How African VC firm Oui Capital raised its first funding by exiting unicorn Moniepoint
At a recent investor meeting, early-stage African investor Oui Capital told its limited partners that it had raised $4 million in its debut fund after selling some shares in business banking platform Moniepoint. Africa's fintech unicorn has so far proven to be a good investment for five-year-old Oui Capital. At that time the first fund was opened, investing $...
Determine the fate of the “leftover” embryo.
No one knows exactly how many embryos are frozen in storage tanks, but the number is thought to be between 1 million and 10 million in the US. Some of these embryos have been stored for years or decades. In some cases, intended parents deliberately choose this, choosing to pay hundreds of dollars in fees each year. But...
AI isn’t very good at history, finding new papers
AI may excel at certain tasks such as coding or producing podcasts. But the struggle to pass the high-level history exam, a new paper has been found. A team of researchers has created a new benchmark to test three large language models (LLM) - OpenAI's GPT-4, Meta's Llama, and Google's Gemini - on historical questions. The benchmark, Hist-LLM, tests...
Bluesky launches dedicated feed for vertical video
This is the product delivery time for all social networks with the TikTok service in the recovery stage, and the application is still not available in the App Store and Play Store. Bluesky said on Sunday that it is launching a dedicated feed for vertical videos in its app. Users can see the trending video section in the browse...
Failing startup employees are at particular risk of having their personal data stolen through old Google logins
As if losing your job when your startup collapses isn't bad enough, now security researchers are finding that employees at failed startups are at particular risk of having their data stolen. These range from private Slack messages to Social Security numbers and, possibly, bank accounts. The researcher who discovered the problem is Dylan Ayrey, co-founder and CEO of Andreessen...
Trump said he would delay the ban on TikTok, suggesting a joint venture with US ownership
TikTok went dark for users in the US on Saturday night, but it may not be for long. President-elect Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Sunday morning that he will issue an executive order on Friday that will "extend the time before the ban goes into effect, so we can make a deal to protect our national security." Even...
How to stream Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day 2025
Donald Trump will take the oath of office of the president in front of the Capitol building in Washington, DC, again. The event takes place at noon ET and is expected to draw attention from supporters and opponents alike. How to stream Trump's inauguration You can watch the inauguration live on cable or by subscribing to a live TV...
TikTok goes dark in the US
TikTok went dark in the US on Saturday night as a result of a federal law banning the popular short video app for millions of Americans. However, the company began restoring service on Sunday afternoon. TikTok users began receiving messages about the ban around 10:30 Eastern on Saturday evening, and the app also disappeared from the Apple and Google...
TikTok is restoring service in the US
Less than 12 hours after TikTok went dark in the United States, the video-sharing app is back online. "In agreement with service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service," the company said in a statement. "We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to service providers that they will not face penalties that provide...
Meta announced a new CapCut competitor called Editing
Meta Sunday announced a new video editing app called Edits, after ByteDance's video editing app CapCut was removed from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store as part of the TikTok ban. Instagram head Adam Mosseri (pictured above) said in a thread that the app will launch next month on iOS, with an Android version following. He added...
