With its Growth Talent Accelerator Programme (GTAP) 2023 designed to upskill key startup team members into knowledgeable Growth Engineers for their firms, alGROWithm, a Nigerian-based growth talent accelerator, has opened applications to entrepreneurs from Nigeria and Kenya. Since its launch in 2019, alGROWithm has collaborated with tech companies, venture capital firms, and ecosystem builders to…
The term “generative AI” refers to a new class of Natural Language Processing (NLP) foundational models, such as the OpenAI ChatGPT and DALL-E, the Google BARD chatbot, the ERNIE Artificial Intelligence (AI) model from Baidu, and others. With the help of these models, users can create text and code, make predictions and summaries, translate across…
Elon Musk defended his contentious wage structure for Twitter on Friday, asserting that any social media site that didn’t adopt it would perish due to a bot invasion. On the eve of Twitter’s April 1 ultimatum that verified accounts with the prized blue tick that had not paid up would lose it, Musk made his…
The DFS Lab Stellar Africa Fund I, which will support high-potential builders and teams in Africa looking to revolutionize the landscape of digital payments and beyond by building on the Stellar network, has been unveiled by DFS Lab. Early-stage investor DFS Lab invests in founders that are generating possibilities for everyone while concentrating on Africa’s…
African companies have been invited to submit applications for the third Green Changemakers Challenge, a global innovation contest looking for products that give people the skills and mentality to help create a sustainable and just world. The Green Changemakers Challenge, which is being run by Ashoka in partnership with HSBC, will fund initiatives that assist…
Samsung Electronics has unveiled the Galaxy A54 5G and Galaxy A34 5G, two innovative smartphones that advance Samsung Galaxy’s commitment to designing awesome mobile experiences. These new additions to the popular Galaxy A series will help users shoot steady and crisp videos, see clearly even in bright conditions, and do more of the things they…
UmojaHack Africa 2023, a 2-day event for data scientists that aims to solve Africa’s toughest challenges through machine learning, was hosted by Zindi, the network for data scientists, on March 18–19, 2023. It brought together over 1000 students from 345 universities in 36 countries to create machine learning models for climate change. With over 1000…
The annual conference and awards are now accepting registration, according to the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF). The AWIEF event, now in its ninth year, will take place on November 9 and 10, 2023, at the Kigali Convention Centre (KCC) in Kigali, Rwanda. More than 1,300 entrepreneurs and startups, industry experts, thought leaders,…
The Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NIRA), the registry for .ng Internet Domain Names, responsible for and maintainings the database of names registered in the .ng country code Top Level Domain, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to provideon cyber security trainings for the personnel of the…
The venture-building company Factor[e] Ventures has opened a new venture studio for African entrepreneurs named Delta40. Factor[e] Ventures invests in early-stage companies in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. The venture studio will have its headquarters in Kenya and operations in Nigeria. It wants to invest between $100,000 and $600,000 in businesses in the fields of…
Since its new policy went into effect in January and called for digital lenders in the East African nation to provide proof of license, Google has removed hundreds of lending apps from the Kenyan Play Store. The directive followed Kenya’s Digital Credit Providers (DCP) laws from the previous year, which demanded that businesses that offer…
Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has launched the Solution Innovation District, (SID); the innovation and business incubation program of the State, starting with the Anambra Digital Tribe Program. The SID is set up to drive overall innovation in the State including deep technology, creative talents, startups, business innovations etc. The function which was…
Fintech has played a significant role in democratising access to financial services across Africa in the past decade. Improved access includes the usability and quality of these services, with most fintech solutions targeting the underserved population, including the youth, women, low-income earners, rural communities, and SMMEs. These groups have faced many barriers to accessing banking,…
Technology advancement has increased the value of data, and many businesses are willing to invest in it. These data are obtained from customers directly or indirectly. When data is directly gathered, customers are often asked for their consent, and they typically provide it. In contrast, information that is gained inadvertently may be gathered through tracking or…
Applications for the Greenovations Africa initiative, which provides access to mentoring and investment opportunities, are requested from African firms with creative ideas that address current difficulties in any green sector. Entrepreneurs in the fields of smart agriculture, renewable energy, waste management, water management, and climate action can submit an application to get specialized assistance, mentoring,…
If they don’t start paying for it, already verified Twitter accounts will soon lose their checkmarks. According to the website, on April 1st, “[it] will start winding down [its] heritage verified program and eliminating legacy verified checkmarks.” It was always clear that the business wanted to accomplish this. Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, stated…
