On this edition of Next Africa, we bring you Bloomberg's 2026 African startups to watch list. From Egypt to Mauritius, these companies are racing to solve some of the continent's toughest challenges. Plus, we hear from Moniepoint co-founder and CTO, Felix Ike, on building one of Africa's leading fintech platforms. We also speak with venture capital investors on opportunities and challenges of investing in the continent. (Source: Bloomberg)

China’s MiniMax Group Inc. has begun preparations for a domestic initial public offering, according to a regulatory filing, as the fast‑growing artificial intelligence startup challenges local rivals including DeepSeek.

The world’s biggest social media platforms agreed to pay about $27 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a rural Kentucky school district that alleged their products are addictive and helped create a teen mental health crisis that drained school resources.

Payouts at Samsung have raised questions over how to share the windfall from the AI boom.

A new lawsuit accuses a senior official at Shield AI of “profane, egregious acts” of sexual harassment and alleges fraud and safety issues involving other workers at the defense tech startup.

OpenAI has spoken with banks including Citigroup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. about working on its upcoming initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter.

SpaceX has won a contract for more than $4 billion to build satellites to track foreign aircraft and missiles as part of President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome defensive shield.

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey says that British banks are still locked out of using Anthropic PBC’s powerful new AI tool. Speaking with Bloomberg's Stephanie Flanders at a central banking conference in Iceland, Bailey adds that banks are using other models to test their cyberdefenses. (Source: Bloomberg)