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Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
The death of a loved one brings both immense emotional grief and a barrage of administrative tasks. Today, that checklist extends beyond closing bank accounts and selling property to managing a complex digital legacy. The fate of...
TechCabal ·
Microsoft is winding down its Africa Development Centre (ADC) in Nairobi, putting nearly 400 jobs at risk and reversing a seven-year effort to make Kenya a hub for building technology for global markets. Two employees, who spoke on the...
TechAfrica News ·
The National Bank of Bahrain (NBB), a leading bank in Bahrain has entered into a strategic partnership with TerraPay, a global digital money movement company, to expand its international payout capabilities and enhance cross-border...
TechAfrica News ·
Kenya has launched the eLearning and Information Technology Institute (eLITI) under the Kenya School of Government (KSG) , expanding its focus on digital learning, information and communications technology (ICT) skills, emerging...
TechCentral ·
Milkor's Daniel du Plessis on its 380 drone as well as killer robots, GPS jamming and whether Africa is ready for drone warfare.
TechAfrica News ·
SPIRO Rwanda has launched its 10th Mega Station, expanding the battery-swapping infrastructure supporting the country’s growing electric mobility sector. The new station can charge up to 1,600 batteries simultaneously and support more...
TechAfrica News · · Medium severity
Vodacom and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) , in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) , have extended their artificial intelligence (AI) partnership through the AI for Africa Hackathon Challenge. Held at Vodacom World in...
TechAfrica News ·
The Vodacom Foundation , in partnership with the Gauteng Department of Education has launched its Schools of Excellence (SoE) model at Nkone Maroping primary school in Braamfischerville, Soweto. The initiative builds on Vodacom’s...
TechAfrica News ·
Kenya has commissioned a new Jitume ICT Hub at the Kenya School of TVET’s Moiben Campus in Uasin Gishu County, expanding access to digital skills training and online work opportunities for young people. President William Ruto...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
The Caine Prize for African Writing is reviewing its 2026 winner after an article accused him of using artificial intelligence . The article, by the writer Vauhini Vara, was published on 11 October. It says an AI detection tool called...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
You do not need to spend flagship prices to get a highly capable Android phone . The sub-$300 market offers excellent devices, provided you know which specifications are non-negotiable and which are merely luxuries. Compromising on...
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Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
One of the more practical, less “sci-fi” promises of artificial intelligence is its potential to smooth out the friction of daily life. Instead of slogging through every mundane task on your to-do list, what if a reliable AI tool could...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
While alkaline and lithium-ion batteries rely on fundamentally different chemical compositions, the most critical distinction for consumers dictates how and where they are used. Matching the correct battery chemistry to your device...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
Google has unveiled the Fitbit Edge, a new fitness tracker designed to bridge the gap between minimalist wearables and feature-packed smartwatches. Priced at $179.99, the device combines comprehensive health monitoring with a colour...
TechCabal ·
In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية Wazzup. Half of yesterday’s TC Daily edition was about IPOs: Airtel Money and OPay. But apparently, we missed an important one: Banque du Caire, Egypt’s sixth-largest...
TechCentral · · Medium severity
TFG is still investigating whether any customer or other sensitive data was compromised in the incident.
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
Artificial intelligence was supposed to help businesses do more with less. Companies embraced the technology to boost productivity, automate routine tasks and reduce labour costs. Yet as adoption expands, many are confronting an...
Semiconductor Engineering ·
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory , and Monash University published a technical paper titled “Integration of high-κ oxide on 2D semiconductors...
Semiconductor Engineering ·
Researchers at the University of Florida, University of Texas at Dallas , and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute published a technical paper titled “BARE-AI: Bit-Flip Attack Resilience in AI Hardware through Built-in Performance...
Semiconductor Engineering ·
Researchers at KAIST, TDS Innovation, Hanyang University, UNIST , et al. published a technical paper titled “Spatially deterministic nucleation of 2D semiconductors by etching flux.” Abstract Excerpt: “Nucleation control is fundamental...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
Meta has introduced Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, its most capable artificial intelligence models yet, as it looks to turn AI assistants into a profitable business. The company’s latest move signals a shift in the AI race, from...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
Nigeria’s National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) has brought 298 innovators to London to meet global investors and potential business partners. The initiative aims to commercialise homegrown technologies, attract investment and...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
Microsoft has unveiled its third-generation custom artificial intelligence chip, Maia 300, as the company prepares to expand its in-house computing infrastructure in 2027 in a bid to lower AI operating costs and reduce its dependence on...
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Megaport Limited (ASX: MP1) (“Megaport”), a leading global automated infrastructure platform, today announced the launch of its services in Portugal, expanding its European footprint and enabling enterprises and service providers in the...
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Opensignal, a global independent consumer connectivity analytics and insights company, today launched the Opensignal D2D Satellite Map, the world’s first interactive, real-world depiction of where direct-to-device (D2D) satellite...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
Lagos Life launched on 1 October as a free browser game in which players build a life in a virtual Lagos. They get a job, pay rent, eat at amala joints and go out in places such as Quilox. Eleven days later, its creator, Shalom...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
Some directors at Pepkor voted against the group’s R21.3 billion fintech merger because they believed shareholders should have been asked to approve it, according to a report published on 12 October. The report relies on one unnamed...
TechCabal ·
Artificial intelligence (AI) has reshaped how the world works, and African AI startups, venture capital and tech ecosystems are no exception. The technology is evolving so fast that many investors are still working out how to evaluate...
CIO Africa ·
Microsoft is closing its Africa Development Centre (ADC) in Nairobi, CIO Africa has learnt, bringing an end to the company’s...
TechAfrica News · · Medium severity
MTN Group has opened its 2026 Technology Hackathon to employees and external innovators, inviting participants to develop practical solutions in artificial intelligence (AI), AI-powered radio access networks (AI-RAN), fintech and...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
WhatsApp is officially testing a native message scheduling tool, addressing one of the platform’s longest-requested features. While rival app Telegram has offered built-in message scheduling since 2019 , WhatsApp users have historically...
TechAfrica News ·
du Pay, the advanced digital financial services arm of du, has expanded its partnership with talabat , the leading everyday needs app in the MENA region, becoming the digital wallet and payment platform for talabat’s fleet partners in...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
In the space of nine days, Olugbenga “GB” Agboola has been named one of the world’s top fintech leaders and given a seat on a Silicon Valley advisory council led by the chiefs of OpenAI, Nvidia, Microsoft and AMD. The two announcements...
TechAfrica News ·
In a global first, etisalat UAE has become the first operator to commercially launch 2×2 uplink MIMO with carrier aggregation for smartphones[1]. The new capability enables up to three times upload speed for compatible smart phones...
CIO Africa ·
Africa’s rapid digital expansion is being accompanied by a sharp increase in cyber threats, putting pressure on governments and businesses...
TechCentral ·
A free Johannesburg exhibition asks whether AI and robotics can escape five centuries of extraction.
TechAfrica News ·
Standard Bank Group , Africa’s largest bank by assets with a presence across 21 African markets, has signed a subscription agreement to invest in OPay, a digital financial platform primarily offering a comprehensive suite of integrated...
TechAfrica News ·
Yellow Card has introduced its Global Accounts infrastructure, a platform designed to help businesses manage international payments, currency conversions and treasury operations through a single integration. The platform enables...
TechCentral ·
The bank is holding money in detected mule accounts without blocking them, leaving syndicates empty-handed.
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