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Nigerian AI Startup Talksign Launches Real-Time Sign Language Translation Models
Talksign said it plans to expand the models’ capabilities in upcoming versions, including support for additional sign languages such as British Sign Language, Deutsche Gebärdensprache, and Nigerian Sign Language.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: India’s VCs are Beating American Investors at Home
A decade after U.S. venture capital firms fueled India’s startup boom, local investors are now dominating deals.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Anthropic, Gates Foundation Launch $200 Million Partnership for AI in Health and Education
The news follows a $50 million pact that the Gates Foundation and OpenAI announced in January to support 1,000 African clinics and communities with AI by 2028.
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- Education, Health Care, Technology
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- Global
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$64 Million Botswana Tech Fund to Support Tech Startups Across Southern Africa
The Botswana Tech Fund (BTF), a multi-stage venture capital initiative targeting US$64 million in total commitments, has launched with the aim of supporting tech startups across Southern Africa.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Five Times AI Hallucinations Embarrassed Governments
From the Trump administration’s “formatting errors” to South Africa’s historic policy withdrawal, AI confabulation is infiltrating official documents.
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- Technology
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- Global
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Bolt Hikes Kenya Fares by 6% as Drivers Struggle With Rising Fuel and Living Costs
Estonian ride-hailing company Bolt has increased ride fares in Kenya by 6 per cent, becoming one of the first major platforms in the country to formally shift part of the rising fuel burden to passengers as pressure mounts on drivers’ earnings.
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- Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Village Capital Makes First Africa Ecosystem Fund Investments in Ghana
The initiative was created to support startups building solutions around economic mobility and climate resilience in Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Women Farmers Remain the Missing Link in India’s Digital Agriculture Push
Indian agriculture is intricately connected with gender, caste, patriarchy and entrenched power relations; without accounting for these, digital agriculture will be insufficient to transform rural livelihoods in real terms.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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