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Techbytes: Elon Musk unites SpaceX, xAI to create one of world’s most valued tech mergers in recent history
Elon Musk announced on Monday that SpaceX has acquired his artificial-intelligence startup xAI in a landmark deal that merges his AI and space ...
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Techbytes: Koko Networks closes doors, laying off 700 employees amid government roadblock
Kenyan clean-cooking startup, Koko Networks, on Friday announced the immediate closure of its operations and the layoff of its entire 700-person workforce following ...
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Techbytes: OneDosh raises $3 million pre-seed to build global stablecoin payment rails (Techpoint)
OneDosh, a fintech company focused on stablecoin-powered payments, has raised $3 million in pre-seed funding to develop infrastructure aimed at improving how individuals ...
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Techbytes: TikTok seals deal for new US joint venture to avoid American ban
TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, on Thursday said it had finalized a deal to establish a majority American-owned joint venture that will secure U.S. ...
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Techbytes:Elon Musk predicts robot-majority future in first Davos appearance (Euronews)
The South Africa-born tech billionaire made his debut at the world’s top political and economic summit in the Swiss Alps, telling the World ...
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Techbytes: Paystack launches the stack group to expand beyond payments (Tech point Africa)
Paystack has unveiled a holding company, The Stack Group (TSG), signaling its push into banking, consumer finance, and AI-driven product development. In a ...
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Techbytes: Pyramidia Ventures secures $1.5 million to scale agri-tech startups, address food security in Africa (Tech Africa News)
Kenya’s Pyramidia Ventures has successfully raised US$1.5 million to expand its growing portfolio of agri-tech startups, which are focused on delivering climate-smart solutions ...
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Techbytes: KNOT Technologies raises $1 million to transform AI-Powered ticketing (Techafricanews)
KNOT Technologies has secured a US$1 million pre-seed round led by A15 to scale its AI-driven ticketing and access control platform, aiming to ...
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Tanzania’s top GovTech rating shows what “digital government” now means: integrated systems, not isolated portals
Tanzania has been classified again in the World Bank’s highest GovTech maturity category, a decision that signals its public sector digital transformation is ...
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Terra’s $11.75 million raise is a bet on integrated defence-tech for Africa
Terra Industries, a Nigerian defence-technology startup that integrates hardware and software by building drones and monitoring locations through proprietary software, has raised $11.75 ...














