AI bioweapons demo raises new fears over health security
A private demonstration showing how artificial intelligence systems could be used to generate instructions for creating dangerous pathogens has alarmed...
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AI data centres in space raise new environmental questions
As artificial intelligence drives explosive growth in energy-hungry data centres, technology companies are looking to space as a potential solution...
Mali to use AI in school to teach children local languages
Malian authorities have announced the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to help school students learn languages, Africanews reported on November...
Tony Elumelu: Inequality could derail Africa’s AI future
We do not always associate Africa with technology. Yet we have seen in the telecoms sector how the continent can...
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...
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,...
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 $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,...
Alibaba’s Cloud launches second data centre in Dubai
Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba’s cloud business launched its second data centre in Dubai on October 14, reports Reuters. In a...
HP opens new manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia
Information technology company HP has opened its new manufacturing facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and confirmed an AI R&D Center...
Lebanon Minister urges stronger AI regulation from governments
Kamal Shehadi, Lebanon's Minister of Technology and AI, expressed his opinion on the need for AI framework policies to adapt...
Algeria at UN: States should have equal access to AI technology
Algeria's Minister of State, Ahmed Attaf, spoke at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), warning about the potential of a...
Saudi investment fund integrates AI across all operations
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), which is worth almost $1 trillion, has said that artificial intelligence and automation have...
Racial profiling persists across Europe, Council of Europe finds
Law enforcement agencies across Europe continue to engage in racial profiling, according to a new report from the Council of...
