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TechPioneer Grant for Technology-Driven Startups (India): eligibility, funding amount and how to apply for the IIT Madras deep-tech grant

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TechPioneer Grant for Technology-Driven Startups (India): eligibility, funding amount and how to apply for the IIT Madras deep-tech grant

Early-stage founders working in agritech, climate tech or fintech in India now have a fairly well-defined funding path worth knowing about, and it’s coming from one of the country’s most credible academic incubators rather than a typical VC fund. The TechPioneer Grant, run by the IIT Madras Incubation Cell in partnership with the School of … Read more

Zenith Bank Clinches Dual Honours at the 2026 Euromoney Awards for Excellence; Emerges Africa’s Best Bank & Nigeria’s Best Bank

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Zenith Bank Clinches Dual Honours at the 2026 Euromoney Awards for Excellence; Emerges Africa’s Best Bank & Nigeria’s Best Bank in Digital Banking Innovation Zenith Bank Plc has walked away with two of the most coveted titles in global finance, being named both Africa’s Best Bank and Nigeria’s Best Bank at the 2026 Euromoney Awards … Read more

Why the Cost of Staying Smart Is Breaking Company Budgets in 2026

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Why the Cost of Staying Smart Is Breaking Company Budgets in 2026

AI Is Not Free: Why the Cost of Staying Smart Is Breaking Company Budgets in 2026, as enterprise AI spending and hidden token costs outpace ROI For a couple of years, the pitch around enterprise AI was simple: adopt fast, figure out the economics later. That grace period is over. Companies that rushed to bolt … Read more

Twitch and Amazon face legal action over using livestreams to train AI

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Twitch and Amazon face legal action over using livestreams to train AI

A Connecticut streamer with a modest following has set off a legal fight that could shape how every major platform handles user content in the age of generative AI. Warren Pandiscia, who broadcasts LEGO builds and video games to just over 900 followers on Twitch, filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Twitch Interactive and … Read more

Minicomputers Made by Nvidia Are Powering Moscow’s A.I. Drones as Jetson Chips Reshape Autonomous Drone Warfare

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Minicomputers Made by Nvidia Are Powering Moscow’s A.I. Drones as Jetson Chips Reshape Autonomous Drone Warfare

A palm-sized computer built for hobbyist robotics projects and university labs has turned up in some of the deadliest weapons on the modern battlefield. Ukrainian intelligence officials and independent researchers have repeatedly recovered Nvidia Jetson Orin modules from the wreckage of Russian drones and missiles, raising uncomfortable questions about how consumer-grade artificial intelligence hardware keeps … Read more

Why older tech is sometimes safer from hackers

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Why older tech is sometimes safer from hackers

Security by antiquity: Why older tech is sometimes safer from hackers There’s a strange irony sitting at the heart of modern cybersecurity. While companies pour billions into the newest firewalls, AI-driven threat detection and zero-trust architectures, some of the most resilient systems on the planet are running software that predates smartphones. Old mainframes still process … Read more

MTN gets Nigerian approval for IHS deal with 30% sell-down condition

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MTN gets Nigerian approval for IHS deal with 30% sell-down condition

MTN gets Nigerian approval for IHS deal with 30% sell-down condition MTN Group has cleared one of the last major obstacles standing between it and full control of IHS Towers, after Nigerian regulators gave the green light to its $2.2 billion acquisition on the condition that the operator gives up a slice of the local … Read more

WhatsApp will charge businesses per message

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WhatsApp will charge businesses per message: new WhatsApp Business API pricing explained for 2026 WhatsApp is closing out one of the last remaining free lanes on its business messaging platform, and companies that have relied on free customer support conversations for years are about to see a real line item appear on their bills. Starting … Read more

Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, US court hears

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Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, US court hears

Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, US court hears, as a landmark Meta child safety trial opened this week with claims that could reshape how social media platforms operate for young users nationwide. A federal courtroom in Oakland, California became the stage this week for what many legal observers are calling social media’s version … Read more

Kenya introduces KSh 15M data centre licence

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Kenya introduces KSh 15M data centre licence

Kenya introduces KSh 15M data centre licence to regulate cloud and digital infrastructure growth Kenya has formally brought data centres into its telecommunications licensing regime for the first time, introducing a new framework built around a headline figure that operators in the space are now watching closely: 15 million Kenyan shillings. Under the Revised Telecommunications … Read more