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Elon Musk’s xAI Secretly Dropped Its Benefit Corporation Status While Fighting OpenAI
While xAI, and its supplier, Solaris Energy Infrastructure, initially promised to use pollution controls with the turbines, those haven’t yet materialized.
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- Technology
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- North America
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Africa50, AfDB, and AfCFTA to Bridge Infrastructure Gaps and Drive Digital Transformation
The new partnership between the three institutions aims to dramatically increase this figure by addressing the infrastructure gaps that currently constrain trade flows across African borders.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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SMBC Invests in Novastar Ventures’ New Fund
This commitment is a clear indicator of a wider, calculated trend of Japanese corporate capital being strategically deployed into Africa’s vibrant and rapidly expanding technology startup ecosystem.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Global
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Nigeria’s Koolboks Raises $11 Million to Scale Solar-Powered Refrigeration Across Africa
The company designs solar-powered refrigeration units that pair ice-battery thermal storage with IoT telemetry.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Introducing the OpenAI Learning Accelerator in India
According to OpenAI, the OpenAI Learning Accelerator is designed to ensure AI strengthens learning, supports teachers, and addresses the unique needs of India’s education system.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- edtech, skill development, youth
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Finnfund Announces €80 Million First Close of Digital Access Impact Fund
The new fund not only focuses on critical digital infrastructure needs but also helps local communities gain better access to key services, according to Hanna Loikkanen, Finnfund´s chief investment officer.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Global
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Ghana’s Complete Farmer Secures $5 Million Funding From Symbiotics to Strengthen Smallholder Farming
Swiss impact investor Symbiotics has provided a USD 5 million debt facility to Complete Farmer, the Ghanaian agritech startup focused on strengthening agricultural value chains in West Africa.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Female-Led First Circle Capital Raises $10.9 Million for Pan-African Fintech Fund
The fund is dedicated to investing in early-stage fintech startups across Africa.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech, startups, venture capital
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