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Introducing KiaGo Tech: Building the Operating System for Everyday Commerce in Africa
Lunch from a restaurant, groceries for the house, produce from the market down the road. Getting through a single week of everyday buying in Nigeria often takes five different apps and a dozen WhatsApp chats. Kiago Tech was built to close that gap, not with one product, but with an integrated ecosystem: KiaChow, KiaChow Store, Market Square, KiaVendor, and KiaKart
Adeyemi Segun Samuel: The AI Entrepreneur Building Smarter Digital Solutions for Africa
Adeyemi Segun Samuel didn't set out with a computer science pedigree. He built his technical foundation through a data analytics course and relentless self-directed learning, then channelled it into AI-powered platforms for food businesses and vendors. His mission now is bigger than any single product: using AI to help Africa's local economies compete on a global stage
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GoLemon Shuts Down After 28 Months, Highlighting the Challenges Facing Nigeria's Grocery Delivery Startups
GoLemon delivered more than ₦2 billion in groceries to 40,000 Lagos customers before running out of runway. Its founders say the problem wasn't proving one order could turn a profit, it was generating enough of them before the money ran out. That distinction is becoming a familiar epitaph in Nigeria's grocery delivery graveyard
The EU AI Act's Big Deadline Arrived Today. Here's What Actually Changed
The headlines call today a landmark date for AI regulation, and in a narrower sense, they're right. But the EU AI Act's toughest requirements, covering AI used in hiring, education, and law enforcement, aren't actually starting today. Here's what's real, what's delayed, and what businesses need to do right now
Introducing KiaGo Tech: Building the Operating System for Everyday Commerce in Africa
Lunch from a restaurant, groceries for the house, produce from the market down the road. Getting through a single week of everyday buying in Nigeria often takes five different apps and a dozen WhatsApp chats. Kiago Tech was built to close that gap, not with one product, but with an integrated ecosystem: KiaChow, KiaChow Store, Market Square, KiaVendor, and KiaKart
Why More Shops Are Closing Around the World, and Why Online Storefronts Are Winning
Empty storefronts and "For Rent" signs are becoming a familiar sight in cities from Lagos to London. At the same time, businesses selling primarily online, some run entirely from home, are growing faster than ever. Here's what the data says about why, and what it means for Nigerian entrepreneurs deciding where to put their next investment
Adeyemi Segun Samuel: The AI Entrepreneur Building Smarter Digital Solutions for Africa
Adeyemi Segun Samuel didn't set out with a computer science pedigree. He built his technical foundation through a data analytics course and relentless self-directed learning, then channelled it into AI-powered platforms for food businesses and vendors. His mission now is bigger than any single product: using AI to help Africa's local economies compete on a global stage
Reuters NEXT Asia 2026 to Spotlight AI, Business, and the Future of Technology
Reuters NEXT Asia returns to Singapore on July 9 under the banner "Shifting influence, defining decisions." Executives from Boeing, HSBC, Grab, and Johnson & Johnson will join government ministers to debate what comes after the AI pilot phase and what Asia's shifting economic centre of gravity means for business
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