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What was once an abomination in the Apple house, is now being considered by the tech giant. According to a report from Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, Apple is working on adding touch screens to its Mac computers. This was something that co-founder Steve Jobs once called “ergonomically terrible” even though…

Twitter is reportedly working on an in-app currency feature “coins” to help creators earn money from the platform. This new feature was spotted by two app researchers, Jane Manchun Wong and Nima Owji, who often publish images of unreleased features. Their posts indicate that coins appear to be an extension of Twitter’s existing…

Ten African startups have received a total of $2 million from Catalyst Fund to build solutions to improve the resilience of climate-vulnerable communities in Africa. Each of the 10 startups will be offered $100K of equity investments as well as $100K of hands-on venture-building support. These startups will form the first cohort…

African payments giant, Flutterwave, is vying to buy British fintech Railsr, according to a Sky News report. The British fintech formerly known as Railsbank was founded in 2016 by Nigel Verdon and Clive Mitchell. Railsr, a provider of banking-as-a-service and embedded finance software, is currently facing being sold amid new…

Tech giant Samsung has announced the date for its annual Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event. The first 2023 edition will take place on the 1st of February. The company is expected to launch the Samsung Galaxy S23 series at the first in-person Unpacked event in the last three years. Previous editions…

OpenAI, the company behind the viral chatbot ChatGPT is considering introducing a paid version, called “ChatGPT Professional”. This is possibly one of the ways the company is looking to keep the operations running as it seems to be burning cash to keep the chatbot free. Innovation Village reported some days…

Instadeep, a Tunisian-born Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup is to be acquired by Biopharmaceutical New Technologies (BioNTech) a next generation immunotherapy company for £562 million. The transaction includes a total upfront consideration of approximately £362 million in cash and BioNTech shares to acquire 100% of the remaining InstaDeep shares, excluding the…

Airtel Nigeria, a subsidiary of Airtel Africa, announced that it has acquired 5G spectrum and additional 4G spectrum for the sum of $316.7 million to roll out 5G network and expand its 4G services respectively. Specifically, it acquired 100 MHz of spectrum in the 3500MHz band and 2x5MHz of 2600MHz…

Sama, Meta’s content moderation partner in Africa has shut down its content moderation operations, letting go of 200 employees. Formerly known as Samasource, it will now focus on its data labelling business. Sama said, as quoted in a Financial Times report, “the current economic climate requires more efficient and streamlined…

There are so many ways that technology can reduce world hunger or the potential for it to occur. This technology can affect nearly every part of the food supply chain. For example, finding new ways to produce bulk chicken feed can, in turn, improve production and also allow for more…

Crypto giant Binance is said to be bleeding and has lost about $12 billion in assets. According to Forbes, investors have been pulling their crypto in recent weeks in the wake of recent collapse of rival FTX in November 2022. Data from crypto data firm Defillama reveals that customers withdrew…

Aruwa Capital announced that it has increased its investment in AgroEknor International , a fast-growing hibiscus flower exporter and wellness brand. It made an initial investment in the Nigerian agro-aligned company in November 2021 to accelerate its growth by procuring products and exporting huge volumes of Hibiscus flowers to meet…

OpenAI, the company behind the viral ChatGPT chatbot is reportedly in talks with investors to sell existing shares in a tender offer that would value the company at around $29 billion. According to a WSJ report, venture-capital firms Thrive Capital and Founders Fund are in talks to buy shares from existing shareholders such as…

It is an irrefutable fact that a lot of young people spend long hours on TikTok and even forget to get a decent amount of sleep each day. An estimated two in three teenagers regularly sleep less than the recommended amount, and screen time may be responsible for sleep deprivation and…

WhatsApp has introduced a new feature where you can now send messages to others even when their internet connection is blocked or disrupted. This feature, WhatsApp by proxy, was launched against the backdrop of recent happenings in Iran where people were denied the ability to reach loved ones and even…

As the world is still musing over the Salesforce news that it is laying of 7000 employees, Amazon announced that it is planning “to eliminate just over 18,000 roles.” This represents about 1.2% of Amazon’s 1.5 million global headcount. According to CEO, Andy Jassy in a memo to all employees…

Hackers stole 235 million Twitter accounts, including email addresses and posted them to an online hacking forum. According to a security researcher, Alon Gal, co-founder of the Israeli security company Hudson Rock, who spotted the posting on a popular underground marketplace, “this database is going to be used by hackers,…

2023 is likely to be the next market bull trend, as many experts say. So now it is time to look for the most promising crypto coins to invest in. One of these assets is XRP. Let’s discuss it in this article and see what experts say about the future…

Introduction Once small businesses initially begin, their primary emphasis is generally on how to acquire their first clients. They may choose classic marketing techniques, businesses can feel that given that they offer an excellent service or product, customers would be able to navigate to them. Although this technique may result…

Salesforce, an American cloud-based software company, announced that it is laying off 10% of its workforce (7,000 employees). The company had over 73,500 employees in early 2022, a 30% increase compared with 2021. CEO Marc Beinhoff said that the company “hired too many people leading into this economic downturn we’re…