Nigeria Dominates African Startup Funding as Top 10 Deals Raise $428 Million in August
Nigeria emerged as the clear leader in African startup funding in August 2026, attracting $364.1 million, or 83.7% of the…
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Nigeria Emerges as Global Leader in AI Adoption as 91% Use AI Weekly
Nigeria is emerging as one of the world’s strongest markets for artificial intelligence (AI), with 91 per cent of Nigerians…
WhatsApp Spotlights Nigerian Small Businesses, Showcases How AI Is Powering Growth
WhatsApp is shining a spotlight on Nigerian small business owners with a new three-week campaign highlighting how entrepreneurs are using…
Hackers Steal Claude Tokens From Subscribers as Anthropic Warns Users
Hackers are reportedly targeting Claude subscribers, secretly using compromised account sessions to consume users’ AI token allowances without their knowledge.…
African Startups Risk Losing Investors With $1m Pre-Seed Targets, Sidebrief COO Warns
African startups could be putting off potential investors by setting ambitious $1 million pre-seed fundraising targetsbefore securing meaningful investor commitments,…
AI Model Fatigue Sets In as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta Race to Release New Models
AI Model Fatigue Sets In as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta Race to Release New Models A wave of artificial…
Google Puts Voice AI Inside Gmail, Docs and Keep
Google is taking another step into the future of everyday work by bringing voice-powered artificial intelligence to Gmail, Google Docs…
Nvidia’s AI Investments Surge to $99 Billion as Chip Giant Deepens Bet on Tech Startups
Nvidia’s growing influence in the artificial intelligence industry is no longer limited to supplying the powerful chips that run AI…
Google Escapes Ad Business Breakup as US Judge Orders Changes to Its Operations
Google has avoided a major breakup of its advertising business after a US federal judge rejected the government’s push to…
WIOCC Secures $300 Million Investment to Expand Africa’s Digital Infrastructure
WIOCC Group has secured a $300 million investment from the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Vision International Investment Company (Vision…
Nigeria Targets Indigenous AI Capacity as Tinubu Government Pushes for $1tn Economy
Nigeria is stepping up efforts to build indigenous AI capacity as the Federal Government looks to use technology, digital infrastructure…
OpenAI Set to Release Astra AI Model With Advanced Cybersecurity Capabilities
OpenAI is preparing to release Astra, a new artificial intelligence model with powerful cybersecurity capabilities that can identify and exploit…
Apple Unveils ‘Shocking Evidence’ in OpenAI Trade Secret Dispute
Apple has presented what it describes as “shocking evidence” in its ongoing legal battle with OpenAI, accusing a former employee…
Africa’s Next Investment Boom Shifts Beyond Fintech as Cleantech Gains Ground
Africa’s technology investment landscape is beginning to change, with investors increasingly looking beyond fintech to businesses tackling some of the…
Nigeria’s 5G Adoption Stalls at 4.49% Despite N1trn Telecom Investment
Nigeria’s 5G adoption remains surprisingly low despite billions of naira invested by telecom operators to expand next-generation network infrastructure, with…
Nvidia’s AI Advantage Goes Beyond GPUs as Data Centres Enter New Efficiency Race
Nvidia’s AI advantage is increasingly moving beyond its powerful graphics processing units (GPUs), as the company positions itself to control…
AI Boom Triggers Android Memory Crunch as Google Tightens App Rules
Google is tightening its requirements for Android apps as the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) data centres contributes to…
OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Ads in India as Company Pushes to Boost Revenue
OpenAI has begun displaying advertisements on ChatGPT for selected users in India, marking a major step in the artificial intelligence…
OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Microsoft Join 100+ Firms to Fight Rising AI Cyber Threats
More than 100 technology companies, cybersecurity firms and major financial institutions are calling for urgent action against the growing threat…
AI could make many jobs disappear forever, Bill Gates warns
Artificial intelligence could trigger one of the biggest disruptions to employment in modern history, with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warning…
Meta Agrees to $18 Billion Settlement Over Claims Its Platforms Harm Children
Meta has agreed to an $18 billion settlement with 52 US attorneys general following claims that Facebook and Instagram have…
MTN Plans 150MW AI Data Centres in Nigeria and South Africa With UAE-Backed Investor
MTN Group is stepping deeper into Africa’s booming artificial intelligence space, with plans to develop AI-enabled data centres with an…
OpenAI Data Center Chief Exits as Executive Turnover Raises Fresh Questions
OpenAI is facing another high-profile executive departure, with its former head of data centers, Chris Malone, leaving the company after…
Alibaba Shares Slide After $10.2 Billion Share Sale to Fund AI Expansion
Alibaba shares came under heavy pressure on Monday after the Chinese technology giant announced an $10.2 billion share placement to…
Microsoft Warns Trust Gap Could Hold Back Africa’s AI Growth
Africa could miss out on a major share of the economic opportunities created by artificial intelligence if governments, businesses and…
CBN Urged to Tighten Oversight of Fintech, Cloud and Digital Risks
The Central Bank of Nigeria has been urged to widen its regulatory oversight beyond banks and financial institutions to include…
ChatGPT Can Now Send Messages for Users Through Apple Messages
OpenAI has introduced a new Apple Messages plug-in for ChatGPT, giving users the ability to connect their Messages inbox to…
Meta Expands AI Tools to Help Small Businesses Manage Data, Reports and Social Media
Meta is expanding the role of its AI assistant beyond everyday conversations, giving small businesses a new way to manage…
ChatGPT Gains Access to Apple Messages, Sparking Fresh Privacy Concerns
OpenAI has expanded ChatGPT’s capabilities on Mac computers with a new feature that allows the AI chatbot to interact directly…
CSA Fines EY Ghana GH¢360,000 Over Cybersecurity Licensing Breaches
Ghana’s Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has fined EY Ghana GH¢360,000 for providing regulated cybersecurity services without the required licence, in…