Google, a division of the digital behemoth Alphabet, has unveiled its newest AI technologies. These tools will serve as add-ons to currently available services, such as Workspace apps, and aid with tasks like summarizing Gmail message threads, creating slide presentations, and taking meeting notes. In its most recent version, Google Pictures, Google Messages, and Gmail…
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing division for the world’s largest e-commerce retailer, Amazon, continues to strengthen its footprint in Africa with a call-for-applications from early-stage startups to join their inaugural edition of the AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator. This program is hosted by AWS’ globally-recognized Startup Loft Accelerator, but unlike other cohorts, this edition…
Applications are now available for the African Impact Challenge, which supports participants in developing market-creating ideas that utilize technology to address the greatest challenges facing the continent. The African Impact Challenge is expanding to South Africa this year and introducing a pan-African health-focused stream, after a pilot in Ghana in 2020, a challenge in Kenya…
Applications for the fourth iteration of the ShEquity Business Accelerator have been opened by African investment firm ShEquity Partners, which focuses on women (SHEBA). ShEquity is an investment company that makes wise investments in Sub-Saharan African companies run and managed by women that are innovative, effective, and scalable. Through de-risking African female-led businesses, making them…
Customers can trade-in perpetual licenses for subscription access to AVEVA’s entire portfolio Benefits include lower upfront costs, faster ROI, improved scalability, and greater business agility By 2025, the global leader in industrial software aims to transition 80 percent of customer licenses to a subscription business model AVEVA, a world leader in industrial software, has announced…
Explore the future of immersive technology with augmented reality and virtual reality. Learn how these technologies are revolutionizing industries. Get insights on the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in AR and VR. Augmented reality: Augmented Reality is the combination of digital world with real elements. It is a trending technology that is equally suitable for mobile…
The prestigious examination body in Africa, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), is on the verge of an epoch-making event. With over 40 million tested candidates in the last 71 years of its operations, WAEC in partnership with Sidmach Technologies, an ICT firm that develops and deploys software solutions at scale to solve high-impact business…
The second cohort of the IBM Sustainability Accelerator, which will concentrate on water management solutions, is now taking submissions, according to a statement from IBM. This program uses IBM technologies, including hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence, as well as a network of specialists to improve and scale initiatives aimed at protecting vulnerable populations from environmental…
When LinkedIn began distributing “AI-powered conversation starters” earlier this month to increase engagement on its platform, the move saw more than a little engagement of its own, none of it particularly favorable. Yet the reality is that LinkedIn has been heavily utilizing AI and other forms of automation throughout various elements of its platform for…
Education data typically involves data compiled from schools on graduation rates, drop-out rates, test score averages, and the most vital – external examination performances. Often, education data is used to measure the success of a State, Region, Institutions or Individuals and benchmark them against others to improve your own work, products, or processes. Nowadays, most…
Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, today released new research on how the cybersecurity industry can leverage GPT-3, the language model behind the now well-known ChatGPT framework, as a co-pilot to help defeat attackers. The latest report, “Applying AI Language Processing to Cyber Defenses,” details projects developed by Sophos…
Hyperspace Technologies (https://hyperspace.ng), a Lagos-based Web3 startup specializing in next-level smart security infrastructure and key management systems, today announced the launch of its groundbreaking product, the Keymaster VAULT (https://keymaster.ng). Designed to cater to the African market, Keymaster VAULT is a secure, NFC-based hardware wallet that stores private keys offline, offering an affordable and user-friendly alternative to expensive and…
Today, TLG Capital, a pan-African alternative investment firm, declared that it has teamed up with OnePipe to offer finance services to Nigeria’s unorganized sector. OnePipe, a Nigerian financial infrastructure company, used the company’s technological platforms to enable traditional businesses to integrate financial services into their operations. The company offered up to 2.25 billion Naira in…
The Adelphi green entrepreneurship team is currently accepting applications for the 2023 Green Entrepreneurship Awards. The Awards will provide assistance to eco-inclusive and circular firms to scale their company expansion while also improving local communities’ capacity to adapt to the effects of a changing environment. The Circular Economy Awards by Circular Economy Catalyst are focused…