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The UK government has launched a bold initiative, the AI Opportunities Action Plan, to integrate artificial intelligence across public and private sectors. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the strategy on January 13, emphasising its…
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Apple Inc. has urged investors to reject a shareholder proposal to eliminate its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, a move that contrasts with recent trends among major U.S. corporations. In a January 10 SEC filing, Apple…
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Airtel Africa has announced that its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Jaideep Paul, will retire following the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in July 2025. Paul, who has been pivotal in shaping the company’s financial strategy and…
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Elon Musk has reportedly called for attorneys general in California and Delaware to mandate an auction of significant stakes in OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, citing the need for an open and competitive process to determine the…
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Meta’s decision to replace its long-standing fact-checking model with community notes across its platforms—Instagram, Facebook, and Threads—has raised concerns among content moderation companies, fact-checkers, and civil rights activists in…
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Email has become an integral part of daily life, but it’s also a prime channel for cybercriminals. Phishing scams—malicious emails designed to trick recipients into revealing sensitive information—are among the most prevalent threats. In…
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Apple denied committing Siri privacy violations and detailed its user data protection guardrails, days after settling a class lawsuit around the technology for $95 million. The iPhone maker agreed to the payout last week after a 2019…
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Shares of MTN Nigeria have surged by over 20% month-to-date in early January, with trading volumes exceeding 13 million shares, as the company rebounds from a low in November 2024. The rise reflects a correction from the stock's dip to…
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In the grand scheme of things, 45 years is not a long time. Back in 1980, it would take me three weeks to run a computer program, written in the programming language Cobol, that worked using punched cards. Each card represented one line of…
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General partners at eight Africa-focused VC firms shared the startups they’re keeping tabs on in 2025. They picked these startups for their high growth potential, potential for market disruption, and a likelihood of finding or having found…
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