A new AI model built for the global majority Microsoft has announced Project Gecko, a research initiative designed to close the performance gap between…
CheqOut set to disrupt African mobile payments industry
CheqOut, launching today, will allow anyone with an iPhone — and later an Android phone or BlackBerry — to accept credit card payments, by…
Blueseed: The seaborne startup incubator
Immigration laws are tedious and work visas are expensive, especially for foreign entrepreneurs wanting to work in the US. Max Marty and Blueseed cofounder…
Will the real African startups please stand up?
With so much focus on advancing the entrepreneurial ecosystems around African startup hubs at the moment, more and more Africans are starting their own…
What’s the next billion dollar idea?
A couple of months ago, Facebook acquired the wildly popular photo sharing social network, Instagram, for a cool US$1-billion. Popular yes, profitable? Nope. With…
