Applications are open for the Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa (KAAIA), which is targeting technology-powered solutions to ensure zero hunger for all in…
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Nigeria’s Central Bank prohibits fintechs and banks from using foreign money transfer services.
As part of sweeping policy reforms aimed at improving liquidity in Nigeria’s FX market, the central bank (CBN) will no longer allow banks and fintech…
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Nigeria’s Helpmum, chosen for the Africa Visionary Fund’s fourth batch, receives a $225,000 prize.
A Nigerian health technology startup, Helpmum, has been awarded a $225,000 grant by the Africa Visionary Fund. This was revealed in a statement sent to…
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ChatGPT: Italy claims that OpenAI’s chatbot violates privacy laws
ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, breaches rules on data protection, an Italian watchdog says. An inquiry by Italy’s Data Protection Authority (DPA) found data privacy…
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Meta takes a firm stance and announces new guidelines for minors using Facebook and Instagram.
The social media platform Meta has unveiled new features targeted at restricting how teens receive messages on Facebook and Instagram. Meta said the new measures…
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Hackers with Russian support infiltrated the HP Enterprise system.
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) has revealed that a Russian government-backed hacker group, Midnight Blizzard, broke into its system, gaining access to its cloud-based email environment. The…
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Google will spend $1 billion on a new data centre.
Search giant Google has started building a new data centre in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire. The data centre will be located on a 33-acre site that…
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UNDP introduces the “timbuktoo” finance programme for African start-ups.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched the “timbuktoo” initiative together with African countries, which it said is positioned to be “the world’s largest…
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Samsung reacts to Apple overtaking it in the smartphone industry: “By 2024, we will surpass the market.”
Following an International Data Corporation (IDC) report that revealed that Apple overtook Samsung in December 2023 to become the largest smartphone company in the world,…
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Apple overtakes Samsung to take the top spot in smartphone shipments worldwide.
The smartphone industry has undergone a major shift in 2023, with Apple taking the number one global spot for the first time ever, according to…
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