Analysts at Goldman Sachs have raised their year-end 2026 target for the S&P 500 to 8,000 from 7,600, becoming the latest major Wall Street firm to argue that the artificial intelligence investment boom is strong enough to keep driving U.S. equities higher despite mounting geopolitical and inflation risks. The new forecast implies another 6.4% upside […] The post Goldman Sachs Lifts S&P 500 Target to 8,000 as AI Boom Continues to Power Wall Street appeared first on Tekedia.

Peter Schiff, one of Bitcoin’s most vocal critics, has renewed his warning that the world’s largest cryptocurrency remains nothing more than a highly correlated risk asset vulnerable to a severe market collapse. According to Schiff, Bitcoin’s price movements continue to mirror broader speculative markets, particularly tech stocks, making it far from the “safe haven” many […] The post Peter Schiff: Bitcoin is A Correlated Risk Asset Doomed to Crash Harder appeared first on Tekedia.

Fresh doubts are emerging on Wall Street over the growing optimism that the United States and Iran are close to ending a conflict that has already rattled global energy markets, disrupted shipping flows, and revived fears of another inflation shock for the world economy. While markets initially rallied after President Donald Trump said over the […] The post Oil Markets Brace for Prolonged Crisis as Piper Sandler Warns Strait of Hormuz Not Opening Soon appeared first on Tekedia.

Admaius Capital Partners has launched Virunga Africa Fund II, targeting $500 million in growth equity across five markets: Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Rwanda and South Africa. The fund plans to back between 10 and 12 companies, deploying tickets of $15 million to $50 million per investment. It will primarily seek majority stakes, though strategic minority positions […] The post Admaius Capital Partners Launches $500M Virunga Africa Fund II appeared first on Tech In Africa.

AHL Venture Partners has reached a first close of $30.5 million for its AHL Africa Credit Fund I, the firm’s first formal private credit vehicle after nearly two decades operating as an advisory arm to the AHL Charitable Foundation. The fund is anchored by the AHL Foundation and has brought in three family offices as […] The post AHL Venture Partners Hits $30.5M First Close for Africa Private Credit Fund appeared first on Tech In Africa.

France-backed pan-African programme Digital Africa has officially launched the Digital Africa Seed Fund (DASF), a dedicated seed-stage vehicle targeting between €30 million and €50 million. The announcement was made at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi on 12 May 2026. The fund will write cheques of between €300,000 and €2 million into roughly 30 technology […] The post Digital Africa Launches $58M Seed Fund Targeting Overlooked African Markets appeared first on Tech In Africa.

The prevailing narrative around the AI capital expenditure boom frames it as a simple function of financing conditions and software cycles: so long as capital is abundant and models keep improving, hyperscaler spending appears self-reinforcing. Yet this view misses the more binding constraints. The ultimate check on an AI CapEx orgy is not merely the […] The post AI CapEx Orgy Is Not Merely the Availability of Capital but Convergence of Energy appeared first on Tekedia.

France’s biggest bank, BNP Paribas, is intensifying efforts to harden its cyber defenses as a new generation of powerful artificial intelligence models begins reshaping the global security landscape and exposing vulnerabilities at unprecedented speed. Marc Camus, the bank’s chief information officer, said the rise of advanced AI systems capable of rapidly identifying software weaknesses has […] The post BNP Paribas, In Partnership with Mistral, Races to Reinforce Cyber Defenses as AI-Powered Threats Escalate appeared first on Tekedia.

Across Africa’s startup and digital business ecosystem, the content challenge is one that almost every founder and marketer recognizes immediately. Your product is good. Your story is worth telling. But the gap between having something worth communicating and having the resources to communicate it through video — the format that actually moves audiences in 2025 […] The post How African Entrepreneurs Are Using Text to Video AI to Scale Their Content Without Big Budgets appeared first on Tech In Africa.

The question of whether the AI sector is entering a speculative bubble hinges on a tension between accelerating real-world adoption and increasingly stretched financial expectations. In practice, both forces are simultaneously true: artificial intelligence is delivering measurable productivity gains across industries, while capital markets are pricing a future that may be arriving faster in narrative […] The post AI Industry is in a Bifurcated Boom Rather Than a Uniform Bubble appeared first on Tekedia.

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), has further cemented its position as the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin after growing its stash to 843,738 BTC, now valued at approximately $64.45 billion. The company’s aggressive accumulation strategy, championed by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, continues to draw global attention as Bitcoin’s rising price boosts the firm’s unrealized gains and […] The post Strategy Hits 843,738 BTC Worth $64.45 Billion appeared first on Tekedia.

