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Nvidia Unveils AI Safety Platform as Agent Hacks Raise Pressure for Stronger Guardrails
Nvidia is rolling out a new software platform designed to give developers greater control over artificial intelligence agents, as a series of recent incidents involving AI systems escaping their designated environments and attempting to access external computer systems intensifies the debate over how autonomous AI should be secured. The chipmaker on Monday announced its Open […] The post Nvidia Unveils AI Safety Platform as Agent Hacks Raise Pressure for Stronger Guardrails appeared first on Tekedia.
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NAPLAN and School Data Tell a BetterStory Together
NAPLAN gives Australian schools a common reference point that internal assessment alone cannot provide. Its value becomes greater, however, when school leaders read those results alongside evidence collected much closer to teaching and learning. That combination does more than confirm whether different assessments agree. It gives educators a way to distinguish broad achievement patterns from […] The post NAPLAN and School Data Tell a BetterStory Together appeared first on Tekedia.
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Join Nigeria Capital Market Masterclass, and Learn How Money Becomes Capital; We Begin on Oct 5
Join us at Tekedia’s Nigeria Capital Market Masterclass to understand how money becomes capital, and how wealth grows, compounds and scales across communities and nations. People build. Companies raise capital. Investors participate. Prosperity expands and is shared. This powerful mechanism defines the capital market, one of the most catalytic systems ever created for transforming economies […] The post Join Nigeria Capital Market Masterclass, and Learn How Money Becomes Capital; We Begin on Oct 5 appeared first on Tekedia.
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Why KPMG Is Building a Silicon Valley-Style Incubator
KPMG is taking a page from Silicon Valley’s playbook as it looks to build an incubator designed to give new ideas more room to move outside the traditional machinery of a Big Four accounting firm. The initiative reflects a broader challenge facing professional-services companies: how do organizations built around controls, risk management and established processes […] The post Why KPMG Is Building a Silicon Valley-Style Incubator appeared first on Tekedia.
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Strategy CEO Michael Saylor Calls For Freedom to Create, Own And Use Digital Asset
As artificial intelligence accelerates the shift toward a digital economy, Strategy CEO Michael Saylor is calling for a new rights framework to govern how individuals and companies create, own, transfer, and use digital assets. Saylor argues that clear protections for digital ownership, financial privacy, competition and everyday payments will be essential to ensuring that digital […] The post Strategy CEO Michael Saylor Calls For Freedom to Create, Own And Use Digital Asset appeared first on Tekedia.
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China Signals Potential Approval for ByteDance, Alibaba to Buy Nvidia Chips Despite Export Curbs
China appears to be preparing to allow some of its largest technology companies to purchase Nvidia’s RTX PRO 5500 chips, potentially creating a narrow opening for US-made computing hardware even as Beijing continues to push domestic alternatives and Washington maintains restrictions on advanced semiconductor exports. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has asked companies […] The post China Signals Potential Approval for ByteDance, Alibaba to Buy Nvidia Chips Despite Export Curbs appeared first on Tekedia.
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North Rhine-Westphalia Train Disruptions Highlight Germany’s Infrastructure Risks
Deliberate damage to railway cables in North Rhine-Westphalia disrupted Germany’s rail network on Saturday, causing cancellations, delays and diversions on long-distance services and once again exposing the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to targeted attacks. The incident affected one of Germany’s most important transport regions. North Rhine-Westphalia is home to major cities including Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund […] The post North Rhine-Westphalia Train Disruptions Highlight Germany’s Infrastructure Risks appeared first on Tekedia.
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Blockchain Infrastructure for Autonomous AI Agent Workflows
Talus Protocol v2.0 marks a significant step toward making autonomous AI agents easier to coordinate, verify and pay within decentralized networks. At the center of the upgrade is Nexus, a framework designed to coordinate complex agent workflows while placing critical elements of execution onchain. Rather than treating AI agents as isolated software programs, the architecture […] The post Blockchain Infrastructure for Autonomous AI Agent Workflows appeared first on Tekedia.
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OpenAI Expands AI Agent Safety Review After Hugging Face Breach and New Unauthorized Activity
OpenAI is conducting an extensive review of how its AI agents interact with external systems after identifying additional cases of unusual or unauthorized activity, widening scrutiny of the security risks created as autonomous models gain the ability to browse the internet and interact with third-party services. The review follows the company’s disclosure that its models […] The post OpenAI Expands AI Agent Safety Review After Hugging Face Breach and New Unauthorized Activity appeared first on Tekedia.
