Africa Tech Radio

Tony’s Tech Side - 13th February, 2023

As we celebrate #WorldRadioDay and #AfricaPodcastDay, Tony shares reasons podcasts fail.

 

Also on this day, the Lumiere brothers patented one of the earliest motion picture projectors, their Cinematograph.

 

Tech Gist:

1) AsyariLabs launches its 1st propriety nanosatellite hardware to space.

2)Gaming startup Carry1st acquires mobile board game Gebeta for an undisclosed amount.

3) Airtel Nigeria acquires 5G spectrum in Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria and Zambia.

4) Cell phones and cameras banned from 73rd Makerere University graduation.

Cruise Control - 10th February, 2023

Techies are known to be goal getters of big dreams and lifestyle.

Which wristwatch is the most expensive? Find out on CruiseCntrl with Bookii.

Leveraging Technology to improve Financial Literacy and Freedom

Words around the Tech blocks is that it is the easiest time in history to make money. But first, let's get some financial literacy from Financial Expert of Money Africa, Akin Egbedeyi, on CruiseCntrl with Bookii.

Tony’s Tech Side - 10th February, 2023

Do you know the full meaning of JPEG?

 

Today's Rubbles of History highlights are the first time a computer defeated a world class champion using standard championship rules.

 

Tech Gist:

1) Malawi cholera outbreak crosses 1300.

2) South Africa declares national "state of disaster" in the electricity sector.

3) Over 1 million sign up for AI-powered Bing waitlist in 48 hours.

4) Twitter expands tweet length limit for US-based Twitter Blue to 4000.

What Nigeria will gain from Naira Redesign and New National Card

Have the Naira Redesign and National Card Scheme affected you in any way?

 

What are the effects of theses policies?

 

A Financial Policy Analyst, Stanley Onuorah, and a Public Policy Analyst, Chima Christian, joins Tony to discuss these issues.

Reshaping the Energy Industry in response to fuel and climate crisis

How's Africa reshaping energy the enrgy industry in response to fuel and climate crisis?

 

Chief Operating Officer at Salpha Energy, Charles Ubong Akpan, joins Bookii on CruiseCntrl to talk about the energy crisis.

Cruise Control - 7th February, 2023

Listen to Bookii as she shares tech stories around Money Market, and what impact Tech plays in businesses and organizations. 

Tony’s Tech Side - 8th February, 2023

Do you really know what a "File" is? Do you know when Google Maps was launched?

 

Today's Rubbles of History highlights the launch of Google Maps and record braking "24 hours in Cyberspace" event.

 

Today's Tech Gist;

1) AFDB announces 2nd edition of Fashionomics Africa Online Incubator and Accelerator Programme.

2) Starlink gets license and approval in Rwanda

3) Binance suspends US dollar withdrawals and deposits for international customers.

4) Microsoft announces AI powered Bing and Edge.

Digitizing SMEs in Africa: What you ordered and what you ricive

In an era where almost everyone is enthusiastic about starting a business, what measures are to be put in place before, during and after startup?

 

What should be your target? What digital platform do you need to embrace? How do you get people to notice your product? How do you get prospective investors for your business?

 

CEO and Founder of Ricive, Ayodeji Popoola, joins Bookii as they discuss "How to help the local traders and small-medium entrepreneurs thrive in this Digital Economy" on CruiseCntrl. 

Tony’s Tech Side - 7th February, 2023

From an explanation of the word "byte" and what happened on February 7th in Tech history, to Google and Microsoft going head to head in the Conversational AI Space, Tony shares insights into Africa's Tech space in this episode of this podcast.

 

Also today, he talks about Meta losing its claim to be removed from suit claiming it exploited workers.