OnePipe's raise & layoff, Google's Bard, MTN Nigeria merger proposal, Amazon's downsizing, Meta's Kenyan lawsuit

Episode 166 • March 23, 2023 • 00:33:39
OnePipe's raise & layoff, Google's Bard, MTN Nigeria merger proposal, Amazon's downsizing, Meta's Kenyan lawsuit
Techpoint Africa Podcast
OnePipe's raise & layoff, Google's Bard, MTN Nigeria merger proposal, Amazon's downsizing, Meta's Kenyan lawsuit

Mar 23 2023 | 00:33:39

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Chimgozirim Nwokoma Oluwanifemi Kolawole Bolu Abiodun

Show Notes

This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/EDTcTRMJ9QU
 
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our reporters discuss the multiple stories that broke this week in the African tech space.
 
The stories
  • Google rolls out Bard
  • OnePipe raises $4.8m, lays off 20% of its staff
  • MTN Nigeria to merge its finance subsidiaries
  • Amazon plans to reduce its workforce by 9,000
  • Meta sued in Kenya, again
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:35 - Amazon lays off 9000 staff
02:59 - One Pipe raises 4.8M, lays off staff
11:53 - Google rolls out Bard
16:41 - MTN Nigeria to merge finance subsidiaries
23:27 - Meta is sued in Kenya, again
 
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This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede
 
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