February 24, 2026• by

Nigeria: TikTok’s Cultural Dominance &Afrobeats’ Melody Revolution

TikTok has ascended from social media platform to Nigeria’s primary cultural engine, doubling its user base between 2024 and 2025 to become the country’s largest social platform, with 66% of young Nigerians (aged 18-34) using it regularly and an extraordinary 71% of those accessing it daily. The platform’s perceived authenticity—with 52%...

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February 24, 2026• by

The AI Likeness Challenge: The Good,The Bad, and The Ugly

In early 2026, AI-generated caricatures became the first viral trend of the year, flooding Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok with ChatGPT-created cartoons showing users surrounded by symbols of their professions. Users simply uploaded a photo and prompted ChatGPT to create a caricature based on everything it knew about them, generating exaggerated,...

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February 24, 2026• by

Tyla’s Double Grammy Victory &The Rise of “Phygital” Media

South African music sensation Tyla made history at the 2026 Grammy Awards by becoming the first artist to win the Best African Music Performance category twice, following her 2024 win for “Water” with her 2026 victory for “Push 2 Start.” The win sparked a transformation in South African home entertainment, where Grammy viewing...

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February 24, 2026• by

Daniela Amodei on Studying Humanities

In an interview with ABC News that aired in early February 2026, Anthropic co-founder and president Daniela Amodei stated that studying the humanities will be “more important than ever” in the age of AI. Amodei, who majored in literature at UC Santa Cruz before working at Stripe and OpenAI, emphasized that when hiring at Anthropic, …...

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February 25, 2026• by

Narrative Sensing 

Valerie Labi of Wahu Mobility says risk is not taken by investors to fund viable ideas because of  lack of data. (Monocle – The Entrepreneurs – Issue 9 – 2025 pg 037) She reckons ‘There is a perception of risk when it comes to African...

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Deep Work

February 25, 2026• by

The Microphone Paradox: Why More Voices Mean Less Truth – DP Mavia

In 2004, I was emailing ten-minute audio files to friends—WAV files converted to MP3s, crude knowledge attachments that probably clogged their inboxes. I’d also design newsletters, print them at my favorite cyber café, and distribute them like...

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Deep Work

February 25, 2026• by

The Granary Principle: Why Storage Is the First Act of Hope

There’s a word in my mother tongue that I have been thinking about lately: chaage. It means granary. Not just any storage structure, but the specific kind where you keep seeds for tomorrow. What strikes me now, decades after hearing her use it, is what...

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Fast Work

February 24, 2026• by

Nigeria: TikTok’s Cultural Dominance &Afrobeats’ Melody Revolution

TikTok has ascended from social media platform to Nigeria’s primary cultural engine, doubling its user base between 2024 and 2025 to become the country’s largest social platform, with 66% of young Nigerians (aged 18-34) using it regularly and an...

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Fast Work

February 24, 2026• by

The AI Likeness Challenge: The Good,The Bad, and The Ugly

In early 2026, AI-generated caricatures became the first viral trend of the year, flooding Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok with ChatGPT-created cartoons showing users surrounded by symbols of their professions. Users simply uploaded a photo and prompted...

Read More →

Fast Work

February 24, 2026• by

Tyla’s Double Grammy Victory &The Rise of “Phygital” Media

South African music sensation Tyla made history at the 2026 Grammy Awards by becoming the first artist to win the Best African Music Performance category twice, following her 2024 win for “Water” with her 2026 victory for “Push 2...

Read More →

Fast Work

February 24, 2026• by

Daniela Amodei on Studying Humanities

In an interview with ABC News that aired in early February 2026, Anthropic co-founder and president Daniela Amodei stated that studying the humanities will be “more important than ever” in the age of AI. Amodei, who majored in literature at UC...

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Fast Work

February 24, 2026• by

Suing Meta and Google for Internet Addiction

A landmark trial against social media giants Meta and Google’s YouTube began in January 2026 in Los Angeles Superior Court, marking the first of several high-profile cases that have drawn comparisons to lawsuits against Big Tobacco in the 1990s. The...

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Fast Work

February 24, 2026• by

YouTube CEO on Content Creation in 2026

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan released his annual letter outlining priorities for 2026, positioning creators as the new entertainment industry and declaring that YouTube is the epicenter of culture. More than 1 million channels used YouTube’s AI creation tools...

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February 24, 2026• by

Trevor Noah’s African AI Optimism – AGI Outlook

What Now? with Trevor Noah podcast (Apple Podcasts, Spotify)In a February 2026 episode of the What Now? podcast, Emmy-nominated video journalist Cleo Abram joined Trevor Noah and Eugene to discuss her YouTube series “Huge If True,” which takes an...

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