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The Obtain: Roblox’s generative AI, and tech for humanity

The Obtain: Roblox’s generative AI, and tech for humanity

That is immediately’s version of The Obtain, our weekday e-newsletter that gives a each day dose of what is going on on on the earth of expertise. Roblox is launching a generative AI that builds 3D environments…

Unique: Thepeer returns $357,000 as buyers transfer on from calls for for an audit

Unique: Thepeer returns $357,000 as buyers transfer on from calls for for an audit

Thepeer, the fintech that shut down in April 2024, returned $357,960 to investors in June, completing the shuttering of the startup founded in 2021. The refund suggests that an angel investor who wrote a $10,000…

Subsequent Wave: Can contactless funds clear up settlement for low-ticket objects in Africa?

Subsequent Wave: Can contactless funds clear up settlement for low-ticket objects in Africa?

While digital payments have gained traction in Africa, low-value, high-volume transactions, often prevalent in informal markets, still rely heavily on cash. Payment experts estimate e-payments to grow by at least 30% per year through 2025,…

Unique: Sterling Financial institution outage brought on by migration to new core banking software 

Unique: Sterling Financial institution outage brought on by migration to new core banking software 

Sterling Bank, a tier-2 Nigerian bank with a market capitalization of ₦115.16 billion, is migrating to SEABaaS, a new custom-built core banking application. The migration, which began on August 30, has left its over 3…

Starlink launches in Zimbabwe at $350 to proceed Africa push

Starlink launches in Zimbabwe at $350 to proceed Africa push

Elon Musk-owned Starlink has launched in Zimbabwe three months after securing an operating licence in the Southern African nation. The company will offer its services through a government-approved local partner IMC Communications. According to Starlink’s…

For Subscribers Solely: Have fun 125 years of MIT Know-how Overview

For Subscribers Solely: Have fun 125 years of MIT Know-how Overview

We’re giving freely 25 complimentary digital (livestream) tickets to EmTech MIT, our flagship occasion on rising applied sciences and traits. Winners will get a complimentary livestream ticket, that features livestream entry to the occasion on MIT…

Roblox is launching a generative AI that builds 3D environments in a snap

Roblox is launching a generative AI that builds 3D environments in a snap

Roblox plans to roll out a generative AI software that can let creators make complete 3D scenes simply utilizing textual content prompts, it introduced at the moment.  As soon as it’s up and operating, builders…

TikTok tightens security web in Africa as person base expands

TikTok tightens security web in Africa as person base expands

This article was contributed to TechCabal  by Seth Onyango via  Bird Story TikTok is taking new steps to protect its growing African user base by launching its first-ever Safety Advisory Council on the continent. This…

The Obtain: mining metals with crops, and our dystopian future

The Obtain: mining metals with crops, and our dystopian future

That is right now’s version of The Obtain, our weekday publication that gives a each day dose of what is going on on on the planet of know-how. How crops may mine metals from the soil Nickel…

African local weather startups see rising curiosity from VCs

African local weather startups see rising curiosity from VCs

When Priscillah Wakerera and Soinato Leboo founded Rhea, an agritech startup that provides soil testing to smallholder farmers in Kenya, in 2022, getting funding from investors was much harder. Fintechs and e-commerce startups were still…

Unique: Lagos in talks with IHS and WIOCC to develop fibre duct infrastructure

Unique: Lagos in talks with IHS and WIOCC to develop fibre duct infrastructure

IHS Towers, Africa’s largest tower company, and WIOCC, a global telecom infrastructure provider, are in talks with the Lagos State Government to complete its 6,000km fiber duct project. The companies will also extend the project…

Impartial report finds no proof of favoritism claims in opposition to MTN Group CEO

Impartial report finds no proof of favoritism claims in opposition to MTN Group CEO

MTN CEO Ralph Mupita has been cleared of an allegation of giving preferential treatment to an unnamed female executive after an investigation by an independent law firm. The misconduct allegations, filed by an anonymous complainant,…