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In brief Payward and GTN aim to expand xStocks beyond U.S. markets into equities from Hong Kong, the U.K., Europe, and South Korea. GTN will provide execution, custody, and record-keeping for the assets underlying each new token; institutional distribution follows pending regulatory approval per market. The move puts xStocks in direct competition with Robinhood Chain, Coinbase’s planned tokenized offering, and Nasdaq’s own tokenized equities gateway. Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, teamed up with global fintech GTN on Wednesday to push xStocks outside the U.S. market for the first time. At the moment, xStocks only come in the…

Meta’s messaging platform WhatsApp has revealed that users can now create an account directly from their iPad devices. The update comes after the company launched WhatsApp for iPad last year. According to an announcement on Wednesday via a blog update, the popular platform noted that the new development is part of its bid to make WhatsApp work seamlessly across devices and integrate better with other apps. “WhatsApp should work wherever you do. That’s why we’ve been working with partners to make it fit seamlessly with the other apps you use and across your devices – so that WhatsApp can keep…

A lot of useful diagnostics remain buried behind submenus, and I sometimes open different settings pages and still struggle to find the information I need. But by leaning more on using Windows PowerShell when something crashes, slows down, or feels off, I no longer wade through menus that Microsoft constantly updates. These commands cover the most useful alternatives to traditional menus. I troubleshoot faster than I used to. Related Your Windows laptop is probably wasting performance on startup — here’s where to look These startup settings are quietly draining your laptop Get-EventLog The command that replaces Event Viewer’s endless scroll…

Zachariah George, co-founder and managing partner of Launch Africa Ventures** For the best experience, download the free Africa Private Equity News app Android | iOS **Launch Africa Ventures has made a seed investment in South Africa-based Zazu, a business banking platform for African entrepreneurs and SMEs.“Since our first days, we’ve been on a journey to build financial services that truly serves the needs of ambitious founders and their businesses across Africa,” Zazu said in a statement.“Launch Africa Ventures Africa brings decades of experience backing some of Africa’s most successful fintech pioneers. Their experience supporting founders from the earliest days will…

National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has said the opposition party remains resilient despite what he described as years of repression, as it marks six years since its launch. NUP on Wednesday commemorated six years since it was unveiled as the political wing of the People Power movement, a milestone Kyagulanyi said represents a journey marked by sacrifice, pain and triumphs despite political challenges. In his anniversary message, Kyagulanyi thanked the party leadership, supporters in the diaspora and grassroots structures, saying their commitment had sustained NUP through difficult moments. “Today, we mark exactly six…

Debby Lawson, founder and COO of Fastizers, speaking during launch of the company’s Nibit brand.One Saturday in 2010, Gbola Lawson was knocking on the doors of small brick-and-mortar stores in Lagos – Nigeria’s megacity of roughly seventeen million people – trying to persuade shopkeepers to place cookies on their shelves. Although he held a full-time job in banking, he was helping his girlfriend, Debby (now his wife), grow the retail footprint of her fledgling one-person cookie business, Fastizers.

Egyptian healthtech startup Reme-D has raised $1.45 million in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Anara Impact Capital to expand production of its molecular diagnostic tests and grow its presence across Africa and other underserved markets. The round included participation from the Global Innovation Fund, Africa Health Ventures and other investors. The funding follows a $500,000 investment from the Global Innovation Fund in April and will support higher manufacturing capacity, regional expansion and the development of new diagnostic products. Founded in 2023 by Salma Tammam, Reme-D develops molecular diagnostic tests for diseases including tuberculosis, HIV, hepatitis and human papillomavirus…

Newly filed federal election records show Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss gave $10.018 million in Bitcoin to MAGA Inc., the super PAC aligned with President Donald Trump, on June 19, 2026.The gifts came 23 days after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that it had joined the brothers’ crypto exchange, Gemini, in seeking relief from a 2025 judgment.The FEC filing shows that the committee sold the donated Bitcoin through Gemini. The donation came 23 days after the CFTC joined Gemini’s effort to undo parts of its 2025 judgment, although the filing offers no evidence linking the two events.The dates establish a…

When most people in Africa’s tech ecosystem think about the Zipline, the autonomous logistics company headquartered in California, the first thing that comes to mind is its contribution to Rwanda’s medical supply chain, where it began operations in 2016 by delivering blood and medical supplies to rural communities. Not many know that Zipline has spent the last four years building a network in Nigeria, delivering vaccines and medicines by drone to communities in Kaduna, Cross River, and Bayelsa states. Now, the company is preparing an expansion backed by a US government grant across Nigeria, evolving from state-by-state partnerships to engaging…