My Brain Food This Week...

Banking in Africa, Arm IPO, and BRICS expansion

Africa

• Banking on Africa

• Founders Factory Africa to deploy $114M using learnings from past programs

• Wetility and Springbok Legend Tendai 'The Beast' Mtawarira Unveil the Beast Bundle

Global

• SoftBank’s arm files for IPO that is set to be 2023’s biggest

• Apple should buy ESPN from Disney for $50 billion, says analyst who calls a deal a ‘no brainer’

• A Year of the IRA in Texas: More Solar, Storage, Jobs, and Investment

• GM invests big bucks in battery startup in a bet on new chemistry

• For climate tech startups, the IRA is starting to pay off

• Hospital bosses love AI. Doctors and nurses are worried

• Why Saudi Arabia Wants To Own World Football

• Turning Waste into Wealth: Circa Biotech's Black Soldier Fly Revolution

• Saudi Arabia, Iran among six nations invited to join BRICS

Podcasts & Video

• E142: "Rich Men North of Richmond" hits #1, upward mobility, real estate capital crunch, Trump RICO