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AI in Physical Security: From Hype to Practical Value
Artificial intelligence is drawing more attention across the physical security industry. In the 2026 Genetec State of Physical Security report, based on input from more than 7,300 security professionals worldwide, AI ranked alongside access control and video surveillance as a key priority for the year ahead. That interest is understandable, as security teams are dealing […]
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This startup wants to build Africa’s tourism distribution layer
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Kenyan edtech Craydel expands into Ghana, its eighth African market
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MTN Appoints Jerry Soko as CEO of MTN Eswatini
MTN Group has appointed Jerry Soko as Chief Executive Officer of its Eswatini operations, effective 1 July 2026, following seven months in the role on an acting basis. The appointment forms part of a broader leadership renewal across the group as MTN continues to implement its Ambition 2030 strategy. Announcing the appointment, Ralph Mupita, President […]
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Remittix Airdrop Window Opens, RTX Holders Told To Register Before It’s Too Late
Remittix has opened its airdrop registration window, putting RTX holders on alert as the project moves closer to token distribution and the next major launch update. The registration page is now live through the official Remittix site, giving presale buyers a clear step to complete before distribution begins. With attention building around the upcoming RTX […] The post Remittix Airdrop Window Opens, RTX Holders Told To Register Before It’s Too Late appeared first on Tekedia.
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Week 3 Modules – Capital Market Operators, Benefits of Listing in Stock Exchange
At Tekedia Institute’s Nigeria Capital Market Masterclass, we continue to deepen our understanding of the architecture and opportunities within Nigeria’s capital market ecosystem. This week’s modules are: -Capital Market Operators: Roles, Responsibilities & Interdependencies Benefits of Listing and Capital Market Participation The courseware for Week 3 has been uploaded to the learning board, and our […] The post Week 3 Modules – Capital Market Operators, Benefits of Listing in Stock Exchange appeared first on Tekedia.
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Waymo Ends Phoenix Uber Pilot as Robotaxi Race Shifts Beyond Ride-Hailing Partnerships
Waymo and Uber have ended their robotaxi partnership in Phoenix, Arizona, bringing to a close the companies’ first autonomous ride-hailing pilot as competition intensifies among technology firms, automakers and ride-hailing platforms seeking to dominate the emerging self-driving transportation market. While both companies described the pilot as a success that helped shape broader deployments elsewhere, the […] The post Waymo Ends Phoenix Uber Pilot as Robotaxi Race Shifts Beyond Ride-Hailing Partnerships appeared first on Tekedia.
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Samsung, SK Hynix Shares Fall Despite South Korea’s $518bn AI and Chip Expansion Plan
Shares of South Korea’s semiconductor heavyweights Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix fell sharply on Monday, even after the government unveiled one of the country’s most ambitious industrial expansion plans. Samsung Electronics dropped as much as 4.8%, while SK Hynix erased steeper early losses of nearly 6% to trade 1.6% lower, suggesting markets are weighing the […] The post Samsung, SK Hynix Shares Fall Despite South Korea’s $518bn AI and Chip Expansion Plan appeared first on Tekedia.
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China Escalates Economic Pressure on Japan’s Defense Sector, Blacklisting Research Institutes and Tightening Critical Mineral Exports
China has intensified its campaign to restrict Japan’s access to dual-use technologies and critical minerals, blacklisting four key Japanese government defense research institutes and imposing stricter export controls on dozens of other entities in a move that underscores Beijing’s willingness to wield economic leverage amid deepening regional tensions. The Ministry of Commerce added 20 entities, […] The post China Escalates Economic Pressure on Japan’s Defense Sector, Blacklisting Research Institutes and Tightening Critical Mineral Exports appeared first on Tekedia.
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Pi Team Advances Development While Real-World Utility Remains in Question
A Community Giant With Feet of Clay Pi Network was never supposed to be a conventional cryptocurrency project. Since its 2019 launch as a mobile-mining app, it has grown to a base of over 19 million KYC-verified users — a figure most blockchain projects can only dream of. While many investors focused on established assets […] The post Pi Team Advances Development While Real-World Utility Remains in Question appeared first on Tekedia.
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Nairobi to host TechCabal’s Road to Moonshot mixer on Thursday
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Paga turns to tokenised investments in latest infrastructure push
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👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Takealot finally delivers
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Airtel Kenya appoints new managing director as rivalry with Safaricom intensifies
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UBS Sees Gold Rebounding Nearly 30% as Fed Rate Cuts, Weaker Dollar and Central Bank Buying Revive Bull Market
After suffering one of its sharpest corrections in years, gold could be poised for a powerful rebound, according to UBS, which believes the precious metal could climb about 28% over the next 12 months as expectations for U.S. monetary policy shift, the dollar weakens, and central banks continue accumulating bullion. The bullish outlook contrasts with […] The post UBS Sees Gold Rebounding Nearly 30% as Fed Rate Cuts, Weaker Dollar and Central Bank Buying Revive Bull Market appeared first on Tekedia.
