Bitcoin’s bearish positioning continues to persist, with the leading cryptocurrency trading below the psychologically significant $70,000 level. At the time of reporting, BTC was priced at $69,837, reflecting sustained short-term market pressure and broader macroeconomic concerns. The recent downturn was largely triggered by the latest decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve, which opted to hold […] The post Bitcoin Struggles Below $70,000 as Bearish Sentiment Deepens Amid Fed Pressure appeared first on Tekedia.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the $3.54 billion acquisition of Tegna by Nexstar Media Group, clearing a path for a major expansion in local television consolidation even as lawsuits and political scrutiny mount. The transaction has already closed after receiving clearance from the FCC and the U.S. Justice Department. Nexstar said the deal strengthens […] The post FCC clears Nexstar’s $3.5bn Tegna Takeover, Triggering Legal Battles Over Media Power and Local Journalism appeared first on Tekedia.

Google has introduced “vibe coding” as a major feature in Google AI Studio. This update rolled out in late 2025, and it has continued to evolve into 2026 with refinements, codelabs, and related tools. Vibe coding is an AI-driven approach to software development where you describe your app idea in natural language; a “vibe” or […] The post Google Updates Google AI Studio with Advanced Features  appeared first on Tekedia.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. disclosed Thursday that its global headcount fell sharply to 128,197 employees as of December 31, 2025, a 34% reduction from 194,320 a year earlier. The development underlines aggressive divestitures of labor-intensive offline retail businesses and a strategic pivot toward artificial intelligence as the company’s primary growth engine. The headcount drop, one […] The post Alibaba’s Workforce Shrinks 34% in 2025 to 128,197 as Company Sheds Offline Retail Assets and Doubles Down on AI Ambitions appeared first on Tekedia.

OpenAI has announced an agreement to acquire Astral, a startup known for building high-performance, open-source developer tools in the Python ecosystem. Astral is behind popular tools including: An extremely fast Python package and project manager (alternative to pip and similar tools). Ruff: A super-fast Python linter and formatter written in Rust. ty: A high-speed Python […] The post OpenAI’s Agreement to Acquire Astral is a Strategic Investment Pivot appeared first on Tekedia.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered a striking message for engineering talent during an appearance on the “All-In Podcast” episode published Thursday: top engineers who fail to consume hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of AI tokens annually are a cause for serious concern. Huang stated he would be “deeply alarmed” if one of Nvidia’s $500,000-a-year […] The post Nvidia CEO Says Would Be Alarmed If $500k Engineers Do Not Spend Up to $250k Yearly on Token appeared first on Tekedia.

Cursor; the AI-powered code editor from Anysphere has recently released Composer 2, their latest in-house “agentic” coding model. These are proprietary models optimized for low-latency, agentic coding—meaning the AI can autonomously plan, edit multiple files, test, and iterate on code within your codebase, rather than just suggesting snippets. The big focus has always been on […] The post Cursor Releases “Composer” which Outperforms Existing Coding Models appeared first on Tekedia.

GoTyme Bank (formerly TymeBank), one of Africa’s fastest-growing retail banks, and BPC, a global leader in payment solutions, are marking a decade-long partnership that has taken GoTyme Bank from the start of the project to official launch, to more than 12 million customers in South Africa today. BPC has supported GoTyme Bank’s promise of simple, […] The post From Zero to 12 Million Customers. A decade-long partnership of GoTyme Bank and BPC drives South African digital adoption appeared first on Tech In Africa.

Angola’s National Assembly approved a startup bill on March 19, 2026, according to government announcements. The proposed Law on Startups aims to establish a legal framework for the recognition, certification, incentives, and supervision of innovative companies in Angola, according to the bill description. Minister of Industry and Commerce Rui Miguêns stated the document aims to […] The post Angola Parliament Approves Startup Bill appeared first on Tech In Africa.

Nomba has introduced its Global Payout API, according to a company announcement dated March 20, 2026. According to Nomba, cross-border payment businesses in Nigeria face operational challenges including liquidity management, foreign exchange sourcing, and regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions. The company stated that operators often source foreign currencies through over-the-counter markets while transactions are in […] The post Nomba Launches Global Payout API for Cross-Border Payments appeared first on Tech In Africa.

A landmark agreement between Nvidia and Amazon Web Services is offering one of the clearest signals yet of where the artificial intelligence economy is heading—and how the balance of power between chipmakers and cloud providers is evolving. Nvidia will supply AWS with 1 million GPUs between now and 2027, according to the company’s vice president […] The post Nvidia’s Million-GPU Deal With Amazon Signals the Next Phase of AI: From Training Arms Race to Inference Scale appeared first on Tekedia.

