Jar Fintech Gold Savings: How India’s Startup is Turning Profitable with Digital Gold
Jar is an Indian fintech startup that has built a business model around gold, a culturally trusted asset. The platform lets millions of users...
Microsoft Dismantles RaccoonO365, a Phishing Network Associated with Nigeria
Microsoft has dismantled an international phishing network called RaccoonO365. The software giant seized over 300 harmful websites that cybercriminals use to obtain user credentials...
Meta Vanguard Smart Glasses: Meta’s Athletic Push with Oakley
Shortly after TechPolyP's post about Meta's latest release, the company has launched the Meta Vanguard smart glasses with Oakley. This announcement was made official...
CRDB Bank Temenos Migration Fuels Regional, Global Expansion
CRDB Bank, which happens to be Tanzania’s largest lender by assets, has completed a significant system upgrade. The CRDB Bank Temenos migration replaced Fusion...
Nigeria Tax Technology to Drive ₦17.85 Trillion Revenue
Nigeria has recently begun the process of shifting its focus from oil earnings to tax revenues. With this development, the government aims to raise...
Galaxy Backbone Secures ISO Recertification, Boosting Confidence in Nigeria’s Digital Infrastructure
Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB), Nigeria's provider of digital infrastructure and other related services, has announced its successful recertification by the International Standards Organisation (ISO).
The...
Meta Set to Release New Smart Glasses and Other Products Today at Meta Connect
Meta Connect, the annual event that acts as Meta's developer conference and a venue for unveiling new hardware, is taking place today, September 17,...
Yango Motors Côte d’Ivoire Launches at Abidjan Auto Show
Yango Group has expanded into a new territory in West Africa. The Dubai-based tech firm has launched Yango Motors Côte d’Ivoire. Furthermore, the launch...
South Africa E-Hailing Law Finally Gazetted
The government of South Africa has amended its National Land Transport Act. The move officially recognises South Africa's e-hailing services like Uber and Bolt.
The...
MTN Launches $240 Million AI Data Centre Initiative in Nigeria
MTN Group has begun building its first artificial intelligence (AI) data centre in Nigeria with an estimated investment of $240 million. The Johannesburg-based telecommunications...
Nigeria’s Rate of AI Adoption Exceeds Global Average, Says Report
A recent study by Arion Research has revealed that Nigerian companies are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) at the fastest pace worldwide.
The report ‘The AI...
Starlink Nigeria Network Congestion Halts New Orders
Starlink Faces Network Congestion in Key Nigerian Cities
Elon Musk’s Starlink has paused new orders in Nigeria’s busiest cities owing to a significant setback. The...
Choicejacking: An Emerging Cybersecurity Threat From Public USB Ports
Choicejacking is an emerging threat in which a harmful device camouflaged as a charging station hijacks a victim's smartphone and causes it to verify,...
Starlink Stops Taking New Orders in Lagos and Abuja After Reaching Capacity Limits
Starlink has ceased taking new residential orders in Lagos and Abuja as its satellite network has reached maximum capacity. Individuals in impacted regions must...
Nucleon Security Seed Funding: Driving Africa’s Cybersecurity Expansion
Nucleon Security, a Moroccan cybersecurity firm, has closed a seed funding round valued at €3 million ($3.5 million). Additionally, the round will fuel its...
Perplexity AI Faces Lawsuit From Britannica and Merriam-Webster
The AI chatbot Perplexity is currently facing a lawsuit involving two well-established titans of knowledge sharing: Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster.
The former have taken legal...
ElevenLabs Launches AI Voice Remixing, Unlocking More Voice Creativity
ElevenLabs has released a new voice remixing feature that allows for accent modifications, making it perfect for creative narratives and accurate AI character development....
South Africa Rolls Out Social Media Influencer Tax
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has introduced a social media influencer tax in the country. Additionally, the move expands its segmentation framework to...
Samsung Enthusiasts Launch Petition to Dismiss Head of Camera Department
Samsung enthusiasts have launched a petition demanding the removal of the head of the company’s camera division. They allege that mismanagement has caused Samsung...
Spotify Introduces Lossless Audio for Premium Subscribers
Streaming giant Spotify is at last introducing high-quality audio, referred to as lossless audio, for its premium users. The firm is launching the high-definition,...
