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Rest of World Faces Prospect of Shutting Down
Rest of World launched in 2020 with an ambitious goal: to shift Western perspectives by telling global stories about technology often ignored by the mainstream US news outlets.
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- Technology
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- Global
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ASEAN Energy Transition and Investment Roadmap Launched at AEBF-26 to Accelerate a Clean, Inclusive and Resilient Energy Future
The ASEAN Energy Transition and Investment Roadmap (ETIR) was launched at the ASEAN Energy Business Forum (AEBF-26), providing a new regional analysis of how Southeast Asia’s energy system could evolve to meet rising energy demand while advancing the region’s long-term carbon neutrality ambitions.
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- Energy, Technology
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- South Asia
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South Africa Allocates Additional $9 Million to MyMzansi Digital Government Platform
New funding supports DPI development as national digital ID plans advance and central bank explores separate payments credential.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bolt Takes EV Ride-Hailing to Johannesburg with BYD, SAMTEA
The rollout follows Bolt’s EV launch in Cape Town earlier this year. The company is targeting a fleet of 500 EVs in South Africa by December.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: High Spectrum Costs Squeeze African Telecom Investment and Digital Growth
A new report by the GSMA, Spectrum Policy in Africa: Enabling Investment and Empowering Consumers Through Effective Spectrum Pricing, identifies the high cost of accessing radio spectrum—the invisible radio frequencies that carry mobile calls and internet data—as a central bottleneck. African mobile operators pay significantly more for relatively less spectrum, leaving them with limited capacity to expand or improve service quality.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan Startup StudyLabAI Gives Students an AI Tutor Built on Their Own Course Material
Founded in August 2024 by Abdulrahman Yunis and Anas Kali, StudyLabAI is aimed at students aged 14-25, and the teachers who teach them.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Big Tech’s Thirst for Water is Sparking a Global Resistance
For every extended conversation someone had with the chatbot or every time they asked it to write an email, they were effectively pouring a bottle of water down the drain.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Global
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Salmon Raises $140 Million to Deepen Philippine Lending Push
It will finance a national launch of fresh products, with motorcycle loans and lending to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) leading the pipeline, etc.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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