Category: Science/Technology

USSD for Zenith, Polaris, First & Union Banks 2023

USSD codes are a quick way to access banking services on the go. Here, we'll highlight the USSD codes for some Nigerian banks.

Breaking: Fidelity Bank restores transfers to OPay...

Fidelity Bank has restored transfers to neobanks OPay, Palmpay, Kuda, and Moniepoint, a few weeks after it blocked them due to ris...

South Africa’s new drone, Milkor 380 makes success...

Milkor, a Pretoria-based defence company, recently ran a successful test flight on its Milkor 380 Drone after three years and seve...

Bolt Kenya drops booking charges as it waits on li...

A contentious issue in Bolt's licence renewal process is an “illegal” 5% booking fee which it has now suspended. 

Kenyan ride-hailing drivers have urged the NTSA not to renew the licences of ride-hailing platforms Bolt and Uber until the compan...

oraimo’s Power Series: Setting New Standards in Qu...

In the fast-evolving landscape of technology, a reliable power source has become more than just a necessity – it’s an essential li...

Cold War satellite images reveal nearly 400 Roman ...

The photos, taken in the 1960s and 1970s by the first spy satellites, reveal that the eastern border of the Roman Empire was a pla...

Rare lake forms in Death Valley

There's still time to see a rare oasis that formed in Death Valley.

Scientists finally solve 390 million-year-old 'mur...

Researchers mapped out "cake-like" fossil layers belonging to a group of ancient marine creatures from the supercontinent Gondwana...

What does it look like when your sinuses are clogg...

Having a stuffy nose often comes with pain and tenderness around your cheeks, eyes or forehead. But what do blocked sinuses look l...

Rare cross-shaped reliquary unearthed from medieva...

Archaeologists in Poland have discovered the remnants of a medieval knight's residence, along with numerous artifacts.

AI to help personalize sports betting

The sports betting industry will soon benefit from personalization enabled by generative artificial intelligence technologies, acc...

PUBG MOBILE’s Gully Squad Returns in 2023 with New...

PUBG MOBILE (PUBGM), the world-renowned mobile battle royale game and Pakistan’s No. 1 video gaming platform, continues its unwave...

Latest way to buy Airtel airtime on MPesa 2023

The convenience of topping up your mobile phone's airtime is essential. Here's how to buy Airtel airtime using M-Pesa.

A South African activist has been convicted of defamation after a South African court found him guilty of publishing false and wro...

Mobile money users in Tanzania are going back to c...

Tanzania introduced a levy ranging from $0.004 to $4 on mobile money transactions. This levy was in addition to an already existin...

Sending money between Equity Bank & MPESA 2023

Here, we walk you through how to make an Equity Bank to MPESA transaction and vice versa.

Next Wave: Rewriting the venture capital “theory-o...

Venture capitalists face an internal reckoning to rebuild the foundational theories and ways of work that made the asset class pop...

Eutelsat’s Konnect: The Silent Force Reshaping Nig...

Nigeria’s satellite Internet space is evolving rapidly, and while SpaceX’s Starlink has been making waves, Eutelsat’s Konnect , in...

Private School In Makurdi : Orenda &Opal Academy

A list of good private schools in makurdi local government of benue state Nigeria, without Orenda and Opal schools is definitely a...

'Christ' tattoo discovered on 1,300-year-old body ...

A tattoo referencing Christ was found on the 1,300-year-old body of an individual in what is now Sudan.

Orcas that hunted alongside humans might be extinc...

Researchers used DNA analysis and traditional knowledge to learn about an orca named Old Tom and his family's remarkable relations...

Takins: Strange, mountain-dwelling mammals with my...

These weird-looking stocky mammals roam Alpine zones and forested valleys in Asia, using their specially adapted split hooves help...

Will we still have antibiotics in 50 years? 7 expe...

Experts across public health, microbiology and biochemistry agree that we'll still have antibiotics in 50 years, but the drugs may...

Which group of animals has the most species?

The leading group is so diverse that it represents one in every three animal species on Earth.

Chinese researchers claim planned space telescope ...

