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Microsoft Launches AI Initiative to Empower African Startups
More than 2,400 AI startups in Africa are transforming industries and creating new job opportunities at a rapid pace.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Eyone Raises USD 1 Million to Drive Technology-Infused Health Solutions in Africa
Funds will integrate AI into its healthcare solutions, driving digital transformation in health tech.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Google Kicks off $20 Billion Renewable Energy Building Spree to Power AI
As tech companies like Google rush to bolster their AI capabilities, they’ve embarked on a building spree so vast that experts expect new AI data centers might be underpowered by 2027.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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Kenyan Workers With AI Jobs Thought They Had Tickets to the Future Until the Grim Reality Set In
Being overworked, underpaid, and ill-treated is not what Kenyan workers had in mind when they were lured by U.S. companies with jobs in AI.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Latin America Startup Vambe Sees ARR Skyrocket After Pivot to Conversational AI
The Santiago, Chile-based company pivoted in March 2024 to focus on these AI agents, aimed to help small and medium-sized businesses automate communications with customers and close sales on platforms like WhatsApp.
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- Technology
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- Latin America
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Teraco to Build JB7, a Vast New Data Centre for AI Workloads in South Africa
The new syndicated loan facility has been arranged through Absa — long a financial backer of Teraco — and other financial institutions, with the money to be used to finance JB7 and other construction projects.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- artificial intelligence, data, scale
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How AI Is Driving Data Centre Growth in India
As AI continues to scale, data centers will need to adapt quickly to handle the increasing complexity of AI workloads while balancing energy use and environmental impact.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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VCI Global Secures $30 Million Investment for AI Data Center in Malaysia
Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, VCI Global operates five core businesses in fintech, consultancy, real estate, AI & robotics, and cybersecurity.
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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