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What's newChips & compute 7Robotics 1
Who's building itMicrosoft 6DeepSeek & Chinese labs 1
ImpactDeepfakes & misinformation 2Copyright & creators 1
Rules and riskAI regulation 1
Microsoft 6 More in Microsoft
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Microsoft outage raises uncomfortable questions about business reliance on Big TechThe global Microsoft outage affected services including Outlook, Teams and Copilot, raising questions about the resilience of cloud-based…
- The Star, Kenya Why is Microsoft's outage lasting so long and will emails be lost?
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Microsoft 365 outage disrupts Outlook, Teams and Copilot for South African usersMicrosoft 365 users in South Africa reported problems with Outlook, Teams and Copilot as a global service disruption…
- TheCable Outlook, Teams, Copilot services disrupted as Microsoft suffers global outage
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Moneyweb
Microsoft races to fix Outlook in one of its longest outagesAn outage that has paralysed government offices, traders and businesses globally.
Chips & compute 6 More in Chips & compute
- The Star, Kenya Nvidia scandal fallout deepens as Trump's Treasury Secretary blames Cabinet colleague
- News24 My F*k, Mzansi | Swim SA takes a dive, Nvidia’s Pooh Protocol and expropriation without law
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Stocks recover after Nvidia scandal roils tech sectorThe latest inflation reading in the United States also helped investors turn their attention to the prospect of…
- Morocco World News Nvidia Under Scrutiny and the Future of Africa’s AI Ambitions
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How a sex scandal at Nvidia is putting pressure on the White HouseThe Nvidia boss was one of the few business leaders with direct access to the US president. He…
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Deepfakes & misinformation 2 More in Deepfakes & misinformation
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2027 Elections: False security reports could trigger panic, says IGP…warns against fake news, deepfakes ahead of 2027 elections Olatunji Disu, Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has warned against…
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ThisDay
Lai Mohammed: AI-Generated Fake News Could Undermine Democracy, Public TrustAyodeji Ake Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has warned that the growing use of…
Copyright & creators 1 More in Copyright & creators
Robotics 1 More in Robotics
AI regulation 1 More in AI regulation
DeepSeek & Chinese labs 1 More in DeepSeek & Chinese labs
Other 9
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‘A moral red line’? World on cusp of autonomous weapons revolutionLethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, LAWS, "can identify, select, and engage a target without the intervention of a human…
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Dr Samuel Farohunbi: The Nigerian AI Educator Building Technology for Jobs, Creators and the Next Generation of InnovatorsDr Samuel Farohunbi, a Nigerian AI educator, is building technology platforms like Freebyz and Payhankey to create jobs…
- The Star, Kenya Industries turn to AI to cut energy costs as pressure mounts on operating expenses
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Ghana targets homegrown AI solutions, not rivalry with US, China – Ato ForsonGhana is looking to develop artificial intelligence (AI) tools that solve local problems rather than compete with the…
- GhanaWeb AI app helping visually impaired people use mobile money wins GH¢70,000 at UG hackathon