China's space agency plans to launch the Xuntian space telescope in 2024 and says it will have higher optical capabilities than NA...

How to leave a video message on FaceTime with iOS ...

The latest iPhone software update, iOS 17, has come out with a new nifty feature that allows you to send a ‘video voicemail’ if th...

This stealthy Android malware can steal your money...

A new app called SpyNote is giving hackers access to Android users' phones. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson explains how to keep your pri...

Watch this armored beast protect troops from blast...

Casualties from storms of bullets and blasts can be minimized with the use of a Senator model Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRA...

This dating app uses AI to find your soulmate by y...

With this new dating app, you can find your soulmate by using artificial intelligence feature named Ruby, which takes personality ...

Thousand of remote IT workers for US companies sen...

Remote IT workers for U.S. companies have sent millions of dollars in wages to North Korea to fund its weapons program, the FBI sa...

AI set to transform the restaurant industry

Major restaurant chains, like pizza giant Domino's, are adopting generative artificial intelligence technology to streamline opera...

Meta unleashes plan to control 'potentially unwelc...

Meta Platforms on Wednesday introduced temporary measures to limit "potentially unwelcome or unwanted comments" on posts about the...

X rolls out testing for $1 yearly subscription to ...

The option to engage with posts on the Elon Musk-owned social media site X will now require new users in two countries to hand ove...

Tim Cook goes to China, where early iPhone 15 sale...

Tim Cook recently went to China, where some analysts have indicated sales of the newest iPhone models kicked off at a sluggish pac...

How to buy Telkom airtime with MPesa 2023

Telkom subscribers can conveniently buy airtime using M-Pesa. Here, we guide you through the steps to buy your Telkom airtime usin...

How to get stamped MPesa statement online 2023

Safaricom's M-PESA service allows customers to access their stamped statement online. Here's a guide on how to make the most of th...

Talent-sourcing firm Outsized closes Series A roun...

Talent-sourcing firm Outsized closes Series A round led by Knife Capital Link: techcabal.com/2023/10/20/outsized-series-a/ By: E...

Exclusive: Majorel will lay off 200 employees as i...

Majorel Kenya has begun a redundancy process and will lay off 200 of its 1,200 employees after losing a content moderation contrac...

Navigating data protection in Africa’s digital lan...

Africa’s financial landscape is evolving with the advent of data and digitisation. The proliferation of smartphones and internet c...

Can foxgloves really give you a heart attack?

Foxgloves contain digoxin, a drug used to treat cardiac arrhythmia and heart failure that can also be toxic. But can ingesting it ...

Science news this week: False memories and swallow...

Oct. 15, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained...

The Fram: A Victorian expedition to the North Pole...

British physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski explains how Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen's expedition to the North Pole w...

'This is the cost of living in seawater': The inge...

In this extract from the new book Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works, oceanographer Helen Czerski explains the ingenious way turtle...

'Earth's civilizations are shaped by what the ocea...

In this interview, British oceanographer Helen Czerski explains the systems driving our ocean, compares it to a fancy cocktail, an...

NASA delays Psyche asteroid mission over spacecraf...

NASA and SpaceX are expected to launch a spacecraft to investigate the metal-rich asteroid "Psyche" on Oct. 12, officials announce...

NASA Mars rover spies 200-foot-wide dust devil mov...

NASA's Perseverance Rover on the planet Mars, captured a dust devil moving across the rim of a crater as the robotic geologist was...

NASA astronaut returns to Earth after 371 days in ...

American Frank Rubio returned to Earth Wednesday, and now holds the record for the longest U.S. spaceflight at 371 days.

NASA capsule brings sample from asteroid to Earth ...

A capsule was delivered back to Earth on Sunday after a 4 billion mile trip that included grabbing a sample of dust and rocks from...

Soyuz docks at International Space Station with tw...

Russia's Soyuz MS-24 blasted off from Kazakhstan Friday with two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut on board and landed...

Will a VPN prevent apps from tracking me?

Using a VPN is a good option to keep your private information secure. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson explains how they work and if using...

Why you might be asked to flash a smile instead of...

