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FRIDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2026, 18:02

South Africa

Ethiopia Launches University AI Platform to Cultivate Homegrown Tech Innovation

Today at 17:54 PM, via iAfrica

Ethiopia has officially launched the University Innovation Platform for Artificial Intelligence, an initiative developed in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme aimed at positioning the country as a continental hub for AI-based solutions. The platform is designed to equip young people with practical AI skills, transform academic research into innovative projects, and...

South Africa

African Development Bank, UNDP Launch $10 Billion AI Initiative Targeting 40 Million Jobs by 2035

Today at 17:51 PM, via iAfrica

The African Development Bank Group and the United Nations Development Programme have launched a joint initiative to mobilize up to $10 billion by 2035 to accelerate artificial intelligence adoption across Africa, with a target of unlocking 40 million new jobs on the continent. The AI 10 Billion Initiative was announced during the Nairobi AI Forum […]

South Africa

Zambia Moves to Build Local-Language AI Ecosystem With New Industry Report and Cross-Sector Dialogue

Today at 17:48 PM, via iAfrica

Leaders from technology, finance, manufacturing, agriculture and the broader innovation ecosystem gathered recently in Zambia for an industry dialogue and report launch focused on advancing artificial intelligence adoption — with a particular emphasis on localizing the technology for Zambian languages. The event, convened by BongoHive, marked the official launch of a new report developed in […]

South Africa

Tanzania Seeks Closer Ties With Singapore on AI, Digital Tax Systems and Investment

Today at 17:44 PM, via iAfrica

Tanzania is committed to deepening cooperation with Singapore across trade, investment, tourism, artificial intelligence and digital revenue systems, a senior government official said Monday. Finance Minister Khamis Mussa Omar made the remarks in Dar es Salaam during talks with Singapore’s Ambassador to Tanzania Douglas Foo, saying the two sides discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation...

Education

Liberia: Enrollment Is Rising, but Are Liberian Students Learning?

Today at 17:36 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] Since the end of the civil war, Liberia has made determined efforts to rebuild its education system. Schools have been reopened across the country, classrooms constructed, and thousands of children who once had no access to schooling are now enrolled. These achievements deserve recognition. After years when education nearly collapsed, restoring access was both urgent and...

Education

Liberia: Terrence Baller Leads Effort Baptist School Student Council

Today at 17:36 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] The campus of Effort Baptist Church School buzzed with energy and excitement on Friday as 12th grader Terrence Baller of the Student Unification Party (SUP) was elected President of the Student Council in what school authorities hailed as a free, fair, and transparent process.

Education

Liberia: Enforcement Is Welcome. Now Make It the Rule

Today at 17:36 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] The Ministry of Education has acted in the St. Theresa Convent case. A fine has been imposed. A nationwide ban has been issued. Disciplinary proceedings have been ordered. Enforcement has finally followed controversy.

Education

Liberia: MOE Fines St. Teresa Convent, Bans Christoph Over Safeguarding Breach

Today at 17:36 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] The Ministry of Education has imposed a LRD 500,000 fine on St. Teresa Convent Catholic School, ordered disciplinary proceedings against supervising staff, and issued a nationwide ban preventing Liberian rapper Christoph the Change from performing at school-related events for the remainder of the academic year, concluding that a February 7 performance constituted a serious...

Science/Tech

Microsoft: Computer Programming Is Dying, Long Live AI Literacy

Today at 17:21 PM, via Slashdot

theodp writes: On Tuesday, Microsoft GM of Education and Workforce Policy (and former Code.org Chief Academic Officer) Pat Yongpradit posted an obituary of sorts for coders. “Computer programmers and software developers are codified differently in the BLS [Bureau of Labor Statistics] data,” Yongpradit wrote. “The modern AI-infused world needs less computer programmers (coders) and more software...

Science/Tech

Six planets due to parade across night sky in rare celestial spectacle

Today at 16:59 PM, via The Guardian

Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, Neptune and Uranus will all be visible at same time in curved line across sky

Six planets are set to parade across the sky this weekend in a rare celestial spectacle, experts have said.

For the next few days, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, Neptune and Uranus will all be visible at the same time in the night sky – although binoculars or a telescope will be...

Science/Tech

Your Smart TV May Be Crawling the Web for AI

Today at 16:40 PM, via Slashdot

Bright Data, a company that operates one of the world’s largest residential proxy networks, has been running an SDK inside smart TV apps that turns those devices into nodes for web crawling — collecting data used by AI companies, among other clients — and most consumers have had no idea it was happening. The company has published more than 200 first-party apps to LG’s app store alone and still...

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OpenAI Raises $110 Billion in the Largest Private Funding Round Ever

Today at 16:00 PM, via Slashdot

OpenAI has closed what is now the largest private financing in history — a $110 billion round at a $730 billion pre-money valuation that more than doubles the $40 billion raise it completed just a year ago, itself a record for a private tech company at the time. Amazon invested $50 billion, SoftBank put in $30 billion, and Nvidia committed $30 billion, and additional investors are expected to...