US technology giants are now projected to deploy roughly $750 billion in capital expenditure this year toward AI infrastructure, marking one of the most aggressive industrial investment cycles in modern computing history. The figure reflects a convergence of hyperscaler expansion, generative AI demand, and a structural shift toward compute-intensive workloads. Firms are building end-to-end AI […] The post US Tech Giants Projected to Spend $750B on AI Infrastructure appeared first on Tekedia.

Private equity-backed Applied Aerospace & Defense is seeking a valuation of up to $3.59 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, joining a fast-growing wave of defense and aerospace firms rushing to tap buoyant investor demand fueled by geopolitical instability, surging military spending, and the global race to modernize weapons systems. The Huntsville, Alabama-based contractor […] The post Applied Aerospace Targets $3.6 Billion Valuation as Defense IPO Boom Accelerates appeared first on Tekedia.

President Donald Trump has issued a strong reaffirmation of his commitment to digital assets, declaring that the United States must remain the undisputed Bitcoin and cryptocurrency capital of the world. Trump in a post on Truth social emphasized the importance of maintaining the authority of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over prediction markets, arguing that […] The post Trump Vows: America Will Remain The Bitcoin And Crypto Capital of The World appeared first on Tekedia.

SpaceX has successfully pushed the Pentagon to nearly double its payments for Starlink connectivity on U.S. kamikaze drones during the Iran war, Reuters reports, citing sources. The development is seen as an indication of Elon Musk’s company’s growing leverage over critical U.S. military capabilities at a time when the satellite network has become indispensable in […] The post Musk Tightens Grip on U.S. Military as SpaceX Reportedly Secures Higher Pay from Pentagon for Kamikaze Drones appeared first on Tekedia.

A union representing Samsung Electronics’ consumer electronics workers has escalated an already tense labor dispute by asking a South Korean court to block a vote on a government-mediated pay agreement that heavily favors the company’s semiconductor divisions, significantly complicating Samsung’s efforts to restore stability after weeks of strike threats. The Samsung Electronics Co Union (SECU), […] The post Samsung Faces Deepening Labor Crisis as Consumer Electronics Union Seeks Court Block on AI-Favored Pay Deal appeared first on Tekedia.

Gold prices fell sharply on Tuesday as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran pushed oil prices higher, intensified inflation concerns, and reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve may keep interest rates elevated for longer. Spot gold dropped 1.1% to $4,521.80 per ounce by early trading in London, hovering near recent multi-week lows, while […] The post Gold Slides as Iran Tensions Stoke Inflation Fears and Strengthen Fed Rate-Hike Bets appeared first on Tekedia.

Tekedia Capital is excited to report our investment in Pocket, a new class of AI-native device designed to take notes across conversations and meetings – offline or online – and later generate transcripts, summaries, action points, and to-do lists automatically. The market response has been extraordinary. In just five months after launch, Pocket has sold […] The post Tekedia Capital Invests in Pocket, New Species of AI-Native Human Productivity Devices appeared first on Tekedia.

In cities like Lagos, Nigeria, and Nairobi, Kenya, delivery is not just moving food or products from one point to another. It is also navigating traffic snarl-ups that can take hours, some streets that digital maps still struggle to recognise, and consumers who demand convenience while living inside deeply informal economies. Dima Rasnovsky, who oversees […]

India is preparing a major overhaul of its corporate debt market, with regulators considering stricter disclosure standards for listed bonds and laying the groundwork for tokenized bond trading as part of a broader push to modernize the country’s financial system. Securities and Exchange Board of India Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Tuesday that the […] The post India Pushes Corporate Bond Market Overhaul With Tokenization Plan and Tougher Disclosure Rules appeared first on Tekedia.

American Fortress, a cybersecurity and digital asset infrastructure firm, has proposed a quantum resilience framework for Bitcoin, aiming to address long-term threats posed by advances in quantum computing. The proposal enters an increasingly active debate within the crypto community over whether Bitcoin’s elliptic curve cryptography can remain secure in a post-quantum era. At the core […] The post American Fortress Proposes a Layered Mitigation Strategy for Bitcoin Quantum Computing appeared first on Tekedia.

Global bond markets are once again at the center of macroeconomic attention as yields surge across major sovereign curves, reflecting a sharp repricing of inflation risk. The latest signal amplifying this shift comes from prediction markets, where traders on Polymarket are assigning a 97% probability that US inflation will cross the 4% threshold in the […] The post Global Bond Rate Shows 97% Probability of Inflation Risk on Polymarket appeared first on Tekedia.

