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Anthropic Introduces Rupee Pricing For Claude In India As AI Firms Intensify Competition In Key Growth Market
Anthropic has begun rolling out Indian rupee pricing for its Claude AI assistant, marking a significant step in its expansion strategy in what has become the company’s largest market outside the United States. There has been intensifying competition among global AI developers as they seek to attract paying users in India, a country with one […] The post Anthropic Introduces Rupee Pricing For Claude In India As AI Firms Intensify Competition In Key Growth Market appeared first on Tekedia.
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Trump Urges Senate to Pass Crypto Clarity Act After Graham’s Death, Links Bill to AI And China Rivalry
President Donald Trump has urged the U.S. Senate to pass the cryptocurrency market structure legislation known as the Clarity Act, framing its approval as a tribute to the late Senator Lindsey Graham while tying the measure to Washington’s broader competition with China in digital assets and artificial intelligence. Trump made the appeal in a post […] The post Trump Urges Senate to Pass Crypto Clarity Act After Graham’s Death, Links Bill to AI And China Rivalry appeared first on Tekedia.
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JP Morgan And Other Major Banks Partner to Launch Massive Tokenization Push in Britain
In a significant development for the future of finance, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, Coinbase, and over 50 other major firms have partnered to develop practical tokenization use cases across the United Kingdom. This collaboration signals a strong push by traditional financial institutions toward blockchain technology, aiming to modernize how assets are issued, traded, and managed […] The post JP Morgan And Other Major Banks Partner to Launch Massive Tokenization Push in Britain appeared first on Tekedia.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Takes Aim at AI Labs Over Model Training, Calls Distillation Restrictions ‘Hypocritical’
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has criticized the business practices of leading artificial intelligence developers, arguing that frontier AI companies are applying a double standard by relying on publicly available data to train their models while restricting others from using distillation techniques to build competing systems. In a post on X on Sunday, Nadella questioned what […] The post Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Takes Aim at AI Labs Over Model Training, Calls Distillation Restrictions ‘Hypocritical’ appeared first on Tekedia.
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OpenAI Acquires Tensorpool and Tekedia Capital Says Goodbye to Tensorpool
In the Igbo Nation, it takes the killing of just one leopard to earn the title “killer of leopards”. Today, the rains continue to fall with blessings upon the Tekedia Capital community. The post OpenAI Acquires Tensorpool and Tekedia Capital Says Goodbye to Tensorpool appeared first on Tekedia.
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China’s economic growth seen slowing in the second quarter as weak domestic demand raises stimulus expectations
China’s economy is expected to have lost momentum in the second quarter as soft consumer spending, weak private investment and a prolonged property downturn outweighed the benefits of resilient exports, bolstering expectations that Beijing will roll out additional fiscal support in the second half of the year. A Reuters poll of 54 economists forecasts that […] The post China’s economic growth seen slowing in the second quarter as weak domestic demand raises stimulus expectations appeared first on Tekedia.
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Samsung Speeds Up Yongin AI Chip Plant by Up to Two Years as South Korea Races to Expand Semiconductor Capacity
Samsung Electronics said on Monday it will accelerate the launch of its first semiconductor fabrication plant in Yongin, bringing forward the start of operations to 2029 from the previously expected 2030-2031 timeframe as it races to expand production capacity for artificial intelligence memory chips. The decision follows intensifying global competition among chipmakers to meet soaring […] The post Samsung Speeds Up Yongin AI Chip Plant by Up to Two Years as South Korea Races to Expand Semiconductor Capacity appeared first on Tekedia.
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Treasury Yields Hold Steady as U.S.-Iran Escalation Clouds Fed Outlook; Oil Climbs, Gold Falls and Dollar Gives Up Early Gains
U.S. Treasury yields were little changed on Monday as investors weighed renewed military escalation between the United States and Iran against a packed week of economic data that could reshape expectations for Federal Reserve policy. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was broadly unchanged at 4.473%, while the two-year yield, which is more sensitive to monetary […] The post Treasury Yields Hold Steady as U.S.-Iran Escalation Clouds Fed Outlook; Oil Climbs, Gold Falls and Dollar Gives Up Early Gains appeared first on Tekedia.
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Nigeria’s Nearpays Becomes First African Startup to Win the UN’s AI for Good Innovation Factory
Nigerian fintech Nearpays has won the AI for Good Innovation Factory grand finale — the first African startup ever to take the global title in the competition, which runs as part of the United Nations’ AI for Good Global Summit. The competition drew more than 500 startups worldwide, each pitching AI solutions aimed at social […] The post Nigeria’s Nearpays Becomes First African Startup to Win the UN’s AI for Good Innovation Factory appeared first on Tech In Africa.
