Here’s today’s Online Business, Tech & AI roundup 💻. From African startups to global artificial intelligence trends.
- 🇳🇬 Papermap.ai wants your business-related questions in Pidgin, Twi, or French
- 🇳🇬 Agritech funding in Africa drops to $168 million in 2025 as investor interest shifts
- 🇳🇬 Hackers pulled ₦7.7B in airtime and data from a telco
- 🇳🇬 This startup is building the digital infrastructure to preserve and monetise Africa’s fine art
- 🇳🇬 From ₦37 million a day to ₦1.7 billion: How Nomba scaled its payments API in Year One
- 🇳🇬 Cassava partners AXON to launch Operator-as-a-Service platform
- 🇳🇬 How Kenya’s MediaKits is helping creators manage, monetise their work
- 🇳🇬 Egypt’s Glamera acquires Bookr Group to expand MENA operations
- 🇳🇬 Can Africa capitalise on Meta’s 2Africa cable? – African Business
- Apple buys Israeli startup Q.ai as the AI race heats up – TechCrunch
- Upwind raises $250M at $1.5B valuation to continue building ‘runtime’ cloud security – TechCrunch
- We Found Two Theaters With Sold-Out ‘Melania’ Opening Day Screenings
- ‘Uncanny Valley’: Minneapolis Misinformation, TikTok’s New Owners, and Moltbot Hype
- The AI Hype Index: Grok makes porn, and Claude Code nails your job – MIT Technology Review
- DHS is using Google and Adobe AI to make videos – MIT Technology Review
- Having that high-deductible health plan might kill you, literally
- US spy satellite agency declassifies high-flying Cold War listening post
- AI models that simulate internal debate dramatically improve accuracy on complex tasks – VentureBeat
- Infostealers added Clawdbot to their target lists before most security teams knew it was running – VentureBeat
- Apple acquires Israeli audio AI startup Q.ai – Reuters
- Insurance platform Ethos Technologies valued at $1.2 billion in Nasdaq debut – Reuters
- Dynamic Pricing Is Changing the Parcel Shipping Industry – Harvard Business Review
- Companies Are Laying Off Workers Because of AI’s Potential—Not Its Performance – Harvard Business Review
- AI in the workplace: A report for 2025 | McKinsey – McKinsey & Company
- Panorama Insights | Financial Services – McKinsey & Company
- How to Build a High-Growth Company Without Silicon Valley’s Capital or Hype
- 5 Ways Franchise Leaders Can Grow Without Sacrificing Culture
- I stopped making New Year’s resolutions. I take a trip first — then reset my life in February.
- Medium says employees can join Friday’s strike against ICE: ‘Our business thrives when the country thrives’
- While Everyone Else Tries to Replace the iPhone, Apple Just Had Its Best Quarter Ever
That’s all for tech and online business today 🚀. Which AI trend or startup caught your eye? Share below!
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