Nigeria 100% broadband penetration, cashless economy, Google vs Microsoft (A.I. wars)

Nigeria 100% broadband penetration, cashless economy, Google vs Microsoft (A.I. wars)

Techpoint Africa Podcast

Nigeria 100% broadband penetration, cashless economy, Google vs Microsoft (A.I. wars)

Feb 09 2023 | 00:29:08

00:00 / 00:29:08

Hosted By

Chimgozirim Nwokoma

Oluwanifemi Kolawole

Bolu Abiodun

Show Notes

This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/AI1Z_W0bEWc

This week on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, Emmanuel, Chimgozirim, and Bolu discuss some of the trending stories home and abroad.

The stories:

Broadband penetration in Nigeria; the truth and the lies
Nigeria's cashless economy woes
The A.I. war between Google, Microsoft, and — surprisingly — Baidu

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Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

01:22 - Nigeria's 100% broadband penetration

08:30 - Nigeria's cashless economy woes

16:40 - A.I. wars (Google vs Microsoft)

Useful links

No, Starlink has not given Nigeria 100% broadband penetration. Despite what the president claims
Botched naira redesign policy is proof that Nigeria is not ready for a cashless economy
Google launches Bard
Microsoft to integrate OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot into its Bing search engine
AI wars: 5 ways Google is going neck and neck with Microsoft
Partech closes $263m Africa-focused fund
Flutterwave receives payments processing licence in Egypt as it eyes North African expansion

This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede

Email us your feedback at [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories.

Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk

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