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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. ...

4 September

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) warns that Africa could miss the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) without urgent investments in infrastructure, skills, and regulation. Learn about AI’s potential impact on ...

3 September

OpenAI is set to acquire product testing startup Statsig in a $1.1 billion all-stock deal. Learn how this acquisition strengthens ChatGPT’s product development and OpenAI’s global AI expansion. ...

3 September

Singapore has ordered Meta to enforce stricter anti-scam measures on Facebook under the Online Criminal Harms Act. The company faces a fine of up to S$1 million if it fails ...

2 September

OpenAI plans a 1GW data center in India under its $500B Stargate AI project, expanding local operations and strengthening its presence in its second-largest user market. ...

29 August

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, joins Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Mark Zuckerberg on the 2025 TIME100 AI list, recognised for driving digital transformation and ...

29 August

Alibaba has developed a new AI chip more versatile than its older models, designed to handle a broader range of AI inference tasks and reduce reliance on Nvidia, WSJ reports. ...

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