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Gmail Users Face Lockout Risk After Sophisticated Phishing Attack, Google Warns
Google has sounded the alarm for its 1.8 billion Gmail users, urging anyone affected by a recent password hack to…
Investors Flock to Bitcoin and Gold Amid Geopolitical Tensions and Trade…
Investors are turning to traditional safe-haven assets like gold and digital alternatives like Bitcoin as…
Africa Set to Lead Global Carbon Markets by 2025, Report Finds
A new report titled 2025 Africa Carbon Market Outlook (ACMO 25) reveals that Africa is on track to emerge as a…
Bitcoin Soars Past $97K as China Unleashes $138 Billion Stimulus and Fed Signals…
Bitcoin shot past $97,000 midweek before settling just below at $96,000, fueled by China’s massive $138 billion…
OpenAI to Halve Microsoft Revenue Share Amid Corporate Restructuring
OpenAI has informed investors that it plans to significantly reduce the share of its revenue going to Microsoft as…
US-China Trade Talks Signal De-escalation, But Breakthrough Unlikely
After weeks of speculation, it's official: top U.S. and Chinese trade officials will meet this weekend in Geneva.…
Microsoft Officially Shuts Down Skype After 22 Years, Shifting Focus to Teams
Microsoft has officially ended support for Skype after 22 years of service, signaling a shift toward its more…
African Start-ups Raise $803M in Q1 2025 as Investor Confidence Rebounds
African start-ups raised a remarkable $803 million in Q1 2025 across 163 deals, marking a 43% increase from the…
OpenAI Moves to Acquire AI Coding Startup Windsurf in Landmark $3 Billion Deal
In a strategic move to expand its influence in the AI-powered software development market, OpenAI has entered an…
Nigeria Joins Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to Boost Growth,…
Nigeria has officially become a full member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), following the…
Nigeria Leads AI Innovation at Dubai Forum: A Bold Step for Global Tech Diplomacy
Nigeria made a powerful statement at the Dubai AI Week 2025, underscoring its rising influence in the global…
U.S. Pushes to Break Up Google’s Ad-Tech Monopoly Following Judge’s Ruling
The U.S. Department of Justice has taken a bold step by seeking a breakup of Google's ad-tech business after a…
Global Markets Steady as Dollar Firms and Asian Currencies Surge Amid Trade…
Global markets remained largely flat on Tuesday as investors treaded carefully ahead of Wednesday's U.S. Federal…
Emerging Market Bonds Surge as U.S. Treasurys Lose Safe-Haven Status Amid Trump’s…
In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of new tariffs, investors are increasingly turning to…
Trump Cuts $500M from African Development Bank, Deepening Africa’s Financial…
The Trump administration’s proposed 2026 budget includes a significant reduction in U.S. support for the African…
Bybit Enters Traditional Markets with U.S. Stocks and Commodities in Bold…
Bybit, a prominent crypto exchange, is diversifying its offerings by adding U.S. stocks and commodities like gold…
Dollar Dips Amid Taiwan Currency Surge and Global Revaluation Buzz
The U.S. dollar weakened on Monday following a dramatic surge in the Taiwan dollar, which jumped over 7% in just…
Tariff Turbulence: How Trump’s Trade Moves Are Slowing the Global Economy
President Donald Trump's tariff policies are beginning to drag significantly on the global economy, disrupting…
Markets Rebound as Hopes Rise for U.S.-China Trade Talks Amid Global Economic…
Global stock markets rebounded strongly on Friday following signs that the United States and China may return to…
Dangote Rides Tariff Wave, Doubles Down on Urea Exports to U.S.
Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Industries Limited, has signaled confidence in the face of new U.S. tariffs,…
Stockpiling ahead of tariffs likely hurt US economy in the first quarter
The U.S. economy likely came to a near standstill, or even slipped into contraction, during the first quarter of…
Investors Flee Wall Street Turmoil, Seek Safety in Emerging Markets and Niche…
Investor confidence in Wall Street has sharply declined following a series of disruptive U.S. policy…
Trump Officials Consider Major Changes to Biden’s AI Chip Export Rules
The Trump administration is reportedly considering changes to a Biden-era rule that limits global access to…
Intel Gains Interest in Test Chips for Advanced 18A Process Amid Foundry Revamp…
Intel’s foundry unit has recently garnered attention from several of its contract manufacturing customers who are…
FactCheck Africa Partners Meta’s Language Technology to Fight War Against…
In a major step toward combating digital misinformation across Africa, AI-powered fact-checking platform…
Investors Shift to Emerging Market Debt as U.S. Treasurys Lose Safe Haven Status…
Following U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of tariffs in early April 2025, there has been a significant…
IMF Flags Ghana’s Energy Sector as Top Economic Risk, Urges Reform
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has strongly backed Ghana’s Finance Minister’s warning that the country’s…
UK’s Manufacturing Africa & TLG Capital Launch $200M Fund to Boost Nigerian…
In a move to inject fresh capital into Nigeria’s manufacturing sector, the UK government’s Manufacturing Africa…
CAFS 2025: How Canada and Africa Are Joining Forces to Drive Fintech Innovation…
As fintech reshapes economies around the world, 2025 marks a turning point for deeper collaboration between Canada…
DeepSeek AI App Restored in South Korea After Privacy Compliance Updates
Chinese AI service DeepSeek is now back on South Korean app stores after a two-month suspension that followed…