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MI Abaga believes that AI is the ultimate catalyst for African creators
For a certain kind of African musician, artificial intelligence (AI) remains the enemy, the technology that steals jobs,…
Claude shared chats spark privacy concerns after search indexing claims
If you have ever shared a Claude conversation with a colleague or friend, you probably assumed only people…
2.7% of $1.37 billion raised in H1: “female founders should become more investable” – OuiLife CEO, Dinma Obidiebube says
While female founders can’t tell investors where to put their money, they could, however, control how investable their…
Reps push FG to support local drone manufacturing amid rising security threats
The Nigerian House of Representatives has approved a motion calling on the federal government to create a formal…
Tech Trivia with Ruth Okoli, Co-Founder at Nestuge
This is Technext’s weekly Women-in-tech trivia, a close-up series that spotlights the lives and personalities of female tech enthusiasts, professionals, and founders. A new edition drops every Monday.
African edtech startups need patient capital, not fintech-style funding, founders say
Dami Oguntunde, co-founder and CEO of Hardé Business School, said African edtech startups require patient capital and impact-focused…
Dash MFB launches simpler way to request and receive money
Dash Microfinance Bank has announced the launch of Dash Pay for Me, an innovative new feature on the…
Vodacom processes $547.9bn in mobile money transactions over the last 12 months
Telecom company Vodacom reported a mobile money transaction value of $547.9 billion for the twelve months ending in…
Singapore stablecoin payments firm Triple-A loses $11.8M to hackers – What it means for African merchants
Triple-A, the Singapore-based payments infrastructure firm that lets merchants accept crypto and settle in fiat, has confirmed unauthorised…
Kenyan court rules unlicensed loan apps cannot sue borrowers to recover debts
A Nairobi Small Claims Court has ruled that digital lenders (loan apps) without a Central Bank of Kenya…
