Security researchers at Symantec today detailed a new cybercrime group that’s actively targeting the financial sector in Francophone countries in Africa. Dubbed “Bluebottle,” the group ...

BY DUNCAN RILEY - 2 YEARS AGO

African web3 startup Jambo announced today that it has raised $7.5 million in new funding to build out its pioneering web3 “superapp” of Africa. Investors in ...

BY DUNCAN RILEY - 3 YEARS AGO

Google LLC announced today that it plans to invest $1 billion in the continent of Africa in an effort to give more people access to ...

BY JAMES FARRELL - 3 YEARS AGO

Autonomous drone delivery startup Zipline Inc. today announced that it had raised $250 million in new funding to help it accelerate development of a new model for ...

BY DUNCAN RILEY - 4 YEARS AGO

Rival troll networks from France and Russia have been trying to meddle with politics in North Africa and the Middle East, according to a blog ...

BY JAMES FARRELL - 4 YEARS AGO

Employees of Huawei Electronics Co. Ltd. have assisted governments in at least two African countries of spying on political opponents, the Wall Street Journal said today in ...

BY DUNCAN RILEY - 6 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. says it will open its first “development center” in Africa, with plans to spend more than $100 million over the next five years ...

BY MIKE WHEATLEY - 6 YEARS AGO

Intel Corp. says its Movidius artificial intelligence software will be used in special cameras designed to detect poachers who enter wildlife reserves, and prevent them ...

BY MIKE WHEATLEY - 6 YEARS AGO

San Francisco-based drone startup Zipline Inc. announced it closed a $25 million Series B funding round led by Visionnaire Ventures, along with investments from Andreessen Horowitz, Yahoo ...

BY ERIC DAVID - 8 YEARS AGO

When many think of drones they may think of Middle Eastern air strikes, smaller camera drones, or even attempts to utilize drones to make deliveries, ...

BY DUNCAN RILEY - 9 YEARS AGO

Kenyan Bitcoin exchange BitPesa has raised a $1.1 million in a second round of funding that was led by Pantera Capital and included Crypto Currency ...

BY DUNCAN RILEY - 10 YEARS AGO

In this Bitcoin Weekly it’s time to explore how Bitcoin and related technologies are and could be put to use. To start, the Danish Liberal ...

BY KYT DOTSON - 11 YEARS AGO