Online Business Daily Digest – February 18, 2026

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Here’s today’s Online Business, Tech & AI roundup 💻. From African startups to global artificial intelligence trends.

  1. 🇳🇬 Nigeria to conduct “thorough assessment” of MTN’s $2.2 billion IHS deal
  2. 🇳🇬 MTN moves to take full control of IHS Towers in $2.2 billion deal
  3. 🇳🇬 MTN’s $6.2 billion IHS acquisition to face Nigerian regulatory review
  4. 🇳🇬 MTN Group proposes $6.2 billion buy-out of IHS Towers
  5. 🇳🇬 Monei and Scrub.io want to protect AI agents from payment fraud
  6. 🇳🇬 Is crypto here to stay? South Africa backs ZARU Stablecoin with Rand
  7. 🇳🇬 SA’s HAVAÍC announces 3rd close of $50m 3rd fund; makes 4 investments
  8. 🇳🇬 Revamped “Egypt Innovate” platform to support country’s innovation, entrepreneurship ecosystem
  9. 🇳🇬 Fears that Basel III regulations could penalise Africa – African Business
  10. 🇳🇬 Overseas and e-commerce payments to be made easier in Ethiopia – African Business
  11. Tesla dodges 30-day suspension in California after removing ‘Autopilot’
  12. Intellexa’s Predator spyware used to hack iPhone of journalist in Angola, research says
  13. Lowe’s Promo Codes and Deals: Up to 40% Off Appliances
  14. The Best Noise-Canceling Headphones for Traveling Are $50 Off
  15. The Download: the rise of luxury car theft, and fighting antimicrobial resistance
  16. The Download: unraveling a death threat mystery, and AI voice recreation for musicians
  17. GameHub will give Mac owners another imperfect way to play Windows games
  18. Password managers’ promise that they can’t see your vaults isn’t always true
  19. Anthropic’s Sonnet 4.6 matches flagship AI performance at one-fifth the cost, accelerating enterprise adoption
  20. OpenAI’s acquisition of OpenClaw signals the beginning of the end of the ChatGPT era
  21. US Supreme Court adopts new technology to help identify conflicts of interest – Reuters
  22. Canada pitches CANDU nuclear technology for Poland’s second plant – Reuters
  23. Why AI Adoption Stalls, According to Industry Data – Harvard Business Review
  24. With Rise of Agents, We Are Entering the World of Identic AI – Harvard Business Review
  25. AI in the workplace: A report for 2025 | McKinsey – McKinsey & Company
  26. A surge in M&A, the value of human leadership, and making progress possible – McKinsey & Company
  27. How Companies Turn Loyalty Into Billion-Dollar Data Assets
  28. The Mindset Every Founder Needs to Make Smarter Business Purchases
  29. The EU is investigating Shein for its ‘addictive,’ gamified service
  30. Companies laying off staff this year includes Amazon, Citi, and Pinterest — see the list

That’s all for tech and online business today 🚀. Which AI trend or startup caught your eye? Share below!

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