The EU fines X €120M for breaching online content rules, the first fine under the DSA, citing issues like its deceptive blue checkmarks, after a two-year probe
‘Impose Sanctions...’ The Verge : EU fines X $140 million over ‘deceptive’ blue checkmarks Inc : Why Elon Musk's X Was Slapped With a $140 Million Fine Eva Terry / Deseret News : European Union fines ...
How thousands of small-scale farmers in Malawi are using a government-backed AI chatbot, designed by the nonprofit Opportunity International, for farming advice
Alex Maere survived the destruction of Cyclone Freddy when it tore through southern Malawi in 2023. His farm didn't. LinkedIn: Opportunity International , Timothy Strong , Paul Essene , and Gregory G...
Starlink has disrupted Kenya's existing ISP industry since its launch in July 2023, forcing legacy providers to lower prices and increase internet speeds
@khadijaalam.bsky.social and i reported on how starlink cost less than local isps in some african countries. — restofworld.org/2025/starlin... Forums: r/ghana : This Article Is Claiming that Starlin...
Citizen Lab and Microsoft detail mercenary spyware from Tel Aviv-based QuaDream used to hack iOS 14-based iPhones of journalists, politicians, and an NGO worker
why didn't Apple warn us? Wall Street Journal : New Spyware Firm Said to Have Helped Hack iPhones Around the Globe Phil Muncaster / Infosecurity : New Zero-Click iOS Exploit Deploys Israeli Spyware Ed...
Sources: Twitter is leaving at least 12 international offices due to closures or not paying rent, including in Hong Kong, Mexico, Ghana, Australia, and India
- Twitter is leaving at least a dozen international offices due to closures or not paying rent. — Hubs in Europe and even Twitter's headquarters in Asia are shuttered.
Dubai-based digital bank YAP has raised $41M as part of a Series A, and says it plans to expand into Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan, and Ghana
Alexander Cornwell / Reuters :
Ghana-based Fido, which offers financial tools and loans to individuals and businesses via its mobile app, raised a $30M Series A led by Fortissimo Capital
Annie Njanja / TechCrunch :
Ghana-based unified payments app Dash raises a $32.8M seed led by Insight Venture Partners
Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch :
Twitter says it plans to hire its first product and engineering teams in Africa, based in Ghana, calling the country a “champion of democracy”
Bloomberg :
Helium Health, which digitizes data, formalizes monetization, and enables telemedicine in Nigeria, Liberia, and Ghana, raises $10M Series A
Jake Bright / TechCrunch :