Meta Unveils the World’s Fastest Supercomputer, AI Research SuperCluster
There’s a global race to develop the world’s largest, most powerful computers, and Meta (AKA Facebook) is ready to join…
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Abu Dhabi-based venture capital firm, Chimera Capital closes its second venture capital fund at $10 billion
Chimera Capital, an Abu Dhabi-based investment firm, announced the closing of its second venture capital (VC) fund, totaling $10 billion,…
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SA fintech startup Floatpays secures $4m seed funding round to expand in Africa
Floatpays, a South African on-demand payment platform, has raised just under $4 million in an oversubscribed seed fundraising round to…
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How Companies can Prepare for the Gig Work Revolution
Workers are quitting employment at an alarming rate, resulting in a talent shortage that has corporations around the world scrambling….
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Egyptian fintech startup MNT-Halan adds BNPL feature to it’s digital ecosystem
MNT-Halan, an Egyptian fintech startup, has launched a buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) function to its digital ecosystem, which also includes business loans,…
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Application is now open for healthcare-focused African startup accelerator
Applications are now available for the second cohort of the AUDA-NEPAD Home Grown Solutions Accelerator, which aims to provide hands-on,…
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Vivian Agbata, PRO of Zenithchain shares insight on visibility for women in tech
It is common knowledge that women are underrepresented in the worldwide technology sector. While more women are beginning to create…
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Norebase is developing a solution that will handles everything a brand needs to launch in a new African country
In 2019, a few months after the African Continental Free Trade Deal (AfCFTA) was signed, CcHUB hosted some African tech…
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Uber unveils its motorbike section, UberMoto in Ibadan
Uber, the ride-hailing business, has announced the addition of an UberMoto motorbike component to its product offering in Nigeria. The…
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5 Anti-Fraud Strategies for Every Financial Institution
The rise of digital banking and e-commerce, fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, creates an ideal environment for fraudsters and money…
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South Africa’s leading IT Service Provider, BitCo Telecoms Reveals Exponential Growth in the ISP market
BitCo Telecoms, one of South Africa’s major Telecommunications and Internet Service Providers, announces fiscal and market share growth for 2021,…
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WhatsApp is Developing a ‘Community Home’ Feature for Android Users
WhatsApp is rumored to be working on a new area called “Community Home,” which will list all groups associated with…
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Oracle opens its first African data center in Johannesburg
Oracle, the world’s largest database management firm, launched its first cloud region (a cluster of data centers) in Africa last…
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SA deliveries startup Orderin secures $4.7m pre-Series B funding round
Orderin, a South African business-to-business (B2B) delivery-as-a-service (DaaS) startup, has raised ZAR71 million (US$4.7 million) in pre-Series B funding to…
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Apple TV+ market share increases in the US while Netflix is behind its competitors
Apple has been investing heavily in Apple TV+, its own streaming platform that features original movies and TV shows. While…
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Google Docs adds watermark support feature
Google Docs is my favorite application. It enables me to swiftly draft documents or make changes to existing ones on…
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5 hottest home automation trends for 2022
The internet of things (IoT) is growing in popularity, with forecasts indicating that around 50 billion IoT devices would be…
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Exploring the top Software Outsourcing Country in 2022
The role of software outsourcing organizations is rapidly evolving from “contract software engineers” to strategic business partners. It has been…
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11 Trends that will impact the small business landscape in 2022
Many experts lost their jobs after the Covid-19 epidemic struck in 2020. Others reduced their working hours or began working…
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Fawry, Egyptian fintech startup is poised to raise $51m via right issue, explores US listing
Egyptian fintech Fawry has announced plans to raise 800 million Egyptian rupees (US$51 million) in growth capital through a rights…
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Report: WhatsApp is Testing Two-Step Verification on Desktop, Chat Wallpaper for Voice Calls
WhatsApp is reportedly working to add some new features and functionality. One of the upcoming updates is said to bring…
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Kenyan fintech startup, Zanifu raises $1 million in seed funding
Zanifu, a Kenyan fintech providing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) access to working capital through short-term equity financing, has…
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Designing for the Future: UX in the Age of AI, AR/VR, and Voice Interfaces
The boundaries of user experience are expanding rapidly. As we move beyond screens into an era dominated by artificial intelligence,…
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Egyptian e-commerce start-up, ExpandCart raises $2.7 million in a Pre-Series B funding round
ExpandCart, an e-commerce platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has announced the completion of a new $2.7…
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Entrepreneurs from Lagos, Nairobi, and Kigali can now apply for the Global Urban Innovation Challenge for Emergent Cities
Utopia and the World Economic Forum’s new Centre for Urban Transformation have launched a worldwide Urban Innovation Challenge to engage…
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Nigerian developer-tooling startup Frain Technologies secures $473k pre-seed funding
Frain Technologies, a Nigerian developer-tooling business, has raised US$473,000 in pre-seed capital to further invest in its existing products and…
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PAPS, Senegalese logistics startup raises $4.5m to expand across Francophone Africa
PAPS, a Senegalese startup, has acquired a pre-Series A fundraising round of US$4.5 million from local and international investors to…
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Nigerian FinTech Platform, P2vest, hits 100,000 users
P2vest Technology Limited reported that their peer-to-peer lending application, P2Vest, has reached 100,000 customers who have access to rapid loans….
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Applications are Open for startups to Pitch Live at Africa Startup Summit Nairobi
Applications are now open for the 2022 edition of Pitch Live, which will take place at the fourth Africa Startup…
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WhatsApp is Working on a Feature to Enable iOS Devices Import Chats From Android Devices
WhatsApp for iOS may soon allow users to transfer their chat history from an Android device to an iPhone. At…
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