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Big techApple 1Chinese tech 1Google 1Meta 4Microsoft 10Samsung 1
Energy and transport techElectric vehicles 4Renewables 16
ScienceArchaeology & history 2Biology & genetics 1Environment & nature 25Space & astronomy 4
TechCybersecurity & hacks 10Gadgets & devices 3Social media & platforms 27Telecoms & broadband 6
TopicsAI 12
Social media & platforms 26 More in Social media & platforms
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GES warns public against fake teacher recruitment links circulating on social mediaThe Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned the public against fake teacher recruitment links circulating on social media…
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Complete Sports
Saka, Fiancée Tolami Fuel Split Rumours Amid Instagram DeactivationArsenal star Bukayo Saka and his fiancée, Tolami Benson, have sparked intense breakup rumours after eagle-eyed fans noticed…
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In the attention economy, being seen is not the same as being worth watchingImagine scrolling through YouTube and coming across a funny video featuring your favourite creator. You watch it, laugh…
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GES cautions public against fake recruitment links, appointment lettersThe Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned the public against fraudulent recruitment announcements and links circulating on social…
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Video: ‘It’s a boy!’ — Peller, Jarvis unveil baby’s genderNigerian TikTok personalities Peller and Jarvis have announced that they are expecting a baby boy.
Environment & nature 24 More in Environment & nature
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Bloody Spit: Ghana Waste Dump Poses Health, Environmental ‘Crisis’While no study as yet links specific diseases to Agbogbloshie's pollution, "the cumulative contamination raises concern even if…
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Climate change: Researcher to test ways to protect vulnerable desert plantsIN THE FIELD: Professor Wendy Foden…
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Egyptian Streets
Egypt’s Wildlife Returns to Villagers Who No Longer Know How to Live With ItOn a wind-scoured morning, in the village of Abu Ramad, the gateway to Jabal Elba (Elba Mountain) in…
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Kenyans.co.ke
KWS Under Pressure as Mysterious Hippo Deaths Rock Lake NaivashaThe Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has been numb since the deaths of the hippos were reported, with residents…
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Surgery by fairy lights and truckloads of fruit: the sanctuary saving Cameroon’s chimpanzeesPoaching, trafficking, insurgencies and traditional medicine all threaten the central African primates, but a rehabilitation centre offers a…
Renewables 16 More in Renewables
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TeraMed launches Mediterranean renewable energy finance hub, targets $20bn by 2028The TeraMed Initiative has launched a Mediterranean Renewable Energy Finance Hub at COP31, aiming to accelerate clean-energy investment…
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Jospong, ISA deepen talks on solar energy, green jobs and climate-smart agricultureThe International Solar Alliance (ISA) has presented a comprehensive solarisation roadmap to the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC)…
2 sources · MyJoyOnline, CitiNewsroom.com
- GhanaWeb Government's solar tax exemptions a major boost to climate action – Foundation
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NGYouthSDGs launches national solar energy competition for young NigeriansUnreliable electricity supply is forcing young Nigerians to find alternative ways to keep their businesses and livelihoods running…
- GhanaWeb COP31: Jospong, ISA strengthen talks on renewable energy partnership
Microsoft 10 More in Microsoft
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What the Microsoft crash reveals about enterprise vulnerabilityIT departments reconsider cloud strategies amid concerns over recurring outages…
- Ahram Online Could everything be broken? Grounded jets, Microsoft outage, AI chaos make some wonder - Tech - Business 4 sources · Ahram Online, AP News, ITV News, Japan Today
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Microsoft announces service 'restored,' global outage overTech giant Microsoft said Saturday it has “restored service” to customers, effectively drawing a close to a massive…
16 sources · Hespress English, Belfast Telegraph, Business Recorder, CGTN +12
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Microsoft restores services after global outageMicrosoft says it has restored services like Outlook and Teams after a global outage that disrupted customers in…
7 sources · Punch, Belfast Telegraph, Evening Standard, ITV News +3
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US says airspace ground stop due to old equipment, not a cyberattackThe United States on Friday lifted an hours-long ground stop at the nation’s airports, with top officials explaining…
