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South Africa withdraws AI policy over fake reference sources

South Africa’s Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, has withdrawn the country’s Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy after it was discovered that the document contained fictitious sources in its reference list. The minister disclosed this in a statement posted on his X handle on Sunday. He described the lapse as a serious breach […]

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Nigeria deploys AI to transform federal civil service operations

Nigeria is accelerating a sweeping digital overhaul of its federal civil service, deploying artificial intelligence and expanding paperless operations in a bid to reduce bureaucratic delays and improve the country’s appeal to investors. According to BusinessDay, the head of the civil service of the federation, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, said the reforms are already reshaping how […]

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AI will end traditional five-day work week – Zoom CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of Zoom, Eric Yuan, has projected that the traditional five-day workweek could soon become obsolete, as advances in artificial intelligence continue to reshape the global workplace. Speaking in a recent interview with Wall Street Journal, Yuan suggested that within the next five years, rapid developments in AI technology could significantly reduce […]

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AI deradicalisation tool targets users with extremist tendencies

People in New Zealand who display violent extremist tendencies on ChatGPT will be guided to human and chatbot‑based deradicalisation support via a new tool currently under development, its creators said. The initiative is the latest effort to tackle safety concerns as AI companies face a rising number of lawsuits alleging they failed to prevent, or […]

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Black Eyed Peas’ Will.i.am designs electric car with AI workspace

Black Eyed Peas frontman and tech entrepreneur will.i.am has unveiled a three-wheeled electric vehicle that transforms your commute into a mobile AI-powered workspace. The musician, whose full name is William James Adams Jr., introduced the vehicle — called Trinity — with a live demonstration at Nvidia’s annual developers conference in Silicon Valley. The single-passenger electric […]

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Software companies pause debt issuances over AI disruption threats

Software companies are postponing debt deals as rising borrowing costs and increased lender scrutiny weigh on the sector, even as growing pressure from artificial intelligence threatens their business models. Firms in the United States and abroad have already paused or delayed fundraising, with lenders and investors bracing for AI to disrupt the industry, according to […]

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Bill Gates pulls out of India AI summit over Epstein link

Bill Gates has cancelled his scheduled keynote address at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, the Gates Foundation confirmed on Thursday, following renewed scrutiny after his name appeared in the latest tranche of Jeffrey Epstein files released by the US Justice Department. “After careful consideration, and to ensure the focus remains on the […]

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India’s Adani pledges $100bn for AI data centres by 2035

The Adani Group of India announced on Tuesday its plan to invest $100 billion by 2035 in developing hyperscale AI-ready data centres powered by renewable energy. This move supports New Delhi’s efforts to position the country as a major global hub for artificial intelligence. The announcement aligns with India’s ongoing five-day global AI summit, which […]

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Travel, leisure stocks divide as AI disruption worries mount

Concerns about artificial intelligence disrupting the travel industry have triggered a sharp split in the sector, dragging down shares of online booking platforms while boosting traditional hotel operators. The contrast has been striking, according to a report by Bloomberg on Friday. In the report, the shares of TripAdvisor Inc. has tumbled 29 per cent this […]

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AI fears hit markets after Anthropic unveils automation tools

Investors have spent months grappling with uncertainty over how artificial intelligence might transform the economy, but those concerns spilled into the stock market last week. The catalyst was AI startup Anthropic, which rolled out new tools designed to automate tasks across sectors such as legal services, data analysis and financial research. The announcement stoked fears […]

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Lagos urges private sector partnership to accelerate AI adoption

The Lagos State Government has said collaboration with the private sector is critical to accelerating artificial intelligence adoption in Nigeria, as stakeholders warn that innovation is advancing faster than governance and infrastructure. The position was reinforced at the “AI in Action Now” Conference 2026, held at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, where technology leaders, regulators and […]

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Africa, Middle East lag behind in business AI adoption — W’Bank

Artificial intelligence adoption among businesses remains lowest in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, highlighting a widening digital divide across emerging regions, according to a new World Bank survey. The survey, conducted in June 2025, covered more than 2,200 companies across over 85 countries backed by the World Bank Group’s private-sector arm or by private […]