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Cellulant appoints new executives from Stripe, Interswitch
Three months after former CEO Akshay Grover stepped down, Cellulant, an African payments company, has announced the appointment of new executives to strengthen its management team and drive its global expansion strategy.
It's time to share scarce spectrum in South Africa
Following the recent gazetting of communications regulator Icasa's position paper on the inquiry into the implementation of dynamic spectrum access and sharing, a closer look at the ramifications of this technology in South Africa are wa
Canal+ steps up MultiChoice buying spree
French broadcaster Groupe Canal+ has disclosed that it has bought even more shares in South Africa's MultiChoice Group in recent days, taking its shareholding closer to the 50% mark. In a regulatory filing with the JSE on Thursd
YC-backed MarketForce scraps B2B eCommerce platform, pursues AI venture in Kenya and South Africa
MarketForce, a Kenyan startup, has launched Chpter, a social commerce platform, following the shutdown of RejaReja, its B2B eCommerce platform, due to profitability issues. This move comes over two years after raising $40 million in Series A.
Transformers to diffusion models: AI jargon explained
Artificial intelligence is becoming ever more prevalent in our lives. It's no longer confined to certain industries or research institutions; AI is now for everyone. It's hard to dodge the deluge of AI content being produced, an
Another South African regulator hit by cyberattack
Today on TechpointDigest, we discuss another cyberattack in South Africa, sabotaging the naira, Equity Bank fraud, and a new database to halt tax evasion in Kenya.
MTN, Huawei Collaborate to Establish Tech Innovation Lab in Africa
MTN, Huawei Collaborate to Establish Tech Innovation Lab in Africa In a bid to accelerate digital transformation and sustainable development across Africa, the pan-African telecom giant, MTN Group, has partnered with Huawei Tech
Huawei Pura 70 series of smartphones launched
Huawei Technologies released its latest series of smartphones on Thursday, sustaining its momentum after the breakthrough Mate60 device helped erode Apple's dominance in China's high-end segment. The Pura 70 smartphone series st
Intel reveals worlds biggest brain-inspired neuromorphic computer
A computer intended to mimic the way the brain processes and stores data could potentially improve the efficiency and capabilities of artificial intelligence models
Skin-deep wounds can damage gut health in mice
We know there is some connection between skin and gut health, but many assumed the gut was the one calling the shots. A new study suggests that the influence can go the other way
Ancient marine reptile found on UK beach may be the largest ever
The jawbone of an ichthyosaur uncovered in south-west England has been identified as a new species, and researchers estimate that the whole animal was 20 to 25 metres long
Turning plants blue with gene editing could make robot weeding easier
Weeding robots can sometimes struggle to tell weeds from crops, but genetically modifying the plants we want to keep to make them brightly coloured would make the job easier, suggest a group of researchers