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Top Story: Nigeria Selected as First Hub for AfricAI’s Expansion into African Markets
Global technology firms, Lakeba Group, Next Digital, AqlanX, and Agentic Dynamic have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch a new joint venture called: AfricAI.
The firms say the initiative is designed to advance, localise, deploy, and commercialise enterprise-grade AI solutions tailored to Africa’s unique markets.
Nigeria has been chosen as AfricAI’s first hub, leveraging the country’s fast-growing network of national data centers and edge infrastructure.
According to the firms, the AfricAI will combine four complementary strengths: global IP, regional expertise, deployment excellence, and next-generation agentic AI architecture.
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On Startup Spotlight:
AI Startup, Perplexity, Makes $34.5 Billion Bid to Buy Google Chrome Amid Antitrust Pressure
San Francisco-based AI search startup, Perplexity, has made headlines by submitting an unsolicited offer to acquire Google’s Chrome web browser for $34.5 billion.
Perplexity, run by CEO Aravind Srinivas, delivered the proposal to Alphabet, Google’s parent company, on Tuesday morning. The startup says it has backing from major investment funds to finance the bid, though it has declined to disclose the names of its investors.
“This proposal is designed to satisfy an antitrust remedy in highest public interest by placing Chrome with a capable, independent operator focused on continuity, openness, and consumer protection,” Srinivas said in the letter.
Quadri Adejumo brings you all the details. Read here.
Also Read:
How South African Startup, Utility Trading and Consulting Services is Ushering in New Era of Electricity Trading. Yakub Abdulrasheed brings us the details, here.
Quote of the Day:
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke.
Thank you for joining me yet again this evening. Stay safe, and see you tomorrow.
Best, Quadri
