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BD Insider: 🇿🇦 South African marker – a win for small businesses

In this newsletter, we look at: MTN faces backlash amidst NIN-SIM verification chaos, Google labels South African businesses in search results, Lagos state targets remote workers and influencers for tax revenue.

BD Insider: Can SearchGPT compete with Google?

Can OpenAI dethrone Google from its top spot in the search market? Will integrating AI into search be sufficient to end Google's decades-long dominance?

BD Insider: Why Bolt is trying to entice its drivers back

In this letter, we explore; Bolt offers drivers a 15% commission kickback amidst struggles, Netflix price hike sparks outrage in Nigeria, Ticketmaster expands footprint in Africa.

Level Up: How this Gen Z Tech Lawyer overcame her career fears ‍⚖️

In today's edition of Level Up, we explore the story of a trailblazing lawyer who, at the age of 22, became the youngest person ever called to the Ghanaian bar. She faced and overcame the stereotypes associated with Gen Z in the workplace.

BD Insider: After Mercury crackdown, what’s next for African startups?

In today's midweek update, we look at; African startups hit hard as Mercury cuts ties with 13 African countries, Why Nigeria fined Meta $220 million for data breach, Starlink eyes Liberian launch after Presidential meeting.

BD Insider: How Starlink is gaining grounds in Africa

In today's letter, we look at the rise of Starlink in Africa, amidst all its licensing issues

BD Insider: Why Telkom is stalling on launching 5G on phones

In this letter, we explore; d.light to power up East Africa with $176 million funding, Why Telkom is stalling on launching 5G on phones, OpenAI releases a more affordable and smarter AI model.

Level Up: How this Ghanaian product designer took a big risk that finally paid off ‍

We explore the journey of a product designer who transitioned from creating graphics to becoming a mentor in product design.

BD Insider: Egypt finally plans to join the 5G party

In this newsletter, we look at; Egypt's set to launch its first 5G network this year, Kenyan ride-hailing drivers strike for fair pay and pricing power, and Ghana cracks down on data breaches with licenses to 51 cybersecurity providers.

BD Insider: Africa has become the prime destination for cybercrimes

In this newsletter, we look at the rise of cyber threats in African countries.

BD Insider: United Nations’ “Billion Dollar” Dream for Africa

In this letter, we explore; South Africa’s struggles with cyber theft, UNDP billion dollar dream for Africa, AMD steps up rivalry with Nvidia.

Level Up: How tech saved the life of this AI Engineer

How Brian Koyundi went from failing mathematics in high school to becoming an AI engineer.