Naija News Feed
Technology
OPPO phones expected to launch in 2026: Full release timeline
Table of contents OPPO Find X9 Ultra OPPO Find N6 OPPO Find N7 OPPO Reno 15 Pro Max 5G OPPO Reno 15 Pro 5G OPPO Reno 15 F 5G OPPO A6x 5G OPPO A6s 5G A few days ago, we published a guide on recommended OPPO phones to buy in 2026. That piece focused on […]
TechCabal -
Michael Burry Warns AI Boom Is an ‘Epic’ Bubble Too Massive to Rescue, Predicting Market and Economic Fallout
Michael Burry, the contrarian investor immortalized in “The Big Short” for his prescient bet against the housing market, issued a stark warning late Tuesday that the artificial intelligence frenzy represents a bubble of unprecedented scale—one destined to burst and drag down stocks and the broader economy, with government intervention powerless to prevent it. In a […] The post Michael Burry Warns AI Boom Is an ‘Epic’ Bubble Too Massive to Rescue, Predicting Market and Economic Fallout appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Pitches AI Robotics as Europe’s Industrial Comeback Bet
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has framed artificial intelligence–powered robotics as a rare strategic opening for Europe, arguing that the continent’s deep industrial roots give it an edge in what he described as a “once-in-a-generation” technological shift. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, Huang said Europe’s strength in manufacturing positions it […] The post Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Pitches AI Robotics as Europe’s Industrial Comeback Bet appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
Greg Abel Signals New Era at Berkshire as Conglomerate Moves to Unwind Long-Troubled Kraft Heinz Bet
Berkshire Hathaway has taken a decisive procedural step that could pave the way for a full or partial exit from one of the most uncomfortable chapters in Warren Buffett’s investing legacy, as the conglomerate registered its entire 27.5% stake in Kraft Heinz for potential sale. The decision is seen as a carefully calibrated signal that […] The post Greg Abel Signals New Era at Berkshire as Conglomerate Moves to Unwind Long-Troubled Kraft Heinz Bet appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
QR Code Phishing Emails Surge Globally
Attackers use QR codes in emails more frequently because they provide a simple and cost-effective way to conceal malicious URLs, evading detection by many protective solutions. Global cybersecurity and digital privacy company Kaspersky has reported a spike in phishing emails containing malicious QR codes. Detections for these jumped from 46,969 in August 2025 to 249,723 […]
IT News Africa -
Complete review of Betti Casino for UK players
Introduction The digital age has ushered in a new era of entertainment, with online casinos like Betti beckoning players from the comfort of their homes. The promise of easy access and potential winnings can be incredibly enticing, but it’s crucial to tread carefully in this virtual landscape. Betti Casino, an online platform accessible to UK […] The post Complete review of Betti Casino for UK players appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
Deposit and Withdrawal Methods at Energy Casino in Poland
Introduction Alright, buckle up, ???????? players! Let’s talk about Energy casino Poland. Picture this: you’re ready to dive headfirst into the exhilarating world of online slots and live dealer games. The adrenaline is pumping, and you’re itching to land that massive jackpot. But hold on a second… before you can even spin those reels, you […] The post Deposit and Withdrawal Methods at Energy Casino in Poland appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
Bizzo Casino Review: Why It’s a Top Casino in Australia
Introduction The online casino landscape in Australia is a dynamic and ever-expanding arena, with new platforms constantly vying for players’ attention. Among the more recent entrants is Bizzo casino Australia, which has quickly made a name for itself since its launch. This review takes a deep dive into the Bizzo Casino experience, offering an expert […] The post Bizzo Casino Review: Why It’s a Top Casino in Australia appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
Crypto in 2026: What to Expect!
The first weeks of 2026 have delivered a strong signal about the crypto year ahead. Crypto markets have broadly rallied, with many assets showing price jumps of more than 10% over seven days. Bitcoin climbed above $95,000 (approximately R1.7 million) for the first time since November, while XRP led the charge with gains of around […]
IT News Africa -
Did You Know Loyalty Programs Can Track Your Data?
