Moroccan super app ORA Technologies has raised an additional $2 million from local investors, extending its Series A round to a total of $10 million as it scales its food delivery and digital payments operations. What makes the round notable isn’t just the size — it’s the cap table. ORA says the entire $10 million […] The post Morocco’s ORA Technologies Extends Series A to $10M in Fully Local Round appeared first on Tech In Africa.

American cloud platform Vercel has acquired Stakpak, an Egyptian-founded startup building open-source autonomous DevOps agents — its second purchase of an African company in the space of a month, and its second exit for P1 Ventures’ portfolio. The deal follows Vercel’s acquisition of Better Auth, founded by Ethiopian developer Bereket Engida, which was confirmed just […] The post Vercel Snaps Up Egyptian-Founded Stakpak in Second African Acquisition This Month appeared first on Tech In Africa.

U.S. trade regulators have launched an investigation into Samsung Electronics’ memory chips and a range of artificial intelligence hardware sold by Google, Nvidia, Broadcom, and Super Micro Computer after California-based Netlist accused the companies of infringing its memory technology patents. The investigation by the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) marks the latest escalation in Netlist’s […] The post U.S. Opens Patent Probe Into Samsung AI Memory Chips, Pulling Nvidia, Google, and Broadcom Into Widening Netlist Dispute appeared first on Tekedia.

Uber has agreed to acquire German food-delivery giant Delivery Hero in a deal valued at $14.8 billion, marking one of the biggest consolidation moves in the global online food-delivery industry and creating the world’s largest delivery platform outside China. The acquisition significantly expands Uber’s international footprint, strengthens its competitive position against DoorDash and Prosus-backed Just […] The post Uber Strikes $14.8bn Deal For Delivery Hero To Create Global Food-Delivery Powerhouse appeared first on Tekedia.

The United States has imposed 25% tariffs on most imports from Brazil following a yearlong investigation into what Washington describes as unfair trade practices, sharply escalating trade tensions between the two countries after negotiations failed to produce an agreement. The tariffs, which take effect on July 22, were imposed under Section 301 of the Trade […] The post U.S. Imposes 25% Tariffs On Most Brazilian Imports After Trade Probe, Escalating Dispute With Latin America’s Largest Economy appeared first on Tekedia.

Visa, a world leader in digital payments, has officially introduced the Visa Stablecoin Platform (VSP), a new enterprise solution designed to make stablecoin integration straightforward for financial institutions, fintech companies, and crypto-native businesses. The platform operates as a single, Visa-managed environment where participants can access, store, and redeem stablecoins. Building on Visa’s broader crypto strategy, […] The post Visa Launches Stablecoin Platform to Serve Over 200 Million Merchants appeared first on Tekedia.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) delivered another record-breaking quarter on Thursday, as surging demand for advanced chips from customers including Nvidia, Apple and Broadcom drove earnings well above market expectations and prompted the company to raise both its capital spending and U.S. investment plans. The world’s largest contract chipmaker reported second-quarter net profit of NT$706.56 […] The post TSMC Q2 Earnings Smash Profit Forecasts, Company Announces $100bn Additional U.S. Chip Expansion appeared first on Tekedia.

The 2026 Osun State governorship election is shaping up to be one of the most digitally influenced elections in the state’s political history. While traditional campaign structures, grassroots mobilisation, and party organisation remain essential determinants of electoral success, digital communication has become a powerful force in shaping voter perceptions before election day. Publicly observable online […] The post How Bola Oyebamiji Can Build a Winning Online Strategy for Osun 2026 Governorship Election appeared first on Tekedia.

A judge has ordered the freezing of 25 cryptocurrency accounts linked to the controversial LIBRA memecoin, marking another major development in the growing legal scrutiny surrounding politically connected digital assets. The decision comes amid allegations of fraud, market manipulation, and investor losses tied to the token’s rapid rise and subsequent collapse. The LIBRA memecoin gained […] The post LIBRA Memecoin Faces Legal Heat as Court Orders Account Freezes appeared first on Tekedia.

Mira Murati’s AI startup Thinking Machines has unveiled its first general-purpose artificial intelligence model, marking a significant attempt by a Western company to narrow China’s growing lead in the open-weight AI ecosystem. The release comes at a time when Chinese laboratories have emerged as the dominant force in open-source AI, while several leading U.S. developers […] The post Startup Thinking Machines Launches Inkling To Challenge China’s Dominance In Open-Weight AI Models appeared first on Tekedia.

China’s planned export restrictions on rare earth minerals could jeopardize as much as $6.5 trillion worth of industrial production outside the country, marking one of the biggest supply chain risks facing the global economy as geopolitical competition increasingly extends into critical minerals, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). In its latest Global Critical Minerals […] The post China’s Rare Earth Export Curbs Could Put $6.5tn in Global Manufacturing at Risk, IEA Warns appeared first on Tekedia.

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Key points Main story The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced a review of its Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) Business Rules as part of efforts to strengthen competition and improve access to telecommunications services across Nigeria. The review was announced on Thursday during a one-day MVNO Business Rule Stakeholders Forum organised by the commission […] Continue reading %%POSTNAME%% at %%BLOGNAME%%.

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