On Thursday, Google announced a $37 million initiative aimed at advancing artificial intelligence development across Africa. The funding will support local AI research and innovation in sectors such as agriculture, health, and education, with a focus on adapting technology to Africa’s diverse languages and challenges. The announcement was made during the launch of Google’s new…
The start of President Donald Trump’s term earned rave reviews at the world’s leading crypto conference Wednesday, but top industry lawyers said digital platforms wanted regulatory clarity while the Republicans control Congress. “It’s been a very encouraging three months across the board,” said Lewis Cohen, a digital asset attorney with the New York-based firm Cahill…
Meta has banned a prominent Muslim news page on Instagram in India at the government’s request, the account’s founder said Wednesday, denouncing the move as “censorship” as hostilities escalate between India and Pakistan. Instagram users in India trying to access posts from the handle @Muslim — a page with 6.7 million followers — were met…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said artificial intelligence will play a key role in unlocking new tools for health, education and agriculture at a meeting with Indonesia’s president on Wednesday. Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s biggest economy and has a population of around 280 million across its sprawling archipelago, with a growing demand for data centres and AI…
People in Nigeria may lose access to Facebook and Instagram after parent company Meta, said it faced large fines and “unrealistic” regulatory demands from the Nigerian authorities. Last year, three Nigerian oversight agencies fined the US-based social media giant more than $290m (£218m) for violating various laws and regulations. Meta was unsuccessful in a recent…
Google on Friday faced a demand by the US government to break up its hugely profitable ad technology business after a judge found the tech giant was commanding an illegal monopoly. “We have a defendant who has found ways to defy” the law, US government lawyer Julia Tarver Wood told a federal court in Virginia,…
The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has upheld the $220 million fine imposed on Meta Platforms Incorporated by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). Ijagwu highlighted that the Tribunal clearly affirmed the Commission’s adherence to existing laws, confirming it carried out its duties and exercised its authority in line with the provisions of…
TikTok abounds with viral videos accusing prestigious brands of secretly manufacturing luxury goods in China so they can be sold at cut prices. While these so-called “revelations” are largely unfounded, they mask a sophisticated operation selling counterfeit goods, one that’s capitalizing on the confusion surrounding international trade tariffs. Some Chinese content creators, claiming to be…
Japan said Monday it had decided to inject more than $5 billion into semiconductor venture Rapidus. Rapidus aims to mass-produce next-generation chips in the country by 2027. The Ministry of Industry announced it would allocate 802.5 billion yen ($5.4 billion) to a company that is a joint venture between Sony, Toyota, IBM, and others. According…
MTN Group and Airtel Africa have agreed to share mobile phone network infrastructure in Nigeria and Uganda. On Wednesday, the two companies stated that the agreement is designed to protect investments while expanding service coverage. Mobile operators in Africa are experiencing sustained demand for digital and financial services, but the cost of building and maintaining…
