Author: Akin Naphtal

It’s a new year and as expected, there are expectations from Apple from its customers. The Company has publicly launched iOS 16, along with macOS Ventura, back in late 2022. However, since then, the great iPhone maker has been working on minor versions to smoothen out leftover bugs and introduce the missing features it has already announced. Now that iOS 16.3.1 has been released in its stable form, the Cupertino firm has started developing the next iOS iteration. iOS 16.4 beta 1 is now available to those registered in Apple’s developer program. At the below, you will find a list…

MTN Group, the largest mobile operator in Africa, has announced plans to invest $1 billion in Ghana over the next five years. According to the Telecommunications giants, the move comes after the Ghana Revenue Authority exempted the company’s Ghanaian unit from $773 million in tax claims related to the alleged under-declaration of revenue between 2014 and 2018. Speaking on the investment, MTN Chief Executive Officer Ralph Mupita said that, the company remains committed to investing in Ghana despite current macroeconomic challenges.The investment will be focused on 5G technology, which the company believes will drive growth across sectors. READ ALSO:Bolt announce…

Ride-hailing app Bolt, has announced plan to invest Sh66.9 billion (€500 million) in Kenya and the rest of Africa for its operations over the next two years. According to the ride-hailing platform, the funds will be used to expand Bolt services in Africa, creating opportunities for over 300,000 new drivers and couriers in 2023. Having launched in South Africa in 2016, Bolt now operates ride-hailing and delivery services in six additional countries, including Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, and Tunisia, with over 47 million customers and 900,000 drivers on the platform. Bolt Business, Bolt’s corporate travel arm, has also been…

Kenya-based InsurTech startup, Lami Technologies has partnered with Unchorlight Kenya, a mobility fintech firm to bring financial security for boda boda riders with the aim to provide them with access to suitable and reliable insurance covers. Unchorlight is a mobility fintech firm that delivers a rent-to-own finance service known as ZARIBEE for boda boda riders in Kenya. ZARIBEE services aim to empower riders with easier access to motorcycles by supporting them with affordable digital credit. This will allow riders to acquire their own rides after a period of time. These services also support riders to form a reliable community in…

DCIG, a leading technology analysis and research firm, recognized Huawei OceanStor Dorado 18000 and 8000 as top high-end storage arrays in the 2023-24 DCIG TOP 5 report. Based on research covering 14 products that met DCIG’s criteria for high-end storage arrays, Huawei’s OceanStor Dorado earned plaudits for continuous innovation in reliability, usability, and resilience. DCIG TOP 5 is an annual research report featuring a comprehensive analysis of the industry’s most competitive products and solutions. It takes into consideration the main indicators that guide customers when procuring a product, namely, business benefits, efficiency, and data reliability. Huawei OceanStor Dorado 18000 and…

Digital lender, Zopa has acquired the Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire-based buy now pay later (BNPL) company DivideBuy for an unspecified amount. Zopa’s first acquisition comes fresh off the back of its £75m round this month, where the fintech said it would spend funds on its “growing balance sheet” and “M&A dealmaking”. Its acquisition of DivideBuy after its launch into the BNPL space in June last year, offering payments of up to £30,000. “We are proud to be entering the POS space with DivideBuy, a market-leader with a standout product and technology stack, and a culture that is closely aligned to our values…

London’s VivaCity recently celebrated a pretty major milestone. Its road sensors driven by AI, which allow urban authorities to understand how transport is flowing, were recently triggered for the 20 billionth occasion. North America has plenty of its own transport tech pioneers, but that hasn’t affected the team’s enthusiasm to garner business across the Atlantic. To make good on those plans VivaCity raised £7 million led by a German public traded energy utility, EnBW, through its sustainability innovation wing EnBW New Ventures, with further commitments from Foresight Group and Gresham House Ventures. A US collaboration with the New York City…

• 50% of CIOs say their board expects them to deliver continuous innovation.• 80% of CIOs say that business strategy will become a bigger part of their role over the next two years.  • 57% of CIOs say that building and operating new digital platforms is still a core part of their job.• 77% of CIOs are spending more time selling ideas into the board. CIOs have stepped into the role of digital evangelist and strategic advisor, according to the 2023 Global CIO Survey from Logicalis, a global technology service provider. The study questioned 1000 technology leaders and explores how the…

Saudi Arabia-based fintech firm Hala has acquired UAE-based payments start-up Paymennt.com for an undisclosed sum. Established in 2017 and formerly known as PointCheckout, Paymennt.com provides online payment services to more than 2,000 micro and small businesses and is regulated by the Abu Dhabi Global Market’s RegLab. With the acquisition, Hala plans to enhance its product offerings by incorporating online payments, offering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) the option to increase their online presence and process omnichannel payments both offline and online. READ ALSO:More than one million people signed up for ChatGPT-enabled Bing in 48 hours, says Microsoft Crypto startup Solvo…

Microsoft has announced that more than one million people signed up on the waitlist to try out the new Bing Search with an integrated ChatGPT functionality in just 48 hours. The announcement follows Microsoft’s unveiling of the latest version of Bing, powered by OpenAI’s large language model, ChatGPT, under the hood. The revamped search engine uses the artificial intelligence model to understand queries written with natural language and generate better and summarized human-like responses. READ ALSO:Crypto startup Solvo launches in the UK and EU Cross Switch Acquire 50% stake in Vantage Payment Systems Content Guru extends AI capabilities The integration…