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Nigerian Fintech Stabyl Raises $2.7 Million to Tackle Africa’s Hidden Foreign Exchange Infrastructure Challenge
Stabyl, a Nigerian exchange platform that allows banks, PSPs, and traders to access deep FX stablecoin liquidity, has emerged from Stealth to raise $2.7 million in pre-seed funding. The funding round was led by Konga, which will also become Stabyl’s first real-world implementation partner. By leveraging established fiat capabilities through KongaPay’s licensed rails and pairing them […] The post Nigerian Fintech Stabyl Raises $2.7 Million to Tackle Africa’s Hidden Foreign Exchange Infrastructure Challenge appeared first on Tekedia.
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Young People, the Next Gold Rush in Nigeria Is the Capital Market
Young People of Nigeria, you need to pay attention to what is coming. Bitcoin and cryptocurrency may create pockets of wealth, and artificial intelligence will certainly reshape industries, but neither is likely to deliver the broad-based economic alpha for Nigeria in the coming decade. AI, in particular, requires enormous capital, reliable electricity, deep research ecosystems, […] The post Young People, the Next Gold Rush in Nigeria Is the Capital Market appeared first on Tekedia.
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Tekedia’s Nigeria Capital Market Masterclass Begins; Registration Continues
Tekedia Nigeria Capital Market Masterclass is a practitioner-led, intensive program designed to deepen the human capabilities needed to power Nigeria’s modern capital market. The Masterclass blends applied knowledge, real-market processes, regulatory frameworks, technology infrastructure, and hands-on case studies covering the entire capital market value chain. The program will run for 8 weeks, with assignments, simulations, and […] The post Tekedia’s Nigeria Capital Market Masterclass Begins; Registration Continues appeared first on Tekedia.
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WhatsApp Finally Rolls Out Usernames, Offering Users a Long-Sought Privacy Layer While Keeping Phone Numbers at Its Core
WhatsApp on Thursday introduced usernames, a feature users have been anticipating for years, allowing people to share their profiles and connect without revealing their phone numbers — though the Meta-owned messaging app will still require a phone number for account creation. The rollout marks a significant evolution for the world’s most popular messaging platform, which […] The post WhatsApp Finally Rolls Out Usernames, Offering Users a Long-Sought Privacy Layer While Keeping Phone Numbers at Its Core appeared first on Tekedia.
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Cursor Launches Mobile App as AI Coding Shifts From Writing Code to Managing Autonomous Agents
Artificial intelligence coding startup Cursor is expanding beyond the desktop with the launch of its first mobile application, betting that the future of software development will increasingly revolve around supervising autonomous AI coding agents rather than manually writing code. The new iOS app, announced on Monday, allows developers to create, monitor and communicate with Cursor’s […] The post Cursor Launches Mobile App as AI Coding Shifts From Writing Code to Managing Autonomous Agents appeared first on Tekedia.
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Baidu Shares Jump on Report Kunlunxin Could Seek Hong Kong IPO at $50 Billion Valuation
Shares of Chinese technology giant Baidu climbed more than 7% in Hong Kong on Monday after a report said its artificial intelligence chip subsidiary, Kunlunxin, is preparing for a Hong Kong initial public offering that could value the business at as much as $50 billion. The rally comes as Chinese AI chipmakers increasingly attract investor […] The post Baidu Shares Jump on Report Kunlunxin Could Seek Hong Kong IPO at $50 Billion Valuation appeared first on Tekedia.
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Tencent Signs $2.9bn Memory Deal With CXMT as China Accelerates AI Chip Self-Reliance Ahead of Landmark IPO
Chinese memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has secured a long-term supply agreement worth more than 20 billion yuan ($2.94 billion) with internet giant Tencent, in a deal that underscores China’s accelerating push to build a self-sufficient semiconductor ecosystem as demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure continues to surge. According to people familiar with the matter […] The post Tencent Signs $2.9bn Memory Deal With CXMT as China Accelerates AI Chip Self-Reliance Ahead of Landmark IPO appeared first on Tekedia.
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BT, Verizon Form $4 Billion Global Enterprise Joint Venture in Strategic Telecoms Shake-Up
BT and Verizon have agreed to combine their international enterprise businesses into a 50:50 joint venture, creating a global communications provider with approximately $4 billion in annual revenue that will target multinational corporations seeking secure cross-border connectivity, cloud networking and managed digital services. The deal marks one of the most significant restructurings in the international […] The post BT, Verizon Form $4 Billion Global Enterprise Joint Venture in Strategic Telecoms Shake-Up appeared first on Tekedia.
