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AI Skills Africa leads AI Skills Fest 2026 at Google AI Centre, empowering Ghana’s workforce for the future
AI Skills Africa, in partnership with FestMan, has successfully hosted AI Skills Fest 2026 at the Google AI Centre in Accra, Ghana, bringing together a diverse group of professionals, students, and innovators for a transformative, hands-on learning experience. Held under the theme "Explore, Build and Innovate with AI,"...
Google says AI-powered tools helped patch over 1,000 Chrome security flaws
Google says its internal artificial intelligence (AI) tools have helped it fix more security vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser in the past month than in the previous two years combined. The technology company announced that it patched 1,072 security flaws across the two latest versions of Chrome, both released in J...
Google fined €890m by EU for favouring its own apps over rivals
Google has been fined €890m (£759m) by the EU for allegedly abusing its power by favouring its own apps and services over those from rivals.
Complete Farmer uses technology to end guesswork and connect Ghanaian farmers to global markets
Agritech company Complete Farmer says it is using technology to help Ghanaian farmers produce quality crops, access global markets, and make informed decisions without the high cost of traditional soil testing.
Building the Open Door: Why the African AI Revolution must belong to everyone
Looking around our continent today, we see a technological awakening. From smart diagnostic tools in rural clinics to new climate tech changing how our farmers grow food, Artificial Intelligence is much more than a buzzword. It is our greatest chance to build beyond the limitations of our past.
Google must pay €4.1bn fine for using Android to ‘block’ rivals
Europe's top court has ruled Google must pay a €4.1bn (£3.5bn) fine handed down for using its Android mobile operating system to block rivals.
Singapore seizes $42m mansion over Nvidia chip smuggling
Police in Singapore have seized a multi-million dollar luxury home that was allegedly bought using proceeds from smuggling Nvidia artificial intelligence (AI) chips.
MMFL anchors MTN Group’s fintech push in Ghana
A major structural shift has taken place within Ghana’s fast-evolving digital finance space, as Scancom PLC (MTN Ghana) officially completed the separation of its mobile money business, marking a new phase in the country’s fintech transformation. The company announced that the restructuring became effective on March 31...
Ghana’s new AI strategy: Bold vision, effective implementation holds the Key
Innovation hates constraints. AI policy framing in Ghana, as elsewhere in the world, is faced with the complexity of balancing widespread uncertainty with areas of certainty, calling for a human-centred and participatory approach, both uphill tasks.
Municipal Assemblies gain real-time pollution data as Breathe Accra expands air quality monitoring network
The pollution is all around us. In the smoke from vehicles… the burning of waste… and the dust hanging over busy roads in Accra. But for a long time, there was limited scientific data to show just how polluted some communities really are. And without data, it has been difficult for authorities to act. Clean Air Fund Le...
Micron joins $1 trillion club as AI race powers memory chip boom
Micron Technology briefly topped $1 trillion in market value for the first time on Tuesday, crowning a dizzying rally that has cemented the U.S.'s largest memory chipmaker as one of the standout winners of the AI boom.
From beauty to cybersecurity: Xornam unveils ‘Glow Safe’ campaign to empower women
There are beauty influencers. There are cybersecurity experts. And then there is Xornam, a woman who is both, and who has spent the last two decades quietly becoming one of the most credentialed and well-travelled Ghanaian women you have never heard of, until now. Now, she is stepping into the spotlight with her most a...