Tag: Artificial Intelligence

Meta tracks staff activity to train AI, raising privacy concerns

Meta taps employee activity data to boost AI development efforts

Meta Platforms is stepping up its investment in artificial intelligence, turning to employee activity data to improve how its systems learn and perform everyday tasks. The move highlights a growing shift across Silicon Valley, where companies are building AI tools that can handle routine office work with limited supervision. The company is introducing software that records how staff use their…

Oluwatosin Alao April 22, 2026

Meta ends Sama deal; 1,100 Kenyan jobs lost as AI takes over

Business Technology

Meta drops Sama, leaving 1,100 Kenyan workers facing layoffs

Meta Platforms is ending its contract with Kenyan outsourcing firm Sama, a decision that will leave more than 1,100 people out of work and reshape how the company manages content moderation in Africa. The move marks a shift for the Facebook owner as it leans more on artificial intelligence to police harmful content, reducing its reliance on large teams of…

Oluwatosin Alao April 17, 2026

Technology Business

Microsoft expands Africa footprint with $329 million South Africa investment

Microsoft invests $329 million in South Africa to expand cloud infrastructure, scale AI capacity, and strengthen the digital skills pipeline.

Timilehin Adejumobi April 17, 2026

Stellantis, Microsoft expand 5-year AI deal for cloud and car tech push

Technology Business

Stellantis, Microsoft strike 5-year AI deal with Africa in focus

Stellantis and Microsoft have agreed to a five-year partnership that deepens their collaboration in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and cybersecurity. The companies say the deal is aimed at reshaping how Stellantis designs, builds, and manages vehicles as the auto industry moves further into software-led systems. The agreement reflects a broader push by global carmakers to rely more heavily on technology…

Oluwatosin Alao April 16, 2026

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

Technology Business

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…

Oluwatosin Alao April 10, 2026

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

Technology Business

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,…

Oluwatosin Alao March 19, 2026

AI’s rise is reshaping how tech companies structure and manage their workforce.

Technology Business

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…

Oluwatosin Alao March 16, 2026

Google expands AI Search support to 13 widely spoken African languages

Technology Business

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…

Oluwatosin Alao March 9, 2026