Facebook’s wearable glasses can succeed where Google Glass flopped
Facebook recently announced its highly anticipated wearable sunglasses that can record video from a user’s perspective. Despite many of our legitimately squeamish…
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Aiming to create a gender-equitable startup landscape?
When it comes to gender equality in the business world, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg hit the nail on the head: “Knowing that…
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31 African startups selected for Smart Cities Innovation Programme
Thirty-one African tech startups have been selected to take part in the Smart Cities Innovation Programme, which will help them…
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How Nigeria’s NucleusIS is building the rails for African health insurance adoption
Nigerian startup NucleusIS is building the technology to deepen insurance adoption, drive access to healthcare and improve health outcomes. Founded…
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Yahoo has built a new calendar app called Day, and it’s recruited the co-founder of Sunrise to design it
When it comes to online calendars and calendar apps, services like Google Calendar and Outlook from Microsoft rule the roost…
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Fintech dopay Raises US$18 Million Series to scale in Egypt
Dopay, the B2B2C payments platform serving 1.7bn unbanked workers in emerging markets, has closed a US$ 18 million Series A…
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More African countries dive into a cashless future with new MTN, Flutterwave deal
MTN’s new deal with payments technology firm, Flutterwave is set to deliver cash to mobile wallets of more Africans via MTN Mobile…
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Nigerian energy startup Infibranches secures investment from Shell-owned fund
Nigerian startup Infibranches Technologies, which helps solar energy providers manage their operations and receive payments, has secured US$2 million funding…
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Ed-tech startup eLearn Africa develops platform to deliver free courses to university students
Ed-tech startup eLearn Africa has partnered the Association of African Universities (AAU) to design, build and deploy learning management systems…
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The Seven phases of Innovation Process
Developing an innovation process can boost the long-term value of a company. Businesses are more than ever realizing the importance of…
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Mastercard has announced the launch of a global sustainability innovation lab
Mastercard has announced the creation of a new Sustainability Innovation Lab, which will lead the company’s continued development of environmentally sensitive digital…
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KFC South Africa Launches Own Delivery Service – KFC Delivery PLUS
KFC South Africa has launched its very own in-house delivery service – KFC Delivery PLUS, enabling consumers to place their…
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The new big Google Chrome update will offer safer online payments
Making sure you stay safe online when shopping should be a lot easier thanks to a new update coming to Google…
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How Stranerd is building an online community for Nigerian students to learn and earn
Attending good schools with good teachers is very essential for the academic growth of the Nigerian child. But learning can be more…
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Why Digitalisation is Key to Sustainable Oil & Gas in Uganda
In November 2021, the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) summit will take place in Glasgow, UK, where world leaders will…
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5G network will be deployed across Nigeria by January 2022 – FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that the Five Generation (5G) network will be deployed across the country by…
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FinTech Startup Chipper Cash Launches its Free App in SA
Yesterday, Chipper, one of the fastest growing African fintech start-ups that facilitates free peer-to-peer (P2P) money transfers and instant cross-border…
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Incubation Hub for African Entrepreneurs Opens in Johannesburg by Unicorn Group
Unicorn Group, a pan-African, investment company targeting innovative ideas, start-ups, and early-stage companies in the technology and technology-enabled sectors across…
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As remote work becomes normal, Ukio raises $9M for premium long-term rentals
Startups have spent the last decade trying to offer every variation of Airbnb that they can imagine. But Ukio thinks it has…
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How Vibrations Can Ruin Your iPhone or Android Camera
Apple surprised people by warning that “exposure to vibrations, like those generated by high-powered motorcycle engines” can damage iPhone cameras. There’s…
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Twitter accelerates again with Bitcoin tips, NFTs, recorded Spaces, creator fund and more
Twitter’s slate of new product announcements is not slowing down. The company today introduced a number of new initiatives aimed…
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Mauritius ranks first in Africa in Global Innovation Index 2021
Mauritius emerged the most innovative African country in a recent ranking. The island nation placed 52nd among 132 countries globally….
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Lami Technologies and Sendy announce new partnership in Kenya
Kenyan insurance technology company, Lami Technologies and Sendy Limited, a tech-logistics company, has announced a partnership that will enable transporters in Kenya to…
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NCC to launch rollout plan for 5G network in Nigeria
The Federal Government has approved the deployment of a new 5G network in Nigeria. The Minister of Communications and Digital…
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Meet the Investor: Fabian Whate, Naspers Foundry
From being conspicuous by its absence from the local tech startup investment scene for so long, Naspers – one of…
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SA agri-fintech startup HelloChoice secures backing from Standard Bank
South African agri-fintech startup HelloChoice has secured investment from Standard Bank as it looks to solidify its position as the…
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Nigeria Fintech Week announces National Innovation Challenge 2021
In a bid to encourage innovation, develop the entrepreneurship mindset and deepen technical expertise among youths in Nigeria, the Nigeria…
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Is remote working putting your business at risk of attack?
If you think your business is more susceptible to a cyberattack now hybrid working is the norm, you’re not alone. A new…
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Chipper Cash launches in South Africa with free P2P money transfer service
African fintech, Chipper has now launched its money transfer and cross-border payment services in South Africa. South Africans can now…
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What does communication in a techy world mean for Nigeria’s deaf people?
Growing up, I never had much contact with deaf people. Of course, that is to be expected as I didn’t…
