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In brief The NSA is deploying Claude Mythos Preview despite the Pentagon—which oversees the agency—designating Anthropic a supply-chain risk in March, per a report. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei met with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on April 17, with both sides calling the discussions “productive.” An administration source told Axios that every federal agency except the Department of Defense wants access to Anthropic’s AI tools. The National Security Agency is running Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview inside its classified networks, according to two sources cited by Axios—a surprising development given that the NSA falls…
Flutterwave has said it has no knowledge of a reported $75 million investment by Nigeria’s federal government, pushing back against local media reports that suggested the deal had been approved as part of the company’s path toward a public listing. Earlier reports on Monday, including a now-deleted tweet from a special assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, stated that the president had authorised an investment of $75 million in the payments company through the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MoFI). The reports also indicated that the startup was preparing to raise up to $250 million in an initial public offering. In…
Adam Birney / Android Authority Samsung’s Galaxy Glasses have shown up in a One UI 8.5 leak. The leak reveals how the device will show up on your phone once paired. It also reveals the icon that will represent the smart glasses. Samsung is currently toiling away on not one, but two pairs of smart glasses. There’s still a lot we don’t know about the company’s upcoming wearables. However, a new leak has shed some light on how they’ll appear when paired to your phone. Don’t want to miss the best from Android Authority? As we learned from Samsung exec…
Nnodim Eliot Wogu, founder of Trashcoin** For the best experience, download the free Africa Private Equity News app Android | iOS **Jambaar Capital has invested in Trashcoin, a digital waste management platform with operations in Nigeria that aims to help communities in Africa turn recyclable waste into economic value.Trashcoin’s model allows users to deposit recyclable waste and receive credit in a digital wallet. That credit can be withdrawn as cash or used to pay for utilities, health insurance, education fees, or mobile data.Jambaar Capital said it is backing the company because it tackles multiple challenges at once, including waste pollution,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-West has praised Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for his strong, steady push to keep Nigeria’s multi-party democracy alive and growing. Addressing a news conference in Ibadan on Monday, the Zonal Executives of the PDP said that Makinde had been consistent in making sure opposition parties have space to operate. The party’s zonal publicity secretary, Chief Sanya Atofarati, who spoke to journalists, said that the governor’s position has strengthened democracy in the country. Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedIn Atofarati said that the party in the zone “stands…
AI helps sort information and answer small questions before money moves. In a country with 109 million internet users and 38.7 million social media user identities as of October 2025, that kind of assistance can move from novelty to routine before you know it. A Nigerian casino player already does more before placing a bet than many operators once expected. The player checks a payment method, reads a bonus line, and decides whether a site feels trustworthy on a phone. AI fits into that process because it helps sort information and answer small questions before money moves. In a country…
Make CryptoSlate preferred on Morgan Stanley launched its spot Bitcoin ETF on Apr. 8 on NYSE Arca, calling MSBT the first cryptocurrency ETP from a US bank-affiliated asset manager and pricing its sponsor fee at 0.14%, the lowest Bitcoin ETP sponsor fee.By Apr. 16, Farside Investors’ data showed cumulative net inflows of $116 million across seven trading sessions.Against Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s $1.9 trillion in assets under management as of Dec. 31, 2025, that figure represents roughly 0.006% of the platform. At the 0.14% fee rate, it would generate only about $162,400 in annual gross revenue if assets were held…
If you ask Nelson Olanipekun how he built Citizens’ Gavel, the non-profit platform that uses AI to help people navigate Nigeria’s justice system, he would start with the story of an elderly woman whose case mirrored something much closer to home. In 2017, he was working as a lawyer in a private firm, whose major clients were banks, when the case landed on his desk. The retired woman had taken an unnamed bank to court after it refused to pay out her savings, plus interest. Nelson’s job was to defend the bank. As the case proceeded, it began to look…
Zoom has announced a partnership with Tools for Humanity to bring World ID Deep Face into Zoom Meetings. The goal is to enable real-time verification that participants are human rather than AI-generated. The integration is mainly targeted at enterprises and regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, and executive communications. During the process, no personal data is shared with Zoom or other meeting participants.The announcement references a Deloitte estimate that AI-enabled fraud losses in the United States could rise from $12.3 billion in 2023 to $40 billion by 2027, providing context for the partnership.How World ID Deep Face Verification Works…
On our terms From Zimbabwe to Kenya, leaders are rejecting ‘America First’ agreements that trade medical aid for 25-year data access and critical minerals. Wilfred Manatsa, 58, a Zimbabwean mining engineer whose prostrate cancer is in remission, looks through some of his medical records at his home in Whitecliffe, Harare, in 2024. © Jekesai NJIKIZANA/AFP) Published on April 09, 2026 at 16:30 pm (GMT +1) The US has continually accessed Africa’s health data through funded programmes, including the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), with little resistance from leaders. But Africans now demand control and reciprocity in an information…