Gbemileke Babatunde
348 posts
Mechanical Engineer; Telling Africa-focused tech stories on startups, policy and governance.
e-Learning pushes WhatsApp above Facebook as most-used app by children in Nigeria
According to a new Kaspersky Safe Kids study, WhatsApp is now the most visited app by children in…
Bitcoin and other crypto prices plunge after US recovered $2.3m crypto ransom and Trump’s “scam” remark
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrenies have again suffered a dip in prices as several investors count their losses amid…
Apple #WWDC21: Apple rolls out iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8 and macOS Monterey
Apple has unveiled the new iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey, and watchOS 8 at its 2021 Worldwide Developers…
Twitter ban: Nigeria loses N6.5bn in 3 days, GDP could drop by 0.2% and other possible implications
The Buhari-led government banned Twitter operations in Nigeria on June 4, generating heated controversy across social media. In…
Social media roundup: Buhari bans Twitter, na VPN, June 12 protests and others
Hi guys! We know things are kind of heated up in the country right now. But we advise…
Elon Musk’s heartbreak tweet pushes Bitcoin back below $39,000 as other cryptos suffer dips
Tesla CEO and world’s second richest man, Elon Musk again single-handedly steered down the price of Bitcoin and…
Ghana’s appsNmobile raises $1m to scale its virtual POS payments solution for businesses
Ghanaian fintech startup, appsNmobile has closed a $1 million investment from the Oasis Capital VC fund to scale…
Dogecoin price leaps by 33% as crypto investors rush to buy ahead of live trading on Coinbase
Dogecoin has seen a surge in price by about 33% from $0.31 to $0.42 as at the time…
Ugandan startup, Emata wins €5,000 Catapult Inclusion Africa award to increase loan offerings for farmers
Ugandan agritech startup, Emata has emerged winner of the Best Catapulter award at the finals of the Catapult Inclusion Africa 2021 digital bootcamp.…
Ethiopian Govt-owned Telebirr adds over 1m new mobile money users in 1 week
moves to consolidate pole position ahead of M-Pesa entry According to Ethio telecom, its new Telebirr mobile money…