OnePipe's raise & layoff, Google's Bard, MTN Nigeria merger proposal, Amazon's downsizing, Meta's Kenyan lawsuit

<div> <div> <div>This episode is also available on YouTube -&nbsp;https://youtu.be/EDTcTRMJ9QU</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> </div> <div>Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our reporters discuss the multiple stories that broke this week in the African tech space.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong>The stories</strong></div> <ul> <li>Google rolls out Bard</li> <li>OnePipe raises $4.8m, lays off 20% of its staff</li> <li>MTN Nigeria to merge its finance subsidiaries</li> <li>Amazon plans to reduce its workforce by 9,000</li> <li>Meta sued in Kenya, again</li> </ul> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div>Register for Lagos Startup Expo here -&nbsp;<a id="https://techpoint.africa/events/lagos-startup-expo/" class="zn-link" title="https://techpoint.africa/events/lagos-startup-expo/" href="https://techpoint.africa/events/lagos-startup-expo/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true">https://techpoint.africa/events/lagos-startup-expo/</a></div> <div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div>Subscribe to <strong>The Workaholic</strong> - <a id="https://techpoint.africa/subject/work/" class="zn-link" title="https://techpoint.africa/subject/work/" href="https://techpoint.africa/subject/work/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true">https://techpoint.africa/subject/work/</a></div> <div>and</div> <div><strong>Fintech Today</strong> - <a id="https://techpoint.africa/subject/fintech/" class="zn-link" title="https://techpoint.africa/subject/fintech/" href="https://techpoint.africa/subject/fintech/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true">https://techpoint.africa/subject/fintech/</a></div> <div>and</div> <div><strong>Techpoint Digest</strong> -&nbsp;<a id="https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/" class="zn-link" title="https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/" href="https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true">https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/</a></div> <div>and</div> <div><strong>Intellligence by