Why Most African AI Startups Are Building Wrappers Instead of Models
The African technology ecosystem is undergoing a distinctive structural shift away from the capital-intensive pursuit of frontier foundation models toward ... Continue Reading
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Runway’s Gen-4 Is Here — And It’s Changing the Way We Make Video
Runway, a startup from New York, backed by industry giants like Salesforce, Google, and Nvidia, has unveiled Gen-4, their latest ... Continue Reading
Why Tech Startups Fail: A Brutally Honest Look
The startup world loves to glamorize success. Unicorns, billion-dollar exits, all-night coding sessions that end in IPOs. But beneath the glossy LinkedIn posts and flashy pitch decks lies a harder truth: most tech startups fail. It’s not news. Not just a few. Not occasionally. The majority. The numbers are brutal: over 90% don’t make it. And the reasons are deeper than just “ran out of money.” ... Continue Reading
Ithute AI wins the Llama 3.1 Impact Hackathon Sub-Saharan Africa
The recently concluded Llama 3.1 Impact Hackathon in Kigali, Rwanda, has set a new benchmark for AI-driven innovation in Sub-Saharan ... Continue Reading