15+ hour, 47+ min ago   (525+ words) The African Development Bank Group has approved a €100 million loan to Gotion Power Morocco for the development of Africa’s first integrated lithium iron phosphate battery gigafactory. The facility will be located in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Free Trade Zone and is expected…...

10+ hour, 55+ min ago   (224+ words) underpinning the new release is Meta’s newly deployed underlying architecture, Muse Spark 1.1. The new engine enables Meta AI to transition from answering reactive Q&A queries to taking proactive, autonomous actions. “This represents our next step toward personal superintelligence: an…...

18+ hour, 44+ min ago   (622+ words) Anthropic has expanded its next-generation AI lineup with the release of Claude Opus 5, a new flagship model designed to deliver stronger reasoning, improved coding performance, and more practical capabilities while reducing many of the restrictions found in some of the…...

18+ hour, 41+ min ago   (375+ words) TikTok removed more than 4.8 million videos uploaded by Nigerian users during the first quarter of 2026 as the platform intensified its efforts to curb harmful content and improve user safety through artificial intelligence and stricter moderation. The figures, published in TikTok’s…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (148+ words) James Formby, chairperson of Pick n Pay, has been appointed as the lead independent director of Vukile Property Fund, one of the largest real estate investment trusts (REITs) listed on the JSE. Formby, who already serves on Vukile’s board, will…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (310+ words) The European Commission has fined Google €890 million (£759m) for allegedly abusing its market dominance by favouring its own apps and services over those of rivals. This marks the first major enforcement action under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), a landmark…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1005+ words) The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy has opened public consultation on its draft Artificial Intelligence and Other Emerging Technologies Policy, giving citizens, businesses and civil society until Tuesday, August 4, to submit their views. Speaking in Nairobi as…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (213+ words) Unlike many of Starlink’s African rollouts, Seychelles is already one of the continent’s most digitally connected nations: This means Starlink is entering a market where the challenge is not basic connectivity, but improving quality, reliability, and coverage, particularly for remote…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (482+ words) Uber has laid off around 10% of its customer service workforce as the ride-hailing company accelerates the use of artificial intelligence to handle customer support, marking another major shift toward AI-driven operations across the technology industry. The restructuring, confirmed on Thursday,…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (234+ words) Mr Price Group has finalized its R9.6 billion acquisition of German value retailer NKD, adding more than 2,000 stores across Europe to its network. The deal, first announced in 2025, was controversial among shareholders due to its high debt burden and NKD’s weaker…...