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Twitter to remove legacy checkmarks starting April 1, 2023

Victoria Fakiya

16 hours ago

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Indeed to lay off 15% of its staff

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses Nigeria's SeerBit's plan to build the future of payments, Indeed's lay offs, and Canva's new tools.

Victoria Fakiya

4 days ago

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Opera integrates AI chatbots into its browsers

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses AltSchool's partnership with OpenLabs Ghana, how social media influenced Nigeria’s 2023 elections, and Opera integrating AI chatbots into its browsers.

Victoria Fakiya

5 days ago

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Meta sued in Kenya, again

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses Meta being sued in Kenya, Google's Bard rolling out in the US and UK, and Airtel Money's partnership with Turaco and Prudential in Uganda.

Victoria Fakiya

6 days ago

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Amazon is planning another layoff that will affect 9,000 employees

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses how clinicPesa provides healthcare financing in Uganda, Amazon's plans to reduce its workforce by 9,000, and Microsoft's built-in crypto wallet in Edge.

Victoria Fakiya

7 days ago

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OnePipe raises $4.8m credit line, lays off 20% of its staff

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses OnePipe's $4.8m raise, MTN Nigeria merging its finance subsidiaries, and Africa Data Centres' partnership with TechAccess.

Victoria Fakiya

1 week ago

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Microsoft 365 Copilot to create content in Office apps

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses how Fope Davies made ₦252m from it in 2022, how Trueflutter works, Microsoft 365 Copilot creating content in Office apps, and OpenAI's partnership with Stripe.

Victoria Fakiya

2 weeks ago

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Nigeria’s plan to fund tech and creative entrepreneurs

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses African VC funding in February 2023, Nigeria's ₦‎309.5 billion fund, Flutterwave's licences in Rwanda, and Flat6Labs' $95m fund.

Victoria Fakiya

2 weeks ago

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Meta to slash 10,000 jobs after cutting about 11,000 last year

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses Gerald Black's story, Zoho's new office in Kenya, Meta reducing its workforce by 10,000, and Nigerians paying ₦1,000 for NIN verification.

Victoria Fakiya

2 weeks ago

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Signature Bank shuts down following Silicon Valley Bank’s closure

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses 5 answers to startup employee’s questions following SVB’s closure, how to get health insurance in Nigeria, South Africa's PayShap, and General Motors integrating ChatGPT in cars and trucks.

Victoria Fakiya

2 weeks ago

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Flutterwave is still under investigation in Kenya

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses why exhibiting at Lagos Startup Expo can help you stand out, Flutterwave investigations in Kenya, Meta developing Twitter rival, and Grammarly's GrammarlyGo.

Victoria Fakiya

2 weeks ago

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Andela acquires Qualified

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses whether employee bonds are necessary, Miishe Addy's take on how founders should approach raising VC, and Andela's acquisition.

Victoria Fakiya

3 weeks ago

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Microsoft to upskill Kenyan lecturers

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses CBN's open banking operational guidelines, Microsoft's workshop for Kenyan lecturers, and Meta's LLaMA online leak.

Victoria Fakiya

3 weeks ago

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Nigerian telcos to roll out uniform shortcodes for bank and airtime transactions

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses Nigerian mobile operators implementing harmonised shortcodes, Kenyan regulator investigating online food delivery platforms, and TikTok's Series.

Victoria Fakiya

3 weeks ago

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Alerzo reduces its full-time workforce by 15%

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses whether Nigerian SMEs are redefining the role of PoS agents, how Blueroomcare is providing therapy to Nigerians, and Alerzo reducing its full-time workforce by 15%.

Victoria Fakiya

3 weeks ago

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Kuda launches SoftPoS, enabling card payments via mobile phones

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses hackers stealing $6.3m from Flutterwave accounts, Kuda's SoftPoS, and Meta introducing creative tools on Facebook.

Victoria Fakiya

3 weeks ago

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