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Africa needs urgent digital investment and unity, says UN’s Ojiambo
18 Jul 2025 12:37 GMT
… president James Manyika, a Zimbabwean-born national, during … partnerships, are helping Africans build skills and create … most innovative advances, with African fintech enabling faster, … shaped by short-term venture capital priorities, overlooking essential …
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Going freestyle: New chess format brings $750K tournament to Las Vegas
19 Jul 2025 01:52 GMT
Under the bright lights of Wynn Las Vegas’ Lafite Ballroom, eight grandmasters squared off Friday in a first-of-its-kind tournament shaking up the chess world.
The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour is the first worldwide tournament series using the unique “ …
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Finovate Global France: Cash Management, Banking Licenses, and Services for Seniors
18 Jul 2025 20:39 GMT
… round led by 115K, the venture capital arm of La Banque Postale … in South Africa, raised $400,000 in pre-seed funding.
South African fintech …
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The nostalgia of restaurants far and wide — and a modest proposal
18 Jul 2025 15:12 GMT
… the Radium Beerhall in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo: Mark Heywood)
… cuisine meets heartier South African recipes kind of place. … 07, 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Image: Gallo Images … readers, there is a venture capitalist or investor or two …
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The Big Tech Deep State
18 Jul 2025 14:58 GMT
In the heady neoliberal 1990s, techno-optimism touched its most cringe-worthy extremes. Infused with the fatuous imaginary of what Richard Barbrook has termed the “Californian ideology,” tech workers, entrepreneurs, and techno-visionary ideologues …
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India tops US immigrant billionaires list; 125 foreign-born tycoons hold 18% of America’s wealth
18 Jul 2025 04:35 GMT
India has now emerged as the largest contributor to America’s immigrant billionaire community, according to the Forbes 2025 List of America’s Richest Immigrants. In a remarkable shift, Indian-origin entrepreneurs have overtaken their Israeli counterparts …
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US-China in a defining race for quantum supremacy
17 Jul 2025 08:40 GMT
Quantum computing is becoming the defining battleground of the 21st-century technological rivalry between the United States and China.
The stakes go beyond computational speed: at issue is who will build the technological infrastructure of the future, from …
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How a group of Presbyterians is trying to reshape the SBC
17 Jul 2025 07:27 GMT
Imagine, if you will, an enormous wooden horse encamped outside the Southern Baptist Convention headquarters. Downtown Nashville’s bachelorettes, bar hoppers and backup singers stop and stare at the giant horse with “Center for Baptist Leadership” …
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Empowering SMEs is key to raising Abu Dhabi’s economic competitiveness
16 Jul 2025 18:28 GMT
The Abu Dhabi emirate continues to make steady progress in diversifying its economy, fostering entrepreneurship and empowering small and medium-sized enterprises, all in alignment with the leadership’s vision to enhance economic competitiveness and future …
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Mayor of London leads tech delegation to Lagos to forge new path for global tech partnerships
16 Jul 2025 12:39 GMT
… features two panel sessions, with venture capital ecosystem players like Satoshi Shinada … fosters sustained collaboration. The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS … , aims to connect London and South Africa’s tech sectors, driving innovation …