How Can AI Help Address SA’s Unemployment & Inequality Challenges?
South Africa currently grapples with one of the world’s highest unemployment rates, standing at a staggering 31.9% in 2024, with youth unemployment exceeding 60%. This challenge is compounded by deep-seated structural issues like inequality and inadequate access to education, creating a skills mismatch that leaves many job seekers unprepared for
Read moreYellow Card & Visa Accelerate Stablecoin Adoption Across Emerging Economies
Yellow Card announced a partnership with Visa to help drive the next phase of innovation in cross-border payments and financial infrastructure across emerging markets where Yellow Card is licensed to operate. Yellow Card operates in 20+ African countries and provides access to secure, compliant, and accessible stablecoin products for consumers,
Read moreStripe’s former growth lead helps African diaspora invest in startups, real estate
When Joe Kinvi joined Touchtech Payments in 2017 as head of finance, the Irish startup couldn’t afford his full salary. So he negotiated for stock to make up the difference. Eighteen months later, Stripe acquired the company, and that equity converted into Stripe shares, enough to let Kinvi leave his
Read moreNo, Andreessen Horowitz didn’t post that crypto scam tweet
If it sounds too good to be true — like a VC giving away valuable assets — it isn't true.
Read moreNew code in Spotify’s app references the long-awaited ‘lossless’ tier
Newly added references in the music app's code suggest the lossless service is at least still under development and could even be getting closer to launch.
Read moreHere are the 24 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025
Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. How will 2025 compare?
Read more‘Kid-pilled’ Sam Altman ‘constantly’ asked ChatGPT questions about his newborn
Sam Altman, who is both the father of a 3-month-old and CEO of OpenAI, hopped on OpenAI's new podcast today to talk about how his company is impacting his experience with fatherhood.
Read more6-month-old, solo-owned vibe coder Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash
In Base44's six months as a stand-alone company, it reportedly grew to 250,000 users and was making nearly $200,000 in monthly profits.
Read moreMultiplier, founded by ex-Stripe exec, nabs $27.5M to fuel AI-powered accounting roll-ups
Multiplier raised Series A and seed funding from Lightspeed and Ribbit Capital.
Read moreMidjourney launches its first AI video generation model, V1
Midjourney launched its much anticipated AI video generation model, V1, on Wednesday and laid out a roadmap for its future releases.
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