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TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, has reached binding agreements with US and global investors for a majority stake in its American operations, signalling a resolution to years of uncertainty over the platform’s future in the…
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One of SpaceX’s Starlink broadband internet satellites has suffered a serious anomaly in orbit and is now plunging back toward Earth, the company has confirmed. The incident occurred on Wednesday, December 17, when the Starlink spacecraft…
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OpenAI is reportedly in discussions with Amazon regarding a potential investment and a strategic agreement to use Amazon’s artificial intelligence chips, CNBC confirmed on Tuesday. Sources familiar with the talks indicated that the…
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Airtel Africa has announced a partnership with SpaceX to introduce Starlink’s direct-to-cell satellite technology across all its 14 African markets, a move aimed at expanding network connectivity in areas lacking terrestrial coverage. The…
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Africa’s rapidly evolving fintech landscape received a major boost last week as Top Fintech Voices officially launched the 2nd Edition of its annual magazine, a flagship publication dedicated to highlighting the thought leaders, innovators,…
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Disney has agreed to invest $1 billion (£740 million) in OpenAI as part of a landmark partnership that will allow users to generate images and videos featuring more than 200 of the entertainment giant’s iconic characters through ChatGPT and…
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A New York court has sentenced former cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon to 15 years in prison for orchestrating what a judge described as an “epic, generational” fraud that wiped out an estimated $40 billion in investor assets. Kwon, a…
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Telecel Group has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations to support the government’s flagship One Million Coders Programme, a nationwide digital skills…
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The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations has directed the newly inaugurated Cybersecurity Industry Forum to bring private sector perspectives into the ongoing amendment of the Cyber Security Act, 1038. The…
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Policy think tank IMANI Africa has formally requested detailed information from the Ministry of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations regarding the government’s planned nationwide SIM registration exercise set to begin in early…
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