A Microsoft data centre site in East Africa has been delayed by disagreements with the Kenyan government over the company’s request for guaranteed payments, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. In May 2024, Microsoft partnered with UAE-based AI firm G42 to invest US$1-billion in a data centre in Kenya as…
At its annual Go-Get product showcase, Uber announced a significant expansion of its services, positioning itself as a direct competitor in the travel and personal assistance markets. The updates aim to transform the platform into a comprehensive travel hub, rivalling the “everything app” vision often associated with competitors like X. Read: ASUS launches the dual-screen…
South Africa stands at a critical juncture: our economy must diversify beyond traditional sectors if we are to remain competitive in a rapidly digitising world. The global race toward digital transformation is accelerating, and we cannot afford to watch from the sidelines while others adapt faster than we do. Becoming a significant African digital economy…
Access Bank Plc has announced plans to host the second edition of the Africa Trade Conference (ATC 2026), a high-level strategic convening designed to accelerate Africa’s role in shaping the future of global trade. The bank in a statement noted that its maiden edition, which convened senior decision-makers from 28 countries, the 2026 conference will…
Intel Corporation has staged a dramatic comeback to open 2026, with its stock surging 31% in the first few weeks of the year. This performance marks the third-best start in the S&P 500 Index and signals a profound shift in investor sentiment. After a painful 2024 defined by a 60% share price drop, the company…
Netflix has taken a small but significant step into the world of African sports entertainment with the launch of its first-ever daily highlights show for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) football tournament. While the programme stops well short of live match streaming, it underlines a clear strategic direction: sport is becoming an increasingly important…
Rivian debuted new tech at its first “Autonomy and AI Day” in Palo Alto, California, Dec. 11, 2025. Credit: Rivian PALO ALTO, Calif. – Shares of Rivian Automotive declined 6.1% Thursday after the electric vehicle maker held its first “Autonomy and AI Day,” with plans to eventually launch self-driving EVs. Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe and…
An Oracle office in Silicon Valley, California. Image: ykanazawa1999 Oracle forecast sales and profit that missed analyst estimates on Wednesday, while saying that spending would rise by US$15-billion compared with earlier estimates – a sign that big capital outlays to chase AI cloud-computing customers is not turning into profit as fast as Wall Street had…
Nedbank’s Eugene Liebenberg Nedbank Connect, Nedbank’s recently launched mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), is taking a slow and steady approach to entering the South African market, but its ambitions are broader, with other markets in Africa firmly in its sights. Eugene Liebenberg, head of digital products at Nedbank, said in an interview with TechCentral that…
Nigeria is hosting one of Africa’s biggest tech gatherings on Tuesday, with debates ranging from Wolof-speaking chatbots to medical algorithms. The ambition is to harness artificial intelligence to transform economies – but patchy internet, unreliable electricity and low investment remain major obstacles. In Lagos, the African Digital Economy and Inclusion Conference is bringing together policymakers,…
