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- 01 of 09NEWS
Huawei releases a giant AI model built without Nvidia chips
Huawei launched openPangu 2.0 Pro, a huge AI system with 505 billion parameters, a measure of how much a system can learn, trained entirely on its own Ascend chips. It shows Chinese firms can build powerful AI despite US export controls.
OUR TAKETurns out sanctions make excellent motivation.
Read more → - 02 of 09NEWS
German court rules AI music company broke copyright law
A Munich court found that Suno, a company that generates songs with AI, broke copyright rules by training on protected music without paying artists. The ruling protects musicians' income and sets a marker other countries may follow.
OUR TAKESomeone finally made the robot pay its dues.
Read more → - 03 of 09NEWS
Five African governments launch a shared AI language tool
GSMA and five African governments launched ATLAS Umoja, an AI system built on Nigeria's own language model template so more African languages can be understood by AI tools. This helps millions get services in their own language.
OUR TAKEProof that useful AI does not have to come from Silicon Valley.
Read more → - 04 of 09NEWS
Hyundai commits to 25,000 AI robots on its assembly lines
Hyundai pledged more than 25,000 humanoid robots, machines shaped like people that can walk and use tools, for its car factories from 2028. The move could reshape car plant jobs as other makers watch how workers and robots share the floor.
OUR TAKEHyundai's new colleagues will not ask for a tea break.
Read more → - 05 of 09TOOLS
Korean university builds AI that plans staff rotas on its own
Researchers at KAIST, a South Korean university, built an AI system that creates workable timetables and shift rosters without separate planning software. This could save hospitals, schools and factories time and money on staffing.
OUR TAKEFinally, an AI that understands the horror of rota planning.
Read more → - 06 of 09NEWS
Egyptian startup raises money to help small shops run on AI
Fincart, an Egyptian company, raised 2.8 million dollars to grow its AI tool that handles shipping, payments and customer chats in one place. It has already processed close to 20 million dollars in sales for 450 small businesses.
OUR TAKESmall sellers get a digital assistant instead of eleven browser tabs.
Read more → - 07 of 09NEWS
African founders bet on AI to fix farm trade
Green Giraffe's founders are using AI, software that spots patterns in data, to help African farmers match crops with buyers across borders. The aim is fewer wasted harvests and better prices for smallholders.
OUR TAKENice to see the tech aimed at feeding people rather than replacing them.
Read more → - 08 of 09NEWS
School sweethearts build an AI company to help farmers
A young African founding couple built an AI tool that gives farmers tailored advice on crops and soil, cutting the guesswork that can ruin a harvest. Their story shows AI reaching people far from tech hubs.
OUR TAKERomance and crop yields: an unlikely but wholesome pairing.
Read more → - 09 of 09NEWS
Nigerian fintech launches an AI-run escrow service
PaySureFy launched what it calls Africa's first AI-powered escrow service, a system that holds money safely until a deal is confirmed, to cut fraud in Nigeria's online trade. It gives shoppers and small traders more protection.
OUR TAKETrust, now outsourced to software instead of a handshake.
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