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Gemsbok Technologies has launched Gemsbok Transfer, a cross-border payment platform built with Zenith Bank and Interswitch to help Nigerian businesses pay and get paid across Africa safely.
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Simple guide to SIM swap fraud in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and across Africa: warning signs, how criminals empty bank and mobile money accounts, and how to stay safe.
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A simple guide to PAPSS, the Pan-African payment system that lets people and businesses in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and beyond pay each other in local currency.
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A technical deep dive into how Windows Best-Fit encoding revived a decade-old CGI argument injection bug, what it means for African infrastructure, and how to harden servers.
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A quiet update to Google’s free image tool matters a lot more in Lagos and Nairobi than in Silicon Valley right now. Here’s what changed, and why almost nobody’s written about it yet.
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TECNO’s Camon Slim 5G brings 5G, a bigger battery, and tougher durability to its slimmest phone yet. Here’s what it could cost in Nigeria…
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Uber has wound down its Nigerian operations after 12 years, closing one of Africa’s earliest ride-hailing markets. The company cites a review of its business priorities, denies any link to the FAAN airport dispute, and exits the same day it announces 3,300 global job cuts. Drivers’ unions call the departure inevitable, and Bolt and inDrive stand to inherit the market. Read more
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About OrtechyA quiet update to Google’s free image tool matters a lot more in Lagos and Nairobi than in Silicon Valley right now. Here’s what changed, and why almost nobody’s written about it yet.
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Nigerian fintechs are ditching vendor fraud tools and building their own AI models. Here is why, and what it costs.
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Google is reportedly developing a custom AI chip called Frozen v2 that embeds parts of its Gemini model directly into silicon, targeting major efficiency gains as the race for custom AI hardware intensifies.
Read storyA simple guide to PAPSS, the Pan-African payment system that lets people and businesses in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and beyond pay each other in local currency.
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Meet the ten African tech startups to watch in 2026, from profitable fintech unicorns to solar energy, agritech and safety innovators.
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A no-fluff walkthrough of registering a tech startup in Nigeria in 2026: CAC filing, real costs, the NITDA Startup Label, and the mistakes that cost founders time and tax breaks.
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