The cryptocurrency industry is often described as a race toward the future, but every new step forward carries an old question: can the infrastructure be trusted? As blockchain networks mature and decentralized finance expands into increasingly sophisticated financial products, security and innovation are becoming two sides of the same coin. Polygon’s decision to patch two […] The post Polygon Security Patches and Stonkbrokers Options Protocol Highlight DeFi’s Next Phase appeared first on Tekedia.

The promise of artificial intelligence has always carried a little electricity. A machine that can code, reason, write, research and work beside us feels less like software and more like an extra mind at the desk. For users willing to pay a premium, the attraction is obvious: if more access means more productivity, then paying […] The post Claude Max Lawsuit Raises Questions About AI Usage-Based Pricing appeared first on Tekedia.

Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple’s chief executive after more than a decade at the helm, handing the company’s top job to John Ternus in a succession that places product development and hardware expertise at the center of Apple’s next phase. Cook, who became CEO in 2011 after succeeding co-founder Steve Jobs, will remain […] The post “My Title Changes Tomorrow:” Apple’s Tim Cook Hands CEO Role to John Ternus, Keeping A Hand In Trump Ties And China appeared first on Tekedia.

Tomorrow, Apple turns a page. John Ternus is set to begin his tenure as chief executive officer, stepping into one of the most scrutinized positions in the technology industry. Leadership changes at Apple are never merely corporate events. They are moments when investors, employees, competitors, and consumers pause beneath the enormous shadow of the company […] The post John Ternus Becomes Apple CEO as Tokenized AMC Suffers 50x Depeg on Robinhood Chain appeared first on Tekedia.

The blockchain was built on a promise that sounded almost rethoric: trust without permission, ownership without intermediaries, a financial world where code could become the guardian of value. Yet this week, that promise has been tested by the oldest enemy in technology—exploitation. TectonicFi reportedly lost roughly $75 million in an exploit involving the Cronos ecosystem. […] The post Crypto Security Crisis Meets Web3 Culture as Rekt Drinks Rolls Out at Burning Man appeared first on Tekedia.

French chip materials maker Soitec is using a surge in demand for wafers used in AI data-center optics to secure multi-year customer commitments, with deposits and fixed pricing designed to give the company greater visibility over future demand and protect its margins. The strategy comes as hyperscalers race to expand AI computing infrastructure and increasingly […] The post Soitec Locks In AI Optics Demand With Deposits As Photonics Wafer Orders Surge appeared first on Tekedia.

India’s equity benchmarks could face sharp swings in the final minutes of trading on Monday as funds tracking MSCI indexes reposition portfolios ahead of a major index reshuffle, putting the country’s newly introduced closing auction system to its first significant test. The MSCI changes take effect on September 1, prompting passive funds and other benchmark-linked […] The post India Stocks Face Volatility Test as MSCI Rebalance Meets New Closing Auction appeared first on Tekedia.

Oil has always been more than a commodity. It is the bloodstream of modern civilization, flowing quietly beneath economies, factories, airports, ships and cities. But when war returns to the headlines, that bloodstream begins to race. With the United States and Iran resuming strikes, crude prices have once again become a barometer of fear, rising […] The post Oil Spikes as the Guns Speak Again in the Strait of Hormuz appeared first on Tekedia.

China’s manufacturing sector contracted for a second consecutive month in August, although the decline was milder than expected, underscoring the fragile state of the world’s second-largest economy and keeping pressure on Beijing to step up policy support. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 49.8 in August from 49.2 in July, according to data […] The post China Factory Activity Contracts For Second Month, Keeping Pressure On Beijing For More Stimulus appeared first on Tekedia.

The growing use of artificial intelligence in the financial system has made AI-driven cyber risk the most immediate technology-related threat to global financial stability, Financial Stability Board Chair Andrew Bailey said on Monday, warning that increasingly capable models could fundamentally alter the speed, scale and economics of cyberattacks. Bailey, who is also governor of the […] The post AI Cyber Risk Emerges as Biggest Immediate Threat to Global Financial Stability, FSB Chair Bailey Says appeared first on Tekedia.

Investing in residential rental real estate remains one of the most reliable wealth-building strategies available to property owners. However, simply acquiring a rental unit and collecting monthly checks is rarely enough to maximize your long-term return on investment. Market dynamics, tenant expectations, and maintenance demands continuously evolve, requiring landlords to adopt proactive management strategies. Increasing […] The post How Property Owners Can Improve Rental Income Over Time appeared first on Tekedia.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the yen’s latest decline is not disorderly enough to warrant concern, signaling that Washington is not currently pressing Japan for another currency intervention even after the yen fell below the closely watched 160-per-dollar threshold. The yen slipped through 160 to the dollar on Friday, a level that has repeatedly […] The post Bessent Says Yen Slide Is ‘Pretty Well Contained’ as Markets Weigh BOJ Rate Hikes and Takaichi’s Fiscal Push appeared first on Tekedia.

Barclays has sharply revised its outlook for U.S. monetary policy, now expecting the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by 25 basis points in September and again in December after Chair Kevin Warsh delivered his strongest indication yet that policymakers may need to tighten policy to contain inflation. The shift marks a significant change from […] The post Barclays Bets on Two Fed Rate Hikes After Warsh Signals Inflation Fight Is Far From Over appeared first on Tekedia.

Mercedes-Benz will begin buying back up to €1 billion ($1.2 billion) of its own shares this week, extending an aggressive capital-return programme as the German luxury carmaker contends with weakening sales in China, intense competition and a sharp deterioration in automotive margins. The company’s supervisory board approved the latest programme, which starts on Tuesday, Sept. […] The post Mercedes-Benz Starts €1bn Buyback as China Weakness, Thin Margins Pressure Automaker appeared first on Tekedia.

