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In Brief ChatGPT is no longer only a subscription product, an enterprise tool or an API gateway. OpenAI says ChatGPT Ads has reached $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate less than 200 days after launch, turning advertising into a serious new pillar... That number matters because OpenAI has spent years trying to answer one hard business question: how do you pay for frontier AI at global scale without... ChatGPT is no longer only a subscription product, an enterprise tool or an API gateway.

In Brief VLC has crossed 7 billion downloads, which is a remarkable number for an app that does not behave like the modern software industry wants apps to... It is free, open source, offline-friendly and not built around trapping users in a subscription. The milestone was shared by VideoLAN president Jean-Baptiste Kempf and reported today by TechCrunch.

In Brief Huawei Cloud has launched its Agentic AI Cloud in Nigeria, giving the company a clearer local pitch at a time when Nigerian businesses and regulators are... The launch, reported by TechAfrica News, positions Huawei Cloud in Nigeria as more than a place to host data. The bigger idea is to help organisations build, deploy and run AI agents and enterprise AI systems closer to the market they serve.

In Brief It can write phishing emails, automate reconnaissance and help less skilled hackers move faster. But there is another possibility now getting serious attention: AI could also make software much harder to hack. That argument was recently made by Johns Hopkins cryptography professor Matthew Green in a widely discussed essay titled Everything is about to go dark. Artificial intelligence is usually discussed as a gift to attackers.

In Brief Nvidia is no longer satisfied with being the company that sells the hottest AI chips. That is the real message behind its new $3.5 billion investment in MediaTek convertible bonds, confirmed in the Nvidia announcement. The investment deepens a partnership that already stretches across AI PCs, automotive systems and data-centre infrastructure. Nvidia is no longer satisfied with being the company that sells the hottest AI chips.

In Brief Mamor Capital Ventures has reached a R300 million, or about $18.8 million, first close for its inaugural fund, giving South Africa’s venture market another source of... Dealroom reported the first close today, with the fund still raising toward a R550 million target. The Public Investment Corporation is the anchor investor, while other backers include the SA SME Fund’s High Impact Seed Fund of Funds, the Technology Innovation Agency...

In Brief Nigeria’s sovereign cloud plan is starting to look less like a policy document and more like an infrastructure project. Lazarus Angbazo to strengthen collaboration around Nigeria’s sovereign cloud agenda and wider digital infrastructure push. The current discussion, highlighted by a NITDA public update and a report from TechAfrica News, centres on turning the investment strategy into something operational.

In Brief GITEX Nigeria officially opens today, August 31, 2026, putting Abuja and Lagos at the centre of West Africa’s technology conversation for the week. The event runs from August 31 to September 3 and is being positioned as a major platform for artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, startups, cybersecurity and fintech. The official GITEX Nigeria programme gives the event a two-city structure.

In Brief Google’s long goodbye to older Chrome extensions reaches a final public milestone today. As of August 31, 2026, all remaining Manifest V2 extensions are being removed from the Chrome Web Store, according to the Chrome for Developers timeline. This does not mean every old extension instantly disappears from every browser. Google’s long goodbye to older Chrome extensions reaches a final public milestone today.

In Brief Apple is about to begin one of the most important leadership changes in its modern history. Tim Cook’s last full day as chief executive is August 31, 2026, with John Ternus set to become CEO on September 1, according to the official... Cook will become executive chairman, Ternus will join the board, and Arthur Levinson will move from non-executive chairman to lead independent director. Apple is about to begin one of the most important leadership changes in its modern history.