Google DeepMind and A24 announce first-of-its-kind research partnership
Google DeepMind and A24 announce first-of-its-kind research partnership
Expanding Managed Agents in Gemini API: background tasks, remote MCP and more
We’re announcing new capabilities in Managed Agents in Gemini API so developers can build reliable, production-ready agents.
Africa’s Race to Modernize Recruitment Draws New Investment as Fuzu Raises $3.86M
Kenyan HR-tech startup Fuzu has raised $3.86 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered recruitment platform and accelerate its growth across Africa. The round attracted backing from Sparkmind.vc,…
Former OpenAI and Google Talent Raise $1M for SA’s AI Coding Startup HyperDev
South African AI startup HyperDev has raised more than $1 million (R16 million) in pre-seed funding to expand a software development platform that helps users turn AI-generated code into fully…
SA’s Bridgement Bags $20.3M to Bring AI-Driven Business Lending to More SMEs
South African fintech Bridgement has raised R330 million ($20.3 million) in funding from Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) and Standard Bank, strengthening its capacity to lend to small and medium-sized businesses…
The Compliance Layer AI Agent Frameworks Forgot to Build: The Story of Comply54
AI agents can now reason, plan, call tools, retrieve customer data, and initiate financial transactions on their own. What almost… The post The Compliance Layer AI Agent Frameworks Forgot to…
AI Diagnostics in African Hospitals: Promising Pilots, Scaling Challenges
Walk into a public clinic in rural Siaya County, Kenya, and the shortage that defines African healthcare becomes obvious within… The post AI Diagnostics in African Hospitals: Promising Pilots, Scaling…
Nigeria’s AI Governance Bill: Why the Delay Is Costing the Country’s Digital Future
Every month Nigeria spends waiting on a finished AI law is a month a fintech in Lagos ships a credit-scoring… The post Nigeria’s AI Governance Bill: Why the Delay Is…
Meta Launches Muse Image, Its First In-House AI Image Generator, as Competition in Visual AI Intensifies
Meta has begun rolling out Muse Image, the first image-generation system built entirely by Meta Superintelligence Labs, the research division… The post Meta Launches Muse Image, Its First In-House AI…
Nigeria opens probe into Meta, X, and AI firms
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Nigeria opening a probe into Meta, X, and AI firms, Zeepay’s response to $11.6 million refund reports, Kenya’s creation of new licences for Uber, Bolt,…