A new AI model built for the global majority Microsoft has announced Project Gecko, a research initiative designed to close the performance gap between…
3 tips for entering the US market: From Russia, with love of startups
Culturally, socially and historically, Silicon Valley and Moscow are worlds (or at least 5800 miles) apart. But in a small pocket of Moscow, a…
13 South African startups to look out for in 2013
It’s been a busy year for South Africa’s startup scene and as we start winding down the last quarter of 2012, we decided to…
Signed, sealed and delivered: the Mxit/Motribe deal
Mxit has officially inked the deal to buy social network builder Motribe. We reported a few weeks ago that the deal was in its…
mPowa beats Square to Africa in multi-million dollar deal with FNB
This is big. Square competitor mPowa will launch its payments device in South Africa after inking a multi-million dollar deal with banking giant FNB….