Google on Tuesday unveiled its largest-ever investment in Germany, pledging €5.5 billion ($6.4 billion) for a new data centre and other projects as Europe strives to close the gap in the global race for artificial intelligence. The announcement follows last week’s partnership between AI chip giant Nvidia and Deutsche Telekom to establish a high-tech hub…
Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk may soon be dethroned as the world’s wealthiest person by Larry Ellison, the 81-year-old co-founder of Oracle, whose company is poised to reap enormous profits from the accelerating AI revolution. On Wednesday, Ellison’s fortune surged by an estimated $100 billion after Oracle shares soared, driven by the company’s bullish forecast…
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has called on African military leaders to invest in modern technology, including artificial intelligence, to effectively combat terrorism across the continent. Speaking at the opening of the Africa Chief of Defence Staff Conference in Abuja on Monday, Musa stressed that the nature of security threats has evolved,…
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…