Facial recognition technology is making its way to sports stadiums that will aid the evolution from paper and mobile tickets to on...

Sneaky lightbulb security cameras are the next big...

The lightbulb camera is made to look exactly like a lightbulb, but it captures high-quality video footage after being placed into ...

Google’s new tech: How does the Pixel 8 stack up t...

Google announced the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro with new AI featured to the smartphone market, how does your current device stack up ...

How Tom Hanks fake AI dental plan video is just th...

Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson explains how celebrities are fighting back against unauthorized use of their AI-generated likeness known ...

ChatGPT creator OpenAI looking to make its own AI ...

OpenAI, which built the popular artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, is looking into producing its own AI chips, according to ...

Apple considered replacing Google search engine wi...

Apple previously considered using search engine DuckDuckGo for private browsing mode in its Safari internet application, according...

Searches for AI skills on gig platform surge as bu...

A new study by gig platform Fiverr shows demand for experts with certain artificial intelligence-related skills surged over the pa...

Spotify makes audiobooks free to paid subscribers

Spotify premium users will see their accounts get access to a maximum of 15 listening hours for audiobooks on a monthly basis, the...

Altana using AI to map and analyze global supply c...

Altana launched the newest version of its Atlas, an AI-powered map of the global supply chain used by companies and government age...

Ghanaian fintech Dash shuts down after raising $86...

Dash, the Ghanaian fintech has shut down. The startup raised $86.1 million in five years and attracted big-name investors. It rais...

Exclusive: Cofounders of FTX-backed Bridge Network...

The three co-founders of web3 startup Bridge Network have split after a fight for control of the company. They raised over $3.8 mi...

Yesterday, Zambia became the seventh African country to get Starlink, SpaceX's satellite internet service. In Zambia, it will cost...

Starlink goes live in Zambia

According to the Starlink website, the service will cost 10,744 Zambian kwacha ($505) for the hardware and 507 Zambian kwacha ($24...

How startups are trying to address SA’s healthcare...

As the world’s most unequal country, South Africa’s lopsided wealth distribution has created a two-tiered healthcare system whose ...

Twiga confirms it’s in talks with Incentro Africa ...

Twiga has confirmed to TechCabal that it is in talks with Incentro Africa, a Google services reseller, to resolve their ongoing le...

Exclusive: VFD’s Nonso Okpala shares the firm’s in...

“We never play a valuation game so we are never on to the hottest thing. Rather, we look at businesses that are focused on serving...

WEMA BANK UNVEILS TOP 25 FINALISTS FOR HACKAHOLICS...

Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and leading financial institution, Wema Bank, has unveiled the top 25 finalists that will be co...

Buy 2023 cheap & authentic NECO result check token

Did you write the recent NECO exams? You'll need to buy a NECO result-checking token to check. Read this to see how and where to b...

MTN continues fintech push with remittances and pa...

In addition to the payments and remittance, MTN also launched point-of-sale devices that merge payments and other services, includ...

Checking your 2023 NECO results and common errors

Did you write the June/July NECO exams in 2023? Results are currently being released. Here's how to check yours and common errors ...

5 tech events to attend in Lagos from October 2023

Lagos, Nigeria, is hosting a series of exciting tech events between October and December 2023. Here we highlight 5 of them you sho...

Breaking: Patricia’s appeals for support infuriate...

“We have raised money [and] we have been working very hard to get the money back to you,"Hanu Fejiro, the company’s CEO, said at a...

Phantom V Fold by TECNO is Reshaping Trends in the...

Not too long ago, Samsung unveiled its first foldable phone, with other brands such as OPPO, Huawei, and more following suit. Howe...

The Biggest Giveaway Competition in Pakistan’s His...

Hey there! We’ve got some exciting news from Audionic. Before we dive in, we want to say thanks to Audionic for making our lives b...

KFC Squads up with Pubg: Battlegrounds and PUBG Mo...

Today, KFC is launching the ultimate collaboration for fans, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS and PUBG MOBILE players as they join squads in a ...

