Google is introducing new image search features to flag AI-generated images and reduce misinformation.
In order to stop the spread of false information, especially now that photorealistic fakes are so easy to make thanks…
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Linda Yaccarino of NBCUniversal will take over as the new CEO of Twitter, according to Elon Musk.
Friday, Elon Musk announced the new Twitter CEO’s name on Twitter. His tweets stated that Linda Yaccarino from NBCUniversal has…
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HiiL Announces the 2023 Justice Entrepreneurship School to Aid Nigerian Startups with a Justice Focus
The 2023 Justice Entrepreneurship School (JES), an incubation program created to support late-stage ideation or incubation-stage startups with solutions to…
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The deadline to apply for the 2023 Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition has been extended to May 17
The deadline for submissions to the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy-sponsored Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition has been…
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Visa and AWIF announce funding to empower African women entrepreneurs
The African Women Impact Fund Initiative (AWIF), a partnership between Standard Bank and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa…
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Mon Artisan is a skill-on-demand website for gig workers and craftspeople in the Ivory Coast.
Mon Artisan, based in the Ivory Coast, is a skill-on-demand digital platform for gig workers and artisans in the unorganized…
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Startups in Kenya and Rwanda are invited to apply for the African Food Fellowship
The African Food Fellowship, which is creating a radical movement of African leaders fighting to improve food systems all over…
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Neuroscience and Product Design: Leveraging Cognitive Science for User-Centric Products
In today’s technological landscape, building products that align with users requires beyond basic understanding of design. As a seasoned Product…
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Applications for the ecosystem restoration initiative are now being accepted by Village Capital and Moody’s.
Aiming to combat deforestation, land degradation, water scarcity, loss of biodiversity, and unfavorable climate change, the Innovation for Ecosystem Restoration…
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The FG has approved the National Blockchain Policy.
The National Blockchain Policy was approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja. This was revealed following…
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The #African Unicorn Award for Greentech & Energy goes to Solarise Africa
The renowned African Unicorn Award for Greentech & Energy has been given to the pan-African Energy-as-a-Service company Solarise Africa. The…
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Nigerian startups in Lagos can now submit applications for the iHack4SDG Challenge.
In the “iHack4SDG Challenge 2023,” ICAN-BOI, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, and the Bank of Industry will bring…
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Kenyan women-only taxi service An Nisa plots Saudi expansion after huge growth
Kenyan taxi service for women An Nisa has 10,000 customers in its native market and is considering an expansion into…
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IBM will stop hiring in its effort to replace 7,800 jobs with AI in the upcoming years.
According to CEO Arvind Krishna, International Business Machines (IBM) anticipates pausing employment hiring as approximately 7,800 positions may be eliminated…
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Peter Oluka joins NiRA Board
Peter Oluka (@peterolukai), the Editor of TechEconomy has joined the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) Executive Board of Directors (EBoD). Peter, a multi-award…
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More Health Features on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 based on the Skin Temperature Sensor Will Soon Be Supported
Recently, Samsung included a skin temperature-based sensor to the Galaxy Watch 5 series’ menstrual health tracker for women. According to…
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According to Elon Musk, Twitter will introduce a per-article payment system for media publishers.
Elon Musk outlined on Saturday an idea for his Twitter platform that would let media producers charge users with a…
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South Africa’s regulatory authorities have given the Nigerian cryptocurrency site Roqqu permission to operate.
South African Rand (ZAR) deposits and withdrawals are now possible for users of Roqqu, a Nigerian cryptocurrency exchange platform, in…
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Project to improve digital trade across Africa is launched by the African Development Fund and Smart Africa Alliance.
A $1.5 million project to harmonize digital trade and e-commerce regulations across 10 African nations has been launched in collaboration…
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A 2nd call for applications from African companies in healthcare supply chains has been announced by i3.
Leading innovators are needed to join the second cohort of Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African program for entrepreneurs…
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A $100k Africa Food Prize is now accepting applications.
The US$100,000 Africa Food Prize, which honors a remarkable person or organization that is spearheading the struggle to alter the…
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As the AI race heats up, Microsoft and Google outperform first-quarter market expectations.
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, reported a net profit of $15 billion in the first quarter of 2023, exceeding…
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Startups from Africa are welcome to apply for the Stanford Seed program
Startups from Africa are encouraged to apply for the Stanford Seed Transformation Programme, which aims to assist already established companies…
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Edustat Offers EdTech Stakeholders What SpaceX Engineers Found during Starship Rocket Launch
Elon Musk’s SpaceX’s Starship rocket — which could one day carry humans to the moon and Mars — made it…
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Andela Rwanda launches an apprenticeship program to match talent with Africa’s top businesses.
An apprenticeship program has been launched in Rwanda by Andela, a global network for remote technical talent, with the goal…
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How Nigeria’s Vittas uses machine learning to streamline the loan issuance process.
Vittas is a digital lender founded in Nigeria that uses partnerships and machine learning to make loans. Sulav Singh and…
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African School of Economics introduces 5G mobile technology spaces for remote learning and employment
The African School of Economics (ASE) has introduced Africa’s first 5G Mokki Tech Space, a network of immersive digital learning…
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Two new sector-specific angel investor networks are introduced by ABAN.
Two new thematic angel networks have been introduced by the Africa Business Angel Network (ABAN) with the goal of assisting…
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Applications are now being accepted for the 4th edition of OceanHub Africa Accelerator.
The fourth iteration of the eight-month OceanHub Africa accelerator is now accepting applications. This program will support up to 12…
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DeFi applications will be made available for practical use cases in Africa by Fonbnk & Tanda.
In order to launch a first-of-its-kind airtime trading marketplace across Tanda’s network of 40,000 agents, Fonbnk, the web3 on-ramp that…