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Alliance-Backed Timon Pushes Into Kenya After Passing 100,000 Users
Timon, a stablecoin-powered travel payments startup, is scaling up its Kenyan operations after crossing 100,000 users across Africa — a milestone that underscores rising demand for cross-border financial tools built for Africans who increasingly earn, live, and travel internationally. The expansion follows fresh backing from Alliance, one of the world’s leading accelerators for crypto startups. […] The post Alliance-Backed Timon Pushes Into Kenya After Passing 100,000 Users appeared first on Tech In Africa.
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Kuramo Capital Closes ~$500M in Mandates Anchored by African Pension Funds
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Jordan’s Entrepreneurship Fund Commits $5M to STV to Build a Jordan–Saudi AI Corridor
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Flutterwave Secures Investment from Circle Ventures as It Expands USDC Payments and Settlement Across Africa
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Kenyan court holds banks, telcos liable over $34,000 SIM swap fraud
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Michael Saylor Highlights Capital Flows and Protocol Stability as Key to Bitcoin’s Future
Michael Saylor recently outlined a strategic vision for the next decade of digital asset evolution and macroeconomic integration. His analysis suggests that long-term network growth will depend significantly on the stability and security of the foundational protocol layer, while financial ecosystem expansion shifts toward global capital markets, credit networks, and institutional integration. This perspective represents […] The post Michael Saylor Highlights Capital Flows and Protocol Stability as Key to Bitcoin’s Future appeared first on Tekedia.
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Japan to Expand GPIF’s Alternative Investments as Govt. Pushes Broader Overhaul of $1.8tn Pension Portfolio
Japan is preparing to significantly increase the share of private equity, real estate and other alternative assets held by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), according to a Nikkei report, marking another step in the government’s effort to reshape the investment strategy of the world’s largest pension fund. The planned shift comes as Tokyo seeks […] The post Japan to Expand GPIF’s Alternative Investments as Govt. Pushes Broader Overhaul of $1.8tn Pension Portfolio appeared first on Tekedia.
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Majority of Americans Back Public Ownership of AI Companies Through Sovereign Wealth Fund, a survey finds
A majority of Americans support giving the public a direct ownership stake in the country’s largest artificial intelligence companies, reflecting growing concerns that the economic benefits of the AI boom are becoming concentrated among a handful of technology firms while workers bear the costs of job displacement. A new national survey by research firm Verasight […] The post Majority of Americans Back Public Ownership of AI Companies Through Sovereign Wealth Fund, a survey finds appeared first on Tekedia.
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Musk, Altman Reignite Feud As AI Rivalry Escalates After Latest Model Launches And Apple Lawsuit
The long-running feud between Elon Musk and OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman flared up again over the weekend, with both entrepreneurs exchanging personal attacks on social media just days after unveiling competing artificial intelligence models and amid Apple’s lawsuit accusing OpenAI of trade secret theft. The latest public clash escalates the increasingly fierce rivalry […] The post Musk, Altman Reignite Feud As AI Rivalry Escalates After Latest Model Launches And Apple Lawsuit appeared first on Tekedia.
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AI Is Transforming HR: Here’s Why You Can’t Afford to Miss Future HR Summit 2026
HR leaders have never faced a more complex set of challenges. Artificial intelligence is reshaping jobs, skills shortages continue to intensify, employee expectations are evolving, hybrid work has become the norm, and organisations are under pressure to improve productivity while protecting employee wellbeing. At the same time, HR departments are expected to deliver strategic business […]
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NEC Africa and PowerX Launch AI Platform to Cut Telco Energy Costs and Prevent Network Downtime
NEC Africa and PowerX have announced a strategic partnership to deliver intelligent remote management system (RMS) and energy efficiency solutions for large, distributed telecommunications networks across Africa. The partnership combines NEC’s proven track record of large-scale ICT delivery across Africa with PowerX’s market-leading machine learning and AI analytics platform. The result is a single, accountable […]
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Why LAVA believes the best of Africa’s Web3 ecosystem is yet to come
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‘Prove you’re human’ is the wrong security question in agentic commerce
For 20 years, payment security treated bots as the enemy. Agentic commerce just flipped that assumption upside down. Over the last year, agentic commerce has shifted from a conference concept to reality. Visa enrolled local banks in its Agentic Ready programme, Mastercard unveiled Agent Pay, and OpenAI and Stripe integrated Instant Checkout. By March 2026, […]
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243 Ways to Win Pokies Explained for Australian Players 2026
At some point between loading a classic 5-reel and stumbling onto a Megaways title, a lot of Australian pokies players land on something labelled 243 ways and move on without thinking about it. The number is specific: a direct product of the grid dimensions. It changes how wins form, how often they hit, and why […] The post 243 Ways to Win Pokies Explained for Australian Players 2026 appeared first on Tekedia.
