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Farmers Weekly Early harvest and delayed access to China threaten SA cherry exports

South Africa’s cherry industry had a challenging start to the 2026/27 season, with unusually early harvests, variable fruit qualit...

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TechCrunch Chrome’s AI-powered Autofill can now dig through your Gmail to fill out forms

The autofill update lets Chrome pull flight confirmations, tracking info, order details, and other information from your inbox, wi...

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TechCrunch Reddit is the latest platform to embrace the ‘For You’ feed

The For You feed combines posts from communities users have joined with recommendations tailored to their interests.

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TechCrunch As AI agents reshape the web, Google opens Gemini and Search to more apps

A new developer platform will let businesses bring their services to Google's AI experiences, potentially changing how consumers d...

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TechCabal Airtel Africa appoints Goriola Bakare to lead home Internet business

Airtel Africa has named Goriola Bakare as Home Broadband Experience Lead across its continental markets, effective October 1, 2026...

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TechCabal Tap, pay, go: Mastercard and Interswitch bring Google Pay to Nigeria

Mastercard has partnered with Interswitch to bring Google Pay to eligible Mastercard cardholders in Nigeria, allowing customers to...

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TechCrunch Voice AI in vogue: Nvidia releases new open transcription model

Nvidia just released a free speech-to-text model that can transcribe up to 40 languages, but it only works on recordings, not live...

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TechCrunch Trump DOE loans $5B to nuclear plants that will power data centers

Constellation Energy will get $5 billion in government loans to modernize nuclear reactors. Most of the new capacity is already co...

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TechCrunch South Korea’s financial industry hit by fresh wave of cyberattacks

South Korea’s financial institutions have been hit by another wave of cyberattacks, highlighting the growing risk of AI-driven hac...

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TechCabal Gates Foundation says Nigeria must build AI around real-world problems

At Moonshot, the Gates Foundation argued that Nigeria’s AI ambitions should be judged by the lives the technology improves.

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TechCrunch Apple launches its new touchscreen MacBook Pro

Apple's new touchscreen MacBook Pro starts at $2,899

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TechCrunch Xreal Aura is a new wired headset powered by Android XR

Xreal Aura will start at $1,279 and will have multiple XR specific launch apps at launch

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TechCrunch AI execs may be too out of touch to build for the general public

Tech leaders are flaunting how out of touch they are when they brag about using AI to connect with their families.

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Premium Times MultiChoice announce continent-wide restructuring of DStv subscription

They announced the development in Lagos on Tuesday. The post MultiChoice announce continent-wide restructuring of DStv subscriptio...

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Premium Times Transcorp posts 18% drop in nine-month profit as revenue shrinks

Revenue, according to the conglomerate’s newly released unaudited financial report, retreated to N357.4 billion from N412.4 billio...

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Premium Times Shettima says enterprise key to Nigeria’s $1 trillion economy

“Our ambition to build a one-trillion-dollar economy cannot be realised by government alone. It requires an ecosystem in which bus...

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Premium Times 68 killed as two Spanish high-speed trains collide

Rescue workers continued searching the wreckage for survivors and victims of the crash, which involved two trains carrying more th...

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Premium Times Environmental group opposes proposed naval base in Akwa Ibom forest reserve

An environmental group says a proposed naval base in Akwa Ibom’s embattled Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve could deepen ecological des...

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Premium Times Zenith Bank expands digital payment options with Google Pay launch

From Nigeria’s first ATM gallery to the phone in your pocket, Zenith Bank continues its technology-led approach to making payments...

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Premium Times Police, youth clash in Ondo community over farmer’s murder

The youth reportedly attempted to lynch the murder suspects but were prevented by the police, resulting in a mob reaction from the...

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Premium Times Senate asks Tinubu to rename education institution after late Afenifere leader, Reuben Fasoranti

The late elder statesman and Afenifere leader died last Tuesday. The post Senate asks Tinubu to rename education institution after...

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Premium Times World Bank projects 23% rise in global commodity prices in 2026

The projection is contained in the World Bank Group’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook, released on Wednesday The post World Bank...

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Premium Times Niger govt mourns crash victims, says driver was returning with staff

The Niger State Government says the driver involved in a fatal crash on the Minna-Bida Road was returning from a trip with governm...

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Premium Times Court denies KC Luxury bail, orders speedy cocaine charges trial

Trial judge ruled that the defence failed to provide sufficient medical evidence to justify his release. The post Court denies KC...

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