Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

Former President Donald Trump returned to the social media site X with a post on Thursday showing his mug shot from his booking at Fulton County Jail. With his post appealing for donations, Trump reclaimed direct access to the public on the platform that banned him following the Jan. 6,…

WhatsApp recently announced that the support of HD photos was rolling out, finally enabling users to send higher quality photos, should they so choose. WhatsApp also said similar support for high-definition videos was coming soon. WhatsApp has fulfilled that promise, because starting today, the latest version of the Android and iOS…

This year’s Ecobank Fintech Challenge has attracted entries from nearly 1,500 fintech businesses from 64 countries across Africa and beyond. Eight finalists have been shortlisted and will battle it out for the top prize of $50,000 during the Grand Finale on October 6, 2023, at the Ecobank Pan African Centre…

Google has announced its latest initiative, the “Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First,” designed to provide crucial support to African start-ups seeking to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) in tackling local challenges. The AI First program is designed to assist entrepreneurs interested in exploring the possibilities of AI. The company says…

The Central African country has announced a $100 million project to accelerate agricultural digital transformation. The World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) is supporting the acceleration of Cameroon’s digital transformation project known as the PATNuC. IDA gives grants and low- to zero-interest loans to the world’s poorest countries. PATNuC is…

Many times I have a song stuck in my head, but unfortunately just can’t remember the words. Yes, that happens to a lot of people, and YouTube may have a solution as it’s testing a new feature for us. In a blog post, the platform announced this week it will be…

As reported by 9to5Google, Meta’s Messenger Lite app for Android is being shut down in September. The app launched as a more, well, lightweight way to talk to people on the company’s Messenger platform, but you won’t be able to use it after September 18th. When you open the app, you’ll apparently see…

If you’ve been wondering who’s making the most money from the AI boom, NVIDIA may have the answer in its latest earnings report. The company announced revenue of $13.51 billion in the second quarter, more than doubling the $6.7 billion it made last year and crushing market expectations. On top of…

Web users today yearn for a seamless browsing experience without the incessant verification systems requesting proof of their humanity. CAPTCHAs have long been a source of collective internet exasperation, prompting many to pick out traffic signals and identify buses. However, salvation seems to be on the horizon, as significant advancements…

If there’s one thing we can count on as a species is that people will figure out ways to squeeze ads into every single thing we look at. Case in point? TikTok is integrating ads into search results, so you’ll get branded content every time you look for a hashtag,…

Earlier this week, we reported that Meta was planning to launch a web version of the microblogging app Threads, so we are glad to report back that as of today, Threads, is available as a logged-in web experience, but only for some users. A representative for Threads said that “we’ll begin rolling out…

The Competition Authority of Kenya (CA) has finally given US incorporated fintech company, Moniepoint Inc., which provides business payments and banking platforms, the go-ahead to acquire Kopo Kopo, a Kenyan-based company offering payments services and credit to businesses. The CA’s decision is based on careful consideration and assessment of the…

Microsoft is restructuring its proposed Activision Blizzard deal to transfer cloud gaming rights for current and new Activision Blizzard games to Ubisoft. The transfer of rights is designed to appease regulators in the UK that are concerned about the impact Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion deal will have on cloud gaming…

TikTok, the massively popular short-form video app that is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, is facing increasing limits and bans on a global scale. In recent months, lawmakers in the United States, Europe, Canada, and some parts of Africa, have escalated efforts to restrict access to TikTok citing security threats.…

It’s-a-him, Mario! According to a tweet from Nintendo, the person behind the voice of Super Mario for over 25 years, Charles Martinet, will no longer be voicing the iconic character. Martinet has voiced the character since the ’90s, appearing in mainline Mario titles like Super Mario 64, Super Mario Odyssey, and Super Mario Galaxy as well as…

Finally, Sega has completed its acquisition of Angry Birds developer Rovio, officially plunking down a cool $776 million to acquire the company. The deal was first floated back in April, but both companies had to jump through some finalization and regulatory hoops.   Sega’s hoping the purchase will give them a stronger…

Kenyan fintech startup, Zanifu, which enables micro, small, and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs) in the African FMCG supply chain to get access to working capital, has raised $11.2 million debt-equity funding in a pre-Series A round led by Beyond Capital Ventures and Variant Investments. Four other investors, namely, Founders Factory Africa, AAIC…

Meta Platforms plans to launch a web version of the microblogging app Threads early this week, the biggest new feature to be introduced on its competitor Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter. The desktop launch is planned for “early this week” but plans aren’t totally final and could be…

Vela Software Group has acquired a South African provider of practice management solutions to accountancy firms, GreatSoft, for an undisclosed amount. Vela is owned by Constellation Software, a Canadian diversified software company. With six operating units, it is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The deal comes after Volaris, another…

Dr. John Warnock, co-founder of computer software company Adobe, passed away on Saturday (19 August 2023) at the age of 82, and is survived by his wife Marva, and three children. Warnock co-founded Adobe in 1982 with Dr. Charles Geschke after they met as colleagues at Xerox. In a statement,…