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Microsoft president Brad Smith said the tech company’s high profile deal with the United Arab Emirates-backed AI firm G42 could eventually involve the transfer of sophisticated chips and tools — a move that a senior Republican congressman warned could have national security implications. In an interview with Reuters this week, Smith said the sales accord, …

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South Korea’s science and information technology minister said on Wednesday the world must cooperate to ensure the successful development of AI, as a global summit on the rapidly evolving technology hosted by his country wrapped up. The AI summit in Seoul, which is being co-hosted with Britain, discussed concerns such as job security, copyright and …

Summit Host South Korea Says World Must Cooperate On AI Technology. Read More »

As South Africa prepares for its democratic elections on May 29, TikTok has taken proactive measures to safeguard the integrity of the electoral process as social media continues to play a critical role in shaping public opinion and political discourse. TikTok removes around 2 million pieces of content every day. AI systems identify 77% of …

TikTok’s Trust & Transparency Summit: Safeguarding ElectionsTikTok’s Trust & Transparency Summit: Safeguarding Elections. Read More »

The ICT Authority Bill 2024 proposed by ICT Cabinet Secretary, Eliud Owalo, intends to regulate the sector by demanding practitioners obtain operational licences for the services they provide. If the bill is signed into law, the ICT Authority will categorize services according to skills and experience, and provide accreditation for practitioners based on that template. …

Kenyan ICT Practitioners to Obtain Gov’t Licences – Proposed Ministerial Bill. Read More »

The Federal Government has said it would launch a state-of-the-art data centre capable of storing up to 1.4 petabytes of data before 29 May 2024. According to a statement from the Interior Ministry, the Minister of interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made this announcement during a meeting with the delegation of the National Union of Nigerian …

FG To Launch 1.4 Petrabytes Capacity Data Centre Before May 29. Read More »

Pan-African technology magazine and event organizer, CIO Africa, is one of the sponsors at the second edition of the Gitex Africa Summit set to be held in Marrakech, Morocco. Pan-African technology magazine and event organizer, CIO Africa, is one of the sponsors at the second edition of the Gitex Africa Summit set to be held …

CIO Africa Lands Media Partnership For GITEX Africa 2024. Read More »

Infinix Ghana has been honoured as the Smartphone Brand of the Year at the Ghana-West Africa Business Excellence Awards 2024. This event, held on May 10, 2024, at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra, celebrated the best businesses in the region. The Ghana-West Africa Business Excellence Awards is an annual event celebrating top businesses and …

Infinix Ghana Wins Smartphone Brand Of The Year. Read More »

SpaceX’s Starlink has announced a significant price increase for its global roaming plan, which provides satellite internet service worldwide. This plan has been used by subscribers to access Starlink in countries where the service is not officially available, such as Ghana. On Thursday night, subscribers to the “Mobile – Global” plan received emails from SpaceX …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Doubles Price For Starlink Global Roaming Plan. Read More »

OpenseedVC, a new operator-led fund seeking to be first investors in seasoned operators starting their technology companies across Africa and Europe, has officially launched, announcing the first close of its $10M angel-style early stage fund The fund, backed by LPs such as founders, operators and HNIs across Africa, Europe and US, will offer up to …

Funding OpenseedVC Launches With First Close of $10M Fund. Read More »