The stories behind the technology shaping our world.
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
Read story
From October 1, Meta starts charging for WhatsApp service messages and in-window utility templates on the Business Platform, the API side, not the free app. Here’s what Nigerian businesses need to know before the switch. Read more
Read story
Nigerian regulators have cleared MTN’s $2.2 billion IHS Towers deal but MTN must sell down 30% of IHS Nigeria to local investors as a condition of approval.
Read story
A hands-on guide to building a WhatsApp sales assistant with Make and Meta’s Cloud API, plus the honest truth about where “free” runs out. Read more.
Read story
Nigerian fintechs are ditching vendor fraud tools and building their own AI models. Here is why, and what it costs.
Read story
Huawei chief scientist Liao Heng says Nvidia is heading toward a physical AI chip wall as scaling limits close in on the industry.
Read story
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 story
Meet the ten African tech startups to watch in 2026, from profitable fintech unicorns to solar energy, agritech and safety innovators.
Read story
Meta and Anthropic are discussing a two-year, up-to-$10B compute lease. Talks are preliminary, but the implications for both companies are significant
Read story
Apple sues OpenAI, alleging trade secret theft by ex-employees Tang Tan and Chang Liu tied to OpenAI’s secretive AI hardware project.
Read story