Tag: Artificial Intelligence

Meta launches Muse Spark as Mark Zuckerberg shifts to proprietary AI strategy
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Meta launches Muse Spark as Zuckerberg resets AI strategy

Meta Platforms is sharpening its focus on artificial intelligence, moving beyond early experiments as competition in the sector intensifies.  The company has introduced Muse Spark, the first system from its new Superintelligence Labs, offering a clearer view of how it plans to take on rivals such as OpenAI, Google and Anthropic.  For Mark Zuckerberg, the rollout signals a change in…

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Kenya launches Africa’s first EU digital talks on AI, data and investment
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Kenya leads Africa with first formal digital talks with EU

Kenya has moved to deepen its digital ties with the European Union, becoming the first African country to establish a formal platform for talks on technology policy and innovation. The step signals Nairobi’s intent to play a larger role in the global digital economy.  The EU–Kenya Digital Dialogue, launched this week in Nairobi, brings structure to cooperation on data rules,…

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AI’s rise is reshaping how tech companies structure and manage their workforce. 
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Meta and xAI cut jobs as AI investment reshapes global tech workforce

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape the global technology workforce, prompting some of the world’s biggest tech companies to rethink hiring, spending and product development.  Fresh restructuring at Meta Platforms and xAI shows how heavy investment in AI is now influencing staffing decisions across Silicon Valley and the wider tech sector.  Companies are pouring billions of…

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Google expands AI Search support to 13 widely spoken African languages
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Google brings AI-powered Search to 13 African languages

Google is expanding access to artificial intelligence across Africa by adding support for 13 widely spoken African languages to its AI-powered Search tools.  The update allows people to search, ask questions and receive AI-generated answers in languages they use every day, including Kiswahili, Somali, Hausa, Yorùbá and isiZulu.  For millions of internet users across the continent, the change goes beyond…

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Korean consortium plans $10 billion AI Data Centre in Amanzimtoti
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Korea South Power Consortium plans $10 billion AI data center in South Africa 

South Africa could host a $10 billion South Korean AI data centre in Durban

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Magda Wierzycka, founder and CEO of Sygnia
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South Africa’s richest woman Magda Wierzycka launches AI startup fund 

Magda Wierzycka launches AI fund in South Africa.

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