Many consumers don’t realize that their favorite loyalty programs are practically a second currency. We swipe for points, miles, and cash back without hesitation. But the exchange rate can be steep. International Data Privacy Day on 28 January usually brings a wave of advice about passwords and privacy settings. Most of us tune it out. […]
IT News Africa -
Ozow & RelyComply Join Forces to Boost South Africa’s Digital Payments
South Africa’s payment landscape has undergone significant changes, with account-to-account, mobile, and voucher payments now an integral part of everyday life. However, with increased digital activity comes an increased opportunity for fraud, from fake identities and mule accounts to bogus business registrations. By embedding RelyComply’s AI verification tools directly into its onboarding process, Ozow can […]
IT News Africa -
Kariuki Ngari, Standard Chartered Kenya’s marathon-loving CEO, to retire in April
Ngari, 58, has spent over three decades in banking, building a reputation as a career banker keen on building digital platforms and sustainability.
TechCabal -
 
 
👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – A chipper Chipper
In today's edition: Chipper Cash stops burning cash || Nigeria is betting on mini-grids || South Africa's Nedbank to take over Kenya's NCBA || Worldcoin deletes Kenyan citizens' data
TechCabal -
Trump’s AI Czar David Sacks Blasts California’s Proposed Billionaire Wealth Tax as ‘Asset Seizure’
David Sacks, President Donald Trump’s appointed czar for artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency, delivered a sharp rebuke Wednesday to a proposed ballot measure in California that would impose a one-time 5% tax on the net worth of residents worth $1 billion or more, branding it an unprecedented “asset seizure” that could mark the start of a […] The post Trump’s AI Czar David Sacks Blasts California’s Proposed Billionaire Wealth Tax as ‘Asset Seizure’ appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
OpenAI and Anthropic Turn to Enterprise Clients to Lock in Revenue and Scale in Intensifying AI Race
Artificial intelligence leaders OpenAI and Anthropic are increasingly orienting their businesses around enterprise customers, a shift that highlights how the generative AI boom is entering a more commercially disciplined phase marked by high costs, tougher competition, and growing pressure to turn adoption into durable revenue. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, executives from both […] The post OpenAI and Anthropic Turn to Enterprise Clients to Lock in Revenue and Scale in Intensifying AI Race appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
At Davos, Trump Calls for Greenland Negotiations, but Dials Back Use of Force
President Donald Trump’s renewed push to acquire Greenland has opened a fresh fault line between Washington and its European allies, exposing strains within NATO and reviving long-standing questions about sovereignty, security, and the use of economic leverage in alliance politics. While Trump has now ruled out military force, a move that has eased immediate fears […] The post At Davos, Trump Calls for Greenland Negotiations, but Dials Back Use of Force appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
Amazon Launches Health AI, Bringing AI Deeper Into Healthcare With One Medical Assistant
Amazon has rolled out an artificial intelligence-powered healthcare assistant for members of its primary care chain, One Medical, marking its most concrete step yet in embedding generative AI directly into patient care workflows and intensifying competition with OpenAI, Anthropic, and other tech firms eyeing the lucrative health sector. The new tool, called Health AI, is […] The post Amazon Launches Health AI, Bringing AI Deeper Into Healthcare With One Medical Assistant appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
JPMorgan CEO Warns Trump’s Credit Card Rate Cap Could Trigger a Broad Credit Shock Across the U.S. Economy
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has escalated warnings over President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose a one-year cap of 10% on credit card interest rates, arguing that the policy could destabilize consumer credit markets and send shockwaves through the wider U.S. economy, far beyond the banking sector. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, […] The post JPMorgan CEO Warns Trump’s Credit Card Rate Cap Could Trigger a Broad Credit Shock Across the U.S. Economy appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
YouTube Targets ‘AI Slop’ and Deepfakes as Platform Braces for a Defining Test in the Age of Synthetic Media
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan has signaled that 2026 will be a pivotal year for the world’s largest video platform, as it confronts the growing flood of low-quality AI-generated content and the more dangerous rise of deepfakes that blur the line between reality and fabrication. In his annual letter published Wednesday, Mohan said the platform is […] The post YouTube Targets ‘AI Slop’ and Deepfakes as Platform Braces for a Defining Test in the Age of Synthetic Media appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
Bitcoin Slides For Seventh Straight Session as Trade Tensions Rattle Crypto Markets
Bitcoin has extended its decline for a seventh consecutive session, falling as low as $88,861 on Wednesday, its longest losing streak since November 2024, amid rising U.S.-EU trade tensions that have unsettled global risk markets. The world’s largest cryptocurrency dropped more than 2% intraday, briefly touching $87,794 before staging a modest rebound. At the time […] The post Bitcoin Slides For Seventh Straight Session as Trade Tensions Rattle Crypto Markets appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
Gates Foundation and OpenAI Launch $50M AI Healthcare Initiative Across Africa to Counter Aid Crisis
The Gates Foundation and OpenAI are launching a $50 million partnership to help several African nations leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance their healthcare systems and mitigate the effects of international aid reductions, according to Bill Gates, who announced the initiative on Wednesday. The partnership, named Horizon1000, will collaborate with African leaders to determine the […] The post Gates Foundation and OpenAI Launch $50M AI Healthcare Initiative Across Africa to Counter Aid Crisis appeared first on Tech In Africa.
