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Baseten Acquires Tekedia Capital Portfolio Company, Blaxel
Tekedia Capital is delighted to announce that Baseten has acquired our portfolio company, Blaxel, creating another significant windfall for the Tekedia Capital community. Blaxel was built from first principles. Secure sandboxes designed for agents, not retrofitted for them. True isolation for code execution, tool use, and MCP servers. State that persists across long-running sessions. Joining […] The post Baseten Acquires Tekedia Capital Portfolio Company, Blaxel appeared first on Tekedia.
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Gemini Gains MAS Approval for Spot Trading, Custody and OTC Services
Gemini’s acquisition of a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from Singapore’s Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) marks another significant step in the evolution of regulated cryptocurrency markets. The approval strengthens Gemini’s ability to operate within one of Asia’s most important financial centers while expanding access to spot cryptocurrency trading, custody services and over-the-counter (OTC) transactions. […] The post Gemini Gains MAS Approval for Spot Trading, Custody and OTC Services appeared first on Tekedia.
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Jack Dorsey’s Block Seeks National Trust Bank Charter for Bitcoin and Stablecoins
Jack Dorsey’s Block is taking another major step toward integrating cryptocurrency into the traditional financial system by applying for a national trust bank charter in the United States. The company has submitted an application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Builders Bank & Trust, an uninsured national trust bank […] The post Jack Dorsey’s Block Seeks National Trust Bank Charter for Bitcoin and Stablecoins appeared first on Tekedia.
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AI Infrastructure Spending Could Reach $31 Trillion as Safety Warnings Rise
Artificial intelligence is entering an era of unprecedented investment. According to new research from PwC, spending on AI infrastructure could exceed $31 trillion through 2050, reflecting expectations that artificial intelligence will become a foundational layer of the global economy. Data centers, advanced semiconductors, energy infrastructure and cloud computing capacity are being built at extraordinary speed. […] The post AI Infrastructure Spending Could Reach $31 Trillion as Safety Warnings Rise appeared first on Tekedia.
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How PressOne turned fast customer growth into a profitable cloud-telephony business
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iPhone 18 Pro: Price, release date, specs and features
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South Africa is rebuilding the machinery behind its payments system
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Active Listening Builds Emotional Safety
When people hear the phrase active listening, they often picture a communication trick, something you do to keep a conversation calm or avoid an argument. That is part of it, but it misses the deeper point. Active listening is really about creating conditions where another person feels safe enough to be real. In many relationships, […] The post Active Listening Builds Emotional Safety appeared first on Tekedia.
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Are we raising kids who can’t think without an AI prompt?
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MTN is an open university for standard and growth, says SO&U boss
By Annette Ikponmwonba | September 10, 2026 Keypoints • Corporate leaders and industry experts gathered at the Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce August Breakfast Forum in Lagos. • SO&U Group Managing Director Udeme Ufot described major corporate clients such as MTN Nigeria as an “open university for standard and growth.” • Ufot said MTN has […] Continue reading %%POSTNAME%% at %%BLOGNAME%%.
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Understanding Industry 4.0 Beyond Automation: A Manufacturer’s IT Guide
What Industry 4.0 Means for Modern Manufacturers The importance of Industry 4.0 for manufacturing cannot be underestimated, as it fully digitalizes factories and integrates their processes into a single intelligent system. Industry 4.0 is the integration of digital technologies into manufacturing operations. It’s crucial to understand that it goes beyond robotics to include data connectivity, […] The post Understanding Industry 4.0 Beyond Automation: A Manufacturer’s IT Guide appeared first on Tekedia.
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X shuts down creator revenue sharing, replaces it with original content rewards
By Boluwatife Oshadiya│ September 10, 2026 KEY POINTS MAIN STORY X has officially ended its Creator Revenue Sharing program and replaced it with a stricter, originality-focused monetisation model called Original Content Rewards — a move that reshapes how hundreds of thousands of creators on the platform earn money, and signals a broader industry shift away […] Continue reading %%POSTNAME%% at %%BLOGNAME%%.
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The iPhone Duo is real, and the cheapest new iPhone this fall costs $1,199
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👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – MTN scores a century
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iPhone Duo: Price, release date, specs, and features
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Can PAPSS overcome regulatory hurdles to transform intra-African payments?
