Dubai — British maritime security firm Vanguard Tech said Tuesday that a U.S.-flagged tanker was approached by Iranian gunboats, which threatened to board the vessel, in the Strait of Hormuz, before continuing on its way under military escort. The incident comes amid a tense standoff between the U.S. and Iran, and just days ahead of…
Lindiwe Matlali, founder and CEO of Swerfvalk. South African technology entrepreneur Lindiwe Matlali has established Swerfvalk, a Johannesburg-based deep-tech company focused on developing and deploying mission-ready drone, artificial intelligence (AI) and counter-drone systems for complex operational environments. Swerfvalk enters a local drone market that has matured rapidly over the past decade, with growing demand from…
A flag with the CSG NV logo during the listing of their company at Euronext Amsterdam, Jan. 23, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Czech-based defense firm Czechoslovak Group, or CSG, soared over 30% on its stock market debut on Friday, underscoring sustained investor interest in defense companies amid Europe’s growing push…
Africa’s copper market is entering 2026 pulled between strong demand expectations and tight supply conditions, as production of both refined copper and concentrates struggles to keep pace with global needs linked to the energy transition. Copper prices surged above $12,000 per ton in December on supply disruptions and tariff speculation in the United States. Prices…
The logo of Japanese company SoftBank Group at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo on November 21, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Shares of data center investment firm DigitalBridge surged as much as 50% in premarket trade on Monday, following a media report that Japan’s SoftBank is in advanced talks to acquire the…
The firm behind President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform is merging with a Google-backed energy company in a deal valued at more than $6bn (£4.4bn). Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) and TAE Technologies announced the plans on Thursday in a joint statement, which said the move would “create one of the world’s first publicly…
Nairobi — Montran has appointed Wohoro Ndohho as Regional Executive Director for its Africa operations as the payments and capital-markets technology firm moves to deepen its presence in a region pushing to modernise financial infrastructure. Ndohho, who has over 20 years of experience in finance, infrastructure and investment advisory, will be based in Nairobi and…
Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Video generation startup Luma AI said it raised $900 million in a new funding round led by Humain, an artificial intelligence company owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. The financing, which included participation from Advanced Micro Devices’ venture arm and existing investors Andreessen Horowitz,…
Man and woman having a small business meeting in smart casual clothes Ippei Naoi | Moment | Getty Images One successful angel investor has revealed two red flags that prevent him from investing in a founder in the first meeting. Carles Reina is an angel investor who backed voice cloning AI startup Eleven Labs when…
Carles Reina, GTM manager at Eleven Labs, shared why he invested in AI company. Eleven Labs The angel investor who backed a billion-dollar AI startup when it was still in its infancy said he decided to invest in the company after just 30 minutes of meeting one of its founders. Carles Reina first decided to…
