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15 October

Altron, in partnership with Nvidia, launches South Africa’s first operational Artificial Intelligence Factory—an AI ecosystem designed to drive digital transformation, data sovereignty, and innovation across industries. ...

24 September

U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Marsha Blackburn have urged Match Group, owner of Tinder, Hinge, and OkCupid, to take stronger action against rising dating scams. The senators demand fraud-prevention policies ...

23 September

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) is set to deploy an AI agent to clear 7,000 pending company registrations in Nigeria. Learn how the new system aims to improve efficiency despite ...

22 September

A new OpenAI study shows that 70% of ChatGPT usage is for personal tasks like advice, writing, and information seeking—while only 30% is work-related. Here’s what the data reveals. ...

20 September

Airtel Africa’s AI-powered Spam Alert has reduced spam SMS in Nigeria by 84%, flagging over 205 million fraudulent messages across 13 markets. ...

19 September

Google launches Gemini in Chrome, bringing AI-powered summaries, recommendations, and learning support directly into the browser. Discover features, availability, and privacy controls. ...

18 September

OpenAI has introduced new principles to balance privacy, user freedom, and teen safety in AI, including stricter safeguards for minors, data protection, and transparency in sensitive use cases. ...

18 September

Google is offering free one-year AI Pro subscriptions to college students in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and five other African countries. The initiative includes Gemini 2.5 Pro, Deep Research, and major ...

17 September

MTN Group is partnering with global tech firms to build large-scale AI-ready data centres across Africa. The initiative aims to close the continent’s AI infrastructure gap and unlock new revenue ...

17 September

Nokia has announced new leadership appointments and the creation of two organizations—the Technology and AI Organization and the Corporate Development Organization—to strengthen innovation, AI, and partnerships. ...

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