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Dangote Refinery IPO: Everything You Need to Know About Africa’s Biggest Public Offering
Dangote Petroleum Refinery is preparing to open what could become Africa’s largest-ever IPO
8 African Startups That Raised Big Money in 2026 And What It Says About the Ecosystem
African startups raised $1.44 billion in the first half of 2026 alone. Here are eight companies leading that wave and the bigger story behind fewer, bigger deals.
When the Hacker Is an AI: Inside the First Fully Autonomous Ransomware Attack
Sysdig documented JadePuffer the first ransomware run end-to-end by an AI agent, no human at the keyboard, that broke in and destroyed a production database.
Oracle Cuts 21,000 Jobs and Blames AI Directly in Its SEC Filing
lots of thousand of workers has been layed of by oracle, the ceo adams smith has blamed the riseof artificial intelligence for the cuts of jobsacross most of it sectors
The Companies Behind Elon Musk's Business Empire
From electric cars to rockets, brain implants to AI, Elon Musk's business empire spans a tightly interlocking web of companies. Here's what each one does and how they now connect.
10 Nigerians Building Billion-Dollar Startups in the US
From a scheduling app worth $3 billion to a healthcare company valued at $5.7 billion, these ten Nigerian founders are proving that world-class innovation has no borders.
5 Signs Your Auto Repair Shop's Website Is Costing You Customers
Most auto repair shops lose customers online before they ever pick up the phone. Here are five warning signs your website might be driving business straight to your competitors.
Why Strayks: Software That Actually Fits Nigerian Businesses
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From Fintech Visionary to Global Messenger: Kunal Shah’s New Chapter at WhatsApp
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The $370 Billion Crash: How Elon Musk Lost His Trillionaire Crown in Just 8 Days
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The Founder’s Blueprint: Mastering the Mechanics of Tech Startups
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Why Every Startup Is Suddenly Talking About AI Agents (And What That Actually Means)
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SpaceX Pays $60 Billion for Cursor and Rewrites the Rules of Tech M&A
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AI Agents Are Replacing Traditional Apps — Should Your Business Care Yet?
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Why Every Startup Is Suddenly Talking About AI Agents (And What That Actually Means)
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Why We Built Strayks: Software That Actually Fits Nigerian Businesses
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Google Gemini AI: Features, Uses & Why It’s Taking Over in 2026
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Why Every Business Needs AI Integration in 2025
AI is no longer a luxury reserved for tech giants. In 2025, businesses that ignore AI integration are already falling behind. Here is what you need to know.
How Much Does It Cost to Build an App in 2026? The Honest Answer
Most agencies give you a number without explaining what drives it. We break down exactly what affects app development costs so you can budget with confidence.
Next.js vs Everything Else — Why Strayks Builds With It
After building products in multiple frameworks, we standardized on Next.js for almost everything. Here is the detailed reasoning behind that decision.
What Is DevOps and Why Your Startup Cannot Afford to Skip It
DevOps sounds like a buzzword but it is the difference between a product that scales and one that breaks under pressure. Here is what it actually means.
Web Development
Live from Dev.toSecuring an Angular Firebase AI App with Email/Password Authentication (Part 3: Lightweight Home Screen, Lazy CDK Dialog, and Header Navigation)
We now have AuthService for authentication and SignInModalComponent for users to enter their email...
Popularity Depends on How You Define It: How 700 RSS Bot Posts Took Over DEV's Community Hub 🤖💥
A few days ago, I opened the Forem mobile app and navigated over to the Community Hub (/community)...
Nuxt CLI v4 Is Great for AI Coding Agents
Have you ever had a dev server running, and then asked your coding agent to test something in that...
What Building a Tournament Bracket Engine Taught Me About Edge Cases
When I started building Rollare, a free bracket maker for local sports clubs, I thought the hard part...
How to Build Your Team's First Shared Agent
Most teams already use AI. The problem is that everyone uses it alone. One developer has a prompt...
The Fibonacci Spiral Is Secretly a Straight Line
I folded it, unfolded it, and watched it flip to the other side. A three.js experiment, the math...
AI & Machine Learning
Live from Dev.toCrows, Moths, and Makefiles: How 300 Megabytes of Crow DNA Explains Why a 20-Kilobyte Scar File Outsmarts a Terabyte LLM
Why do New Caledonian crows bend wire into hooks with zero training while a trillion-parameter LLM flies straight into the same production bug zapper? How Anthony Zador's Genomic Bottleneck explains what 'instinct' really is in AI coding agents.
WebMCP Attack Lab: Can an E-Shop Hijack Your AI Agent?
WebMCP is a proposed web standard that, at least to me, looks very promising. I already played around...
Don't Write Markdown Files for Your Coding Agent. Write Scripts.
If you want agents to do what you want, you need to learn how to box them into deterministic actions....
Nuxt CLI v4 Is Great for AI Coding Agents
Have you ever had a dev server running, and then asked your coding agent to test something in that...
A Maintainer's Advice on Contributing to Open Source in 2026
The ideal contributor As an open-source maintainer, you imagine the ideal contributor as...
Your Documentation Is Out of Date. Let an AI Agent Keep It in Sync
We've all been there. You join a new team, open the repository, and find a beautifully written...
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