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Finclusion raises $20M to build out credit-led neobank offering across Africa

TechCrunch

The digital banking space in Africa is taking shape as neobanks on the continent grow in numbers like their global counterparts. The fintech intends to grow existing operations in South Africa, Eswatini, Kenya, Namibia and Tanzania and expand into Mozambique and Uganda. With over 1.2 Fintech Farm nabs $7.4M

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Jambo raises $7.5M from Coinbase, Alameda Research to build “web3 super app” of Africa

TechCrunch

The mix of positives such as a fast-growing population–the youngest globally–, solid smartphone penetration, increasing crypto adoption, and negatives like low GDP per capita across board and unemployment makes Africa the next ripe ground for web3. For instance, users can save their data spend when they use Jambo.

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Animals Crossing: AI Helps Protect Wildlife Across the Globe

NVIDIA AI Blog

million acres of rhino habitats, and has recently expanded to help conservation efforts in Kenya and Namibia. The startup, which uses the Ai2 EarthRanger platform, protects more than 1.2 Wild Me supports over 2,000 researchers across the globe running AI-enabled wildlife population studies for marine and terrestrial species.

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A network of grandchildren was activated. This puts New York City’s economic disparity on par with places like Sierra Leone or Namibia. Undoubtedly, the inequities in who bears the brunt of climate change will play out in similar ways on the larger global stage. How did it happen? Indeed they already are.

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ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

TechCrunch

owners of Mercedes models that use MBUX will be able to opt into a beta program starting June 16 activating the ChatGPT functionality. The announcement spurred a 10x increase in new downloads for Bing globally, indicating a sizable consumer demand for new AI experiences. Browsing is available on both the iOS and Android ChatGPT apps.

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Conquering a Cruel Continent for a Cause

Tech Soup

TechSoup Global's vice president for Africa David Barnard did. The Namib Desert in Namibia (has the highest sand dunes on earth). Stand with me and let's do more than talk about the problem, let's be active in finding solutions." But then you'd have to get up the next day and run another 25 miles (or more).

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