Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey launch a Bitcoin development fund
It's starting in Africa and India, even though the latter plans to ban cryptocurrency.
Africa
Hitting the Books: Kenya's digital divide is hampering its mobile money revolution
The division between haves vs have-nots spans the globe.
Alphabet will use beams of light to deliver internet in Kenya
The moonshot project has a new name, too.
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Netflix signs John Boyega's production studio to expand African content
The deal helps Netflix's push into the African market.
Facebook pulls Russian accounts over political meddling in Africa
The accounts were linked back to a Putin ally.
Huawei technicians may have helped African governments spy on opponents
An investigation found Huawei employees helped authorities in Uganda and Zambia.
DeepMind uses AI to track Serengeti wildlife with photos
It should help protect fragile species from human encroachment.
Google's next undersea internet cable will link Africa and Europe
The first phase of the Equiano cable should be online in 2021.
Facebook creates an AI-based map of Africa to help with crisis relief
When you know where people live, you know where to provide aid.
Microsoft beats Amazon to open the first cloud data center in Africa
Good news for South African gamers.
Intel-powered camera uses AI to protect endangered African wildlife
Resolve's TrailGuard can spot poachers in time to thwart them.
Netflix will order original shows from Africa in 2019
Its push for local programming will soon include most major continents.
Artificial insemination used to breed lions for the first time
It could help save a species facing serious danger.
Autonomous drones will help stop illegal fishing in Africa
They'll identify fishing boats in protected waters.
Google will roll out 200 WiFi hotspots in Nigeria by 2020
It's part of a broader effort to bring the country online.
Alphabet's Loon internet balloons are making their way to Kenya
It will start deploying balloons in the country in 2019.
'Semblance' is proof of Nintendo's new indie hustle
This is the first South African game on a Nintendo console.
Netflix deal provides a much-needed boost in the Middle East
An alliance with OSN will bring its shows to a much wider audience.
Quika promises free satellite internet for developing countries
It hopes to beat Facebook and Google to the punch.
