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Natural Personal Care D2C Firm Nat Habit is Raising Rs 142.6 Crore ($15 Million) in a Fresh Round

The board at Nat Habit is issuing 22.5 lakh Series C preference shares at an issue price of Rs 633.5 each to raise Rs 142.6 crore, according to its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies (RoC).

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US Suspends Microsoft, Adobe, and Major Tech Companies from Green Card Program for Skilled Foreign Workers

The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft, Adobe, and several other technology companies from a program that helps skilled foreign workers obtain permanent residency in the United States

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Nigerian-American Researcher Chinyere Ukeje Wins the $300,000 Grand Prize in NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge

When astronauts leave Earth’s orbit for Mars, chances are the food on their menu might very well carry the signature of Nigerian-American researcher Chinyere Ukeje.

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US Proposes $70,000 Fee for Universities Enrolling International Students in OPT Programme

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a $70,000 fee for universities seeking to enrol international students in the Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme

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11 Full University Scholarships for African Students

Here are 11 full university scholarships for African students currently accepting applications. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program is such a great program that provides funding and all sorts of other opportunities.

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South African Startup Vambo AI Launches MORENA: Open 1.5 Billion Model for 12 African Languages

South African startup Vambo AI has released MORENA, an open weight 1.5-billion-parameter language model trained from scratch for 12 African languages, as well as English and French.

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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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