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Volleyball in Vietnam: The Clubs and Players Driving the Sport’s Growing Popularity
Vietnamese volleyball has transcended its image of being a sport of national teams only. Now, teams such as LP Bank Ninh Binh and VTV Binh Dien Long An are becoming participants in Asian competitions, and the name of player Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen is becoming more and more popular abroad. In the domestic championship, young […] The post Volleyball in Vietnam: The Clubs and Players Driving the Sport’s Growing Popularity appeared first on Tekedia.
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Canadian Snooker and Why It Keeps Gaining Support Years after Cliff Thorburn’s World Championship Victory
Snooker is one of those sports that is known to have quite an extensive history in Canada, despite being perceived as something alien there for many. The victory of Cliff Thorburn in the World Championship in 1980 was what put Canadian snooker on the map. Over the years since then, various clubs and tournaments have […] The post Canadian Snooker and Why It Keeps Gaining Support Years after Cliff Thorburn’s World Championship Victory appeared first on Tekedia.
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South Africa’s $21.5 billion SME funding gap is really a data problem
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Terra Industries leads $1m round in Aeon to build Africa’s cyber defence layer
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Why Using Default WiFi Settings Is Not Always Ideal
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The banker helping FNB Connect turn cellphones into gateways to everyday life
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Why fintechs are charging ₦0 to sell Dangote shares
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Mafab to give up its 5G spectrum as Nigeria starts a bigger clean-up
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Major Chinese AI Models Combined Generate Only About 10% Of OpenAI And Anthropic Revenue – Research Firm Rhodium Group
China’s artificial intelligence industry is attracting rapidly growing user adoption, but the revenue generated by its leading AI models remains a fraction of that of US rivals, raising questions about whether soaring valuations are supported by underlying business performance. US research firm Rhodium Group estimates that all major Chinese AI models combined generate only about […] The post Major Chinese AI Models Combined Generate Only About 10% Of OpenAI And Anthropic Revenue – Research Firm Rhodium Group appeared first on Tekedia.
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Shopify CEO Warns AI Is Creating a New Workplace Problem: ‘Slop Grenades’
Artificial intelligence is making it easier for employees to produce emails, documents and code at unprecedented speed. But Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke says that productivity gains can come with a less obvious cost: workers are increasingly passing AI-generated material to colleagues without taking responsibility for whether it is useful, accurate, or worth reading. Lütke described […] The post Shopify CEO Warns AI Is Creating a New Workplace Problem: ‘Slop Grenades’ appeared first on Tekedia.
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Huawei Says AI Chip Demand In China Exceeds Capacity As It Steps Up Challenge To Nvidia
Huawei Technologies says it cannot produce enough artificial intelligence computing equipment to meet demand in China and is limiting overseas sales, underscoring the growth of its Ascend chip business as Beijing pushes to reduce the country’s dependence on Nvidia and other foreign technology. Huawei’s rotating chairman Eric Xu said Thursday that the company had no […] The post Huawei Says AI Chip Demand In China Exceeds Capacity As It Steps Up Challenge To Nvidia appeared first on Tekedia.
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Canada’s European Pivot: The EU’s Unfinished Idea of Associate Membership
For Canada, geography has always imposed a peculiar kind of strategic reality. The Atlantic Ocean separates Ottawa from Europe, while the United States sits directly beneath its economy, security architecture and supply chains. Full European Union membership is therefore neither geographically plausible nor legally available: EU treaties reserve membership for European states. Yet amid a […] The post Canada’s European Pivot: The EU’s Unfinished Idea of Associate Membership appeared first on Tekedia.
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AI Risk and Labor Tensions Expose the Human Cost of Big Tech
The technology industry is discovering an uncomfortable contradiction at the heart of its AI revolution: while companies race to build machines that could transform the future of work. Some of the people protecting their physical infrastructure are preparing to walk off the job, while former researchers are warning that the technology itself could become an […] The post AI Risk and Labor Tensions Expose the Human Cost of Big Tech appeared first on Tekedia.
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Citrini Says Humanoid Robots Could Become AI’s Next Big Investment Trade As China Gains Ground
Citrini Research says AI-enabled robotics is emerging as a major investment trend that could extend the artificial intelligence boom beyond software and data centers, with China’s rapid progress in humanoid robots raising the prospect of a new technology race with the United States. The research firm, which gained widespread attention for publishing a hypothetical AI-driven […] The post Citrini Says Humanoid Robots Could Become AI’s Next Big Investment Trade As China Gains Ground appeared first on Tekedia.
