US rights group sues Apple for mineral sourcing from Congo
A US-based rights group has sued Apple in Washington, claiming Apple’s supply chain uses minerals tied to war and human-rights...
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Moroccan police arrest five foreigners for hacking betting apps
Five foreign nationals believed to be part of a criminal network that hacked online betting apps were arrested by Moroccan...
UAE’s Viola Communications partners with digital consultancy
Abu Dhabi-based Viola Communications, a subsidiary of Multiply Group, has announced a strategic partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
Google denies altering maps after Western Sahara border vanishes
Google clarified that it did not alter any borders on its Google Maps between the disputed Western Sahara and Morocco...
Morocco’s 5G countdown begins: Operators officially launch 5G
Morocco’s 5G network was formally launched by the three main network operators in Morocco: Orange Maroc, Maroc Telecom, and Inwi,...
New school in Dubai eyes AI and sustainability adoption
A new school in Dubai, which is supported by $100m in investment, is looking to champion artificial intelligence and sustainability,...
‘AI aunt’ app built for domestic abuse survivors in South Africa
A horrific killing in her own family inspired Leonora Tina, a South African woman, to create an AI Aunt app,...
Morocco and Gabon partner to advance tech and digital skills
On November 3rd, Mrs. Amal Al-Falah Al-Sagroshny, Minister for Digital Transition and Administration Reform, received her counterpart Mr. Mark Alexander...
South Korea significantly increases AI and military budgets
On November 4th during his annual parliamentary speech, President Lee Jae Myung said that it will triple South Korea's spending...
Microsoft to invest over $15 billion in UAE by 2029
Microsoft is set to bring its total investment in the UAE to over $15 billion (£11.5 billion) by the end...
Microsoft to invest $15.2 billion in UAE, eyes AI boost
Microsoft has announced that it would have invested $15.2 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in the UAE by 2029,...
Trump says Nvidia’s top AI chips reserved for US companies
U.S. President Donald Trump declared that American tech giant Nvidia will reserve its most advanced AI chips for American companies,...
New drones mimic bats to weather the darkest storms
As climate driven storms grow more frequent, scientists are taking cues from bats and developing drones that can echo locate...
Morocco and Mauritania partner to digitalise judiciary systems
On October 20th, relations between Morocco and Mauritania deepened as the countries' justice ministers signed a cooperation program to enhance...
UAE data centre market to be worth over $3.3 billion by 2030
The UAE’s data centre market is predicted to surpass a value of $3.3 billion (£2.5 billion) by 2030 due to...