Cybersecurity & hacks 6 More in Cybersecurity & hacks
- North Africa Post Rabat Hosts ECOWAS Women in Cybersecurity InitiativeRabat will host on November 16-20 ECOWAS Women in Cybersecurity week, a regional initiative to promote African women’s…
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MTN Ghana urges businesses to make trust their new currencyMTN Ghana has urged businesses to make trust their new currency, warning that in today’s digital economy, trust…
- North Africa Post Pension Fund CMR Launches MAD 2 Million Tender for Cybersecurity PlatformLa Caisse Marocaine de Retraite (CMR) has launched an open international tender for security solutions to protect workstations…
- Ahram Online The illusion of control: What a global cloud outage reveals about digital dependence
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Airspace Now ‘Opened Up,’ No Cyberattack — USTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy told a late-night briefing at the White House that US airspace was now "opened…
3 sources · Channels TV, The Daily Star, The Korea Herald
Telecoms & broadband 6 More in Telecoms & broadband
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The Rio Times
Podcaster Says 150GB of His Data VanishedNigerian podcaster Kel Armstrong Amobi says more than 150GB of his mobile data vanished and that he will…
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Podcast host to sue MTN, other telcos over alleged disappearance of 150GB dataDespite these regulations, complaints of unexplained data depletion persist, raising questions about existing regulatory measures and the transparency…
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Channels TV
Explainer: How Nigeria’s 112 Emergency Number Works—And Why Calls Sometimes Fail To Connect"I'm dialling. It's not ringing just yet... It's been disengaging," Okinbaloye noted during the broadcast, questioning why standard…
- The Guardian Nigeria News Background Apps Under Spotlight as Subscribers Complain of Vanishing Data
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Vodacom to expand financial services productsWith cellphone users making fewer and fewer traditional voice calls, the telecoms giant is pushing into new growth… 2 sources · Business Day, TimesLIVE
Electric vehicles 4 More in Electric vehicles
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Industry minister inspects five factories with combined investments of EGP 820mIndustry Minister Khaled Hashem inspected five factories in the Third Settlement Industrial Zone, covering industrial robotics, vehicle interiors…
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First drive: Lepas L6 joins the ever-growing new energy revolutionChery-owned brand's all-electric medium-sized SUV to be unleashed on Mzansi soon.
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CHINA DIARIES: The Future of farmingWhen we talk about China’s development, the images that often come to mind are high-speed trains, towering skyscrapers…
- The Star, Kenya Nema outlines safeguards for used electric car imports at COP31
Meta 4 More in Meta
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Kenya weighs child social media curbs as Meta age checks go globalMeta says its technology uses AI to examine contextual clues in accounts, including references to school grades and…
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2027: Aaro Meta Kwara South rallies support for APC candidates, lauds Tinubu, AbdulrazaqAaro Meta Kwara South, a political forum in Kwara South Senatorial District, on Friday declared its support for…
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Italy fines Meta €805m over access to users’ photos without consentItalian regulators have fined Meta €805 million for accessing photos and videos of 20 million Android users without…
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2027: Aaro Meta urges Kwara South APC to back DanladiBy Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin A political pressure group in Kwara South, Aaro Meta, has urged aggrieved members of…
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WATCH | SpaceX Starship successfully caught in tower armsTest catch marks milestone in SpaceX's push for fully reusable rockets…
2 sources · Business Day, TimesLIVE
- Ahram Online SpaceX pulls off first-ever spaceship 'catch' - Tech - Business 7 sources · Ahram Online, Asharq Al-Awsat, Free Malaysia Today, NDTV +3
- GhanaWeb The spiritual beings are supernova remnants
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In the Namibian wilderness, 12 Israelis experience the closest thing to a journey into spaceTwelve Israeli astronomy buffs traveled to a cabin in the Namibian desert, where absolute darkness reigns and one…
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Wall Collapses on Workers at Nairobi’s Riverside Excavation SiteNAIROBI, Kenya Nov 14 – – Emergency response teams have been deployed to Nairobi’s Riverside area following the…
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