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NASENI, Imose Launch Made In Nigeria Laptops And Tablets
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) in partnership with Imose Technologies Ltd has introduced a new line...
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South Africa Tribunal Blocks Vodacom’s $745m Fibre Expansion Deal
South Africa’s antitrust tribunal has blocked Vodacom Group Ltd.’s 13.2 billion-rand ($745 million) acquisition of a stake in Remgro Ltd.’s...
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Google Expands Voice Search and Translate with Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, and 12 Other African Languages
In a significant move toward supporting Africa’s linguistic diversity, Google has introduced Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, and 12 additional African languages...
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Meta Sets Sights on Competing with Google and Bing through New AI-Driven Search Engine
In a bid to disrupt the search engine landscape, Meta is developing an in-house AI-powered search tool, reportedly building a...
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Egypt Launches First Deloitte Innovation Hub With $30 Million Investment
Egypt's Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Amr Talaat, has launched the Deloitte Innovation Hub with a $30 million investment...
Read moreGoogle Announces $5.8M Funding for AI Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa
Google has pledged $5.8 million to accelerate AI skilling initiatives across Sub-Saharan Africa. This investment supports organisations empowering people with...
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Meta Launches NotebookLlama: An Open-Source Alternative to Google’s Podcast Generator
Meta has unveiled NotebookLlama, an open-source version of the podcast generation feature popularized by Google’s NotebookLM. This new tool leverages...
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Nigerian Communications Commission Restricts SIM Card Ownership for Minors
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced a new policy prohibiting individuals under the age of 18 from owning SIM...
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Elon Musk’s xAI Adds Image Understanding Capabilities to Grok
Elon Musk-owned xAI has added image-understanding capabilities to its Grok AI model. This means that paid users on his social...
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Ampersand Expands Nairobi Manufacturing Hub to Meet Growing Demand for Electric Motorcycles
Ampersand, a pioneering electric vehicle company in East Africa, has expanded its Nairobi manufacturing capacity to triple its previous size,...
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