Nigerian genomics startup 54gene is shutting down. Yesterday, ex-CEO Ron Chiarello confirmed the startup's closure to TechCabal. ...

Madica plans to invest $6 million in African pre-s...

Madica, which stands for Made In Africa, is an investment program launched in December 2022 and is focused on backing pre-seed-st...

Enza Capital launches $58 million Founder partner ...

 Enza Capital, a Kenyan-based Venture firm has raised $58 million to support startups on the continent alongside a new  shared own...

South African payments startup Revio raises $5.2 m...

Revio, a South African payment API startup, has raised a $5.2 million seed round to deepen its market across the continent.

South Africans can shop for contraceptives online ...

"We’ve done a lot of training and accelerator programmes and while they have been instrumental to our learning, they’re often over...

Adetutu Laditan on how creators can better drive g...

A lot of creators struggle with knowing how to monetise, and the first thing they need to learn is how to collaborate.

Exclusive: Nigerian fintech PayDay is looking to s...

Six months after raising $3million, PayDay is currently in discussions to sell the company. Its journey has been marked by negativ...

TechCabal has exclusively reported that the acquisition of Sendchamp by WhoGoHost was valued in the "mid-six-figure" range in USD ...

Artificial intelligence: An indispensable tool for...

AI can help businesses to make better decisions by analysing large amounts of data and identifying patterns that would be difficul...

Ivorian startup, Anka, raises $5 million pre-Serie...

Anka, an Ivorian e-commerce startup with the majority of its vendors in Nigeria and Kenya, has raised $5 million in equity and deb...

Zimbabwe confirms Starlink has applied for operati...

According to insights by DataReportal, there were 5.74 million internet users in Zimbabwe as of January 2023, translating to an in...

A MultiChoice acquisition is perfect for Canal+ bu...

Canal+ Group’s France and European market challenges, combined with MultiChoice’s pan-African presence, robust topline financial p...

One year after resigning as 54Gene CEO, Abasi Ene-...

Abasi Ene-Obong, former co-founder and CEO of 54gene has launched a new startup—Syndicate Bio.

Kenya’s ICT agency suspends CEO Ezra Chiloba over ...

Ezra Chiloba, the director-general or CEO of Kenya’s ICT watchdog, the Communications Authority (CA), has been suspended. The CA a...

What we know about Naspers interim CEO, Ervin Tu

Naspers group’s chief investment officer Ervin Tu will become the company's interim CEO after the resignation of Bob Van Dijk

Exclusive: Sendchamp’s founders and investors get ...

According to people with direct knowledge of the deal, Whogohost’s acquisition of the customer messaging platform Sendchamp was a ...

Scaling a startup in an unstable economy

Avoid layoffs if possible, as hiring and training new employees later is costly. Consider temporarily reducing hours or pay rather...

The people who call the shots at Piggytech

With over ₦1.1 trillion paid out to users, Piggytech has grown from a savings platform to a financial services behemoth in just 6 ...

“Ice-cream births” are saving women’s lives in Nig...

Somehow, the online term "ice cream births" had passed me by. Not surprising, perhaps, given the incongruous, even outrageous natu...

Breaking: Gates Foundation funds 29 healthcare sup...

i3, a pan-African initiative funded by the Gates Foundation, is giving 29 startups operating in Africa’s healthcare supply chain e...

TikTok has been fined $379 million for not protecting children's data according to the requirements of the European Union's Genera...

Next Wave: A modern retail wave is building up acr...

Smallscale modern retail in Africa will not completely replace open markets in Lagos, souks in Cairo, or storied markets like Kara...

Naspers CEO Bob Van Dijk resigns effective immedia...

Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk has resigned from the helm of Africa's largest company by market capitalisation after ten years. Van Dijk...

Nigeria’s next CBN governor Yemi Cardoso could hav...

In 2015, Cardoso was one of three names considered as Vice President to Muhammadu Buhari. "I was asked to submit three names, Yemi...

Livecopper announces investment from Moa Holdings ...

Livecopper was founded in 2012 by Allingham and Andrew Davies. The company provides a one-stop e-commerce platform for industry pr...

Driven by food prices, Nigeria’s headline inflatio...

