10+ hour, 50+ min ago   (223+ words) Pan-African technology giant Vodacom Group has released its trading update for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, highlighting a structural pivot toward digital financial services. Over the 12-month period leading to June 30, 2026, Vodacom’s mobile money platforms, anchored by Safaricom’s M-PESA, processed nearly…...

9+ hour, 6+ min ago   (149+ words) YouTube confirmed that Peacock will be bundled into its standard Premium plan, which rose to $15.99 per month in April. This makes the combined package cheaper than subscribing to both services separately, as Peacock’s ad‑supported tier currently starts at $10.99 per…...

11+ hour, 29+ min ago   (465+ words) Sentinel Escrow has launched SentiBud, a WhatsApp-based escrow assistant designed to make online buying and selling safer by protecting both buyers and sellers throughout the transaction process. The new service aims to tackle one of the biggest challenges facing Nigeria’s…...

10+ hour, 39+ min ago   (433+ words) South Africa’s two largest mobile network operators, MTN and Vodacom, have launched separate legal challenges against the country’s telecommunications regulator over new consumer protection rules that would prevent unused mobile data, voice minutes, and SMS bundles from expiring automatically. The…...

10+ hour, 13+ min ago   (475+ words) Nvidia has launched a new industry coalition focused on strengthening artificial intelligence safety and cybersecurity, following growing concerns over autonomous AI systems after an OpenAI agent breached parts of AI platform Hugging Face during internal testing. The new initiative, called…...

11+ hour, 8+ min ago   (429+ words) Snapchat has introduced a new feature that lets users share the music they’re listening to in real time through Snap Map, expanding the app’s social discovery tools and strengthening its partnership with music streaming services. The feature, called Now Playing,…...

10+ hour, 50+ min ago   (475+ words) The upcoming device is expected to compete directly with Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, but Apple appears to be taking a different approach. Instead of prioritising always-on cameras and social media features, the company is reportedly focusing on privacy, on-device AI,…...

15+ hour, 47+ min ago   (383+ words) National Chess Master and Chess in Slums Africa founder Tunde Onakoya, Akintunde “Hack Sultan” Sultan, co-founder of AltSchool Africa, and Samuel Otigba, founder of Jobs59, have launched a ₦250 million scholarship fund to help recent graduates and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)…...

16+ hour, 46+ min ago   (356+ words) The company disclosed that the breach affected only its operational treasury wallets and stressed that customer funds were not compromised. The incident comes as stablecoin payment providers continue to gain popularity among businesses seeking faster and cheaper cross-border transactions. Triple-A…...

16+ hour, 22+ min ago   (404+ words) A Kenyan court has ruled that digital lending companies operating without a licence from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) cannot use the courts to recover unpaid loans, dealing a major blow to unlicensed loan apps across the country. The…...