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Apply Now for Converge 2: OpenAI’s Startup Fund Offering $1 Million each to 15 Companies
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has announced the opening of applications for Converge 2 -…
Nigeria Data Protection Commission Launches 5-year Strategic to create 500,000 Jobs and N125bn in Revenue
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has taken a significant step towards fortifying the data…
South African Parcel Shipping Platform TUNL Secures $1 Million in Pre-Seed Funding for Expansion
South African parcel shipping platform, TUNL, has successfully secured $1 million in pre-seed funding from…
IFC Partners with Biovac to Boost Vaccine Production and Pandemic Preparedness in Africa
In a significant move to bolster vaccine production and enhance pandemic preparedness in Africa, the…
Copia Global has raised $20 million in a Series C extension round led by Enza…
Kenya’s BURN Pioneers Africa’s First Carbon Credit Futures with Efficient Cook-Stoves
In a groundbreaking move for the African continent, Kenya’s BURN has successfully sold the first-ever…
WhatsApp announced that it is rolling out the ability to pin chats within one-on-one and…
Nigeria’s Online Landscape in 2023: Asake Rules Music Searches, Moyo Lawal Grabs Most Searched Person Title
Google has unveiled its ‘2023 Year In Search’ results, showcasing the most sought-after people, deaths,…
Controversy Surrounds Elon Musk’s Grok as Users Uncover Parallels with OpenAI’s ChatGPT
Grok, Elon Musk’s recently launched chatbot, is facing scrutiny as users have noted similarities between…
The commissioning of 107 electric/gas buses, and taxis in Borno State is laudable…..but is this sustainable?
On Monday, President Tinubu commissioned 107 electric/gas buses, and taxis in Borno State for a…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has implemented a new directive to halt the processing…
BURN Manufacturing receives $10 Million from Africa Go Green Fund to Boost Clean Cookstove Distribution in Mozambique, Nigeria, and DRC
BURN Manufacturing (BURN), a global leader in clean cookstove manufacturing, distribution, and carbon-offset projects has…
Aleph and Audiomack Forge Strategic Partnership to Transform Digital Advertising in Nigeria and Ghana
Aleph, a global ecosystem of digital experts and technology-driven solutions, has joined forces with Audiomack,…
WIC Capital Secures $1 Million Loan to Empower Women-Led Businesses in Francophone Africa
WIC Capital has successfully obtained a $1 million loan from FSDAi Nyala Facility, aiming to…
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Alibaba is replacing Daniel Zhang as chief executive and chair of the Chinese e-commerce giant, with a top lieutenant to its former boss Jack Ma set to take the reins. Eddie Yongming Wu, an Alibaba co-founder, and chair of Alibaba’s flagship e-commerce sites Taobao and Tmall, will replace Zhang as…
UK antitrust regulators cleared Amazon’s purchase of robot vacuum maker iRobot on Friday, but the $1.7 billion deal still faces scrutiny in the United States and Europe. The Competition and Markets Authority said it decided not to escalate its initial investigation because it concluded that the deal would not result in…
It never rains but pours for Telkom, as it wallows in deep financial trouble. Its net debt increased by 19.3%, free cash flow declined by 30.9%, and net debt to EBITDA increased from 1.2 to 1.8. In a recent internal memo, Telkom CFO Dirk Reyneke also warned staff that the company…
The rising cost of living coupled with more hours of load-shedding and high unemployment has led many consumers to terminate their pay TV subscriptions while others are downgrading to more affordable packages. This week MultiChoice said it lost more than 100,000 subscribers at the end of March, adding that customers are more…
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The Governing Committee of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) has approved a funding allocation…
Amazon employees are getting an opportunity to become business owners, as the online retail giant…
Female-focused startups have been invited to apply for the fourth Vodafone F-LANE accelerator, which offers…
As interest in the African tech ecosystem continues to thicken, Microsoft as one of the…
The University of Nigeria has unveiled plans to host the National Innovation Summit and first-ever…
Startups offering digital services to the agricultural sector are invited to apply for the Pitch…