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LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | U.S. private space company SpaceX launched 23 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Friday. The satellites were launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, according to SpaceX. Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” …

What the US needs is data privacy, not a ban on the popular Beijing-based video-sharing platform COMMENT | AARON GLASSERMAN & MONICA GRECO | The United States House of Representatives recently passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. It is no secret that the Bill takes aim at …

ROME, ITALY | Xinhua | U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla is in talks with the Italian government to open a production facility in the country, Italian media reported Tuesday. Tesla has been engaged in talks with the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy for several months, with the plan …

ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua |  The Ethiopian government has disclosed its plan to introduce nearly half a million electric vehicles (EVs) in 10 years as part of an ongoing transition to electric mobility. The Ethiopian government initially worked to import about 148,000 electric automobiles and 48,555 electric buses as part …

KIGALI, RWANDA | Xinhua | Chinese manufacturers of electric buses have set BasiGo, a Kenya-based company, on course toward its business sustainability but also the start of a significant role in advancing Rwanda’s transition to greener transportation. It is roughly three months since BasiGo launched pilot electric buses in public …

SAN FRANCISCO | Xinhua | Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun on Monday announced his decision to step down at the end of the year amid the planemaker’s exacerbated safety crisis. SAFETY CRISIS Boeing has grappled with significant quality and safety issues concerning its aircraft for years, leading to the …

AI is expanding across the continent and new policies are taking shape. But poor digital infrastructure and regulatory bottlenecks could slow adoption ANALYSIS | ABDULLAHI TSANNI | In the Zanzibar archipelago of Tanzania, rural farmers are using an AI-assisted app called Nuru that works in their native language of Swahili …

LOS ANGELES | Xinhua |  NASA and SpaceX are targeting this Thursday to launch the 30th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station, the agency said on Monday. The launch is scheduled for 4:55 p.m. Thursday Eastern Time, lifting off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives has introduced a digital registration process for credit and savings cooperative societies in the country, a move that has been welcomed by stakeholders. The Cooperatives Registry Management Information System was launched on Thursday, in Mbarara City. Mary …

The European Parliament on Wednesday approved the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act with an overwhelming majority in Strasbourg, France. BRUSSELS, Belgium | Xinhua | The European Parliament on Wednesday approved the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act with an overwhelming majority in Strasbourg, France. The Parliament passed the act with 523 lawmakers voting …