August’s inflation was again driven by an increase in the prices of food and nonalcoholic beverages as food inflation for the mon...

President Tinubu nominates Yemi Cardoso as Nigeria...

President Bola Tinubu has nominated Olayemi Michael Cardoso as the next governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank. His nomination comes e...

Software glitch leaves thousands of SA grant recip...

According to government data, 29 million people in South Africa receive monthly grants, representing about 47% of the population.

OneLiquidity comes out of stealth

After operating in stealth for a year, OneLiquidity, a startup that offers technology, liquidity, and licensing services for busin...

My driver the stalker

Many Nigerian women are stalked by drivers after using ride-hailing apps, as ride-hailing companies try to evade responsibilities.

WhoGoHost, a Nigerian cloud infrastructure company, has fully acquired SendChamp—a cloud communications startup—for an undisclosed...

Your favourite tech startup wants to go public; it...

Managers of a business preparing for an IPO intentionally cultivate an image and push communications that subtly reinforce the val...

Kenya adjusts pump price again as petrol crosses 2...

Fuel costs in Kenya have, for the first time, surpassed the KES 200 ($1.36) mark. With yesterday's price adjustment, the new pump ...

Was the iPhone 15 worth the wait?

There have been media backslashes from displeased iPhone enthusiasts who believe the iPhone 15 series is simply a renamed version ...

Exclusive: Nigerian web hosting company, WhoGoHost...

In a strategic move to deepen value offering, WhoGoHost, a web hosting company, has acquired SendChamp, a cloud-based communicatio...

Ghana’s headline inflation rate dropped to 40.1%. The country's inflation rate for July was pegged at 43.1%.

Ghana’s inflation drops to 40% in August driven by...

Just like July's uptick, the slowdown was again driven primarily by food prices. Per the data from the GSS, food inflation fell fr...

Nollywood is the hot new investment for tech found...

"[ROI from investing in films] varies from project to project, but it is definitely better than keeping your money in a fixed depo...

Ugandan startup, Emata raises $2.4 million in seed...

Emata, a Uganda-based startup that offers affordable loans to farmers, has secured a $2.4 million seed round to provide affordable...

The Kenyan logistics startup, which shut down operations last month and is now seeking a buyer, was burning through $1 million eve...

Next Wave: Africa is years away from adopting eco-...

Legislators and electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers often do not disclose their motivations for promoting the climate change agend...

Exclusive: How $1 million monthly burn rate forced...

Sendy, the end-to-end fulfillment platform, which shut down operations last month and is now seeking a buyer, was reportedly burni...

Happy mothers in Kenya have LUCY to thank

Through a project dubbed “Tekeleza”, LUCY improves access to medical information and care for women in the area through an evidenc...

After completing a $5m debt raise, Lipa Later plan...

Despite the discouraging VC funding scene, the five-year-old company is very optimistic about its future at crowdfunds $1.2 millio...

Breaking: Backed by CBN, Flutterwave’s new product...

Flutterwave has launched Swap, a new product that will digitise the process of getting foreign exchange for Nigerians with the bac...

The Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) has reclassified Nigeria from frontier market status to unclassified market status.

Your next keke might be electric; here’s the compa...

Qore, a renewable energy mobility company, backed by Sterling bank, wants to reduce emissions by converting light electric vehicle...

Interswitch announces support for Google Pay on it...

Payments company Interswitch has launched support for Google Pay on its payment gateway—the Interswitch Payment Gateway (IPG). Mer...

Unity Bank bucks banking trend, reports ₦38bn in l...

Unity Bank recorded losses of  ₦38.8 billion during the first half of 2023, down from a profit of ₦1.6 million in H1 2022.  A larg...

International Ride-hailing Service, Yango, Held a ...

The international ride-hailing service, Yango, has made its way to Pakistan after successfully launching in Lahore, Rawalpindi & I...

TECNO Welcomes Sajal Aly as the Brand Ambassador f...

TECNO, one of Pakistan’s leading mobile phone giants, has thrilled its customers by unveiling the most significant news of the yea...