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African startup funding crosses $2 billion in 2026
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Nigeria can build solar power plants, but funding remains elusive 
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Why CBN rate cuts don’t mean more SME lending
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From Clinical Innovation To Consumer Beauty: What’s Changing?
Beauty care used to sit in two distinct camps. Simple over-the-counter creams occupied one side, and complex surgical procedures defined the other. That gap is closing fast as clinical innovations move directly into consumer spaces. Advanced energy systems and targeted clinical tools now fit into routine schedules seamlessly. People want visible results without setting aside […] The post From Clinical Innovation To Consumer Beauty: What’s Changing? appeared first on Tekedia.
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Apple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion in Patent Case Over iPhone, Apple Watch Haptics
A US jury has ordered Apple to pay more than $5.7 billion to San Diego-based Taction after finding that technology used in Apple’s iPhone and Apple Watch devices infringed two of Taction’s patents. The verdict, delivered Friday, is the largest patent infringement award against Apple to date, according to the company, and is likely to […] The post Apple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion in Patent Case Over iPhone, Apple Watch Haptics appeared first on Tekedia.
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ShinyHunters Renews Global Attacks on Oracle PeopleSoft Flaw, Google’s Mandiant Warns
ShinyHunters has renewed a campaign exploiting a vulnerability in Oracle’s PeopleSoft enterprise software, targeting organizations that failed to install a security update after earlier attacks, according to Google’s cybersecurity unit Mandiant. Mandiant said on Friday that the hacking group had launched a new wave of what it described as “mass exploitation” after adapting its techniques […] The post ShinyHunters Renews Global Attacks on Oracle PeopleSoft Flaw, Google’s Mandiant Warns appeared first on Tekedia.
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Circle CFO Jeremy Fox-Geen to Step Down After Five Years as Stablecoin Firm Enters New Growth Phase
Circle Internet Group said Friday that Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Fox-Geen plans to step down after more than five years in the role, prompting the USDC issuer to begin a search for a successor as the company enters a new phase of expansion. The New York-based stablecoin company said it is working with an executive […] The post Circle CFO Jeremy Fox-Geen to Step Down After Five Years as Stablecoin Firm Enters New Growth Phase appeared first on Tekedia.
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The Next Wave: Kenya’s payments revolution cannot end with mobile money
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Anthropic, OpenAI Face Pushback Over AI Safety Push as Investor Warns of Oligopoly Risk
Joe Lonsdale, an investor in Anthropic and co-founder of technology company Palantir, has accused leading artificial intelligence companies of using warnings about existential AI risks to influence public policy, warning that poorly designed regulation could strengthen the market position of the very companies pushing for greater oversight. Lonsdale, who also founded venture capital firm 8VC, […] The post Anthropic, OpenAI Face Pushback Over AI Safety Push as Investor Warns of Oligopoly Risk appeared first on Tekedia.
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David Rubenstein on Wealth, Investing and the Value of Scarce Assets
For David Rubenstein, buying a baseball team was never simply a financial transaction. In 2024, the billionaire co-founder of Carlyle Group led a group that acquired the Baltimore Orioles for about $1.725 billion. A price that reflected both the growing economic value of professional sports and a deeply personal connection to his hometown. Rubenstein grew […] The post David Rubenstein on Wealth, Investing and the Value of Scarce Assets appeared first on Tekedia.
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Quantum Computing and AI Could Create New Risks for Blockchain Markets
Imagine a quantum computer feeding complex market variables into an artificial intelligence system. The machine processes correlations across prices, liquidity, volatility, order books, macroeconomic indicators and blockchain activity at a speed far beyond conventional computing. Then, somewhere inside that extraordinary calculation, a statistical glitch is mistaken for a financial crash. The AI reacts instantly. Thousands […] The post Quantum Computing and AI Could Create New Risks for Blockchain Markets appeared first on Tekedia.
