Africa is home to 18% of the world’s people but holds less than 1% of global data centre capacity, and only about 40% of its population is online. That gap in compute, connectivity, and digital skills is what a new pan-African research call wants to close.
Author: Ewang Johnson
African governments are racing to digitise public services, connect institutions and modernise administration. However, many e-government projects still end in delay, underperformance, budget overruns or abandonment. The problem, a new review argues, is not simply weak technology; it is the disconnect between how digital projects are formally governed and the political, institutional and operational conditions…
Apple reached a $5 trillion market capitalization on July 28 Eastern Time, reclaiming its position as the world’s most valuable company. Unlike cloud-heavy peers, Apple’s capital-light AI strategy—prioritizing on-device features and leveraging existing hardware ecosystems—has shielded it from mounting infrastructure costs. While its stable cash flows and services revenue support long-term growth, the current 41x…
The story so far: In late July, 1,319 employees working at some of the world’s frontier AI companies signed and released an open letter titled ‘Pacing the Frontier.’ In it, they called on the U.S. government to help address the lack of technical and governance tools to regulate the speed at which frontier-wide progress was…
UK flood intelligence specialist Previsico has announced its entry into the African market, beginning with South Africa, as part of its ongoing international expansion.
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): India is set to play a leading role in the development of 6G technologies and the formulation of global standards for next-generation telecommunications, backed by active efforts from the Government of India and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), India Mobile Congress (IMC) CEO Ramakrishna P. told ANI on Wednesday.…
From predicting droughts and floods to helping farmers plan planting seasons, space-based technologies are becoming practical tools for addressing some of Africa’s development challenges, according to a North-West University (NWU) space scientist.
A humanoid robot conducts box-carrying training at a data collection pre-training center for humanoid robots in Hefei, East China’s Anhui Province, on December 4, 2025. Photo: Xinhua
Marvell Technology, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed firm in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, will invest $250 million in India over the next three years to expand its capabilities across technology, talent and infrastructure.
N.H., July 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leia Inc., the company behind the Immersity Platform, which enables immersive experiences on everyday devices through Spatial AI Software and Switchable-Display Hardware, today announced the appointment of Andrew Cole and Hatem Dowidar to its Board of Directors
