Experts call for mentorship initiatives for start-ups

Already tagged Nigeria’s commercial capital – Lagos State says it is now on a mission to seal a spot as the country’s technology and innovation hub. CNBC Africa's Christy Cole spoke to Special Assistant to Lagos State Governor on Technology and Innovation, Olatunbosun Alake, that Lagos is making moves to remove communication barriers between the state and its tech ecosystem as well as turbo-charge levers of innovation within the state.

The market for programmers is growing faster in Africa than in any other continent. Open-source code is popular because anyone can see and modify it for their own purposes.

Nigeria-based tech start-up, Chaka is seeking to break down barriers to investing. CEO of the company, Tosin Osibodu joins CNBC Africa for more.

Tech giant Google is preparing to launch its game streaming service Stadia on November 19, in what it is calling "a revolution for the games industry."

Microsoft Corp., long mocked as a consumer-tech dinosaur, ushered in a new type of mobile computer on Wednesday. At an event in New York City, the company took the wraps off a foldable, dual-screen handheld device called the Surface Duo.

Bloomberg’s Giles Turner sits down with Mubadala Investment Company Head of Ventures, Ibrahim Ajami; Blossom Capital Founder, Ophelia Brown; and SoftBank Vision Fund Managing Partner and Investment Committee Member, Saleh Romeih, at the Bloomberg Invest London Summit for a conversation on the future of tech investing.

Founded by Palmer Luckey and backed by Peter Thiel, Anduril is manufacturing nimble attack drones for the U.S. military. But being a defense contractor is not a popular ambition in Silicon Valley lately, as concerns about high-tech surveillance and weaponry go beyond anti-Trump sentiment. (Video Producers: Max Chafkin, Diana Suryakusuma; Director of Photography: Sam Price-Waldman; Editor: Bobby Moser; Sound Design: Cadell Cook; Narration: Mark Leydorf)

Uber Technologies Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi and Alphabet Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat discuss the impact of regulation on tech innovation at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum 2019 in New York. Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker moderates.

The tech giant has vowed to go carbon neutral by 2040, beating the Paris Agreement by 10 years. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has encouraged other companies to follow suit. The move comes a day ahead of global climate protests.

BlueRun Ventures General Partner Cheryl Cheng, Boost VC Founder and Managing Director, Refactor Co-founder and Chairperson speak with Bloomberg's Sarah McBride at Bloomberg's Venture Future in San Francisco on August 1, 2019.

KBW Ventures Founder and Chief Executive Officer HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud speaks with Bloomberg's John Gittlesohn at Bloomberg's Venture Future in San Francisco on August 1, 2019.