Scope: Global
Digital Economy
Africa B2B Marketplaces: The Industrial Supply Chain Revolution Manufacturers Can’t Ignore
⚡ Key Takeaways Africa’s B2B e-commerce market is forecast to surpass $1 trillion by 2033, growing at a 19% CAGR....
Startups
Africa’s 18 Unicorn Candidates: M-Kopa, Spiro, and the 2026 IPO Pipeline
⚡ Key Takeaways Africa ended 2025 without minting a single new unicorn — its nine existing ones raised just $100M...
Skills & Careers
WEF Future of Jobs 2025: The 170 Million New Roles and the Skills That Win Them
⚡ Key Takeaways The WEF Future of Jobs Report 2025 projects 170 million new roles created and 92 million displaced...
Digital Economy
Visa vs. Mastercard: The Race to Own Agentic Payment Protocol Standards
⚡ Key Takeaways Visa and Mastercard have each developed competing agentic commerce protocols for AI-initiated transactions, alongside challengers from Google,...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Via Africa: Orange’s 20,000km Atlantic Cable and What It Means for West Africa’s Cloud Future
⚡ Key Takeaways On May 12, 2026, Orange led a consortium announcement of Via Africa — a 20,000km subsea cable...
Cybersecurity & Risk
Verizon DBIR 2026: Exploited Vulnerabilities Dethrone Stolen Credentials as the #1 Breach Entry Point
⚡ Key Takeaways Verizon’s 2026 DBIR analyzed 22,000+ confirmed breaches and found vulnerability exploitation at 31% has displaced credential theft...
Policy & Regulation
Employer AI Accountability: Colorado and Connecticut Lead a New US State Law Wave
⚡ Key Takeaways Colorado signed SB 26-189 on May 14, 2026, replacing its original 2024 AI Act with a leaner...
Policy & Regulation
Trump Pulls Back AI Executive Order: Enterprise Strategy in the Regulatory Vacuum
⚡ Key Takeaways On May 21, 2026, Trump pulled a planned AI executive order hours before signing after Elon Musk,...
Digital Economy
TikTok Shop’s Live Commerce Playbook: How Brands Win GMV in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways TikTok Shop reached $66 billion in global GMV in 2025, nearly doubling year-on-year, with US sales of...
Startups
Southeast Asia Startups 2026: Singapore Dominates, Vietnam and Indonesia Surge
⚡ Key Takeaways Southeast Asia raised $3.52 billion across 108 equity rounds in the first five months of 2026, a...
AI & Automation
Photonic AI Chips: Light-Based Computing Delivers 30x to 100x Energy Savings
⚡ Key Takeaways Three photonic computing approaches reached commercial or near-commercial status in 2025–2026: Q.ANT’s NPU Gen 2 (30x energy...