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Wall Street Ends The Week Higher as AI Stocks Rebound, but 5% Treasury Yields Keep Markets on Edge
Wall Street ended higher on Friday as renewed demand for AI-related technology stocks helped the S&P 500 and Nasdaq recover from a volatile week, although the rally remained constrained by rising oil prices, elevated Treasury yields and growing expectations that the Federal Reserve could resume raising interest rates. Microsoft was among the biggest drivers of […] The post Wall Street Ends The Week Higher as AI Stocks Rebound, but 5% Treasury Yields Keep Markets on Edge appeared first on Tekedia.
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Neko Health Comes to New York With a $499 Preventive Health Scan
For years, preventive healthcare has operated on a simple rhythm: wait for a problem, visit a doctor, run a few tests and hope nothing serious appears. Neko Health is proposing a different model. Scan first, understand the data quickly and potentially identify warning signs before they become obvious. Its arrival in New York puts that […] The post Neko Health Comes to New York With a $499 Preventive Health Scan appeared first on Tekedia.
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Starbucks’ 250-Store Closure Signals a More Selective Turnaround
Starbucks is closing approximately 250 coffeehouses across North America, a move that shows how aggressively the company is reshaping its physical footprint while pursuing its broader “Back to Starbucks” turnaround strategy. The closures represent roughly 1% of the company’s more than 18,000 North American coffeehouses, according to a September 24 memo from Chief Operating Officer […] The post Starbucks’ 250-Store Closure Signals a More Selective Turnaround appeared first on Tekedia.
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How the DRC Is Using Mobile Phone Data to Fight Ebola
The DRC is using anonymised phone records to map how people travel during its largest Ebola outbreak. Here is how the method works, where it flagged risks early and why coverage gaps still limit the fight against the Bundibugyo virus.
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Why Investors Should Buckle Up for More Pain From the Bond Market Sell-Off
The bond market is sending a message that investors can no longer afford to ignore: borrowing costs may remain elevated for longer than markets had hoped. In September, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield moved above 5%. While the 30-year yield climbed as high as 5.39%, its highest level since 2004. That move matters because Treasury […] The post Why Investors Should Buckle Up for More Pain From the Bond Market Sell-Off appeared first on Tekedia.
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Trump’s H-1B crackdown: For African tech talent, the road to America is getting narrower
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Kenya Cyber Threats Hit 11 Billion as DDoS Attacks Double
Kenya cyber threats reached 11.12 billion in the year to June 2026, according to the country’s communications regulator. That is 29% more than the 8.62 billion events recorded a year earlier. The sharpest jump came from DDoS attacks, which rose 114.3%. The figures come from the Communications Authority of Kenya’s (CA) fourth-quarter Sector Statistics Report, […]
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How to Tell If Your Phone Is Hacked (and What to Do First)
How to Tell If Your Phone Is Hacked (and What to Do First) Your battery used to last until dinner. Now it’s dead by lunch. There’s an app on your home screen you don’t remember installing, and this morning a login code arrived for an account you weren’t trying to open. Here’s how to tell if your phone is hacked, and what to do about it. Any one […] TechCity
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The Startup Compliance Mistake Fintech Founders Keep Making
The Startup Compliance Mistake Fintech Founders Keep Making A founder builds a payments app, reads through the regulations, and can’t find a single rule that describes exactly what the app does. So they launch. Aderonke Alex-Adedipe knows that founder’s reasoning well enough to say it in their voice: “I’ve looked at all the regulations, there’s nothing spot on that affects me.” What comes […] TechCity
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The Best Tablets of 2026 for Every Kind of User
The Best Tablets of 2026 for Every Kind of User A tablet can be almost anything you want it to be. For one person, it is a bigger screen for Netflix and YouTube. For another, it is a digital notebook for university. Someone else may use one to edit photos, draw illustrations or replace a laptop while travelling. That makes choosing the best tablet 2026 […] TechCity
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The Best Smartwatches of 2026 Ranked by What They Actually Do
The Best Smartwatches of 2026 Ranked by What They Actually Do There is no single best smartwatch. That might sound strange when every smartwatch buying guide seems determined to crown one. But the watch that makes the most sense for an iPhone owner is not necessarily the one you should buy for running. A Samsung user has different options from someone with a Pixel, while an […] TechCity
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How to Spot a Phishing Email in 2026
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How to Speed Up Any Computer Without Buying a New One
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JA Africa and Z Zurich Foundation Empower 20,000 Young People across Francophone Africa
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African Development Bank Group and partners launch free AI training for African public officials
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