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“I would be really concerned to lose them.” Those were the words of UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham this week when asked about the possibility of Manchester City's Abu Dhabi owners selling the club, just a day after an independent commission found City guilty o — Blog by Padraig O'Donnell
Business Strategy·5 Oct 2026·Blog·Padraig O'Donnell·9 min readRead full article → TechCabal
In today's edition: Spam callers could face 1 year in jail || MTN, Telecel secure Ghanaian 5G licences || Ghana has new rules for public AI buys || South Africans are withdrawing cash from retail tills
Start Ups·Global·5 Oct 2026·Article·AfricaRead full article → Impact Pricing
What if your pricing has been quietly leaking margin—and you simply haven’t looked closely enough to find it? John Gilbo is Sales Director for North America, Australia, and New Zealand at QuickLizard, with pricing leadership experience at Kirkland’s, Academy Sports + Outdoors, and Safeway. He has spent years working across pricing technology, retail pricing, markdowns, ... Read more
Pricing·Global·5 Oct 2026·ArticleRead full article → Disrupt Africa
Fifty-eight African tech startups raised just shy of US$583 million in funding in the third quarter of 2026, making it the most successful quarter of the year so far and boosting the chance that 2025’s funding total will be bettered. Total investment into the African tech startup ecosystem increased by almost 50 per cent to [...] The post 58 African tech startups raise $583m in funding in Q3 appeared first on Disrupt Africa .
Start Ups·Global·5 Oct 2026·Article·AfricaRead full article → Silicon Republic
The research shows that manufacturers are investing in connected data, cybersecurity and AI. Read more: 90pc of life science manufacturers say digital transformation is critical
Start Ups·Ireland·5 Oct 2026·ArticleRead full article → Silicon Republic
Oscil, Ubotica and Marama Labs are just a few of the many Irish businesses commercialising cutting-edge technologies. Read more: 10 Irish-founded deep-tech companies to watch out for
Start Ups·Ireland·5 Oct 2026·ArticleRead full article → Impact Pricing
Grammarly doesn’t know if it works. It knows its features work (and so do I; that’s why I use it), and both of us believe that better writing leads to clearer communication; clearer communication leads to stronger relationships; stronger relationships lead to more closed deals and happier customers. But Grammarly can’t prove it cleanly. The ... Read more
Pricing·Global·5 Oct 2026·ArticleRead full article → Startup Funding News
Exclusive: Danish legal research startup Pandektes raises €13.5M Series A thenextweb.com
Start Ups·Global·5 Oct 2026·ArticleRead full article → Startup Funding News
Sales hiring startup Scooter raises Rs 1.5 Cr pre-seed round Entrackr
Start Ups·Global·5 Oct 2026·ArticleRead full article → The Bridge JP
MOT, which operates a management business for manga artists and the online manga school “Kakikomi,” announced on the 2nd that it has raised funds through a third-party allotment of shares. DBJ Capital led the investment, with participation from Shochiku Ventures (Shochiku Ventures No. 1 Investment Business Partnership). MOT’s management business handles schedule management, responses to inquiries from companies and overseas, attendance at meetings, and support for SNS operations on behalf of manga artists and animators. With the expansion of anime and game adaptations of works and participation in overseas events, there is a growing awareness of the need to support creative activities by taking on tasks beyond drawing. Kakikomi is...
Start Ups·APAC·5 Oct 2026·ArticleRead full article → The Bridge JP
AIBORN, the developer of the medical record AI tool “Katanashi,” announced on the 1st that it has received investment from Medical Data Vision (hereinafter referred to as MDV), which owns a clinical database, and has formed a capital and business alliance. The two companies will strengthen their collaboration in product development, provision to medical institutions, and post-implementation support, aiming to reduce the burden of record-keeping tasks for healthcare professionals. The development background lies in the burden of recording tasks, such as typing while talking to patients and completing medical records after consultations. In nursing records, patient information sharing, and conferences, the task of documenting conversations repeatedly occurs. AIBORN has reflected.
Start Ups·APAC·5 Oct 2026·ArticleRead full article → Personnel Today
Future measures appear to load the dice in favour of employees requesting flexible working. Will tribunals have to judge what's fair? The post Will tribunals have to solve the flexible working debate? appeared first on Personnel Today .
Staffing and Recruitment·Global·5 Oct 2026·ArticleRead full article → Pricing Strategy News
UAE Firms Got Pricing Power Back In September Finimize
Pricing·Global·5 Oct 2026·Article·via Google NewsRead full article → African Business Magazine
Strong capital growth is back after several years dominated by inflation, currency depreciation and relatively weak economic growth.
Business Strategy·Global·5 Oct 2026·Article·AfricaRead full article → Irish Sports Business
Cheeky rugby sponsorship puts men’s health firmly in the spotlight Yahoo News UK
Beyond Business·Ireland·5 Oct 2026·ArticleRead full article → Start Up Daily
SQC grabs $3.6m as 6 quantum startups split $12.3m for AI energy forecasts, clocks and biosensors.
Start Ups·APAC·5 Oct 2026·Article·AustraliaRead full article → Start Up Daily
Stop mistaking control for standards: trust fuels accountable teams and catches failures early.
Start Ups·APAC·5 Oct 2026·Article·AustraliaRead full article → Start Up Daily
AI lets firms sniff out a max price, and a minimum wage, while hiding the game.
Start Ups·APAC·4 Oct 2026·Article·AustraliaRead full article → Start Up Daily
Laundry is the never-ending story - but The Laundry Lady has designed the tech to tackle it.
Start Ups·APAC·4 Oct 2026·Article·AustraliaRead full article → Pricing Strategy News
USPS Holiday Shipping Price Increases Take Effect Dailyfly News
Pricing·Global·4 Oct 2026·Article·via Google NewsRead full article →