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49 African neobank, PalmPay, has emphasised the importance of trust, simplicity, and local partnerships in expanding access to financial services across the continent. The company made this known during the GITEX 2025 technology conference, which held at the Landmark Centre in Lagos on September 4. Speaking during a high-level panel session titled “From Idea to Infrastructure—The African Tech Executive & Founders’ Playbook”, PalmPay’s Vice President of Partnerships, Mr. Chibuzor Melah, said financial inclusion in Africa could only be achieved by building solutions that earn the trust of customers while remaining simple to use. The session brought together leading innovators and…

“You don’t die as a human being, you live on with others,” Rosen told Saturday Live.

Three former Google X scientists aim to give you a second brain virtually — not in the sci-fi or chip-in-your-head sense — but through an AI-powered app that gains context by listening to everything you say in the background. Their startup, TwinMind, has raised $5.7 million in seed funding and released an Android version, along with a new AI speech model. It also has an iPhone version. Co-founded in March 2024 by Daniel George (CEO) and his former Google X colleagues Sunny Tang and Mahi Karim (both CTOs), TwinMind runs in the background, capturing ambient speech (with user permission) to…

As the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2025) kicked off its second day, Global Africa Diaspora Day brought together Heads of State, senior government officials, business leaders, and cultural icons from across Africa, the Caribbean, and the Diaspora – with the renewed vision to bring unity and economic sovereignty. Held at the Centre International de Conferences (CIC) in Algiers, Global Africa Diaspora Day opened with remarks from H.E. Mr. Sifi Ghrieb, Acting Prime Minister of Algeria. This was followed by powerful statements from H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of Nigeria and Chaiman of IATF, Prof Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the…

Finance and Development Planning Minister, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has delivered a robust defense of the government’s performance, insisting that Liberia is moving forward with measurable progress in infrastructure, economic stability, and public service delivery. In a radio interview in Monrovia on Monday, Ngafuan challenged critics of the government who believe that the country is backtracking to prove so through statistics and indicators. His statement is in direct response to the recent findings from the General Auditing Commission (GAC), which flagged US$2.8 million in payments made without adequate supporting documentation. The GAC report cited inadequate receipts, invoices, and liquidation records covering…

The College Football Playoff selection committee members will tell you they don’t rank conferences — they rank teams — but the Big Ten and SEC are leading the way in nonconference wins that will impact the committee’s rankings through Selection Day.According to ESPN Research, the SEC enters Week 3 with a 27-3 nonconference record (8-2 against Power 4 opponents), while the Big Ten is 31-5 (5-3 against Power 4 opponents). The Big 12 is 24-8 but 5-6 against the Power 4, and the ACC is 22-10 but 3-9 against Power 4 teams.Those results impact the following conference-by-conference playoff breakdown –…

Goodbye #MomTok, and hello The Bachelorette: ABC has announced Taylor Frankie Paul as the next lead of its reality dating franchise.  A cast member on Hulu’s Emmy-nominated series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Paul will serve as the next Bachelorette for season 22, marking a shocking, franchise-crossing move.  The news was announced on a Wednesday episode of Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy, arriving on the heels of The Bachelor spinoff taking a notable season off. Jen Tran was the last lead, and her season wrapped in the early fall of 2024. Season 22 of The Bachelorette, starring Paul, will…

Six people have been shot dead in two days in a crime-plagued area of Cape Town, adding to the death toll in a city already reeling from the scourge of gang-related violence.At 11.30pm on Monday, two women aged 19 and 25 were killed and a 24-year-old woman injured in a shooting in Wallacedene, an informal settlement on Cape Town’s north-eastern edge, according to South African police. About 10 minutes later, two other women in their 20s were killed by gunshots to the head in a bedroom in the same area, with police saying the incidents may be linked.The suspected double…

In an age when industries are being reshaped by technology, even the most traditional trades are discovering new life through innovation. Locksmithing, a profession once defined by keys, tumblers, and lockpicks, is undergoing a renaissance. Leading that transformation is LOCKTHESMITH, the company founded by Venezuelan entrepreneur Luis Sain, who has redefined what it means to provide security in the 21st century. For decades, locksmithing was seen as a reactive service — a trade people turned to only when locked out of their homes, offices, or vehicles. But Sain recognized early on that the field was ripe for modernization. With urban…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureIs weatherhousing a verb? Anyway, they’re off at Lord’s, they’re on at Chelmsford, and there’s a pitch inspection at Wantage Road where Asa Tribe made his maiden 200 yesterday – and raised his hand yet further for the Lions trip.He reflected on it last night:“It feels like I can’t do much wrong at the moment and I’m really happy with the way it’s going. I need to focus on my game and keep putting performances in for Glamorgan, it’s good to be in the position I’m currently in and…