Germany attracted about €86 billion ($99.91 billion) in foreign direct investment in 2025, a 50% increase from the previous year, as a surge in capital from Britain more than offset a sharp decline in investment by U.S. companies, according to calculations by the German Economic Institute (IW) seen by Reuters on Monday. The increase lifted […] The post Britain Overtakes U.S. As Germany’s Top Foreign Investor As FDI Surges 50% appeared first on Tekedia.

For nine consecutive days, capital flowed into U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds like a steady river carving its path through the financial landscape. Then, almost without warning, the current weakened. The nine-day inflow streak came to an end, reminding the market that even the strongest tides eventually turn. The pause in Bitcoin ETF inflows is […] The post Bitcoin’s Nine-Day River Runs Dry as Robinhood Chain Finds Its Current appeared first on Tekedia.

Jio Platforms, the digital and telecommunications arm of billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, has secured approval from India’s markets regulator to proceed with an initial public offering that could become the country’s largest-ever share sale. The Securities and Exchange Board of India, or SEBI, issued its final observations on August 28, clearing the way for […] The post Jio Platforms Gets Regulatory Clearance For India’s Biggest IPO, Setting Stage For $3.8bn Listing appeared first on Tekedia.

Technology rarely announces its revolutions with thunder. Sometimes, they arrive quietly, disguised as a version number, a partnership ending, or a post-mortem published after the applause has faded. Yet beneath these seemingly separate events, the artificial intelligence industry is rearranging its foundations. OpenClaw 2.0 enters this restless landscape as another signal that AI is moving […] The post OpenClaw 2.0, Cursor and the Battle for Developers appeared first on Tekedia.

A routine evening flight can change in an instant. On Saturday, a Eurowings aircraft traveling from Cologne, Germany, to Mallorca, Spain, made an unscheduled landing in Paris after steam was detected coming from the aircraft’s onboard galley. What began as an ordinary journey toward the Mediterranean suddenly became a reminder of the careful vigilance that […] The post When Steam Turns a Routine Flight Into an Unexpected Journey appeared first on Tekedia.

There is a peculiar theatre unfolding on LinkedIn, where ambition dresses itself in polished sentences and every career milestone arrives beneath a carefully chosen photograph. Workers may cringe at the performative enthusiasm, the endless declarations of gratitude, the humblebrags disguised as vulnerability, and what some have begun calling “grindslop”—the flood of motivational content that turns […] The post The Strange Poetry of LinkedIn’s Professional Performance appeared first on Tekedia.

Gulf stock markets mostly closed lower on Sunday as investors turned cautious after Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh signaled that U.S. interest rates may need to remain elevated to ensure inflation returns to the central bank’s 2% target. Warsh’s comments at the Fed’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole prompted a sharp repricing of U.S. […] The post Gulf Stocks Fall as Warsh Revives Fed Rate-Hike Bets and Higher U.S. Yields Pressure Markets appeared first on Tekedia.

I’ve been watching how entertainment platforms handle massive user loads for years now, and honestly, I keep coming back to one thing: they’re solving problems most tech companies haven’t even noticed yet. Gaming sites process about 847 transactions per second during peak hours. That’s not just impressive engineering. When I started looking at how platforms […] The post Why I Think Gaming Platforms Are Changing How We Build Digital Infrastructure appeared first on Tekedia.

Automatic watches are often described as if their winding systems all work in essentially the same way. In reality, the movement of the rotor is only part of the story, especially for owners who use watch winders to keep their timepieces running when they are off the wrist. The rotor inside an automatic watch can […] The post Why Some Automatic Watches Wind in One Direction and Others in Both appeared first on Tekedia.

 Key points Main Story Nigerian businesses that rely heavily on WhatsApp to communicate with customers are set to face additional messaging costs from October 1, 2026, as Meta introduces per-message charges for service communications sent through the WhatsApp Business Platform. The new pricing structure applies specifically to businesses using the official WhatsApp Business Platform, formerly […] Continue reading %%POSTNAME%% at %%BLOGNAME%%.

For years, artificial intelligence has largely been associated with hyperscale data centres and cloud computing environments. But the next phase of AI innovation is moving much closer to where decisions need to happen at the edge of the network. This shift is being driven by a new generation of applications that cannot afford delays. Whether […]

When patients move, their healthcare data should move with them A patient in an underserved community may begin their care at a local clinic, be referred to a district hospital, have tests processed elsewhere, and later need specialist treatment or follow-up in another province. At every handover, the next care team needs enough context to […]

Ventures Platform, Africa’s leading seed-stage fund, has announced the final close of its second institutional fund – VP Pan-African Fund II (VP PAF II)– at $84 million, exceeding its original target of $75 million.  Achieved just three years after the close of Fund I and against a markedly more cautious global venture backdrop, the oversubscribed […]

AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, today announced the appointment of Brock Ballard as Chief Revenue Officer effective 1 October 2026. Brock joins the team from Bentley Systems following an extensive recruitment process led by AVEVA; he will succeed Sue Quense in the role as she steps into an advisory capacity. Brock brings over […]

Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, economies and societies at an unprecedented speed. As demand for cloud computing, AI workloads and data-intensive digital services accelerates, access to resilient, scalable and locally hosted digital infrastructure will become increasingly critical to Africa’s competitiveness and economic growth. Against this backdrop, MTN Group today announced that MTN Digital Infrastructure has […]