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  COMMENT | ANGELA HUYUE ZHANG |  In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the world’s first artificial satellite into orbit, sparking fears in the United States that, unless it took radical action to accelerate innovation, its Cold War adversary would leave it in the technological dust. Now, the Chinese startup …

With rising fossil fuel costs and persistent power blackouts, countries like Egypt, Zambia, Nigeria, and Angola are stepping up their solar capabilities, shifting Africa’s concentration of solar power away from South Africa. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | More Africans are rushing to catch up on solar energy as the …

The company has sent shockwaves through the tech community, with the release of extremely efficient AI models ANALYSIS | TONGLIANG LIU | Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has sent shockwaves through the tech community, with the release of extremely efficient AI models that can compete with cutting-edge products from US …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has urged Ugandans to use the client satisfaction initiative in which they can use Quick Response (QR) codes to report errant health workers. Following recent complaints of absentee health workers and run-down medical equipment at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) has asked the government to review the process of issuing digital number plates. Through the Ministry of Works and Transport together with the Ministry of Security, in 2023 the government embarked on a 10-year deal to install digital …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NCBA Uganda yesterday unveiled its first electric vehicle (EV) charging station at its Head Office at Twed Towers in Nakasero, marking a major step in the bank’s “Change the Story” sustainability agenda, which emphasizes a commitment to environmental responsibility and social impact. The launch …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | The artificial intelligence (AI) community is abuzz with excitement over DeepSeek-R1, a new open-source model developed by the Chinese startup DeepSeek. Released on Jan. 20, it has quickly soared to the top of Apple’s app store’s free charts by Monday, surpassing OpenAI’s ChatGPT. According to …

INTERVIEW | Zain Verjee, an executive fellow at the Digital Data and Design Institute at Harvard University, is co-founder of an AI and communications consultancy, and hosts the podcast series Embedded. She talks to the African Business’ Omar Ben Yedder about the future of AI and technology adoption in Africa, two …

New Internet Society Data Reveals progress ahead of Key Conference. Zambia secured an impressive 6-point increase, followed closely by Kenya with a 5-point rise.  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia | PRNewswire | As leaders in technology and policy prepare to convene this week in Addis Ababa for the Internet Society’s 2025 Internet Development Conference, new …

SAN FRANCISCO | Xinhua | The xAI owner Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are fighting on X about Stargate, the enormous infrastructure project to build data centers for OpenAI across the United States. OpenAI said on Tuesday that it would team up with SoftBank and Oracle to build …