Tanzanian fintech startup NALA has officially launched in the European Union (EU), adding 19 new countries to its list of send countries and aiding its mission of connecting Africans globally.
Tunisia-founded enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) startup InstaDeep has been acquired by Nasdaq-listed German biotech company BioNTech SE in a deal that could eventually be worth GBP562 million (US$684m) to its shareholders.
It seems like just yesterday that retail media was a cute little toddler looking for its place in the world. Now we have no less than Microsoft offering a very grown up retail media platform based on its PromoteIQ acquisition. Latest additions make it easier to place ads on a retailer’s own site, on other sites using retailer first-party data, and on in-store displays. Release dates vary.
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that could potentially ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, does not sell its holdings within a year. The bill now goes to the President Biden, who has said he will sign it. Court challenges are likely to follow.