Tech In Africa -
Global Industrial Giants Choose Morocco for First African Manufacturing Exhibition as WAM Morocco Unveils Continental Startup Pavilion
The World Advanced Manufacturing & Future Mobility Exhibition (WAM Morocco) has attracted a remarkable lineup of global industrial leaders, many of whom are attending their first manufacturing exhibition in Morocco. This marks a major milestone in Morocco’s growing reputation as a key hub for Industry 4.0 and intelligent manufacturing across Africa. The event, running from […] The post Global Industrial Giants Choose Morocco for First African Manufacturing Exhibition as WAM Morocco Unveils Continental Startup Pavilion appeared first on Tech In Africa.
Tech In Africa -
Nedbank bids $856m for control of Kenya’s NCBA in East Africa push 
The offer targets 66% of NCBA, leaving the remainder of the lender publicly listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE).
TechCabal -
Africa’s Most Important Missing Infrastructure
Looking at more than 2,000 years of Gross World Product, three great epochs of human progress emerge. I describe them as the Invention Society Era, the Innovation Society Era, and the Acceleration Society Era. In the Invention Era, humanity generated ideas and established the foundations of natural philosophy, but lacked the commercial and institutional mechanisms […] The post Africa’s Most Important Missing Infrastructure appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
 
 
Chipper Cash Hits A Major Financial Milestone in Q4 2025, Following Years of Sustained Financial Pressure
Chipper Cash, a cross-border money transfer platform, has reached a major financial milestone, posting its first-ever quarter of positive free cash flow in Q4 2025. This announcement was made by the company’s CEO and Co-founder, Ham Serunjogi, who described the development as a significant turning point for the fintech, following years of sustained financial pressure […] The post Chipper Cash Hits A Major Financial Milestone in Q4 2025, Following Years of Sustained Financial Pressure appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
OpenAI’s Hardware Gambit Takes Shape as First Device Nears Launch
OpenAI’s long-anticipated move into consumer hardware is no longer just an experiment in design or form factor. It is emerging as a strategic response to a harder reality facing the company: how to convert unprecedented scale and investor confidence into durable, long-term profit. After months of speculation following its acquisition of Jony Ive’s startup, io, […] The post OpenAI’s Hardware Gambit Takes Shape as First Device Nears Launch appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
SASSA confirms February 2026 grant payment schedule amid misinformation
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has released its February 2026 grant payment schedule amid battling a wave of misinformation on social platforms.
