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AI in African Healthcare: The Good, the Bad and the RECKLESS
Artificial intelligence (AI) can have a major positive impact on the cost and quality of healthcare in emerging economies. But as AI gains traction in Africa's healthcare market, Mark Wien at PocketPatientMD calls out an alarming trend: New AI solutions are being introduced into actual practice without the proper safeguards, standards and scrutiny. And even worse, these solutions are often being developed by non-medical professionals and technologists, who rush to roll out new tools without caution — and without acknowledging or perhaps even understanding the risks they pose to vulnerable patients and health systems. He urges Africa's healthcare industry — including doctors themselves — to address this issue with the seriousness it deserves.
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- Health Care, Technology
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Scrut Automation Raises $10 Million to Enter New Markets, Incorporate GenAI Use Cases in India
Scrut Automation helps tech-first mid-market enterprises build scalable GRC programmes aligned with their goals, risks and resources.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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From Proxy IDs to Autonomous Payments: Why the Future of Financial Services is Hyper-Efficiency
Despite the rise of digital banking and other technological advancements, financial services are still plagued by significant inefficiencies. Author and serial entrepreneur Arunjay Katakam explores the causes and consequences of these inefficiencies — including their impact on lower-income customers — and discusses some emerging innovations that are addressing them. He explains why the sector's growing efforts to streamline back-end processes, reduce transaction costs and enhance operational efficiency will be pivotal in shaping the future of financial services.
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- Finance, Technology
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African VC Firm P1 Ventures Completes 2nd $35 Million Close of Fund II
Founded in 2020, P1 Ventures is a high-conviction investor on a mission to back Africa’s best entrepreneurs.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Bayer Pilots Unique Generative AI Tool for Agriculture
Expert generative AI system has been trained by Bayer agronomists and proprietary data to benefit farmers, agronomic advisors, and other industry users.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Spacely AI Raises Pre-Seed Funding From SCB 10X and Launches Spatial Design APIs
Spacely AI is expanding their global footprint, serving users from Thailand, United States, Portugal, and several other countries worldwide.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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An Intuit Study Finds Women Entrepreneurs Around the World Want to Use AI More for Their Businesses
The report was based on a survey of more than 1,100 female business owners in 81 low- and middle-income countries.
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- Technology
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- Global
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India Okays $15 Billion of Milestone Chip Plant Investments
While still merely blueprints, the approvals advance India’s semiconductor ambitions.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific