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African Creative? Apply now for the Sound Connects Fund before it closes!
This is the Sound Connects Fund's third and final call and value of the approved grants will range between €45 000 and €70 000. Applications close on 15 January 2023.
Apply for the Google growth academy for Cybersecurity startups program
Successful applicants will receive dedicated mentoring from Google executives at VirusTotal and Mandiant, and other leading European companies.
Apple launches Business Connect; a Google Business lookalike
While Apple Business Connect may bear much semblance with Google Business, the company has managed to innovate around an already existing idea.
Coinbase lays off 950 people citing economic conditions
The recent Coinbase layoffs are part of a restructuring plan costing the company $58m to $68m in employee severance and termination benefits.
Twitter Blue subscription increased to $11 effective next month as tweet source reappears
Twitter for web users who are subscribed to Twitter Blue will still be able to pay the initial $8/month subscription fee.
Apply for the Nigeria Ministry of Youth and Sports development & Bank of Industry (BOI) 60-Day app development challenge
The app development challenge aims to solve problems in the Agric-tech, Edu-tech, Fintech, Health, Sports, or Telecommunications sectors in Nigeria.
GTBank fined £7.6 million for Anti-Money Laundering failures. Gets discount for not disputing findings
According to the FCA, the fine would have been £10,959,700 but because GTBank did not dispute the FCA’s findings and agreed to settle, it qualified for a 30% discount.
Microsoft Looks to Increase Investment in OpenAI with $10 Billion Deal
"Microsoft's potential $10 billion investment in OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, could solidify the partnership between the two companies and help the AI firm generate $1 billion in revenue by 2024"
BREAKING: ChatGPT is down
This is the second time the chatbot will crash after a first blackout in December 2022. Even though at the time, it was not half as popular as it is now.
New Naira notes remain scarce as Nigerian banks commence cash withdrawal limits
With a population of over 200 million people and the resultant long queues in banking halls over the January 31st deadline, Nigerians who are yet to access the new naira notes worry about their fate.