Britain’s push to roll out a new national digital identity card, the so-called “Brit card,” is being hailed by ministers...
The United Kingdom has taken a dramatic step in its fight against cybercrime: banning public bodies and critical national infrastructure...
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
The heat problem in artificial intelligence is not metaphorical. As chips grow hungrier for power, they grow hotter, and cooling...
Governments across Africa are increasingly reaching for the internet’s “off switch,” cutting off millions from vital digital lifelines in the...
The Milken Institute and the Motsepe Foundation have once again placed a bold wager on Africa’s technological future. On Wednesday,...
Watu (Swahili for people), the buy-now-pay-later firm, founded a decade ago by Latvian entrepreneur Andris Kaneps, is projecting revenues of...
Mastercard’s latest partnership in Africa is being hailed as a step toward financial inclusion, but it also raises difficult questions...
Only 1.2 percent of Africans currently have access to 5G networks compared with a global average of more than 20...
When Google unveiled its “Willow” quantum chip in December 2024 and described a machine that could correct errors in real...
At a conference in New York, Patrick Muyaya, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s communications minister, tried to set the record...
Climate change is impacting the world in profound and far-reaching ways. Heatwaves, floods, droughts, wildfires, and storms have become more...