Tech

Flutterwave buys Nigeria's Mono in rare African fintech exit

Africa’s largest fintech company, Flutterwave, has acquired Nigerian open banking startup Mono in an all-stock deal.

Lego Smart Bricks introduce a new way to build -- and they don't require screens

Lego developed a custom ASIC chip that allows its new Ssmart Bricks to pick up on signals from surrounding Smart Tags that dictate how it should make sounds or light up.

Gmail debuts a personalized AI Inbox, AI Overviews in search, and more

Gmail is also bringing several AI features that were previously available only to paid users to all users.

Microsoft's Nadella wants us to stop thinking of AI as 'slop'

Nadella wants us to think of AI as a human helper instead of a slop-generating job killer. New data for 2026 indicates he could be right.

Google previews new Gemini features for TV at CES 2026

Google TV will let you ask Gemini to find and edit your photos, adjust your TV settings, and more.

Nvidia launches Alpamayo, open AI models that allow autonomous vehicles to 'think like a human'

Nvidia unveiled Alpamayo at CES 2026, which includes a reasoning vision language action model that allows an autonomous vehicle to think more like a human and provide chain-of-thought reasoning.