Technology
OP-ED: AI Privacy is Getting Weird | Gianluca Miscione
I can decide not to use Meta’s Muse. I can refuse to upload my data. I can opt out of training. And yet, if people...
Lagos Life Hits 7m Players in Less Than Two Weeks as Creator Plans Platform for Third-Party Developers
YAKUB ABDULRASHEED - Nigerian browser game, Lagos Life, has attracted more than seven million players in less than two weeks of its October 1...
OP-ED: Should Robots Pay Tax? | Kola Adesina
KOLA ADESINA - If a company replaces 120 employees with technology, improves productivity, reduces costs and increases shareholder returns, should it also contribute towards...
Huspy Acquires Italy’s Integra Finance, Unveils $86m Investment Plan to Expand Mortgage, Real Estate Business
UAE-founded property technology company Huspy has entered the Italian market after acquiring credit intermediary Integra Finance, as the company moves to strengthen its mortgage...
NVIDIA Deepens Egypt AI Push as RiseUp Connects Startups to Global Technology Ecosystem
NVIDIA is deepening its engagement with Egypt’s artificial intelligence ecosystem through an expanding collaboration with entrepreneurship platform RiseUp. The partnership aims at bringing together startup...
Ghanaian Agritech Startup Complete Farmer Secures $2.4m IFC Loan to Expand Farmer Financing
Ghanaian agri-tech startup Complete Farmer has secured a US$2.4 million convertible loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to expand agricultural financing, provide farm...
Nigerian Startup FriendnPal Uses AI to Detect Mental Health Risks Before They Become Crises
Mental healthcare is often designed to respond after a person has already developed serious symptoms, but Nigerian startup FriendnPal is attempting to change that...
Terra Industries Raises $18M to Close $52M Seed Funding Amidst Global Expansion Plans
Terra Industries, a Nigerian defence technology company developing autonomous security systems for critical infrastructure, has secured an additional $18 million, bringing its seed funding...
How Namecheap Turned a Major Server Crisis Into a Lesson in Professional Crisis Communication
Namecheap has demonstrated how timely, transparent and empathetic communication can help a technology company manage a major infrastructure crisis. The company achieved this after a...
Moroccan Startup WATTSC Launches watt.ma to Power the Business Behind EV Charging
Moroccan startup WATTSC has launched watt.ma, a digital platform designed to help businesses, charging operators, site owners and electric-vehicle fleets manage and monetise charging...
TECNO Unveils Futuristic Bezelless 0mm Border Concept Phone, Redefining the Next Era of Smartphone Displays
TECNO has teased what it describes as a major breakthrough in smartphone design with the unveiling of its Next-Gen Bezelless Concept Phone, a flagship...
Simplex is Betting on Egypt’s Manufacturing Future with $50M to Accelerate Expansion
Egyptian Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machinery manufacturer Simplex is pushes to become a global industrial technology player after inaugurating its second manufacturing facility in...