American Airlines said Tuesday it will begin installing Starlink satellite internet service on more than 500 narrow-body Airbus aircraft starting early next year, delivering another commercial victory for SpaceX as the Elon Musk-led company prepares for what could become the largest IPO in history. The agreement deepens Starlink’s growing dominance in the aviation connectivity market […] The post American Airlines Picks Starlink in Fresh Boost for SpaceX Ahead of Historic IPO appeared first on Tekedia.

Tech Jobs Growing in 2026 Despite the AI Headlines If headlines make it sound like artificial intelligence is replacing every worker, you are not imagining things. Every… TechCity

Do you ever look back at your portfolio and wonder how you missed the exact moment a project transitioned from an unknown idea into a market leader? It is a heavy realization, especially when you watch others capture life-changing gains from assets you had on your watchlist but never pulled the trigger on. The history […] The post $DOGEBALL Is Moving Faster Than $HYPE: Your Last Chance to Enter This Top Crypto Presale Before the Price Hike appeared first on Tekedia.

Before the tokens are listed on the exchanges, the cryptocurrency market has allowed investors to profit greatly from early-stage presale tokens. Currently in its Presale Phase, the early-stage token Ozak AI is gaining significant positive momentum among investors. The token is unique from other AI-based tokens due to its strong presale success growth and advanced […] The post Ozak AI’s Presale Price Gives Long-Term Investors Exposure to 70× Gains Before the First Exchange Candle appeared first on Tekedia.

The Africa Jobs Fund (AJF) is a new philanthropic investment fund which aims to raise $100 million to support companies that create jobs across Africa.

South Africa-headquartered 4Sight Holdings is positioning itself as a key player in Africa’s AI economy, leveraging a “Cape to Cairo” strategy built around cloud, industrial technology and intelligent automation Buoyed by strong FY26 results announced on Wednesday, 4Sight Holdings chief executive officer Tertius Zitzke outlined an ambitious vision to position the company at the centre […]

Switching between different Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots or agents can feel like moving into a new house. Many users are eager to try Anthropic’s AI assistant, Claude, because it proves helpful in assisting with tasks.  However, the biggest hurdle for users might be the thought of starting from scratch. The hesitation to switch often boils […]

Jensen Huang says parents should stop fixating on which university subjects will remain “safe” from artificial intelligence, arguing that the AI era is more likely to increase the value of human creativity, judgment and communication skills than eliminate them. Speaking to Singapore’s Channel NewsAsia on Monday, the Nvidia chief executive said the rapid spread of […] The post Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says It Won’t Matter What Subject You Studied, AI Will Increase Creativity & Productivity appeared first on Tekedia.

If you were allowed to change one thing about your life’s journey, you may be tempted to alter its course and pull at a few threads—erase a wrong decision here, or fast-forward through a difficult season there.  Ruby Igwe, the Regional Director for West and Central Africa at ALX Africa, a tech-enabled career accelerator, explicitly […]

Table of contents Why won’t these phones get Android 17? Flagships and Fan Edition phones Foldables Galaxy A series Galaxy M and F series Tablets What One UI 8.5 means for your phone Samsung phones that are getting Android 17 What this means for you Android 17 is almost here. Google is expected to release  […]

Ferrari shares tumbled sharply on Tuesday after the iconic Italian luxury carmaker unveiled its first fully electric vehicle, the Luce, in a high-profile event in Rome, revealing deep investor concerns about the transition to electrification and potential dilution of the brand’s legendary combustion-engine heritage. The Maranello-based company described the Luce, Italian for “light”, as evoking […] The post Ferrari’s First Electric Vehicle ‘Luce’ Sparks Sharp Selloff as Investors and Fans Question Brand Direction appeared first on Tekedia.

Sam Altman said the rapid rise of artificial intelligence has not caused the widespread destruction of white-collar jobs that many in the technology industry once feared, marking a notable shift in tone from one of the sector’s most influential figures as businesses grapple with how AI will reshape employment. Speaking virtually at a conference hosted […] The post OpenAI’s Altman Admits He Predicted Wrongly That AI Will Trigger White-Collar Jobs Collapse appeared first on Tekedia.

The pitch that built Australia’s software industry was simple, and it worked. Join us early. Take less salary than you could earn at a multinational. If the company wins, you win too. Two founders in Sydney, bootstrapped, burning through their savings, offering a deal that required people to believe in something that did not yet […] The post CEO of Dovetail Software Ran the Numbers on Australia’s CGT Changes & You Won’t Like Them appeared first on Tekedia.

In today's edition: SA sets January 2027 for revised AI policy || Namibia Telecom faces regulatory scrutiny || Pepkor’s phone financing business is growing || PayPal, Vodacom partner in Tanzania