Africa's Diesel Prices: A Threat to Economic Growth?
Rising diesel prices in Africa may hinder economic growth, affecting industries like manufacturing, transportation, and agriculture.
Rising diesel prices in Africa may hinder economic growth, affecting industries like manufacturing, transportation, and agriculture.
AI scaling laws show signs of diminishing returns, leading to a new era of innovation in test-time compute and beyond.
South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, and Kenya top the list of African countries with highest scam losses, digitalization and new payment methods to blame.
Sub-Saharan Africa sees 13% growth in international student mobility, with Nigeria having the highest number of students in the US
IATA raises concern over African countries withholding $950 million in airline funds, affecting global ticket sales and airline operations.
Apple releases security updates to fix zero-day vulnerabilities in macOS, iOS, and iPadOS, amid reports of active cyberattacks targeting Mac users.
Bling Capital secures $270M for new fund, with half earmarked for follow-on investments in winners
Comcast to separate cable TV channels, including CNBC and Syfy, into new company amid declining subscribers
Egypt launches first IPO in 3 years, selling 30% stake in United Bank, marking progress in privatization agenda
Finastra, a London-based fintech giant, confirms data breach after hacker claims to have stolen 400GB of data from its internal file-transfer platform.
PayPal launches group payment feature, Klarna files for IPO, and Kintsugi doubles valuation in less than a year
Google Meet's automatic framing feature, similar to Apple's Center Stage, is now available to all users, centering them in video calls.
Alphabet Workers Union meets with DOJ to ensure worker protections in Google breakup remedies
Kotlin streamlines class creation and introduces coroutines for modern concurrency, making it an attractive alternative to Java.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 experiences hours-long login queues, installation issues, and game crashes, earning 'Overwhelmingly Negative' reviews on Steam.
Microsoft's Windows Copilot Runtime gets AI-backed APIs for image processing, enabling devs to integrate AI capabilities into Windows apps
AI scaling laws show signs of diminishing returns, leading to a new era of innovation in test-time compute and beyond.
IATA raises concern over African countries withholding $950 million in airline funds, affecting global ticket sales and airline operations.
PayPal launches group payment feature, Klarna files for IPO, and Kintsugi doubles valuation in less than a year
Google Meet's automatic framing feature, similar to Apple's Center Stage, is now available to all users, centering them in video calls.
Microsoft's Windows Copilot Runtime gets AI-backed APIs for image processing, enabling devs to integrate AI capabilities into Windows apps
Microsoft launches Azure AI Foundry, a platform for building and deploying AI applications, shifting focus from chatbots to agents for business process automation.
Microsoft introduces real-time speech-to-speech translation on Teams, while Google's Gemini chatbot gets a memory upgrade and JADA launches AI talent hub in Africa
Niantic's new AI model uses Pokémon Go player data to navigate the world like ChatGPT generates text
Rivian and Volkswagen Group finalize a $5.8 billion joint venture to develop software for electric vehicles, paving the way for VW to leverage Rivian's technical expertise and reduce development costs.
Tesla recalls 2,431 Cybertrucks due to faulty drive inverter, a problem that can cause loss of propulsion and increase collision risk.
A new study ranks the top 10 safest electric vehicle brands, with Ford Mustang Mach-E taking the top spot, based on crash incident data.
General Motors reports 32,000 electric vehicle sales in Q3, claiming the second spot in the US market, with Tesla still leading the pack.
GM CEO Mary Barra discusses EV adoption, autonomy, and cybersecurity at TechCrunch Disrupt, highlighting affordability and accessibility as key to EV success.
VW-backed Scout Motors adopts direct-to-consumer sales model, bypassing dealerships and embracing digital platform for EV sales and service.
Former Tesla executive Jon McNeill expresses disappointment with Tesla's robotaxi reveal, citing lack of roadmap and questioning vision-only approach to autonomy.
Volkswagen's Scout Motors revives classic SUV brand as electric off-roader with $1 billion investment, targeting US market
Rising diesel prices in Africa may hinder economic growth, affecting industries like manufacturing, transportation, and agriculture.
Nigeria imports more fuel in October despite having a fully operational refinery, highlighting complications in the oil sector.
NNPC stops importing refined petroleum products, sources from domestic refineries, and clarifies stance on selling crude oil to Dangote refinery in naira.
Dangote Refinery's pricing transparency dispute with Nigerian energy sector players escalates, hindering petrol sales to independent marketers.
Saudi Arabia's Ma'aden nears deal for 15-20% stake in Zambian copper mine, valued at $1.5-2 billion, to diversify economy and secure essential minerals.
NNPCL and ONHYM announce progress on the 6,800km Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project, a $25 billion game-changer for regional energy
Saudi Arabia's Ma'aden nears deal for 15-20% stake in Zambian copper mine, valued at $1.5-2 billion, to diversify economy and secure essential minerals.
Dangote Refinery's pricing transparency dispute with Nigerian energy sector players escalates, hindering petrol sales to independent marketers.
Apple releases security updates to fix zero-day vulnerabilities in macOS, iOS, and iPadOS, amid reports of active cyberattacks targeting Mac users.
Developers can now nominate their apps for featuring on the App Store, promoting new content, updates, and launches to drive traffic and discovery.
Square Enix's iconic RPG series arrives on Apple's subscription service with 3D remake of Final Fantasy IV and more.
Apple's iOS 18.2 to allow users to upgrade to ChatGPT Plus from Settings, offering more powerful AI features for $19.99/month
Apple buys Pixelmator, a popular image editing app, to expand its creative tools portfolio, pending regulatory approval.
Apple takes 20% stake in GlobalStar, prepaying $1.1B to expand iPhone satellite services, enhancing emergency features and global connectivity
Apple launches service program to fix rear camera preview issue on iPhone 14 Plus devices, offering free repairs for affected phones.
Apple buys Pixelmator, a popular image editing app, to expand its creative tools portfolio, pending regulatory approval.
Alphabet Workers Union meets with DOJ to ensure worker protections in Google breakup remedies
Google Chrome to stop trusting Entrust certificates due to compliance issues, highlighting the importance of contingency planning for developers and the need for automation in certificate management.
Google's ambitious AI project, demoed at I/O 2024, won't ship until 2025, CEO Sundar Pichai reveals, citing development challenges.
Google reveals 25% of new code is generated by AI, marking a significant milestone in AI adoption and integration.
Google's 'Help me write' AI feature now available on Gmail web, assists with email drafting and refinement
Google's AI Overviews now available in 100+ countries, reaching 1B users, with new languages and ad features.
Google's AI-generated search summaries roll out to over 100 countries, supporting multiple languages and expanding its global reach.
Microsoft alleges Google is behind 'shadow campaigns' to undermine its cloud business, accusing it of funding an 'astroturf' group to discredit Microsoft with EU regulators.
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