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Who will feed Sudanese refugees?

Today at 21:52 PM, via Al Jazeera

Millions of Sudanese who have fled to neighbouring countries face the risk of hunger.

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CIPIT Report: Africa’s AI Growth Hinges on Policy, Infrastructure and Local Relevance

Today at 21:42 PM, via iAfrica

African countries such as Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa are leading the continent’s AI adoption, while others lag due to weak digital public infrastructure (DPI) and a lack of clear policies, according to The State of AI in Africa 2025 report. Published by the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT) at […]

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$2M Prize Fund Seeks African AI Innovations in Manufacturing

Today at 21:37 PM, via iAfrica

Global spending on goods and services is projected to exceed $5 trillion in 2025, with manufacturing among the fastest-growing sectors. The industry creates up to 20 jobs per role, supports large labor pools, and draws long-term investment. As digital technologies reshape global markets, manufacturing is evolving through the Fourth Industrial Revolution, driven by AI, robotics, […]

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Cassava Technologies Partners With SAAIA To Boost Africa’s AI Infrastructure And Innovation

Today at 21:32 PM, via iAfrica

Cassava Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the South African AI Association (SAAIA) to deliver AI solutions and GPU-as-a-service (GPUaaS) across the African continent. The agreement grants SAAIA’s 3,000+ AI practitioners – including entrepreneurs, researchers, and business leaders – access to Cassava’s data centre GPUs to develop, test, and deploy local AI […]

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WMO Launches AI-Powered Forecasting Pilot in Malawi to Strengthen Early Warnings

Today at 21:29 PM, via iAfrica

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has launched a new pilot project in Malawi, in partnership with the meteorological services of Norway and Malawi, to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance weather forecasting and early warning systems in resource-limited settings. The project, backed by funding from the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) initiative, […]

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Apple Weighs Using Anthropic or OpenAI To Power Siri in Major Reversal

Today at 22:00 PM, via Slashdot

Apple is considering using AI technology from Anthropic or OpenAI to power a new version of Siri, according to Bloomberg, sidelining its own in-house models in a potentially blockbuster move aimed at turning around its flailing AI effort. From the report: The iPhone maker has talked with both companies about using their large language models for Siri, according to people familiar with the...

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VP.net Promises “Cryptographically Verifiable Privacy”

Today at 20:50 PM, via Slashdot

TorrentFreak spotlights VP.net, a brand-new service from Private Internet Access founder Andrew Lee (the guy who gifted Linux Journal to Slashdot) that eliminates the classic “just trust your VPN” problem by locking identity-mapping and traffic-handling inside Intel SGX enclaves.The company promises ‘cryptographically verifiable privacy’ by using special hardware ‘safes’ (Intel SGX), so even...