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Markets Find Temporary Relief as U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Eases Energy Fears, Though Inflation and AI Valuation Concerns Linger
Global markets found a measure of relief on Monday after the United States and Iran agreed to halt recent hostilities and renew diplomatic talks, helping to calm oil prices that had spiked earlier in the day amid fresh exchanges of strikes between the two sides. The return to negotiations followed several days of tit-for-tat military […] The post Markets Find Temporary Relief as U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Eases Energy Fears, Though Inflation and AI Valuation Concerns Linger appeared first on Tekedia.
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Tekedia Capital congratulates our portfolio company, Pocket, for raising $11M
Tekedia Capital congratulates our portfolio company, Pocket, on raising $11 million today. It has been a remarkable journey for Pocket. The company shipped its first product just eight months ago, and today more than 100,000 people are using Pocket to stay present in their most important conversations. Pocket is building for a world where technology […] The post Tekedia Capital congratulates our portfolio company, Pocket, for raising $11M appeared first on Tekedia.
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South Africa’s E Squared Deployed R300M Into Startups in 2025, Hits R1.37BN Lifetime
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Flat6Labs and IFC Launch StartAlgeria to Strengthen the Country’s Incubator Ecosystem
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Nigerian Fintech Stabyl Raises $2.7M to Solve Africa’s FX Liquidity Gap
Nigerian startup Stabyl has closed a $2.7 million pre-seed round to build institutional-grade foreign exchange infrastructure for banks and payment companies operating across African currency corridors. The round was led by Konga, which will also serve as Stabyl’s first real-world test case and naira settlement partner through KongaPay. The startup was co-founded by Prince Nnamdi […] The post Nigerian Fintech Stabyl Raises $2.7M to Solve Africa’s FX Liquidity Gap appeared first on Tech In Africa.
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Best World Cup Free Bets: Top World Cup Betting Offers UK 2026
Find the best World Cup free bet offers today, including enhanced odds for signing up The 2026 World Cup is closing out the final round of group game fixtures with lots of knockout fixtures still to be decided. UK betting sites are competing hard for new customers with sign-up offers, enhanced odds, tournament-specific promotions and […] The post Best World Cup Free Bets: Top World Cup Betting Offers UK 2026 appeared first on Tekedia.
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Netherlands vs. Morocco 2026 World Cup prediction, picks, odds, betting preview
Two heavyweights meet in the Round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup and you can bet Netherlands vs. Morocco now on FanDuel If you’re a new bettor, you can get $50 in free bets to use on the World Cup 2026 match between Morocco and Netherlands. Here’s how to claim your free bets with […] The post Netherlands vs. Morocco 2026 World Cup prediction, picks, odds, betting preview appeared first on Tekedia.
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Chatbots vs AI Agents: Rethinking SouthAfrican Hiring in 2026
South Africa’s hiring teams are wrestling with a volume problem that traditional processes were never built to handle. A single retail or call-centre campaign can attract a few thousand applicants in a week, and manual CV review stretches time-to-fill from days into weeks. By the time a shortlist lands, the strongest candidates have usually accepted […]
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Germany vs. Paraguay 2026 World Cup Round of 32: odds, prediction: picks by expert
We reveal our Paraguay vs. Germany best bets for their FIFA World Cup 2026 match as the knockout round continues on Monday If you’re a new bettor, you can get $50 in free bets to use on the World Cup 2026 match between Germany and Paraguay. Here’s how to claim your free bets with Win […] The post Germany vs. Paraguay 2026 World Cup Round of 32: odds, prediction: picks by expert appeared first on Tekedia.
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Brazil vs Japan Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 29 Jun 2026
If you’re a new bettor, you can get $50 in free bets to use on the World Cup 2026 match between Brazil and Japan. Here’s how to claim your free bets with Win Beast: Open an account here. Deposit $10. Bet $10 on football at min odds of 1/1 (2.00). Get $50 in free bets […] The post Brazil vs Japan Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 29 Jun 2026 appeared first on Tekedia.
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South Africa turns to drones, AI, CCTV cameras ahead of anti-migrant protests
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Prosus Delivers Record Profit as Digital Overhaul Pays Off, Consumer Platforms Turn Profitable Worldwide
Dutch technology investor and digital services giant Prosus reported a sharp jump in annual earnings on Monday, underscoring the success of its strategy to transform itself from a holding company dependent on its Tencent stake into a global operator of profitable digital consumer businesses. The Amsterdam-listed company posted an 84% increase in adjusted earnings before […] The post Prosus Delivers Record Profit as Digital Overhaul Pays Off, Consumer Platforms Turn Profitable Worldwide appeared first on Tekedia.
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Global Central Bankers Reject Stablecoin Threat, Say They Boost The U.S. Dollar
Global central banks and institutions like the Bank for International Settlements have stated that crypto stablecoins are primarily strengthening the US dollar rather than challenging fiat currencies as alternatives. With roughly 98% of stablecoin value pegged to the USD, these digital assets have reportedly extended the reach of the dollar into blockchain-based transactions, offering 24/7 […] The post Global Central Bankers Reject Stablecoin Threat, Say They Boost The U.S. Dollar appeared first on Tekedia.
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