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Africa’s crypto payment experiment is finding its first believers at local stores
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From ‘Please Send Proof’ to ‘Payment Confirmed’: How DPI is Revolutionising Social Commerce
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Your AI KYC tool won’t save you in an audit
Directive 11 is live. SARS is chasing R44 billion in unpaid taxes from companies still holding state contracts. A cabinet minister just lost her job over undisclosed benefits. The regulatory environment in South Africa has shifted – not gradually, but all at once. The question isn’t whether your organisation is compliant. The question is whether […]
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👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Sunset at Gigbanc
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Nigeria’s digital transformation journey and the technology that fuels it
Something exciting is taking place in Nigeria right now. The energy in the air is palpable. The citizens can feel it. I felt it too the last time I was there. A feeling that change is coming, and is coming fast. It didn’t take me long to trace back to the source of this unmistakable […]
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The Next Wave: The million-dollar asset that no one can buy
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Apple-OpenAI Lawsuit Ignites Silicon Valley Debate Over Trade Secrets, AI Talent Wars, And The Future Of Consumer Hardware
Apple’s explosive lawsuit accusing OpenAI of orchestrating a campaign to obtain its trade secrets has triggered intense debate across Silicon Valley, with legal experts, technology executives, investors and venture capitalists offering sharply different interpretations of what could become one of the most consequential intellectual property cases of the artificial intelligence era. The lawsuit, filed in […] The post Apple-OpenAI Lawsuit Ignites Silicon Valley Debate Over Trade Secrets, AI Talent Wars, And The Future Of Consumer Hardware appeared first on Tekedia.
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The Vision Behind the $22 Billion Washington Airport Plan
A proposed $22 billion transformation of the Washington-area airport system is emerging as one of the most ambitious infrastructure visions in modern American history. More than a simple renovation project, the plan represents a test of whether the United States can still execute large-scale public works projects with the speed, coordination, and ambition that once […] The post The Vision Behind the $22 Billion Washington Airport Plan appeared first on Tekedia.
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“Strait of Hormuz is Closed,” No, “It’s Open:” Iran and U.S. Lay Conflicting Claims as Hostilities Resume
The conflict between the United States and Iran intensified sharply on Sunday after both sides exchanged large-scale missile and drone strikes across the Gulf, widening the geographical scope of the war and raising fresh concerns over global energy supplies, commercial shipping and inflation. The latest attacks mark one of the most significant escalations since the […] The post “Strait of Hormuz is Closed,” No, “It’s Open:” Iran and U.S. Lay Conflicting Claims as Hostilities Resume appeared first on Tekedia.
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The Lesson from American Democrats for African Development
Having lived in four different U.S. states, I have observed a compelling case for how African nations might accelerate development: by adopting the economic philosophy often championed by American Democrats. Development requires a government that actively spends to build platforms for commerce; the notion that governments must shrink or disappear to foster progress is a […] The post The Lesson from American Democrats for African Development appeared first on Tekedia.
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Google Sheets vs Excel 2026: Which Spreadsheet Skill Should You Learn First?
Google Sheets vs Excel 2026: Which Spreadsheet Skill Should You Learn First? If you’re looking to improve your digital skills in 2026, learning how to use spreadsheets is one of… TechCity
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Do Fitness Apps Work in 2026? What the Research Really Says
Do Fitness Apps Work in 2026? What the Research Really Says Fitness apps promise to help us become healthier, stronger, and more consistent. They count our steps, remind us… TechCity
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Ray Dalio’s Enduring Case for Gold in an Uncertain World
Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates and one of the world’s most influential investors, has long maintained that gold deserves a permanent place in investment portfolios. While markets often become fixated on short-term price movements and geopolitical headlines, Dalio’s perspective remains rooted in long-term structural trends. His repeated recommendation that investors allocate between 5% […] The post Ray Dalio’s Enduring Case for Gold in an Uncertain World appeared first on Tekedia.
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