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 podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories.

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

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