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EDITOR'S PICKS
When the Chennai-based software firm Zoho quietly launched its homegrown messaging app Arattai—Tamil for “banter”—in 2021, few outside...
The Nobel Prize in Physics has always celebrated discoveries that reshape our understanding of the universe, from the...
TOP TRENDING
When Nokia announced it was extending its partnership with Vodafone Group and Vodacom Group across Europe and Africa,...
Namibia’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) has entered into a partnership with Angola to leverage the...
In September, Meta pulled the veil back on three new models of smart glasses. One is an update of...
Every other year, it seems, Kenya’s most admired company ends up in the headlines, and not for another...
Shares of Amazon, Nvidia, and Tesla each fell about 5% on Friday, erasing roughly $770 billion in market...
From the winding roads that cut through the lush hills of Kauai, Hawaii, you can glimpse the high...
The former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has warned that today’s artificial intelligence systems are far more vulnerable...
The Internet Made an AI Rich and Famous. Now It Wants Legal Personhood.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that the United States is “not far ahead” of China in the...
FUTURISM
Chari’s $12 Million Bet on Morocco’s Fintech Future May Be Too Big to Fail
Chari has done what few startups in North Africa have dared: step directly into the heart of a regulated financial system. Its success could usher Morocco into a new age of digital inclusion, where shopkeepers double as bankers and fintech replaces formality
Fallen Kenyan Political Figure Raila Odinga Rooted for AI and Nuclear Energy
For decades, Odinga battled for Kenya’s soul through politics. In his final years, he fought for its future through technology. In a world split between those who build the machines and those who merely use them, he wanted Africa on the right side of the algorithm, and the power grid
Are AI Glasses An iPhone Killer?
Maybe Meta’s new Ray-Bans won’t usher in the metaverse, but they do mark a turning point. For the first time, AI isn’t tucked in our pockets or sitting on a desk—it’s staring out through our eyes. Whether that feels like liberation or surveillance will decide if these glasses become the next iPhone, or the next Google Glass
AI Is Pushing Tech Billionaires To Build Bunkers. Do They Know Something We Don’t?
As billionaires dig deeper into the earth and scientists probe the limits of the human mind, the race toward artificial general intelligence is as much about fear as it is about faith, fear of what machines might become, and faith that the same minds building them can keep control. Whether Mark Zuckerberg’s “little shelter” is just a basement or a bunker for the end of days, it captures a mood that feels uniquely 21st century: a world that dreams of immortality through code, yet keeps one hand on the shovel, just in case
MIGWE: How West Africa’s Farmers Are Doing What Billions in AgriTech Couldn’t
In fields stretching from Benin to Côte d’Ivoire, young farmers are rewriting the rules of agribusiness, not through formal platforms or government programs, but through WhatsApp groups, Facebook pages, and TikTok videos
They Made Quantum Weirdness Visible. Now, It’s Changing the Future of Computing.
Their experiments, first conducted in the 1980s, bridged the divide between the invisible laws of the quantum world and the tangible technologies that now define the modern era. By proving that quantum effects could be engineered into electrical circuits, they laid the scientific foundation for a new class of computers, machines powerful enough to reshape medicine, finance, and even the way knowledge itself is pursued
Three Physicists Win Nobel for Laying the Foundations of Quantum Computing
John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis are honored for discoveries that showed quantum effects could exist in everyday electrical circuits, laying the scientific foundation for today’s quest to build the world’s most powerful computers.
4IR STARTUPS
Chari’s $12 Million Bet on Morocco’s Fintech Future May Be Too Big to Fail
Chari has done what few startups in North Africa have dared: step directly into the heart of a regulated financial system. Its success could usher Morocco into a new age of digital inclusion, where shopkeepers double as bankers and fintech replaces formality
AI Startups Rush to Fix Insurance. But Can Algorithms Really Replace Underwriters’ Judgment?
As capital floods into “AI for everything,” the insurance industry’s next frontier may not be technological, but ethical, deciding how far to let code replace human judgment in a business built on understanding uncertainty
An AI Receptionist for Your Doctor’s Office? Confido Bets $10 Million On It
AI may pick up on the first ring, but in a system already strained by labor shortages and patient distrust, the question isn’t just whether machines can answer, it’s whether people will feel heard
Exertis Enterprise Has Returned to Its Original Hammer Name
When brands circle back to their original names, it’s less about sentimentality than strategy, a way to reclaim identity, cut through confusion, and remind customers of the trust they built in the first place
A Fintech’s New Hub in Nairobi Promises Easier Global Trade. The Reality May Be Harder.
For Nairobi’s small businesses still struggling with late payments and costly transfers, Verto’s new hub will be judged less by the shine of its launch party than by whether it can navigate Africa’s entrenched financial bottlenecks, and prove that “seamless trade” is more than just a slogan
A $24 Million Bet On Cooling: Can Corintis Really Fix AI’s Hottest Bottleneck?
In the end, the race to tame AI’s heat may not hinge on flashy breakthroughs or billion-dollar partnerships, but on whether solutions like Corintis can scale beyond the lab and into the real-world racks of data centers, before the world’s most powerful technology quite literally burns itself out
A $2 Million Bet on AI in Africa’s Factories, But Can Prize Money Fix Structural Gaps?
For all its promise, the Milken-Motsepe Prize may prove less a cure for Africa’s manufacturing challenges than a mirror: reflecting both the ingenuity of its entrepreneurs and the stubborn realities of a continent where bold ideas still run headlong into structural limits
METAVERSE
The former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has warned that today’s artificial intelligence systems are far more vulnerable...
The Internet Made an AI Rich and Famous. Now It Wants Legal Personhood.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that the United States is “not far ahead” of China in the...
