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U.S. nutrition startup Berry Street said on Monday it has merged with Khosla Ventures-backed Indian startup Healthify to bank on the popular trend of people turning to GLP-1 drugs to lose weight.

Oura, the smart ring maker, with offices in San Francisco and Finland, is reportedly planning to raise up to $3 billion as soon as next month in a U.S.

Airbound, an Indian startup building autonomous drones, has raised $37 million in fresh capital as it pushes to make moving goods through the air as cheap as trucking them by road.

My AI Lawyer has launched in South Africa, offering an affordable artificial intelligence legal advisor you can access online and at any time.

The Heirs Holdings Graduate Trainee Programme is a six-month talent development programme designed to equip young professionals with the knowledge, skills and practical experience to build successful careers

TEEEM Foundation invests in nonprofit organizations creating sustainable, community-driven solutions through education, empowerment, innovation, and service.

EV battery-swapping startup Battery Smart has raised Rs 185.5 crore or $19.50 million in its Series C funding round led by existing investors Rising Tide Ventures

As Harvard Business School seeks to expand its reach, it’s leaning on AI avatars to provide individual feedback. These avatars were created by a startup called HeyGen

Google is giving students at accredited Nigerian universities, polytechnics and colleges of education 12 months of its AI Plus plan for free, bringing its premium AI tools to a generation increasingly using them for schoolwork

Nigeria will not emerge through wishful thinking. It will emerge when young Nigerians decide that elections matter as much as football matches. Every goal scored in Europe is a reminder that excellence is possible.

Wall Street still accumulating - JPMorgan quadrupled its BlackRock Ethereum ETF position to ∼1.17M shares and disclosed $610M position in BlackRock Bitcoin ETF.

Africa's Business Heroes 2026: Top 20 finalists announced from 24,000+ applications across 54 countries - includes 2 Moroccans, Meriem Benabad and Nidal Tafah. Semi-finals in Nairobi Aug 21-22