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Insurers Can No Longer Afford to Price Property Risk by Suburb Alone

Insurance underwriting has historically relied on data to understand and price risk. The difference today is the level of detail that insurers are able to bring into those decisions.

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NDude Labs Leads $3 Million Series A Funding Round for US Wellness Startup SuperMush

India and US-based healthcare and wellness investment firm NDude Labs has led a $3 million Series A funding round in US-based functional wellness brand SuperMush.

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Egyptian Fintech Unicorn MNT-Halan Completes 3 Securitisation Issuances Worth EGP 4 Billion

Egyptian fintech unicorn MNT-Halan has successfully completed three securitisation issuances with a combined value exceeding EGP4 billion (US$76.5 million) for its two subsidiaries, Halan Consumer Finance and Tasaheel for Finance.

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Paramount Completes $110 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Acquisition to Form Skydance

Paramount announced on Tuesday that it has completed its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery to create a combined company called Skydance. The deal, which is one of the biggest mergers of all time

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Anthropic Expands Claude for Startups Program With Subsidized AI Model Access

On Tuesday, Anthropic announced an expansion of its Claude for Startups program, offering subsidized access to its AI models and a variety of other benefits to qualifying companies.

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Fashion Fables Runway Africa 2026

Fashion Fables Runway Africa 2026 is the reimagined 2.0 edition of Fashion Fusion Africa. Elevated, expanded, and rooted deeper in heritage. At FFRA, every collection tells a story. Every fabric carries memory. Every model walks with purpose

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Staying Sharp Online: A Naija Guide to Not Falling for Internet Tricks

​Scammers today are not only going after big companies. They know that the average person is easier to reach and easier to fool. Think about it: one person's BVN, one person's bank details, one person's WhatsApp account—that's money.

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What Global Buyers Should Know Before Choosing a Frozen Sweet Potato Fries Supplier

Choosing the right Frozen Sweet Potato Fries Supplier requires careful evaluation of product quality, specifications, packaging, communication, and supply reliability.

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AI-Driven Job Cuts Could Leave Businesses Paying Twice for the Same Skills

South African businesses that measure the success of artificial intelligence primarily through a smaller payroll risk losing the people they need to make the technology work, according to Francois van der Merwe

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Nolton Africa Announces a Call For Consultants!

Nolton Africa is an institutional and capital advisory firm accelerating social impact across Africa. We are establishing a multi-sectoral Consultant pool

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OPEC+ Keeps Oil Production Targets Unchanged for November

OPEC+ agreed to keep oil production targets steady for November at a meeting on Sunday, the producer group said, in line with expectations that further output policy adjustments are unlikely until next year.

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Egypt's Sisi Rejects Foreign Interference in African Affairs, Calls for Respect of Sovereignty

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday that Egypt rejects “any external interference in the internal affairs of African countries,” calling for respect for states’ sovereignty and territorial integrity.

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