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Markets, investment, labour and the economics of data-driven technology.
The tech bros have over the past year or so made one message very clear. AI will replace most of our jobs in the very near future. Top of the chopping board in this messaging has been the replacement of computing and engineering jobs that just a few years ago were the crown jewel of […]
In quantum mechanics, the thought experiment of Schrödinger’s cat illustrates a system trapped in superposition: alive and dead until the box is opened and observed. The current AI investment craze may be exhibiting a similar paradox: is the bubble bursting, or is it still fully alive? Not too long ago, we started…
This week, Uber closed its doors to Nigerian and Ugandan customers. This brings the total of markets exited in Africa to 4, after Tanzania (2026) and Ivory Coast (2025). In most of the other exits from markets globally, the exits did not leave a void but were as a result of merging or selling to local rivals. In Africa, Uber now remains in 4 markets: Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa. 11 years ago, when Uber entered the Kenyan market, I wrote about the challenges Uber would most likely face in Africa and today, these challenges remain largely the same.
