Ezim Joshua 
De-Googled GrapheneOS is coming to Motorola’s foldables next year, marking one of the biggest hardware expansions in the history of the privacy focused Android operating system and giving GrapheneOS Motorola support a real timeline for the first time. For nearly a decade, GrapheneOS has been synonymous with a single brand of hardware. The open source, … Read more
Malawi moves to cut smartphone taxes to boost internet access and close the digital usage gap Malawi has signalled a major shift in how it plans to tackle one of Africa’s most stubborn digital problems: a country with widespread mobile network coverage but a population that largely isn’t online. Speaking at the GSMA Digital Africa … Read more
Uber faces fine of nearly $1B over automated driver suspensions, a penalty that puts renewed scrutiny on Uber GDPR compliance and the broader question of algorithmic accountability in gig economy platforms. The Dutch Data Protection Authority has fined Uber 825 million euros, roughly 966 million dollars, for deactivating driver accounts through automated systems without adequate … Read more
Nigeria approves two new satellites: NIGCOMSAT-2A and NIGCOMSAT-2B to boost broadband and satellite internet access Nigeria has taken a significant step toward reducing its dependence on foreign satellite infrastructure, with the Federal Executive Council approving the acquisition and deployment of two next-generation high-throughput communication satellites, NIGCOMSAT-2A and NIGCOMSAT-2B. The approval, disclosed on Saturday by NIGCOMSAT’s … Read more
Kenya’s new crypto regulations are creating a formal path into the market, but the cost of compliance under the Kenya VASP licence could determine which businesses can afford to stay competitive in East Africa’s crypto industry. For years, Kenya’s crypto sector operated in a legal grey zone that fuelled genuine innovation while leaving both users … Read more
MTN is finding its next growth engine outside South Africa, propelled by accelerating MTN Nigeria growth and a fresh MTN share buyback that signals just how confident the group’s leadership has become about its pan-African strategy. The telecom operator’s latest half-year results, released this week, tell a story that has been building for several reporting … Read more
The Samsung Galaxy Buds4 Pro Offer Superior Hi-Fi Sound Recognized by Audio Experts, Winning EISA’s Top In-Ear Headphones Award Samsung has picked up a genuine industry endorsement for its latest flagship earbuds, and it’s the kind that carries actual weight rather than marketing spin. The Galaxy Buds4 Pro have been named winner of the EISA … Read more
IBM Unveils Next Generation Dual-Architecture Processor for IBM Z and LinuxONE, Bringing Native Arm Support to the Mainframe IBM used the stage at this year’s Hot Chips conference to show off something the mainframe world hasn’t seen before: a processor that can natively run both IBM’s own instruction set and Arm’s, on the very same … Read more
Xpeng’s robotics unit valued at over $6.3 billion after record funding round, as humanoid robot IRON heads toward mass production in China Xpeng has just pulled off the largest private funding round its humanoid robotics business has ever seen, and the numbers involved put it firmly at the center of China’s fast-moving embodied AI race. … Read more
Taiwan has taken its most concrete legal step yet in an investigation that’s been building for months, formally indicting nine people, including employees connected to Nvidia and Super Micro Computer, over the alleged illegal export of AI servers to China. Keelung District Prosecutors announced the indictments this week, accusing the group of illegally exporting high-end … Read more