The articles, ideas, and stories shaping how we think about African digital transformation. Curated from the sources we trust — surfaced through our point of view.

Ukachi Benita built Aquamanne, a fish-pond monitoring tool designed to track water conditions and alert farmers when something changed.

PressOne attracted 500 customers a week, but high churn made growth harder to sustain, forcing the company to rethink its business.

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Three Standard Bank payments executives outlined how new regulations and faster cross-border rails are reshaping the industry.

When AI chatbots deliver instant answers, they eliminate the "productive struggle" kids need to learn how to think.

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Boring Company raises $3 billion to funding led by UAE will build 150km+ of tunnels for Dubai Loop and expand Vegas and Nashville projects.

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UduTech has partnered with South Korean AI infrastructure company Baro AI to expand the supply of high-performance GPUs in Africa...

Positron AI Raises $875M to scale memory-first inference hardware and develop efficient systems for demanding AI workloads.

TAR Raises $120M to scale off-grid AI power systems and accelerate renewable energy deployment for data centres across key markets.

Inspiren Raises $70M to expand AI senior living technology, improve care insights and scale its hardware ecosystem nationwide.

UniPat raises $300 million backed by Alibaba at a $2.5B valuation to revolutionize AI model post-training, benchmarking, and stress-testing.

Shenzhen E-bike maker DYU raises $15M pre-Series B funding to scale AI mobility and expand mass-market global offerings.

Chinese metal 3D printing firm Xinjinghe has secured fresh funding to build an aerospace manufacturing hub in Chuzhou.

The South African Revenue Service’s crackdown on low-value imports slows down business for Shein and Temu, forcing both towards local fulfilment and merchant participation.

Nominations are now open for the ICT community to put forward their top-performing in-house technology decision-maker.

SA’s solar boom brings new fire risks, as ageing batteries, inverters and electrical connections become potential failure points.

A new crypto coalition cautions that proposed cross-border rules could cost thousands of jobs and billions in tax revenue.

MTN Nigeria has become the first telecom company to cross 100 million subscribers, cementing its position as the dominant mobile operator.

Wall Street Africa has received conditional approval from the Nairobi Securities Exchange to list its banking exchange-traded fund (ETF).

US-based Pigee will acquire 55% of Nigerian logistics startup ShipAfrica, combining its software with ShipAfrica’s local logistics network.

Apple Surprise and Shine event starts today. See when it airs, how to watch it live, and what Apple may announce.

At 14, Dami Oyenekan watched a patient die at LASUTH, an experience that changed her dream of becoming a doctor and led her to healthtech.

OpenAI and Samsung deepen chip enterprise cooperation on next-gen AI chips and ChatGPT deployment across Samsung’s business.

Euno Raises $23M to scale its AI context platform and help enterprises deploy reliable AI agents across complex data systems.

Everything announced at the Apple Surprise and Shine event, including the iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Watch Series 12, and AirPods 5.

Wint Raises $36M to expand AI water intelligence and help buildings reduce waste, prevent damage and manage water risks.

Savvy Wealth Raises $100M to expand its AI platform and support independent advisors with smarter wealth management tools.

Cognition raises $2 billion at $48B valuation as annual revenue nears $900M, with investors betting that AI coding giants can win.
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