hailing company through innovative and revolutionary features for the…
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Chinese Phone Brands Dominate the African Smartphone Market, Report
A report by the International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that Chinese smartphone manufacturer Transsion is the leading seller in the…
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Nokia announces new devices, introduces a recycling plan for smartphones
Nokia has announced the arrival of a new tablet, the Nokia T21 and three new smartphones, which the company says…
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Cab-hailing apps are coming to Senegal for the first time
In some African cities such as Nairobi, Kampala, Lagos, Cairo and Accra, Ghana, cab-hailing is a lifestyle that people have…
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12 Kenyan Startups Selected for the 2022 Google Black Founders Fund
Tech giant Google has announced 60 qualifiers for the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund (BFF) for African startups. The…
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Technology, Trust and Transparency in Kenyan Elections as Seen by the Supreme Court
In less than 7 days, the 5th president of Kenya, William Samoei Ruto will be sworn into office, together with…
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Register your sim card before October 15th to avoid getting disconnected
At the beginning of the year, the Communications Authority (CA) reinforced its push to have mobile users register their sim…
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Jumia plans to start using drones for deliveries across Africa
Africa’s leading e-commerce platform Jumia has joined forces with Zipline, a company that has built a name for itself in…
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Donald Trump’s Truth Social App banned from Google Play Store
After being banned from Twitter and Facebook last year, former president of the United States Donald Trump set out to…
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Power Learn Project aims to train 1 million developers in Africa by 2027
Various observers have pointed to the imminent shortage of qualified ICT practitioners as the uptake of technology across the world…
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ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED foldable laptop officially announced
The ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED first made a public appearance at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in January 2022.…
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HMD Global launching three Nokia feature phones and a tablet in Kenya this month
There was a time when Nokia led the way as other brands followed. During the early days of mobile phone…
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Startups
Nigeria’s BoomKit Has Built a Platform to Manage African Artists
African artists face the challenge of a fragmented market that is sometimes seen as the biggest impediment to success. Without…
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Ethiopia is Leading African Nations in Regulating Crypto
Most governments across Africa have sounded a warning against cryptocurrencies, even though the wave of digital currencies seems unstoppable. Only…
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Kenyan Court Freezes Another Sh400.6 Million Belonging to Flutterwave
Nigerian fintech Flutterwave is once again in the Kenyan courts for the wrong reasons. Early Tuesday, the High Court of…
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Startups
Kenya’s Fintech Pezesha Has Raised $11 Million to Expand Across Africa
Pezesha, a Kenyan fintech that has built a platform where small and medium enterprises can access funding has raised $11…
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Huawei has opened applications for its 2022 Huawei Global App Innovation Contest
Chinese technology giant Huawei is inviting applicants for its 2022 edition of the Huawei Global App Innovation Contest (Apps Up)…
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Kenyan startups raised $820 million in VC funding in the first half of 2022
Kenya has secured an enviable position among the most competitive innovation and investment destinations in Africa. The country’s attractiveness has…
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South Africa’s iiDENTIFii wins the Tech Innovator in Africa Awards by KPMG
South Africa’s biometrics and identity authentication firm iiDENTIFii has emerged as the winner of the Tech Innovator in Africa awards organized…
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Password management firm LastPass says it was hacked, tells users not to panic
LastPass, the world’s most popular password manager has admitted that it was hacked. In an email to customers, the company…
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Google has pulled down more than 2,000 loan apps from Play Store in India
Google says that it pulled more than 2,000 personal loan apps from Play Store in India for what the company…
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STIMA brings electric motorcycles to Kenya in new partnership with India’s OneElectric
STIMA, a battery swapping technology company has partnered OneElectric, an Indian manufacturer of electric motorcycles to supply more than 3,000…
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Nigeria’s B2B e-commerce startup Omnibiz has raised $15 million to accelerate expansion
There is a growing number of startups across Africa that are helping to connect manufacturers with wholesalers and retailers. Nigeria’s…
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Google Wallet goes live in South Africa
South Africa has become the first African country to benefit from Google Wallet, a service that allows customers to pay…
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MTN has rolled out 5G trials in seven cities across Nigeria
MTN Nigeria has launched 5G network in 190 sites across seven cities in the country. This initial installation of the…
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Smile Identity says cases of identity theft in Africa have increased by 26% since last year
Pan-African provider of identity verification technologies Smile Identity has said that cases of identity theft have increased by 26% since…
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Kenya’s AfyaRekod Partners with Medi-Science to Decentralize Access to Patient Data
Medi-Science International and Kenya’s healthcare startup AfyaRekod have announced a partnership aimed at transforming healthcare delivery through improved access to…
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KFCB is Asking Local Content Creators to Submit Comments on Self-Regulatory Framework
The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) has urged creatives in the country to submit proposals and comments to help draft…
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Safaricom is Closing its Outlet at Two Rivers Mall from August 31st
