AI for babies

<p>Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss Telkom's beef with South Africa's President, Standard Chartered shutting down international spending on naira cards, and Ubenwa $2.5m pre-seed raise.</p> <p>Telkom is suing South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa for directing the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) to launch an investigation into the telco. From what we hear, there's some issue with a sale in 2006, and there are even more lawsuits in the offing.</p> <p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p> <p>01:03 - Telkom sues South Africa President</p> <p>07:21 - Standard Chartered cancels international naira cards</p> <p>15:01 - Ubenwa's AI for babies-inspired funding</p> <p><strong>Useful links</strong></p> <ul> <li>Telkom <a href="https://techcentral.co.za/telkom-sues-ramaphosa-wants-siu-probe-stopped/213586/">sues Ramaphosa, wants SIU probe stopped</a></li> <li>StanChart to <a href="https://nairametrics.com/2022/07/23/scb-to-suspend-using-naira-debit-card-for-international-spending-from-august-1st/">suspend using naira debit card for international spending from August 1st</a></li> <li>Can a baby&rsquo;s cry identify neurological disorders? <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/25/can-a-babys-cry-identify-neurological-disorders-ubenwa-says-yes/">Ubenwa says &lsquo;yes&rsquo;</a></li> <li>From Katsina to the world: <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2019/10/29/chiniki-guard-ai-startup-by-abdulhakim-bashir">How Abdulhakim Bashir, founder of AI startup, Chiniki Guard, rose to international prominence</a></li> </ul> <p>This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and edited by M&uacute;y&igrave;w&aacute; M&aacute;t&ugrave;l&uacute;k&ograve;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To advertise or promote your brand, visit</span><a href="https://techpoint.africa/advertise"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">this link</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or send an email to <a href="mailto:business@techpoint.africa">business@techpoint.africa</a></span></p> <p>Email us your feedb