Why does the Metaverse feel like an innovative lie?

<p>Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss some of the happenings in the African tech space this week. <br /><br /><strong>The stories:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Kuda 602% loss in 2021</li> <li>Uber gets hacked by an 18-year old</li> <li>First bank scraps dollar transactions with its naira card</li> <li>Nedbank joins MTN in the metaverse</li> </ul> <p>To advertise or promote your brand, visit <a href="https:/techpoint.africa/advertise">this link</a> or send an email to <a href="mailto:business@techpoint.africa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">business@techpoint.africa</a><br /><br />Follow this link to <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whistler.whistler">download the Whistle app</a> on the Google Play Store<br /><br /><a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/08/18/explore-the-fintech-in-everything-at-the-fintech-summit-2022">Explore the fintech in everything</a> at The Fintech Summit 2022&nbsp;<br /><br />Build a solution for Africa&rsquo;s financial woes and <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/09/21/tfs-summit-hackathon">stand a chance to win $5,000</a>&nbsp;<br /><br /><strong>Timestamps</strong><br /><br />00:00 - Introduction<br />00:23 - Kuda 602% loss in 2021<br />09:56 - 18-year old hacks Uber <br />15:04 - First bank scraps dollar transactions on naira card<br />25:28 - Nedbank joins MTN in the metaverse<br /><br /><strong>Useful links</strong></p> <ul> <li>Kuda&rsquo;s loss increased by 602%, <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/09/19/techpoint-digest-414">from $2m in 2020 to $14m in 2021</a></li> <li><a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/09/19/18-year-old-uber-hacker">18-year-old breaks into Uber&rsquo;s internal systems</a>, said the ride-hailing giant has weak security&nbsp;</li> <li>Why your <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2020/03/05/employees-defence-cyberattacks">employees, not firewalls, should be your first line of defence</a> against cyberattacks&nbsp;</li> <li>The shocking <a href="https://youtu.be/7yNw_yWGobo">truth about Nigerian email