#wired.com. #Feb.10.2025 The Untold Story of a Crypto Crimefighter’s Descent Into Nigerian Prison. As a US federal agent, Tigran Gambaryan pioneered modern crypto investigations. Then at Binance, he got trapped between the world’s biggest crypto exchange and a government determined to make it pay.
#Business #Tech × #Nigeria #Africa × #USA #North America #Binance
#theguardian.com. #Feb.10.2025 Last throw of the boule for Addis Ababa’s historic pétanque club as developers turn city into hi-tech hub. In the heart of the Ethiopian capital is a relic of the French-built railway but the government’s grandiose redevelopment plans threaten this friendly club
#Tech × #Ethiopia #France #Africa × #Europe
#theguardian.com. #Feb.08.2025 Meet the young Musketeers, our unelected overlords employed by ‘Doge’. Elon Musk’s crew, most of whom can’t rent a car without paying the ‘under 25’ fee, have access to our sensitive personal data
#Tech × #cls__sex_gdb_Male #Africa × #Elon Musk
#wired.com. #Feb.08.2025 The USAID Shutdown Puts Millions of African Lives at Risk. HIV research programs have been halted, and many treatment clinics are still closed, despite a waiver for “life-saving” humanitarian aid.
#Tech × #Africa ×
#wired.com. #Feb.08.2025 How Morocco Became the Meteorite Hunting Capital of the World. Since the “Saharan Gold Rush” in the 1990s, one researcher has been fighting for the North African country’s contributions to science to be recognized.
#Science #Tech × #Morocco #Africa ×
#time.com. #Feb.07.2025 What to Know About Trump’s Issue With South Africa. Trump and his allies have targeted South Africa, promoting the false narrative that white people are being mistreated by the nation’s post-apartheid government.
#Tech × #cls__sex_gdb_Male #Africa × #South Africa #Elon Musk
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.04.2025 South Africa leader calls Elon Musk over ‘distortions’ after Trump attack. President Ramaphosa called after US leader said he would suspend aid to South Africa over its land reform policy.
#Tech × #cls__sex_gdb_Male #Africa × #South Africa #Elon Musk
#bbc.com. #Feb.04.2025 Trump-South Africa land row: President Ramaphosa calls Elon Musk to calm tensions. President Trump, who Elon Musk advises, has threatened to cut funding over South Africa's land policy.
#Tech × #cls__sex_gdb_Male #Africa × #South Africa #Elon Musk
#huffpost.com. #Feb.04.2025 How Trump's Pledge To Punish South Africa Reflects Elon Musk's Criticism Of His Homeland. The president vowed to cut all funding to South Africa over what he called a human rights violation, a move that reflects Elon Musk's repeated and false claims.
#Politics #Tech × #cls__sex_gdb_Male #Africa × #South Africa #Elon Musk
#techcrunch.com. #Feb.04.2025 Egypt’s Khazna banks $16M for its financial super app and expansion into Saudi Arabia | TechCrunch. Khazna, a financial super app for underserved communities in Egypt, raises $16 million pre-Series B bringing its total funding to $63 million.
#Business #Tech × #Africa × #Asia #Egypt #Saudi Arabia
#theguardian.com. #Feb.03.2025 Critic of Italy-Libya migration pact told he was target of Israeli spyware. Husam El Gomati, who reports on links between Italian government and Libya’s coastguard, fears for his sources
#Politics #Tech × #Libya #Africa × #Italy #Europe #Asia #Israel
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.03.2025 USAID officials put on leave as Elon Musk says time for agency to ‘die’. US President Donald Trump says he will end all funding to South Africa over government’s land confiscations.
#Politics #Tech × #cls__sex_gdb_Male #Africa × #South Africa #USA #Elon Musk #government agency #North America
#wired.com. #Feb.01.2025 US Government Websites Are Disappearing in Real Time. A growing number of US government websites have gone offline as of Saturday, including several related to USAID and others focused on youth programs, Africa, and more.
#Tech × #Africa × #USA #North America
#bbc.com. #Feb.01.2025 DR Congo conflict: Mobile phones, coltan and the fighting. There is a good chance that inside your device is some metal dug up in a mine controlled by rebels.
#Tech × #Africa × #Republic of the Congo #Democratic Republic of the Congo
#voanews.com. #Jan.31.2025 Nigerian initiative paves way for deaf inclusion in tech. An estimated 9 million Nigerians are deaf or have hearing impairments
#Tech × #Nigeria #Africa × #USA #North America #Americas
#voanews.com. #Jan.29.2025 DRC tries to slow rebels’ assault amid reports of bodies in the streets. The M23 rebels are one of about 100 armed groups vying for a foothold in the conflict-battered North Kivu province, which includes Goma and is rich in minerals critical to much of the world's technolog
#Tech × #Africa × #USA #North America #Americas
#voanews.com. #Jan.28.2025 AI technology helps boost forest conservation in Kenya. Conservationists in Kenya are using an artificial intelligence-powered application to monitor forest degradation and launch reforestation. Juma Majanga reports from Nyeri, Kenya.
#Tech × #Kenya #Africa × #USA #North America #Americas
#bbc.com. #Jan.28.2025 Why Bill Gates is being dragged into a row over vaccinating cows in Kenya. Why there is growing scepticism in Kenya over a plan to vaccinate the national herd.
#Health #Tech × #Kenya #Africa ×
#voanews.com. #Jan.26.2025 Kenyan tech firm turns plastic waste into 3D images; boosts learning, cuts emissions. A Kenyan tech company is using plastic waste to print 3D models that help college students with their learning while reducing damage to the environment.
#Tech × #Kenya #Africa × #USA #North America #Americas
#theguardian.com. #Jan.26.2025 How the roots of the ‘PayPal mafia’ extend to apartheid South Africa. Elon Musk grew up with the privileges of a stratified racial order and Peter Thiel lived in a city that venerated Hitler
#Tech × #cls__sex_gdb_Male #Africa × #South Africa #USA #Elon Musk #North America
#theguardian.com. #Jan.23.2025 Can Assassin’s Creed Shadows save Ubisoft?. The historical action series has taken us to Baghdad, ancient Greece and the pyramids of Egypt. As it moves to feudal Japan, the stakes for its developer have never been higher
#Tech × #Africa × #Japan #USA #Greece #Europe #Asia #North America #Egypt #Iraq
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.22.2025 Green Day Disses Elon Musk During Performance In His Home Country. The rock band blasted the tech billionaire with a spicy lyric swap during its performance at the Calabash South Africa festival in Johannesburg.
#Politics #Showbiz #Tech × #cls__sex_gdb_Male #Africa × #South America #South Africa #USA #Elon Musk #North America #music #Americas
#techcrunch.com. #Jan.20.2025 How African VC firm Oui Capital returned its first fund with Moniepoint's unicorn exit | TechCrunch. In 2019, African VC firm Oui Capital invested $150,000 in Nigerian fintech Moniepoint, an early bet that has paid back its first fund.
#Tech × #Nigeria #Africa ×
#theguardian.com. #Jan.16.2025 Africa has no shortage of celebrated writers – so why is it so hard for African readers to get hold of their books?. Across the continent books can be expensive and libraries scarce. But growing numbers of tech innovators and independent publishers are working to make African literature available and affordable
#Tech × #Africa ×
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