Safaricom has announced it will be permanently closing down its retail shop at Two Rivers Mall effective 31 August 2022.…
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Mozilla is awarding five Kenyan projects developing Kiswahili voice-enabled applications $50K grant each
Mozilla has announced a collaboration that will see eight companies developing Kiswahili voice technologies receive $50,000 grant each to advance…
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Tanzania has installed high-speed internet on Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzanian officials held an unusual press conference from 12,000 feet above sea level at the top of Africa’s highest mountain,…
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Meta is inviting applicants for Training in AR/VR across Africa, here’s how to apply
Meta, Facebook’s parent company in conjunction with Imisi 3D and Black Rhino has opened applications for training and hackathon in…
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Visa expands its digital payments with new office in DRC
Global payments company Visa has announced the establishment of local business operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). DRC…
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Blockchain
Kenyan University Trained on Blockchain by Polygon Carry Hope for the Continent
From 11th– 15th July this year, students from Multimedia University were taken through an introductory training course on blockchain, organized…
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TikTok has banned paid political ads on the platform ahead U.S. midterm polls
Short-video sharing platform TikTok has been emphatic about avoiding political messaging on the platform. Earlier this week, the company issued…
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Cameo Live lets you have a 10-minute call with your favorite celebrity
What would you tell your favourite celebrity if you had a chance for a 10-minute conversation with them? Cameo is…
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Social Media
This new Twitter feature allows businesses to display their location and contact info on their profile
Twitter has launched Location Spotlight, a feature that the company hopes will help give individuals and professionals with physical outlets…
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WhatsApp is testing an Undo Button help you recover deleted messages
WhatsApp commands a top spot among the world’s most popular messaging apps. Even with a number of competitors hotly contesting…
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Microsoft Appoints Phyllis Migwi New Kenya Country Manager
It has been a couple of months since Kendi Ntwiga who headed Microsoft as Kenya’s country manager left for Meta,…
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BUSINESS
Tala Named Among 50 Disruptor Companies of 2022 by CNBC
Popular mobile loan company Tala has been named on the list of Disruptor Companies of 2022 by business-focused media house…
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How High 4G/3G Penetration Influenced Elections in Kenya
The just-concluded general elections in Kenya presented the country with yet another opportunity to showcase its progress in the uptake…
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Kenya’s Lori Systems has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Google
Kenya e-logistics company Lori Systems which operates across East Africa has raised an undisclosed amount of Round B funding from…
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Spotify to offer three months free to new Premium subscribers
Music streaming platform Spotify has seen a commendable rise in subscribers as reported in its last quarter results, but the…
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Kenya’s Blockchain Startup Crypsense Digital Joins Draper VeChain Web 3 Accelerator Program
Kenyan crypto startup Crypsense Digital Group has been selected to join the 12-week Draper VeChain Web 3 Accelerator Program. The…
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Roam has inked a deal with M-Kopa to have its electric motorcycles available on credit
Kenyan electric vehicles manufacturer startup Roam has entered into a partnership with fintech firm M-Kopa which will see its motorcycles…
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This new National Geographic Kids Africa programme aims to inspire young environmentalists
National Geographic together with its partners has announced the title and lineup of its highly anticipated kids programme in Africa.…
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Amazon is buying Roomba vacuum maker iRobot for $1.7 billion
Ecommerce giant Amazon has announced it is acquiring iRobot, the maker of Roomba vacuum cleaner robots for $1.7 billion. The…
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TikTok parent ByteDance has acquired a high-end private hospital chain for $3.9 bn
Tech companies have recently been branching into the healthcare sector, most of them opting to purchase companies providing various solutions…
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Baidu is rolling out driverless taxis in two Chinese cities
The dream of self-driving cars is quickly becoming a reality. It’s a battle dominated by Chinese and American companies working…
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Teenagers Are Spending More Time On YouTube Than any other platform, Survey
There was a time when Facebook was the cool app that every teenager wanted to be. In fact, a survey…
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Telcos to refund airtime to users in case of network outages
The Communications Authority (CA) has issued new guidelines requiring telecommunication companies to give credit rebates to customers in case of…
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Startups
This Nigerian health-tech startup is giving maternal healthcare in Africa a new face
The subject of maternal healthcare has been at the centre of global conversations at every turn. Several approaches offering a…
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US Senate has passed a $280bn bill to support chip manufacturing firms
The supremacy battle between China and the United States has in recent years shifted to the technology front. Many observers…
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Disney is now ahead of Netflix in subscriber numbers
In the movie streaming business, subscriber numbers are everything. They determine your bottom line and dictate the direction of your…
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WhatsApp new feature will allow you to leave groups silently
The world’s most popular messaging platform WhatsApp has made a good attempt to stay ahead of the competition by being…
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Visa announces grant to support women entrepreneurs in Africa
Global payments firm Visa has announced a grant in support of African women entrepreneurs. The African Women Impact Fund (AWIF)…
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