Tech companies are racing to build out infrastructure that can further drive the automation boom. Now, Japanese multinational SoftBank reportedly plans to create a new company designed to automate the creation of that infrastructure. Image Credits:
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In a move that marks the end of an era for one of the world’s most valuable companies, Apple announced on Monday, April 20, 2026, that Tim Cook will step down as Chief Executive Officer
John Ternus (above) has been given a bigger spotlight at Apple events recently. He’s rumored to be the heir apparent to CEO Tim Cook. Courtesy Apple
Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison is raising the stakes in the battle for Hollywood’s future, personally intervening to salvage his son David Ellison’s hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms, during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, Calif., Sept. 25, 2024. · Fortune · David Paul Morris—Bloomberg/Getty Images. For this story, Fortune used generative AI to help with an initial draft. An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.
Threads, Meta’s X competitor that looked to capitalize on user discontent with billionaire Elon Musk’s acquisition and rebranding of Twitter, is inching closer to potentially overtaking X, but X still leads Threads in daily active users, though Threads is catching up. (Photo by Matt … MoreGetty Images
Mark Zuckerberg arrives before the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States takes place inside the Capitol Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. In finalizing a deal to invest $14 billion in Scale AI, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg is hiring its co-founder Alexandr Wang to help the social media company better execute on its AI ambitions. Kenny Holston | Via Reuters
Adewale Adeyipo, Group CEO, CWG Plc. Image Source: Technext. CWG Plc is quietly becoming one of Nigeria’s most profitable technology companies. Founded in 1992 and listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) in 2013, the former hardware reseller has transformed into a full-stack IT company serving banks, telcos, and governments across Africa.
What does it really take to build a startup in Africa—from the first idea to the thousandth day? In Day 1–1000, we follow founders through the raw, unfiltered journey of company-building: the early scrambles, the quiet breakthroughs, the painful pivots, and the milestones that shape what a business becomes. In this inaugural edition, we sit with Tunde Akin-Moses, co-founder of Sycamore, to unpack how a simple lending idea grew into one of Nigeria’s quietly resilient fintech stories. Image source: Techcabal
