EV Revolution 26 July 2024 A buy-now-pay-later company is behind the explosion of EVs in Kenya In just two years, M-Kopa has become the biggest financier for EVs in East Africa’s largest market. By Damilare Dosunmu
The Rise of AI 17 July 2024 Bhutan’s first AI startup is seven college kids in a dorm NoMindBhutan services prominent clients like the Bhutan National Bank and Drukair - Royal Bhutan Airlines. By Lhakpa Quendren and Ananya Bhattacharya
3 Minutes With 12 July 2024 The role of trust in building fintech for Africa Yanmo Omorogbe of Nigerian wealth management firm Bamboo talks about navigating government regulations and the role of longevity. By David I. Adeleke
3 Minutes With 9 July 2024 Why Africa’s tech talent makes it an attractive investment destination Joseph Nsengimana of the Mastercard Foundation says global companies are starting to recognize the value of Africa’s talent. By David I. Adeleke
Silicon Valley in Rest of World 19 June 2024 Singapore doubles down on lab-grown meat as Silicon Valley backs off Global funding in the cultured meat industry dropped by 75% in the last year. Singapore sees its chance to become a world leader, backing local and international firms. By Sandy Ong
3 Minutes With 18 June 2024 Using AI to build the “definitive” Spanish writing tool Abraham López is the CEO of Correcto, an AI-powered grammar tool. By Daniela Dib
The Rise of AI 13 June 2024 A little-known AI startup is behind Nigeria’s first government-backed LLM Awarri has been tapped to help increase the representation of Nigerian languages in AI. By Damilare Dosunmu
3 Minutes With 11 June 2024 Using automation to fight misinformation, starting with a menstrual health chatbot Swapneel Mehta is the founder of the Simppl research collective, a group of students and professional programmers working on automated social media tools. By Russell Brandom
3 Minutes With 4 June 2024 How this mental health care app is using generative AI to improve its chatbot Andrea Campos is the founder and CEO of Yana, a mental health care app and chatbot for Spanish and English speakers. By Daniela Dib
Q & A 3 June 2024 What the AI boom is getting wrong (and right), according to Hugging Face’s head of global policy Irene Solaiman on tackling racial bias, language equity, consent, and why there are so many AI girlfriends. By Russell Brandom
The Rise of AI 21 May 2024 Indonesia has more than 700 languages. Can AI save them? Most LLMs such as GPT, Llama, and Gemini are trained largely in English, but several Southeast Asian firms are focusing on Bahasa Indonesia and other regional languages. By Adi Renaldi
Exporter Newsletter 16 May 2024 OpenAI is making a risky bet on live translation The company has a stunning demo — but can the product live up to the hype? By Russell Brandom
