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Elon Musk limits Twitter reading to 600 tweets per day for unverified users
Twitter CEO Elon Musk, has action to address the growing concerns surrounding extreme levels of data scraping and…
Israel reportedly confiscates $1.7m worth of crypto belonging to Iranian Military and Hezbollah
The Israeli Defense Ministry reported that the Israeli government has seized millions of dollars in digital funds belonging…
Safaricom now allows Kenyans pay for goods with internet data balance
Kenya’s major telecoms operator, Safaricom, has unveiled a new service that will allow customers to pay for goods…
How AI is helping more men attract women on dating apps with better bios and conversations
Picture this: you’re engrossed in an intriguing online conversation with a man who seems to tick all the…
ChatGPT creator OpenAI sued $3bn for stealing private data to train its AI
ChatGPT creator OpenAI Inc. has been sued for stealing “vast amounts” of personal information to train its artificial…
Wave is the only African company in Y Combinator’s global top 50 list by revenue
Startup accelerator Y Combinator, has disclosed the list of companies that generated the highest revenues in 2022. Senegalese fintech…
UBA introduces Nigeria’s first Braille bank account for the blind
United Bank for Africa (UBA), one of Nigeria’s biggest financial institutions, has taken a unique step towards financial…
Palmpay launches 20% annual interest savings plan as it celebrates 25m users
PalmPay, a pioneering Africa-focused fintech platform, is set to launch a savings service which includes a 20% annual…
CBN sets limit for contactless payment to N15,000 per transaction, N50,000 a day
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced new transaction limits for contactless payments in the country, effective…
SenexHub hosts 14 startups at Lagos Web3 Demo Day
SenexHub, Nigeria’s first Web3 incubator hub, hosted 14 fast-rising startups using Web3 technology to provide solutions to problems…