Block Inc., a U.S.-Based financial technology company, has once again made the headlines, this time not for layoffs but for rehiring. The tech company is reported to have rehired some of the 4,000 employees it laid off last month. In a recent post on LinkedIn, Andrew Harvard, who builds agentic AI experiences at Block, disclosed […] The post Block Rehires Some of The Laid-Off 4,000 Employees, Cites Clerical Error appeared first on Tekedia.

Goldman Sachs has warned that oil markets are entering a prolonged period of stress, with risks to prices tilted firmly to the upside as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran disrupts supply flows and threatens to spill over into the global economy. The latest escalation pushed Brent crude above $119 per barrel, underscoring the severity of […] The post Goldman warns oil could stay above $100 as Iran war fuels fears of global downturn appeared first on Tekedia.

If you’ve spent any time creating content for YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram Reels, you already know the problem: great audio alone doesn’t cut it anymore. Audiences expect visuals. And unless you have a film crew on speed dial, finding an AI music video maker that actually delivers — without a week-long learning curve — has […] The post The Best AI Music Video Maker in 2026: I Tested 6 Tools So You Don’t Have To appeared first on Tekedia.

Jeff Bezos is in early-stage talks to raise as much as $100 billion for an investment fund designed to buy manufacturing companies and overhaul them using artificial intelligence, according to the Wall Street Journal. The proposed vehicle, described in investor materials as a “manufacturing transformation vehicle,” would focus on sectors such as semiconductors, defense, and […] The post Bezos Plots $100bn AI Manufacturing Fund, Targeting Control of Industrial Supply Chains appeared first on Tekedia.

Kalshi has raised more than $1 billion in a new funding round at a $22 billion valuation. This roughly doubles its previous valuation of around $11 billion from its December 2025 Series E round where it also raised $1 billion, led by Paradigm with participation from Sequoia, a16z, ARK Invest, and others. The new round […] The post Kalshi Raises More Than $1B in New Funding Round  appeared first on Tekedia.

The US Producer Price Index (PPI) for February 2026 came in hotter than expected, signaling renewed inflationary pressures at the wholesale level. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) release on March 18, 2026: The PPI for final demand rose 0.7% month-over-month significantly above economists’ consensus forecast of 0.3% and up from 0.5% in […] The post US Producer Price Index in February 2026 Came-in Hotter than Expected  appeared first on Tekedia.

DoorDash is quietly redrawing the boundaries of the gig economy, launching a standalone “Tasks” app that converts its delivery workforce into a scalable pipeline for artificial intelligence training data—an asset increasingly viewed as more strategic than compute power itself. At its core, the initiative is viewed as part of a broader structural shift in how […] The post DoorDash turns Gig Workers into AI data Engines with New “Tasks” app appeared first on Tekedia.

You can tell something has changed the moment you log in and hesitate. Not because you’re unsure what to play—but because there’s already something happening. A chat scrolling. A tournament ticking down. Someone celebrating a win you didn’t see but somehow feel part of. It’s subtle, but it shifts the mood entirely. Online casinos used […] The post From Entertainment to Ecosystems: When Online Casinos Start Feeling Like Places appeared first on Tekedia.

Xiaomi Corp. confirmed on Wednesday that the mysterious AI model Hunter Alpha — which appeared anonymously on the OpenRouter platform on March 11 and quickly sparked widespread speculation it was a stealth test of DeepSeek’s anticipated next-generation system — is in fact an early internal test build of Xiaomi’s flagship MiMo-V2-Pro model. The announcement came […] The post Xiaomi Unveils Hunter Alpha as Early Test Build of MiMo-V2-Pro, Confirming Chinese Origin After Viral Speculation Linked It to DeepSeek V4 appeared first on Tekedia.

Nigerian payments infrastructure company, Nomba, has officially launched its Global Payout API. This developer-friendly solution is designed to simplify one of the biggest pain points in African cross-border payments: fragmented liquidity, manual FX sourcing, and high operational friction. The new API allows fintechs, remittance platforms, payment operators, and other cross-border businesses to collect funds in naira […] The post Nomba Launches Global Payout API Enabling Nigerian Fintechs to Handle Cross-Border Disbursements Without FX Complexity appeared first on Tekedia.

Germany has recently urged the European Union to intensify its efforts to support Syria’s economic recovery and stabilization following the prolonged civil war and the fall of the Assad regime in late 2024. According to a position paper from Berlin addressed to the European Commission, Germany is pushing for expanded economic relations with Syria. Key […] The post Germany Urges European Union to Intensify Support Towards Syria’s Economic Recovery appeared first on Tekedia.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated on Wednesday that Germany would have advised against the current course of action in the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran if Berlin had been consulted beforehand. In a government statement to the Bundestag (German parliament) ahead of an EU summit, Merz emphasized that Washington had not consulted Germany or deemed […] The post Europe Wants an END to the Ongoing Escalations in the Middle East  appeared first on Tekedia.