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Pons Flips Pump.fun in Revenue as Nomic nBTC Double-Spend Exploit Shakes DeFi
The crypto industry is once again showing how quickly fortunes can change. In one corner of the market, Pons has reportedly overtaken Pump.fun in seven-day revenue, highlighting the intense competition surrounding on-chain speculation and token launches. In another, Nomic Chain has suffered a serious nBTC double-spend exploit, prompting Osmosis to freeze 22.65 BTC associated with […] The post Pons Flips Pump.fun in Revenue as Nomic nBTC Double-Spend Exploit Shakes DeFi appeared first on Tekedia.
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Google DeepMind Uses AI to Predict the Impact of DNA Changes
Google DeepMind’s launch of the AlphaGenome Atlas marks a significant development in the use of artificial intelligence to understand the human genome. The system is designed to map the predicted effects of roughly 9 billion possible single-letter changes in DNA, creating an enormous computational resource for researchers studying how genetic variation influences biology, disease and […] The post Google DeepMind Uses AI to Predict the Impact of DNA Changes appeared first on Tekedia.
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Institutional Bitcoin Demand Weakens as Spot ETFs Record $46.65M Outflows
The latest movement in the U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund market offers a reminder that institutional demand for digital assets is rarely a straight line. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded approximately $46.65 million in net outflows on September 8, reversing three consecutive sessions of positive flows and signaling a temporary shift in investor positioning. The […] The post Institutional Bitcoin Demand Weakens as Spot ETFs Record $46.65M Outflows appeared first on Tekedia.
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Hormuz Crisis, Oil Shock and Iran’s Shift Toward Crypto
The escalating confrontation between the United States and Iran has entered a dangerous new phase, with military attacks on Iranian oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz sending another shock through global energy markets. Brent crude has climbed above $100 a barrel for the first time since July, highlighting how quickly geopolitical conflict can translate […] The post Hormuz Crisis, Oil Shock and Iran’s Shift Toward Crypto appeared first on Tekedia.
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OpenAI Astra Expansion Raises New Questions About AI Safety and Autonomous Systems
Artificial intelligence is advancing at a speed that is simultaneously producing extraordinary technological opportunities and unprecedented questions about human safety. The latest developments illustrate that contradiction clearly: while Anthropic’s alignment leadership is warning that advanced AI could potentially cause human extinction, OpenAI is expanding access to its increasingly capable Astra model across paid ChatGPT and […] The post OpenAI Astra Expansion Raises New Questions About AI Safety and Autonomous Systems appeared first on Tekedia.
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Crypto Market Volatility: From Hunter Biden’s $LAPTOP Token to Strategy’s STRC Repurchases
The latest crypto market cycle is once again demonstrating how dramatically narratives, politics, speculation and corporate treasury strategies can collide within a single trading environment. Two developments capture that contrast: Hunter Biden’s controversial $LAPTOP meme coin entered the market amid extreme volatility and a reported fully diluted valuation above $200 billion. While Strategy redirected $176 […] The post Crypto Market Volatility: From Hunter Biden’s $LAPTOP Token to Strategy’s STRC Repurchases appeared first on Tekedia.
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OpenAI Says AI Agents Solved 90-Year-Old Navier–Stokes Problem in 88 Hours
OpenAI says a new artificial intelligence system has produced a proposed solution to the 90-year-old Navier–Stokes problem, one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems in mathematics, after deploying about 10,000 AI agents over 88 hours. The company said in a release published Tuesday that its researchers used a system of coordinating AI agents powered by […] The post OpenAI Says AI Agents Solved 90-Year-Old Navier–Stokes Problem in 88 Hours appeared first on Tekedia.
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Brent Oil Briefly Tops $100 as Middle East Fighting Threatens Global Supply
Crude reaches its highest level since July as disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea deepen, raising the risk of another global inflation shock Brent crude briefly climbed above $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since July as intensifying fighting across the Middle East heightened fears that disruptions to critical […] The post Brent Oil Briefly Tops $100 as Middle East Fighting Threatens Global Supply appeared first on Tekedia.
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Google announces record $15.1 billion Finland AI infrastructure investment
Google will invest at least €13 billion ($15.1 billion) in artificial intelligence infrastructure in Finland through 2028, marking the technology giant’s largest single investment in Europe as demand for data centers and power accelerates across the region. The investment will fund data centers and related infrastructure, including energy projects, as Google expands its computing capacity […] The post Google announces record $15.1 billion Finland AI infrastructure investment appeared first on Tekedia.
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Chief Warns Yen Volatility Poses Risks Despite Benefits Of Weak Currency
A weaker yen is boosting Japanese companies with substantial overseas earnings, but sharp swings in the currency are creating financial-market and planning risks, according to Takeshi Hashimoto, chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Hashimoto said Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, whose revenue is primarily denominated in U.S. dollars, benefits when the yen depreciates. But he said the company […] The post Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Chief Warns Yen Volatility Poses Risks Despite Benefits Of Weak Currency appeared first on Tekedia.
