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There are a lot of things to think about when you are first getting into forex trading. One of the most important things that you will decide on, however, is which broker you will use. After all, they will give you the ability to trade currency pairs, and you want…

YouTube has announced new initiatives for YouTube Shorts to compete with TikTok in the short-form video arena. Hitherto TikTok has been dominant in this area as it has appealed to the young creator generation with its simplicity and money making opportunities. TikTok has been so successful that other platforms have…

A couple of days ago, an 18-year old, sent to a message to to Uber employees via its Slack platform saying ““I announce I am a hacker and Uber has suffered a data breach.” According to a New York Times report, the hacker said he compromised Uber because the company…

Africa’s leading shared-mobility startup, Treepz, is set to launch Business Treepz, a new service aimed at providing staff bus solutions and bus rental service in a structured, accessible, and predictable manner for corporate organisations including companies, schools, tour operators and individuals. Treepz announced the launch of this new service on…

Diagon Studios, a Nigerian gaming technology company has received an undisclosed investment from Adaverse, a Cardano-focused joint accelerator venture. Founded by Jeremiah Onojah, Diagon Studios is a Nigerian blockchain GameFi platform focused on deploying P2E hyper-casual games on the blockchain to help break barriers in the Web3 gaming industry. It…

d.light, a global leader in social transformation by making transformative products available and affordable to low-income families, has launched in Nigeria. The launch ceremony which took place some days ago, had distinguished dignitaries in attendance, including the Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo; CEO, who gave his virtual goodwill message…

vivo has unveiled the latest additions to its stylish V series range of devices: V25 5G and V25e, both phones follow-up on the V23 5G and V23e. With superior photography features, the two smartphones have been designed for users who express themselves through video and photography. The new V25 5G and V25e will…

Starlink, a satellite internet constellation operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, confirmed that it is now present on all seven continents, including Antarctica, thanks to Starlink’s space laser network. Starlink provides high-speed, low-latency broadband internet across the globe leveraging advanced satellites and user hardware coupled with its deep experience with both…

Adobe announced that it is acquiring Figma for $20 billion, comprised of approximately half cash and half stock. It is interesting to note that Figma was valued at $10 billion by the end of May 2021 when it raised $200 million. Adobe says it will grant Figma’s CEO and employees approximately…

Brazilian payments giant, EBANX, announced that it is expanding into Africa, starting with Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa. After about ten years of operating in the Latin America, EBANX says it is ready to take on the world by expanding into new territories and believes that Africa is the next…

Meta announced that it will soon start testing the ability to start Community Chats directly in Messenger and expand the chat experience to more Facebook Groups in the coming weeks. With Community Chats, people can connect with their communities in real time around the topics they care about on both…

Africar Group has secured an investment from Stellantis, one of the world’s leading automakers and a mobility provider to create a new subsidiary named Auto24, an African used-car marketplace. Auto24 has also launched operations in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire According to reports, the Middle-East and Africa Used Car Market was valued…

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you know that veganism is steadily growing in popularity, and plant-based foods are becoming more and more accessible and delicious! Some people go vegan for their health, others for ethical reasons, and for some, it’s an environmentally conscious…

Before any application sees widespread use, its artificial intelligence (AI) has to learn the tools of its trade. Think of it as the AI going to school, with the developer as its teacher. With instruction and experience, the AI will become self-sufficient, responding to data without further input from human…

Kippa, the all-in-one financial management solution for small businesses in Africa, announced that it has secured $8.4 million in a seed round with investors such as Goodwater Capital, TEN13 VC, Rocketship VC, Saison Capital, Crestone VC, VentureSouq, Horizon Partners and Vibe Capital. In 2021, the startup raised $3.2 million in a…

The Ionic framework is becoming increasingly popular. Many developers use this framework to build cutting-edge, high-tech cross-platform mobile applications. However, as a startup, hiring an Ionic developer is challenging. Why? It is because of the skills they must possess and the flexible mindsets they must have, which are not easy…

Bitmama Inc., a US and African-based blockchain payments startup announced that it has raised an additional $1.65 million, bringing its total pre-seed round to about $2 million. The startup had earlier raised $0.35 million ten months ago. The latest round is led by Unicorn Growth Capital and Launch Africa Ventures,…

Fraudsters now use special machines to clone copies of people’s credit cards. However, the most common card fraud occurs when a person’s card details get into the wrong hands. Sometimes this could be from online databases or email scams. Stolen or lost cards can also result in such frauds. In…

Have you ever tried reposting on Instagram and found out that you have to download a third-party app to do this? You have to now decide which third-party app to use and if the app will not introduce a bug or if you have to pay for it. If you…

Social media platform, TikTok, has entered into a partnership with a local public wifi service provider, ThinkWifi, to pilot 50 free WiFi hotspots spread across Soweto, Gugulethu, Khayelitsha as well as Bushbuckridge in South Africa. This initiative is part of the company’s ongoing commitment to empower local communities and has…