Skip to Content

FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026, 18:11

South Africa

Ethiopian Self-Taught Developer Wins Global Amazon AI Competition With Offline Education App

Today at 16:58 PM, via iAfrica

An Ethiopian self-taught software developer has won a major international Amazon technology competition with an artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline — addressing one of Africa’s most persistent infrastructure challenges. Natnael Getenew Zeleke, 24, emerged as the global winner of the AWS AIdeas competition after competing against more than 10,000...

South Africa

Intella Launches Swahili AI Voice Capabilities at Africa Forward Summit, Targeting 2 Billion-Person Voice Market

Today at 16:52 PM, via iAfrica

Riyadh- and Cairo-based speech intelligence company Intella has launched Swahili language capabilities for its AI voice platform, expanding the reach of its Ziila assistant into East Africa as the company targets the Middle East and Africa’s two billion-person AI voice market. The announcement was made at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, where Intella CEO […]

Education

Ghana: Education Ministry Pledges Stronger Wash Support for Schools

Today at 15:08 PM, via AllAfrica

[Ghanaian Times] The Ministry of Education (MoE) has reiterated its commitment to improving Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities in schools across the country to promote safe, healthy and dignified learning environments for pupils.

Science/Tech

Honda Retreats To Hybrids After Failed EV Bet Triggers Record $9 Billion Loss

Today at 17:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Electrek: Honda is waving the white flag. The Japanese automaker previewed two new hybrids set to launch by 2028 after taking an over $9 billion hit over its failed EV bet, leading to its biggest loss in company history. Honda admitted it was “unable to deliver products that offer value for money better than that of new EV manufacturers, resulting in a...

Health

Some Medicare Patients Can Now Get Free CBD

Today at 16:47 PM, via New York Times

The Trump administration has authorized a test program to see if the cannabis compound can ease some symptoms and reduce health care costs among older patients.