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The Summerfest Tech Pitch Competition is now accepting applications for its 2026 event, inviting startups across the globe

Andela Inc., one of the world's largest marketplaces for technical talent, today announced the expansion of its new Andela AI Academy into a practical, production-focused upskilling program

The DC Summer Fellowship is a three-month bipartisan opportunity designed to launch or accelerate impactful careers in American AI governance and policy.

Japanese PM Takaichi secures supermajority in the Lower House, winning at least 316 seats of 465, well above the 2/3 threshold (310 seats) needed

Fashion quick commerce startup ZILO has raised $15.3 million (Rs 140 crore) in a Series A funding round led by Peak XV Partners, which invested $8 million.

AI chipmaker Cerebras Systems announced that it raised $1 billion in fresh capital at a valuation of $23 billion — a nearly threefold increase from the $8.1 billion valuation the Nvidia rival had reached just six months earlier.

India is adjusting its startup rules, and mobilizing public capital, hoping to help more of them make it to commercial products.

Ghana’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered local fund managers to scale back offshore investments as part of efforts to support the cedi and bolster macroeconomic stability.

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Google has opened applications for the 10th cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa, a flagship program designed to support AI-driven and machine-learning-powered startups.

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced plans to begin producing surfactants, key raw materials used in detergent manufacturing, marking a major step toward import substitution and local industrialisation.

South African fintech Lula, formerly Lulalend, has secured a R340 million (about $21 million) injection from Dutch development bank FMO, a move that strengthens its ability to lend