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Minister-Designate for Communications, Digitalisation, and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has cautioned mobile network operators (MNOs) that they will face sanctions, including fines, if they fail to meet required service quality…
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US tech giants were stopped in their tracks this week following the release of China-based DeepSeek’s AI model, which has threatened to upend the industry as we know it. Indeed, the US has had a certain swagger about it when it comes to…
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A US government backlash against overnight success AI chatbot DeepSeek R1 began, with various reports indicating the nation is probing national security implications, some branches of the military already outlawed it and concerns raised…
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The GSMA, organizer of Mobile World Congress (MWC), expects attendance at this year’s event to exceed 101,000, with artificial intelligence (AI) emerging as a dominant theme. GSMA director general Mats Granryd expressed optimism about the…
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Elon Musk’s social media platform X has officially launched a digital wallet and peer-to-peer payments service in partnership with Visa, marking a major step toward its vision of becoming an "everything app." CEO Linda Yaccarino announced…
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SpaceX’s Starlink is edging closer to bringing its satellite internet services to South Africa, but it faces a significant regulatory hurdle that could delay its launch. The company, led by billionaire Elon Musk, has filed a submission…
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The Commercial Division of the High Court in Accra has issued an interim injunction against Airtel Ghana Limited, preventing the company from transferring or disposing of its assets amid an ongoing arbitration at the International Chamber…
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The Retail Financial Distribution Research Initiative (ReFinD), a flagship program of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) at the University of Ghana, has partnered with MobileMoney LTD to conduct…
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Globacom, Nigeria’s leading technology communications company, played a pivotal role as the sponsor of the Nigerian-French Technology Roundtable held on Friday, January 24, 2025, at the Mike Adenuga Centre, Lagos. The event, organised by…
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Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a group supported by the Gates Foundation, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and African government institutions, has announced an investment of $1.6 million to support 15 healthtech startups across the…
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