UAE Launches $1B “AI for Development” Initiative to Boost Digital Infrastructure Across Africa
The UAE has announced the launch of the ‘AI for Development’ initiative, worth US$1 billion, to support and finance artificial…
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OpenAI Launches GPT-5.2 with Enterprise Upgrades, Challenging Gemini 3 Pro
The GPT-5.2 family of AI models was made available by OpenAI on Thursday. There are notable performance improvements in the…
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Optimus AI Labs: Building Practical AI for African Businesses
Artificial intelligence is reshaping how businesses operate globally, but many African companies still struggle to adopt it in a way…
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AI and Digital Transformation: What will Shape Africa’s next wave of Business Growth?
From Lagos to Lusaka, African entrepreneurs are discovering that AI isn’t futuristic tech—it’s the practical tool they need right now…
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Google Expands Gemini’s Deep Research Feature to Workspace Apps and Makes It Free
Gemini, Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, received a new function on Wednesday. The Deep Research tool, which can now connect…
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OpenAI Unveils Aardvark — an AI Security Researcher Designed to Detect and Fix Vulnerabilities
A new artificial intelligence (AI) agent that can function as a software security researcher was unveiled by OpenAI on Thursday….
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OpenAI Reportedly Developing AI Text-to-Music Generator to Compete with Suno
According to reports, OpenAI is developing a tool for artificial intelligence (AI)-generated music. The article claims that after just launching…
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Study Finds Global Surge in Trust for GenAI Despite Gaps in Safeguards
Organisations building trustworthy AI are 60% more likely to double ROI of AI projects, underscoring the high cost of ignoring…
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Banking’s AI Future: 5 Key Lessons from Industry Leaders on Responsible and Profitable Transformation
SAS explores these strategies and more this week at Sibos 2025, the global financial services event of the year. AI is…
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Fintech Innovation: The Role of AI and Blockchain in Financial Inclusion
What do you think of when you hear “financial inclusion”, access to bank accounts? It’s more than that! Financial inclusion…
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Why Prompt Engineering is a Must-Have Skill for African Entrepreneurs
In today’s business world, generative AI is no longer a futuristic buzzword. Whether you’re drafting a business proposal, designing a…
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NITDA DG: Africa Must Lead the AI Revolution, Not Follow
The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, has urged African nations to collaborate…
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A Gemini AI-Powered Feature Is Coming to Google Translate That Could Compete with Duolingo
Two new important features are being added to Google Translate as part of an artificial intelligence (AI) update. Up until…
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A New Gemini Feature in Google Docs Will Allow Users to Listen to Documents
Google Docs is launching a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that lets users listen to a document rather than read…
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SA’s Eden AI Unveils AI-Powered Mental Health App to Support Stigmatised Women
BlossomCare, a private, AI-powered mental health companion created for stigmatized women, including sex workers and pregnant teenagers, was introduced by…
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Questing for the quantum AI advantage
Two quantum experts disclose high hopes and realities for the emerging space The clock is ticking down to the realisation…
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AI Literacy is The New Currency for African Founders
In the early 2000s, being computer literate was a competitive edge. Today, things have changed. In a rapidly shifting digital…
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Google offers Nigerian families free AI-powered storytelling
Google claims to have unveiled Storybook, a brand-new AI-powered creative tool in the Gemini app that uses pictures, phone photos,…
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Microsoft Empowers Copilot Vision with Desktop Share and Voice Mode
On Tuesday, Microsoft revealed two new Copilot Vision enhancements that are intended to improve its usefulness. In order to help…
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Meta AI’s ‘Imagine Me’ Now Live in India—Generate Your Own AI-Powered Selfie Styles
On Thursday, Meta revealed that the Imagine Me feature would be available in India. Up until now, the artificial intelligence…
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GPT-5 Is Coming: Here’s How It Could Redefine Your AI Experience
As the weather warms up, I’m sweating profusely at my desk and excitedly anticipating the next big ChatGPT launch, which…
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Unleashing Possibilities: How Meta AI empowers everyday life
In Nigeria, the phrase “I dey make am” is more than slang. It is a way of life fuelled by…
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Why AI Education Should be Integrated Into Nigeria’s School Curriculum
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a driving force of the fourth educational revolution and a major carrier of the technological progress…
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From tractor tweets to crop status updates: How AI is cultivating the future of farming
AI in agriculture is rapidly shifting from being a distant concept to a practical, transformative tool. But amid all the…
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OpenAI enhances ChatGPT’s web search tool, making it capable of handling more complex queries
OpenAI quietly improved ChatGPT’s online search responses last week. The San Francisco-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup has increased its response…
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Temenos survey finds three quarters of banks are exploring GenAI deployment
Banks are increasing their investment in GenAI but remain concerned about data privacy, legal requirements and accuracy. Temenos (SIX: TEMN),…
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AI is revolutionising data visualisation, and businesses must be ready, says PBT Group
The business world is filled with data—from sales and operational reports to customer behaviour analytics and social media sentiment. Yet,…
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3 Tech teens wins global recognition for AI-powered forest monitoring system Reforest AI
At the 2025 Slingshot Challenge, three 18-year-old innovators from Port Harcourt, Nigeria, placed among the top global winners with their…
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Quantum leap: Three out of five businesses are exploring quantum AI, per SAS survey
Quantum computing and related technologies like quantum AI are regarded as the next big wave after AI. A global survey of 500…
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Google launches AI Max globally, targeting African businesses.
An AI-powered update to its Search Ads platform, AI Max for Search Campaigns, has begun a global beta deployment by…
