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South Africa’s technology ecosystem continues to quietly produce globally competitive startups, and this time the spotlight is firmly on female-led innovation. Local fintech business MyBento has been named among the Top 30 semi-finalists for the 2026 Aurora Tech Award, a global initiative established by inDrive to recognise high-potential female-founded startups from emerging markets. It is a milestone that speaks to more than one company’s success. It reflects the growing maturity of South Africa’s startup landscape and the rising visibility of women-led technology businesses operating at international standards. A Global Award With A Local Story The Aurora Tech Award is one…
Blockchain analytics company Chainalysis has rolled out a new automation feature aimed at broadening access to onchain investigative and compliance tools beyond technical users.The feature, called Workflows, allows investigators and compliance teams to run predefined blockchain analyses without writing code, reducing reliance on custom SQL or Python queries. Chainalysis told Cointelegraph that the tool is intended to standardize common investigative processes with prebuilt templates, making them easier to repeat and apply across multiple cases, as the company adapts its data products for a wider range of users. Chainalysis’ Workflows library. Source: Chainalysis “What previously required technical expertise and lots of…
The Federal Government has announced plans to deploy up to 30 kilometres of fibre-optic infrastructure across the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) campus. The move aims to enhance internet access and connectivity in the University. According to the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, during a visit to the University last week, the project is part of the commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s digital future. Through strategic investment, the federal government wants to drive the nation’s digital and economic development. The minister noted that the deployment of 30 kilometres of fibre-optic infrastructure across OAU’s academic buildings and student…
Joe Maring / Android AuthorityTL;DR T-Mobile store employees reportedly say credit card signups are now tracked as part of performance metrics. Customers may be flagged internally, prompting reps to offer the card proactively via SMS during a visit. You’re still under no obligation to apply, but don’t be surprised if the card comes up quickly and unprompted. If you’ve visited a T-Mobile store recently and felt like the credit card pitch came harder or faster than expected, that might be by design. New reporting suggests the carrier is pushing its branded credit card harder at the employee level than ever,…
Angola’s proposed law against “false information on the internet” is a deeply flawed piece of legislation. It is presented as a response to disinformation, yet it reads more like a blueprint for state control of digital speech. In a country where civil liberties are legally established on paper but routinely constrained in practice, this bill accelerates an already dangerous trend: eroding legally established civil liberties through expansive enforcement powers, vague standards and punitive sanctions. The government claims existing legal tools are insufficient. But if gaps existed, they could be addressed by amending current offences to cover online conduct, preserving proportionality…
Somalia’s largest telecommunications company, Hormuud Telecom, has accused Kenyan government forces of deliberately destroying its telecommunications equipment and facilities in the Dhuyac-garoon area of the Lower Juba region, an incident the company says has severely disrupted civilian communications and mobile money services. In a statement released on Monday evening, Hormuud said the destruction targeted its infrastructure serving communities in Dhuyac-garoon, marking a repeat of similar damage first reported in January 2019. The company said the latest incident has left between 20,000 and 30,000 residents without access to essential telecommunications and financial services. “The deliberate destruction of our facilities has disrupted…
Kenyan-based telecoms operator Safaricom is set to launch a pay-as-you-go fibre broadband service for Kenyan homes and offices. The model is part of the company’s plan to offer home internet in smaller, more affordable packages The initiative comes amid households struggling to meet the standard monthly billing model, which does not meet their needs. With the incoming introduction, Safaricom is introducing small payment plans that help the company transform its success in mobile to fibre internet services. For Safaricom, the goal is to triple the size of Kenya’s fixed broadband market over the next five years. As part of the…
Heirs Insurance Group (HIG), Nigeria’s fastest-growing insurance group, calls for applications for the maiden edition of the Heirs Insurance Hackathon, a technology-driven innovation programme designed to empower young students shape the future of insurance through Artificial Intelligence and digital solutions. The Hackathon is open only to students in universities, polytechnics, and other tertiary institutions to build solutions for real-world challenges across the insurance value chain, from customer experience and claims processing to underwriting, distribution, data, and operational efficiency. Registration closes on February 16, 2026, with winning teams to be announced at the Hackathon Grand Finale in April. A total prize…
OpenAI has changed how ChatGPT uses past conversations. Plus and Pro subscribers can now ask questions that reference their entire chat history, including conversations created months or years ago, without manually opening older threads. ChatGPT has stored chat history for a long time, but finding specific information inside it has been unreliable. Searching manually often returned unrelated threads, especially when conversations covered similar topics. The new system improves how ChatGPT retrieves and uses past context when answering questions. The update allows ChatGPT to actively pull relevant details from previous conversations when responding. Users can ask follow-up questions like continuing a…
Listen to this article Tokyo is redefining its engagement with Africa, transitioning from traditional aid-based approaches to strategic venture capital (VC) investments focused on long-term partnerships, innovation and capacity building. Several Japanese private companies are making Japan’s presence felt in Africa’s VC landscape, particularly in high-growth sectors such as fintech, climate tech and mobility. Growing demand for innovative, technology-driven solutions in Africa has drawn increasing interest from international investors. VC funding in Africa rose from over US$2 billion in 2019 to a peak of US$5.2 billion in 2022. Though investment declined to around US$3.6 billion in 2023, the continent’s start-up…