Brex partners with former competitor Zip, with an eye on reducing cash burn to get to an IPO
Brex has once again made the surprising, but perhaps realistic, decision to partner with another one-time competitor. This time Zip, the CEOs of both companies told TechCrunch exclusively. In April 2022, fintech Brex announced it was making “a big push” into both the enterprise and software. The news was notable
Read moreOpenAI’s Codex is part of a new cohort of agentic coding tools
Last Friday, OpenAI introduced a new coding system called Codex, designed to perform complex programming tasks from natural language commands. Codex moves OpenAI into a new cohort of agentic coding tools that is just beginning to take shape. From GitHub’s early Copilot to contemporary tools like Cursor and Windsurf, most
Read moreMatrices of Matrices
It’s often useful to partition a matrix, thinking of it as a matrix whose entries are matrices. For example, you could look at the matrix 6 × 6 as a 2 × 2 matrix whose entries are 3 × 3 matrices. M is not a diagonal matrix of real numbers,
Read moreSouth African Teacher Honored with Global STEM Innovation Award
Nadine Smith, a trailblazing South African educator, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 EDGE in Tech Athena Award for Early Career Leadership in recognition of her groundbreaking work in transforming STEM education to make it more inclusive and accessible. Nadine Smith, a coding and robotics educator at ADvTECH, South Africa’s
Read moreZoho Launches a New Secure & User-Friendly Browser for Modern Workplaces
Zoho Corporation has introduced Ulaa Enterprise, an enterprise-ready version of its privacy-focused browser, specifically designed for the security and visibility requirements of enterprise organizations. Modern browsers have become central to enterprise operations, with employees conducting critical tasks through browser windows—whether accessing SaaS applications, managing transactions… Source
Read moreAdvantages and Limitations of Trading CFDs in Volatile Markets
Contract for Difference (CFD) trading has grown significantly in popularity, offering traders a flexible way to speculate on a wide range of financial instruments, from forex and stocks to commodities and cryptocurrencies. This flexibility becomes especially appealing in volatile markets, where rapid price movements can generate substantial opportunities or significant
Read moreNavigating the Cloud: Upcoming Trends, Challenges, and Strategies
The rate of change in technology has made cloud computing a vital factor in the digital transformation of organizations. This year offers significant trends, prospects, and issues that are likely to define the future of cloud adoption, migration, and modernization. It is crucial to understand these dynamics in order to
Read moreKaspersky Appoints General Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa
Kaspersky has named Chris Norton as the new General Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa. With more than 30 years of experience in the IT industry, Norton will lead the company’s efforts to expand across the continent. Chris Norton joins Kaspersky with extensive experience in building technology businesses and brands across Sub-Saharan
Read moreDurable execution: autosave for your microservices
Ryan is joined by Jeremy Edberg, CEO of DBOS, and Qian Li, co-founder of DBOS, to discuss durable execution and its use cases, its implementation using technologies like PostgreSQL, and its applications in machine learning pipelines and AI systems for reliability, debugging, and observability.
Read moreSolarise Africa & RUBiSOL Named “Deal of the Year 2024 – East Africa
Solarise Africa and RUBiS Energy Kenya have been awarded the “Deal of the Year 2024 – East Africa” by DealMakers AFRICA, recognizing RUBiSOL, a joint venture specializing in renewable energy solutions for commercial and industrial clients. Launched in November 2024, RUBiSOL was established to address the growing demand for reliable,
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