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South Africa

Maghreb Countries Push AI Education and Research as Algeria Positions Itself as Regional Leader

Today at 17:04 PM, via iAfrica

The five Maghreb countries in western and central North Africa — Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Libya and Mauritania — are making steady progress in developing artificial intelligence education and research within universities and beyond, with Algeria emerging as the regional pacesetter. Algeria launched its first AI and cybersecurity start-up cluster earlier this year, aimed at bridging […]

South Africa

South African Voice AI Stumbles on Local Accents, Latency and Languages — UCT and Untapped AI Push for Local Solutions

Today at 17:00 PM, via iAfrica

South African businesses are rolling out AI voice agents at speed, but most were built in the United States — sounding American, “thinking” in English and processing calls through servers on the other side of the world. Researchers at the University of Cape Town and Cape Town startup Untapped AI argue the problem runs deeper […]

South Africa

Conservation Scientists Weigh AI’s Promise and Pitfalls for African Biodiversity Work

Today at 16:51 PM, via iAfrica

Artificial intelligence is emerging as both an opportunity and a risk for African biodiversity conservation, with scientists warning that uncritical use of AI tools could undermine ecological insight and reinforce existing biases — even as the technology promises new ways to process the overwhelming volumes of data the field relies on. Conservationists routinely analyze decades […]

Africa

When will an African side win the World Cup?

Yesterday at 10:53 AM, via BBC News

Morocco became Africa’s first World Cup semi-finalists at Qatar 2022, but how close is a side from the continent to lifting the trophy?

Science/Tech

Xbox CEO Says Current Margins ‘Cannot Continue’

Today at 18:00 PM, via Slashdot

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Chief Content Officer Matt Booty told staff that Xbox’s current economics “cannot continue,” citing more than $20 billion in spending over five years, declining revenue outside Activision Blizzard King, console supply constraints tied to RAMaggedon, and an overextended studio portfolio. The memo stops short of announcing layoffs, but a Bloomberg report says substantial...

Science/Tech

SpaceX heads for record $1.78tn float amid fears it is overvalued

Today at 17:33 PM, via The Guardian

Analysts say IPO that could make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire has a ‘major disconnect’ on price

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to launch the biggest stock market float in history amid warnings that it may be overvalued.

The space exploration, satellite broadband and AI company will join the US stock market on Friday at a valuation of $1.78tn, after offering at least $75bn of shares to...

Science/Tech

Wegovy weight-loss pills to be available for patients in UK to buy

Today at 17:33 PM, via The Guardian

Regulator approval means patients who meet criteria such as having obesity will be able to purchase pills with private prescription

Patients will soon be able to buy the Wegovy weight-loss pill, the medicines regulator announced today.

It is the first GLP-1 receptor agonist tablet for weight-loss to be approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), making the UK the...

Health

Why did it take so long for me to be diagnosed?

Today at 17:05 PM, via BBC News

Ellie Colton was finally diagnosed with endometriosis after years of debilitating pain. She meets a scientist developing a simple diagnostic test that could help many women.

Health

Wegovy weight-loss pill approved in UK

Today at 17:00 PM, via BBC News

Manufacturer Novo Nordisk says a daily tablet of the drug could be more convenient for some people than weekly injections.