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Dangote’s $16 Billion Kenya Refinery Faces Crude, Capital and Infrastructure Tests
Africa’s richest person, Aliko Dangote, is pushing a plan to develop another oil refinery – this time, a 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Kenya, in East Africa. The move comes less than three years after bringing Africa’s largest oil refinery into operation in Nigeria. The proposed Lamu refinery, expected to cost between $15 billion and $16 billion, […] The post Dangote’s $16 Billion Kenya Refinery Faces Crude, Capital and Infrastructure Tests appeared first on Tekedia.
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iPhone 18 Pro Price, Specs, and Release Date: The Full Breakdown
iPhone 18 Pro Price, Specs, and Release Date: The Full Breakdown The iPhone 18 Pro is official, and Apple has made some significant changes to its 2026 flagship. After… TechCity
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Meta Unveils Muse, Its AI Agent, With So Many Privacy Questions
Meta has unveiled Muse, a personal artificial intelligence agent that can carry out everyday tasks on behalf of users, making its most ambitious push yet into consumer AI while raising new questions about privacy and trust. The launch comes less than two weeks after Meta agreed to an $17 billion multistate settlement over allegations concerning […] The post Meta Unveils Muse, Its AI Agent, With So Many Privacy Questions appeared first on Tekedia.
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U.S. Accuses Chinese AI Firms of Industrial-Scale Theft Through Model Distillation
Washington says DeepSeek, Alibaba and other Chinese AI companies used American models to accelerate development, raising tensions ahead of planned U.S.-China talks The U.S. government on Tuesday accused Chinese artificial intelligence companies of systematically copying technology from leading American AI firms, escalating an already contentious technology rivalry ahead of a planned meeting between the leaders […] The post U.S. Accuses Chinese AI Firms of Industrial-Scale Theft Through Model Distillation appeared first on Tekedia.
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How Entertainment Districts Shape Modern Cities
Entertainment now moves easily between physical and digital spaces. People may spend part of their free time streaming, using mobile apps, joining online events, or exploring gaming options such as slotoro, then look for experiences that feel more social and immersive offline. That shift has made physical entertainment districts more focused on atmosphere, variety, and […] The post How Entertainment Districts Shape Modern Cities appeared first on Tekedia.
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iPhone 18 Announced: Everything Apple Just Revealed About the iPhone 18 Pro and Foldable iPhone
iPhone 18 Announced: Everything Apple Just Revealed About the iPhone 18 Pro and Foldable iPhone Apple has finally entered the foldable-phone market. At its September 2026 event, Apple unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro… TechCity
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Everything announced at the Apple Surprise and Shine event
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Dangote Refinery Could Be Worth Up to N82.6 Trillion, Analysts Say, Above IPO Valuation
CardinalStone and Chapel Hill Denham see significant upside to the refinery’s N65.22 trillion indicative listing valuation, but warn that the investment case hinges on earnings growth, refining margins, and successful expansion Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE could be worth between N77.7 trillion and N82.62 trillion, according to independent valuations by Nigerian investment firms CardinalStone […] The post Dangote Refinery Could Be Worth Up to N82.6 Trillion, Analysts Say, Above IPO Valuation appeared first on Tekedia.
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6 Meme Coins That Will Explode: Why Investors Are Rushing to Apeing Before the Next Price Hike
What if the biggest meme coin opportunity is already moving before the wider market catches on? Apeing, Floki, Fartcoin, Baby Doge Coin, Brett, and Official Trump are bringing different narratives to the meme coin market, from ecosystem utility and community-driven culture to recognizable branding. But Apeing enters the conversation at a particularly active moment, with […] The post 6 Meme Coins That Will Explode: Why Investors Are Rushing to Apeing Before the Next Price Hike appeared first on Tekedia.
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Qualcomm Says Amazon Could Buy $60 Billion of AI Chips Under Long-Term Deal
Partnership strengthens Qualcomm’s push into AI data centers as it seeks to diversify beyond smartphones and challenge Nvidia’s dominance in accelerated computing Qualcomm said Tuesday that Amazon could purchase as much as $60 billion of its artificial intelligence data-center chips and related products under a long-term partnership, giving the chipmaker a major potential customer as […] The post Qualcomm Says Amazon Could Buy $60 Billion of AI Chips Under Long-Term Deal appeared first on Tekedia.
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