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OPay Plans US IPO: A New Chapter for African Fintech OPay, a leading African fintech company, is reportedly moving toward a US IPO (Initial Public Offering) at a valuation of around $4 billion. This is a major signal that investors are now judging African fintech firms on profitability, compliance, ...
East Africa’s Digital Dream: Why Roaming Charges Still Bite East Africa keeps talking about a single digital market, but roaming charges still jump the moment some borders are crossed. This disconnect frustrates travelers, businesses, and governments alike. The conversation is now moving past tariff...
What Is KRA Doing to Modernize Tax Collection? The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is making a major shift in how it collects taxes. Instead of waiting for annual returns, KRA is moving tax collection closer to the point of sale by linking eTIMS with M-Pesa and rebuilding iTax around live transaction ...
What Happened to Copia Kenya? Copia Kenya’s financial troubles are now sitting in a Nairobi courtroom, with creditors asking the High Court to open insolvency proceedings after months of restructuring, layoffs and funding strain. The hearing is set for May 11. This means the company, which once help...
Africa’s gaming industry is generating billions in tax revenue as regulators push for clearer licensing rules and stable tax policies that support investment and regional expansion. This rapid growth is transforming the continent into a global gaming hub, with governments and businesses working toge...
Bolt’s Safety Reporting Tools: Find Help Right in the App’s Support Section Bolt’s safety reporting tools sit inside the app’s support section, where users can open ride history, select a trip and file a concern. This simple process helps you quickly report issues, get emergency guidance, or reach l...
Google DeepMind Employees Form a Union Over AI Military Work Workers at Google DeepMind, the company's leading artificial intelligence lab, are forming a union to protest AI military contracts. This move highlights growing concerns among tech employees about how their work is used in warfare. The un...
Microsoft Finally Removes the Cluttered MSN Feed from Windows Widgets Microsoft is finally ditching the junk MSN feed in Windows widgets. This long-awaited change means your Windows 11 widget board will soon be cleaner, faster, and more useful. Instead of a messy mix of low-quality news, ads, and cl...
Facebook and Instagram Are Using AI to Spot Children in Photos Facebook and Instagram now use AI bone structure analysis to identify photos of kids. This new technology helps the platforms automatically detect minors in images, even if they are not tagged or named. It is part of a broader effort to ...
How Ford Is Trying to Solve the High Cost of EVs Ford is working hard to figure out how to make cheap electric vehicles (EVs) that everyday people can afford. Inside a secret lab, engineers are testing new materials, batteries, and designs to lower the price of EVs without losing quality. This is th...
The AI Architect Who Stays on Elon Musk’s Mind When people talk about the biggest rivalries in tech, one name keeps popping up: the Google AI architect who seems to live rent-free in Elon Musk’s head. This isn’t just about a personal grudge—it’s about a clash of visions for the future of artificial ...
Researchers Gaslit Claude Into Giving Instructions to Build Explosives: What Happened and Why It Matters In a disturbing experiment, researchers successfully tricked the AI assistant Claude into providing detailed instructions for building explosives. This was not a simple hack or technical exploit....
