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HP gambles with the AI Pin acquisition
This week, the startup Humane—which raised $240 million to build an iPhone-killing Ai Pin—announced its sale to HP for $116 million. While far short of the company’s original $1 billion asking price, it’s astonishing that […]
YCombinator – The famed accelerator is having an identity crisis – according to critics
In December, Y Combinator’s first-ever Fall batch got their own Demo Day. The Silicon Valley-based startup accelerator—which has produced big hits like Airbnb, Doordash, and Stripe—had doubled the number of startup classes that could enter […]
What is MP5? Unpacking Blings’ Groundbreaking Technology
Delivering personalized and interactive experiences is paramount, especially in the evolving landscape of digital content. While traditional video formats are effective, they often lack the flexibility needed to adapt to an audience that increasingly craves […]
Valentine Warning: Don’t fall for romance scams, Meta warns
If your social media suitor seems too good to be true, it might be a scam. Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms is urging users to stay vigilant about “romance scams” ahead of Valentine’s […]
Binance highlights the power of Cross-Border payments this Valentine’s Day
Love knows no borders, and neither does cryptocurrency. As Valentine’s Day approaches, Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and digital asset exchange, is celebrating the role of crypto in fostering seamless cross-border connections, ensuring […]
The SoftBank’s (Masayoshi Son) plan to win AI wars
Masayoshi Son is back on top. On January 22, President Donald Trump announced a joint venture from Son’s investment holding company, SoftBank, along with OpenAI and Oracle, to invest billions of dollars in AI infrastructure […]
Inside the Tech Race for the Control of Governments
In the midst of noise that flowed between South Africa and the United States of America (US) there’s a hidden message about the future of governments. In the US it started with a government office […]
Samsung and Google partner to take sound to another level
A helicopter flying over your head, the ground rumbling under your feet, bullets whizzing by your ears: If it’s up to Google and Samsung, then your movie nights will soon sound like you’re in the […]
Is it time for an alternative Social Media platform in Africa?
Many have claimed that Elon Musk has destroyed Twitter and I’ve argued that he transformed it into something else. My thinking on the Musk impact is evolving. I’m now convinced that Elon Musk has destroyed […]
Deep Seek first week: Key Questions Answered
The Chinese company DeepSeek sent shockwaves through the AI and investment communities this week as people learned that it created state-of-the-art AI models using far less computing power and capital than anyone thought possible. […]
App Fatigue – it’s time to rethink apps business models
Launched 16 years ago with only 500 apps, Apple’s App Store revolutionized how we interact with our devices. As of 2023, the App Store had nearly 1.8 million apps, spanning categories like gaming, fitness, productivity, […]
DeepSeek – The Chinese Open Source AI challenge to Western Tech Giants
As I write this column the leading app on the AppStore is DeepSeek, a competitor to ChatGPT. DeepSeek is developed by a Chinese artificial intelligence lab which develops open-source large language models. Over the […]
All you need to know about DeepSeek, the Chinese answer to ChatGPT
America’s AI industry was left reeling over the weekend after a small Chinese company called DeepSeek released an updated version of its chatbot last week, which appears to outperform even the most recent version of […]
Samsung Galaxy S25 series sets the standardof AI phone as a true AI companion
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has announced the Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy S25+ and Galaxy S25, setting a new standard as a true AI companion with our most natural and context-aware mobile experiences ever created. […]
Tech leaders inside the Trump Administration
President Trump has been tapping a number of tech executives for a range of roles in his second administration over the past few months. Now, the first week of Trump’s second term, his cabinet is […]
TikTok ban is a WakeUp call for All
The Tik Tok ban and shutdown marked a historical event on the internet since the Wikileaks ban. The popular social media platform was banned due to unverified claims that it was collecting US citizens data […]
Modular Design: The future is repairable and personal tech
Decades before the first personal computer hit the shelves, American industrial designer Brooks Stevens popularized the phrase planned obsolescence—defining it as “instilling in the buyer the desire to own something a little newer, a little […]
The Crypto future in 2025
2024 was a breakthrough year for crypto, with new record-breaking highs and a flood of institutional participation fueled by ongoing regulatory progress. What does Luno, South Africa’s leading cryptocurrency app, expect for 2025? Christo […]