TechCabal -
Energy Economics, Not Algorithms, Will Decide the AI Race, Microsoft CEO Says
Energy costs are fast becoming the decisive factor in which countries lead the global artificial intelligence race, according to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who warned that cheap, reliable power will increasingly determine whether AI translates into real economic growth or remains an expensive technological promise. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, […] The post Energy Economics, Not Algorithms, Will Decide the AI Race, Microsoft CEO Says appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
IMF to Europe: Fix Your Economy or Lose Leverage as Trump’s Tariff Threats Test Transatlantic Ties
As the prospect of a renewed U.S.–Europe trade war sharpens, the International Monetary Fund has delivered one of its bluntest assessments yet of Europe’s economic position, warning that the continent risks entering a volatile geopolitical phase without the economic cohesion needed to defend its interests. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, IMF Managing […] The post IMF to Europe: Fix Your Economy or Lose Leverage as Trump’s Tariff Threats Test Transatlantic Ties appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
China Telecom Trains Frontier AI Models Entirely on Huawei Chips, Marking a Milestone in Beijing’s Push for Tech Self-Reliance
State-owned China Telecom has unveiled what it describes as the country’s first large-scale artificial intelligence models built with the Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture and trained entirely on domestically developed chips from Huawei Technologies, according to SCMP. The TeleChat3 models, developed by China Telecom’s Institute of Artificial Intelligence (TeleAI), span an unusually wide range of sizes, from […] The post China Telecom Trains Frontier AI Models Entirely on Huawei Chips, Marking a Milestone in Beijing’s Push for Tech Self-Reliance appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
Tech Stocks Drag Markets Lower as Trump’s Greenland Tariff Threats Spark Trade War Fears
U.S. equity markets opened the week on a sharply lower note on Tuesday, with technology shares bearing the brunt of investor unease over President Donald Trump’s escalating rhetoric on acquiring Greenland and his threats of punitive tariffs against European allies. The sell-off reflected broader concerns about renewed transatlantic trade tensions, just as global leaders converged […] The post Tech Stocks Drag Markets Lower as Trump’s Greenland Tariff Threats Spark Trade War Fears appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
Bessent Warns Powell Against Supreme Court Appearance as Trump–Fed Standoff Deepens
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday urged Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to stay away from upcoming Supreme Court arguments tied to President Donald Trump’s effort to remove one of the central bank’s governors, warning that Powell’s presence could further politicize an already volatile dispute over the Fed’s independence. Speaking to CNBC’s Joe Kernen on […] The post Bessent Warns Powell Against Supreme Court Appearance as Trump–Fed Standoff Deepens appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
Amazon CEO Admits Rising Prices as Trump’s Tariffs Begin Reshaping Retail Dynamics
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has confirmed that President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs are beginning to affect consumer prices, marking a turning point in the trade policy’s impact on one of the world’s largest online marketplaces. His comments, made Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos during an interview with CNBC’s Becky Quick, highlight the […] The post Amazon CEO Admits Rising Prices as Trump’s Tariffs Begin Reshaping Retail Dynamics appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
Netflix Sweetens Takeover Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery with Cash Only
Netflix has revamped its acquisition proposal for Warner Bros. Discovery, moving from a cash-and-stock deal to a cash-only offer, signaling a strategic push to reassure shareholders and accelerate the approval process. While the price per share remains unchanged at $27.75, valuing WBD’s movie studio and streaming assets at $82.7 billion, the shift simplifies the transaction, […] The post Netflix Sweetens Takeover Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery with Cash Only appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -
Standard Chartered Appoints New CEO to Replace Kariuki Ngare
Standard Chartered has announced the appointment of Dalu Ajene as Chief Executive Officer for the bank’s operations in Africa, with dual responsibilities as Head of Coverage for the continent. Ajene previously served as CEO of Standard Chartered Nigeria, a role he assumed in April 2024. During his tenure, he steered the bank to strong year-on-year […]
IT News Africa -
SOL Traders Run ROI Simulations Showing That Flipping $150 Into Ozak AI Could Outperform a Full Year of Solana by 300×
Ozak AI ($OZ) has quickly become one of the most closely watched AI–crypto projects of 2026, especially among Solana traders actively running ROI simulations for the new cycle. As an advanced ecosystem built at the intersection of AI technologies and DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks), Ozak AI is being positioned as a breakthrough model capable […] The post SOL Traders Run ROI Simulations Showing That Flipping $150 Into Ozak AI Could Outperform a Full Year of Solana by 300× appeared first on Tekedia.
Tekedia -