Welcome To A New Era of Music: Udio AI App
In the symphony of technological advancements, a new note has been struck with the launch of Udio, an AI-powered music creation app that is tuning the strings of innovation. Udio Logo Developed by a team of former Google DeepMind researchers, Udio is an artificial intelligence music program that boasts an
Read MoreMeta to close Threads in Turkey to comply with injunction prohibiting data sharing with Instagram
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Read MoreTop 2 valuable telecoms in South Africa: Brand Finance
MTN remains South Africa’s most valuable brand, notwithstanding an 8% decline in its worth year-on-year, now standing at under R70 billion. This is according to the latest Stats from Brand Finance. Brand Finance is the world’s leading brand valuation consultancy. They have helped thousands of companies understand the financial value
Read MoreTesla is reportedly laying off more than 10% of its global workforce
Tesla is laying off thousands of employees as it tries to simultaneously cut costs and boost productivity, according to an internal email sent to staff by CEO Elon Musk, Electrek and Bloomberg News reported. The electric automaker is cutting “more than 10%” of its global headcount, Musk said in the
Read MoreBluesky now allows heads of states to sign up for the social network
Social networking platform Bluesky lifted its ban on sign-ups for heads of state over the weekend. This means various office holders can join the platform. Bluesky’s move comes ahead of major general elections in countries like the U.S. and India scheduled to be held this year. Last year, during Bluesky’s
Read MoreOpenAI expands to Japan with Tokyo office and GPT-4 model optimized for the Japanese language
OpenAI is expanding to Japan, announcing today a new Tokyo hub and plans for a GPT-4 model optimized specifically for the Japanese language. The ChatGPT-maker opened its first international office in London last year, followed by its inaugural European Union (EU) office in Dublin a few months later. Tokyo will represent
Read MoreTreepz CEO & Co-Founder Recognized as Techstars Mentor 2023
Treepz logo Treepz, Africa’s corporate mobility startup announces that its CEO & Co-founder, Onyeka Akumah, has been named a Techstars Global All-Star Mentor for 2023. Akumah’s achievement is especially remarkable, considering there are fewer than five All-Star Mentors from Africa among the 4,000+ Techstars Mentor Network globally. Over the
Read MoreEastern Cape Municipality Utilizes Hi- Tech to Combat Crime
Kouga Local Municipality in the Easter Cape province in South Africa deploys Hi- Tech real-time technology in order to eliminate crime. The tourist attraction town is well known for its fascinating destinations like Jeffreys Bay, Saint Francis Bay, Cape Saint Francis and Humansdorp. Monitoring Centre Ensuring the safety of both
Read MoreShareChat’s valuation drops below $2 billion in new funding
Social media startup ShareChat’s valuation has cratered below $2 billion from nearly $5 billion in a new funding round, a source familiar with the situation told TechCrunch, marking a steep decline for the nine-year-old Indian startup that boasts over 400 million users in the South Asian market. The Bengaluru-based startup,
Read MorePula raises $20M Series B to provide agricultural insurance to farmers in Africa, Asia and LatAm
Pula, an insurtech based in Kenya, has since 2015 been keen on enhancing the access to agricultural insurance by small-holder farmers across emerging markets, shielding them against losses from pests, diseases and/or extreme weather events like floods and droughts. So far, the insurtech has supported 15.4 million farmers in Africa,
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