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Bridging the Connectivity and Usage Gap Wamola emphasized that connectivity alone is not enough. While broadband access has expanded, millions of Africans remain offline. “We have a 69% population coverage with 3G and 4G, yet many have never gone online,” she noted. Efforts to close the usage gap must consider not only infrastructure but also the demand side: relevant services, content, and practical applications that encourage people to engage with digital tools.  “In 2017, the coverage gap; the portion of the population not covered by mobile broadband, was 35%. Today, it is 9%, showing remarkable progress in a very short…

Amazon’s Black Friday Week is going strong for another week, and we’ve rounded up some additional smartphone deals. The vivo X300 is down to €891 and it packs impressive cameras, including a 200 MP main shooter alongside a bright 6.3” LTPO AMOLED, Dimensity 9500 chipset and a 5,360 mAh Si/C battery with 90W charging. Xiaomi’s 15T Pro is another Dimensity-powered option at €750. It boasts a larger 6.83-inch AMOLED, 50+50+12MP cameras and a 5,500mAh battery with 90W charging. You can also consider the Poco F7 which is down to just €350 in its 12/512GB trim. This…

An OpenAI safety research leader who helped shape ChatGPT’s responses to users experiencing mental health crises announced her departure from the company internally last month, WIRED has learned. Andrea Vallone, the head of a safety research team known as model policy, is slated to leave OpenAI at the end of the year.OpenAI spokesperson Kayla Wood confirmed Vallone’s departure. Wood said OpenAI is actively looking for a replacement and that, in the interim, Vallone’s team will report directly to Johannes Heidecke, the company’s head of safety systems.Vallone’s departure comes as OpenAI faces growing scrutiny over how its flagship product responds to…

This agreement directly responds to that rapidly growing demand for robust, AI-native security solutions. Inception , a G42 company and the region’s leading innovator of AI-powered domain-specific products and enterprise solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Ireland-based Mirror Security , a global leader at the forefront of GenAI security. Under the terms of the agreement, Inception and Mirror Security will co-develop advanced AI security products tailored to the needs of government entities and enterprises, and will play a significant role in meeting regional demand for innovative AI security solutions. As the accelerated adoption of generative AI reshapes global industries, security has…

Following its announcement earlier this month, the Moto G57 Power has now made its way to India. The midrange device is equipped with the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 chipset alongside 8GB RAM, a 120Hz LCD and a 7000mAh battery with 30W charging. It comes in Pantone Regatta, Pantone Corsair and Pantone Fluidity colors and is priced at INR 12,999 ($145) for the 8/128GB trim. Open sales in India start on December 3 via Motorola and partnering retailers. Moto G57 Power is equipped with a 6.7-inch LCD (FHD+ 120Hz) rated at 1,050 nits peak brightness and protected by Corning Gorilla Glass…

Marketplace Go aims to provide a secure and accessible experience for consumers while creating new business opportunities, reinforcing the country’s ongoing digital transformation. Cape Verde’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Economy participated in the launch of Marketplace Go, a new digital platform designed to enhance the online presence of entrepreneurs and expand e-commerce opportunities both domestically and internationally. Marketplace Go aims to provide a secure and accessible experience for consumers while creating new business opportunities, reinforcing the country’s ongoing digital transformation. The platform also supports the modernization of Cape Verde Postal services and strengthens the government’s broader strategy…

The iOS 26 update for iPhone was all about the new ‘Liquid Glass’ user interface and several new features. However, the next major iPhone update, iOS 27, will reportedly focus on improving performance and AI features. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the iOS 27 update will offer ‘quality improvements and artificial intelligence features’. He adds that Apple is prioritizing bug fixes, improving core system performance, and overall platform stability. Other than improving performance and stability, Apple will also be bringing new AI features to the iOS 27 update. As per Gurman, the update will expand AI to more apps and…

Almost everything is on hiatus. The EU AI Act, Digital Services Act, and Digital Markets Act are all at risk. The European Commission is preparing to end the year with virtually no movement on its most important tech policy initiatives. Many measures may even be reversed.In particular, a series of changes threatens to weaken the entire framework of the EU AI Act by eroding its substance. There could also be major reconsiderations of the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act. Not to mention the Digital Networks Act and the EU Space Act, before they even see the light of…

One of the world’s premier security organizations has canceled the results of its annual leadership election after an official lost an encryption key needed to unlock results stored in a verifiable and privacy-preserving voting system. The International Association of Cryptologic Research (IACR) said Friday that the votes were submitted and tallied using Helios, an open source voting system that uses peer-reviewed cryptography to cast and count votes in a verifiable, confidential, and privacy-preserving way. Helios encrypts each vote in a way that assures each ballot is secret. Other cryptography used by Helios allows each voter to confirm their ballot was…

Google is improving the weather forecasts you see in the Pixel Weather app, Google Search, and in other locations. The Alphabet subsidiary has introduced WeatherNext 2, a weather forecasting model powered by-what else-AI. Google says that this forecasting model delivers faster and more accurate forecasts. How much faster? Google says that this “most advanced and efficient forecasting model” will generate weather forecasts eight times faster and generates four six-hour weather forecasts daily, with future predictions going out as long as 15 days.WeatherNext 2 outperforms WeatherNext 1 when forecasting 99% of variables such as wind speed and direction, temperature, precipitation, pressure,…