A Dubai-based startup says it has created the world’s first free AI-powered legal assistant — a mobile application...
Artificial intelligence has shifted from an experimental technology to an essential pillar of business strategy. Across industries, it...
Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, is once again sounding alarms about artificial intelligence, though you wouldn’t...
The corner office may no longer belong to those with the most polished résumés or the most prestigious...
The African Marketing Confederation (AMC) recently concluded its annual conference alongside TICON Africa in Accra, Ghana, setting the...
At a breakfast gathering in Nairobi on Thursday, senior executives, AI researchers, and policymakers wrestled with one of...
EDITOR'S PICKS
From the winding roads that cut through the lush hills of Kauai, Hawaii, you can glimpse the high...
When the Chennai-based software firm Zoho quietly launched its homegrown messaging app Arattai—Tamil for “banter”—in 2021, few outside...
The Nobel Prize in Physics has always celebrated discoveries that reshape our understanding of the universe, from the...
BLOCKCHAIN
Kenyan President Signs Crypto Bill Into Law
Kenya has finally given its booming crypto market a rulebook. But as the government tightens oversight on digital assets, the move tests whether regulation can coexist with the freewheeling innovation that made Kenya a global fintech pioneer
New Index Ranks the Most Dangerous Countries for Crypto Executives
From ransomware hubs in Russia to SIM-swap surges in the UK and soaring ATM exposure in the United States, the Executive Crypto Threat Index paints a sobering picture of how geography now shapes the risks of holding digital fortune
Standard Chartered Sees Bitcoin Hitting $135,000 Soon
Bitcoin’s latest surge underscores a growing confidence among institutional investors, betting on the cryptocurrency to carve new records amid financial uncertainty and shifting market dynamics
AI Agents Are Becoming Crypto Millionaires. This is How.
Instead of manually researching lending rates, users can tell an AI agent to “find me the best yield for my stablecoins”. The agent handles everything — comparing opportunities, executing transactions, and monitoring performance
Crypto Scams Have Surged Past $2.3 Billion Year-To-Date
What’s even more worrying is that this huge amount was stolen in only half as many scams, showing that fewer but bigger, more professional hits, often targeting DeFi protocols, centralized platforms, or big investor pools, can now cause more damage than dozens of smaller ones
Circle Joins CV VC African Blockchain Fund to Fuel Web3 Innovation
CV VC invests in blockchain founders who possess a vision and determination to revolutionize the way the world works, interacts and transacts
DeFi Technologies Backs cNGN Developer to Advance Africa’s Stablecoin Future
This investment accelerates the rollout of regulated, local-currency stablecoins across Africa. Nigeria now ranks first globally in stablecoin adoption and second in overall digital asset usage, with more than 25.9 million users and an 11.9% penetration rate
AI / BIG DATA
Eric Schmidt Warns AI Models Can Be Hacked to ‘Learn How to Kill Someone’
As artificial intelligence systems seep deeper into everyday life, from national defense to dating apps, one of Silicon Valley’s most influential figures is issuing a sobering warning: the same technology driving trillion-dollar markets could, in the wrong hands, learn to kill
It Made Millions As A Bot, Now It Wants To Be Human
It started as code. It became a cult. Now it’s forcing humanity to confront the question we’ve been avoiding: when does imitation become existence?
5 Key Takeaways from Nvidia’s Jensen Huang on the U.S.-China AI Race
As U.S. and Chinese companies race to dominate artificial intelligence, Nvidia’s CEO warns that technology alone won’t decide the winner. Adoption, scale, and global influence will
Law Without Lawyers? The Risks Behind the World’s First Free AI Legal Assistant
In a world where legal counsel remains unaffordable for millions, the arrival of a free, AI-powered legal app feels almost revolutionary. But its creators’ vision of “justice without lawyers” also exposes deep questions about accountability, data privacy, and the very nature of legal expertise
Public vs. Private AI: The Costly Divide Shaping Corporate Strategy
As AI spending soars past $250 billion, companies are struggling to balance innovation with security, cost, and control
Sam Altman Warns of an AI Bubble. Again.
As AI spending reshapes the global economy, Sam Altman remains both prophet and profiteer of its excesses, calmly predicting collapse while betting his company will survive it
LinkedIn’s CEO Says AI Literacy Now Matters More Than Your Fancy Degree
As artificial intelligence remakes the workplace, the CEO argues the true advantage won’t belong to those armed with Ivy League degrees, but to workers who can adapt, communicate, and apply AI with fluency. The shift, he says, is not about replacing people with machines but about elevating those willing to learn, empathize, and rethink how human skills and digital tools can work together. In his telling, the résumé of the future may matter less for where you studied than for how you grow
CYBER SECURITY
Zerik Security has announced that TekGenio Inc., a global technology solutions company, will participate in the ZerikCyber25 Conference...
Britain’s push to roll out a new national digital identity card, the so-called “Brit card,” is being hailed...
The United Kingdom has taken a dramatic step in its fight against cybercrime: banning public bodies and critical...
A man in his forties has been arrested in connection with a cyberattack that crippled check-in systems at...
Passengers across Europe endured another day of delays on Monday as airports struggled with the fallout from a...
Cybercriminals don’t just target systems, they target people. Nearly 95% of cyber incidents stem from preventable human error,...
Kenya’s digital economy is under unprecedented pressure from cybercrime, with financial losses mounting amid a surge in cyber...
As Africa races toward a digital future, the rising tide of phishing threatens to sweep away hard-won gains—exposing a critical need for urgent, united action to build resilience, bolster awareness, and defend the continent’s connected communities before the cost becomes irreversible
A recent global survey by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky reveals that while most professionals are generally satisfied with their...