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EU Seeks Voluntary Chinese Curbs on Hybrid Car Exports to Avoid Trade War
The European Union has asked China to voluntarily restrict exports of hybrid vehicles to the bloc as Brussels seeks to contain a widening trade imbalance with Beijing without triggering a broader trade war, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Under the proposal, China would limit sales of Chinese-made hybrid vehicles to roughly 15% of the […] The post EU Seeks Voluntary Chinese Curbs on Hybrid Car Exports to Avoid Trade War appeared first on Tekedia.
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Coinbase One Raises USDC Rewards to 3.75% APY as the New Battle for Stablecoin Capital Intensify 
Coinbase’s decision to lift the USDC rewards available to Coinbase One members to 3.75% APY is more than a modest adjustment to a savings-like product. It is another signal that the competition for stablecoin capital is moving beyond transaction fees and trading features and toward the economics of simply holding digital dollars. At first glance, […] The post Coinbase One Raises USDC Rewards to 3.75% APY as the New Battle for Stablecoin Capital Intensify  appeared first on Tekedia.
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WLFI Governance Rewards and STANDARD Token Surpasses $40M Market Cap on Robinhood
The latest developments around World Liberty Financial and The Standard Reserve point to two different experiments in how crypto protocols can turn participation and capital allocation into core components of token economics. One is focused on governance, seeking to reward holders who actively lock tokens and vote. The other is building an on-chain reserve system […] The post WLFI Governance Rewards and STANDARD Token Surpasses $40M Market Cap on Robinhood appeared first on Tekedia.
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Anthropic, AI Safety and the Geopolitics of the Global Artificial Intelligence Race
The debate over artificial intelligence is entering a more consequential phase. What began as a contest over computing power, model performance and venture capital is increasingly becoming a struggle over regulation, national security and technological sovereignty. Anthropic’s warnings about the risks posed by increasingly capable AI systems have intensified that debate, but a new analysis […] The post Anthropic, AI Safety and the Geopolitics of the Global Artificial Intelligence Race appeared first on Tekedia.
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Circle Arc Day One: Copy Trade the Chain With Banana Gun Before Any Wallet Has a Record
Arc, the layer-1 blockchain built by Circle, the company behind USDC, uses USDC to pay for gas instead of a separate native token. Banana Gun, a non-custodial Telegram trading bot, has announced Day One Arc support covering sniping and copy trading. Together those two facts remove real setup friction, but no wallet on Arc carries […] The post Circle Arc Day One: Copy Trade the Chain With Banana Gun Before Any Wallet Has a Record appeared first on Tekedia.
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Bitcoin Bull Score Drops to 60 as CLARITY Act Setback and Fed Rate Hike Pressure BTC Below $76K
The Bitcoin market has entered a more fragile phase, with its Bull Score falling from 80 to 60 in just one week as the cryptocurrency loses the momentum that carried it above $80,000. Bitcoin has slipped below the $76,000-$82,000 range and was trading around $75,000, turning what had looked like a consolidation zone into a […] The post Bitcoin Bull Score Drops to 60 as CLARITY Act Setback and Fed Rate Hike Pressure BTC Below $76K appeared first on Tekedia.
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Biochar Industrial Secures $1.5 Million Pre-Seed Funding to Scale Industrial Carbon Removal in Africa
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African Startups Gain Momentum as AI and Climate-Tech Investments Rise
Africa’s technology ecosystem is receiving fresh attention as new investments target artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, and climate innovation. In South Africa, 22 On Sloane has unveiled an AI-focused platform alongside a $63 million startup fund aimed at supporting entrepreneurs and expanding opportunities for emerging technology companies. The initiative is expected to provide founders with greater access […] The post African Startups Gain Momentum as AI and Climate-Tech Investments Rise appeared first on Tech In Africa.
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Nigeria’s data localisation deadline is testing its financial infrastructure
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Xiaomi 18 Pro Max: What you should know about the latest flagship
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Before AI saves the world, can it help fix everyday life? 
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Biochar Industrial Group raises $1.5m to turn Africa’s agricultural waste into carbon credits
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👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – sUber migration
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Best Portable Charger in 2026: The Best Power Banks for Travel
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Is Your Old Phone Still Good Enough? An Honest Assessment
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Apple TV lands in Nigeria for ₦1,300 a month: Here’s what you get
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The push to connect Africa’s startups is getting $63 million and an AI platform 
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Xiaomi 18 Fold: What to know about Xiaomi’s new foldable
Xiaomi unveiled the 18 Fold on September 7, 2026. Sales in China began on September 10, with the entry model starting at CNY 10,999.
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Amodei wants to slow the AI frontier. Africa is still trying to reach it
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IFAD and Equity Group Put $200M Behind a Bet That Climate Lending Can Be a Normal Business Line
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Egypt’s Bekia Raises $765K to Put a Paper Trail on Cairo’s Cash-Only Waste Trade
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