At GTC Conference 2026, Jensen Huang did more than outline product roadmaps. He sketched a shift in how computing itself is valued, arguing that the future of artificial intelligence will revolve around a single unit of measurement: tokens. The Nvidia chief executive described a world where computers function less like personal tools and more like […] The post “Tokens will define the next economy”: Nvidia’s Huang Recasts AI as a Metered Industrial Resource appeared first on Tekedia.

South Africa stands at a decisive moment for its mining industry, shaped not only by rising global demand for critical minerals but also by leveraging the knowledge, skills and research capacity required to extract them responsibly, efficiently and competitively. As artificial intelligence, automation and digital systems reimagine mining worldwide and the industry undergoes a promising […]

Six weeks after the Central Bank of Nigeria published its landmark fintech blueprint, the ecosystem is already moving. Here is why founders and investors across Africa should be paying attention.

Here are my thoughts on the decision by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to take the tournament trophy from Senegal and award it to Morocco. Good People, there is no ambiguity here: CAF is wrong, completely and unequivocally. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has stripped Senegal of its Africa Cup of Nations title […] The post CAF Got It Wrong: Why Senegal Rightfully Deserves the Trophy appeared first on Tekedia.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the retail industry by delivering innovative solutions to enhance customer experiences, optimize processes, and increase profitability. Here are some main ways. AI will change the retail landscape: 1. Hyperpersonalization By analyzing massive volumes of client data, AI enables merchants to provide highly tailored shopping experiences. This includes purchasing histories, internet […]

Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telecoms operator, plans to extend data minimisation across its mobile money service M-PESA by late 2026, expanding controls that limit the exposure of customer phone numbers in mobile money transactions.

Tencent has delivered a headline earnings beat for 2025, but the more consequential story lies beneath the surface: a deliberate and capital-intensive shift toward artificial intelligence that is beginning to reshape how the company generates and defends revenue. The group reported full-year revenue of 751.8 billion yuan ($109 billion), narrowly ahead of analyst estimates of […] The post Tencent Delivers $109bn Full-Year Revenue, But It Masks a Deeper Pivot as AI Spending Surge Redraws Its Growth Playbook appeared first on Tekedia.

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Google is pushing a new concept into the fast-evolving AI lexicon—“vibe designing”—as it deepens its challenge to traditional software and design tools with updates to its experimental Stitch platform. Unveiled by Google Labs, the feature signals a shift from structured design workflows toward a more intent-driven approach, where users describe outcomes, emotions or business goals […] The post Google bets on “vibe designing” as AI reshapes the future of software creation appeared first on Tekedia.

Accenture delivered a solid quarterly beat driven by accelerating demand for artificial intelligence and cloud transformation services, yet its tempered full-year outlook points to a more complex phase ahead—one where structural growth in AI collides with tighter client budgets and geopolitical uncertainty. Revenue rose 8.3% to $18.04 billion in the quarter ended February 28, ahead […] The post Accenture Rides AI Spending Wave to Strong Quarter, but Signals a More Uneven Path as Clients Rebalance Tech Budgets appeared first on Tekedia.

Visa has recently released Visa CLI, an experimental command-line interface (CLI) tool from Visa Crypto Labs. Announced, by Cuy Sheffield, this marks the division’s first public and experimental product. It enables AI agents, bots, scripts, and automated workflows to make secure, programmatic Visa card payments directly from the terminal and command line. Eliminates the need […] The post Visa CLI Enables AI Agents and Bots to Make Secure Visa Card Payments  appeared first on Tekedia.

The financial industry is rapidly advancing into a new digital era—more dynamic, intelligent, and interconnected than ever before. However, it brings not only rapid operational processes, highly personalized customer experiences, and limitless scalability, but also opens a door for cyber risks to slip through. The expanding threat landscape While innovation drives growth, it simultaneously amplifies […]

Tesla is confronting a convergence of pressures that cut across its core business and its most important future bets, raising fresh questions about whether its premium valuation can be sustained in a more demanding market environment. Shares have already fallen 17% year-to-date, and analysts at UBS see further downside, maintaining a Sell rating with a […] The post Tesla Faces Mounting Pressure As Delivery Slows Down, Robotaxi Doubts And Safety Probe Converge: UBS Cuts Q1 Estimate appeared first on Tekedia.