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Google worker charged with using internal data to make $1.2m on bets
A Google employee has been arrested for allegedly using his access to company information to successfully place lucrative bets on the prediction platform Polymarket. The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York said it had charged Michele Spagnuolo, a Google engineer, with violating insider trading laws for se...
Facebook offering TikTok and YouTube creators $3,000 to post content
Facebook is offering larger influencers $3,000 (£2,260) a month to post on the platform, as part of its Content Fast Track programme.
Ghana’s AI future will be decided by infrastructure, not ambition
Senior policymakers, regulators, telecom operators and digital infrastructure providers will gather in Accra on May 6, 2026, for a closed-door session on artificial intelligence. The event, “AI-Ready Infrastructure: Powering the Future of Enterprise Innovation,” convened by Africa Hyperscalers and Vertiv, comes at a mo...
OPIT introduces new online doctorate in AI – Targets growing demand for tech leadership in Africa
The Open Institute of Technology (OPIT) has launched a Professional Doctorate in Applied Artificial Intelligence, starting in September 2026 and delivered entirely online. The new programme is a Level 8 qualification introduced in response to rising demand across Africa’s leading digital economies. The programme is par...
Rocket stocks soar on report Musk’s SpaceX to file for share sale
Shares of space companies soared in US trade on Wednesday following a report that Elon Musk's SpaceX could file to list shares on the stock market this week.
NSAI inaugurates board to champion AI and data science in Ghana
The Nsowah-Nuamah Statistics and Artificial Intelligence Institute (NSAI) in Accra has inaugurated a new governing board to drive the adoption of artificial intelligence and data science in education, policy development and industry across Ghana and the wider African continent. The seven-member board was sworn-in on Tu...
‘I thought he was going to hit me’ OpenAI co-founder says of Musk
OpenAI president Greg Brockman has described a heated 2017 meeting with Elon Musk over the billionaire's early attempt to control the artificial intelligence (AI) company.
US to safety test new AI models from Google, Microsoft, xAI
New artificial intelligence (AI) tools and capabilities from Google, Microsoft and xAI will now be tested by the US Department of Commerce before they are released to the public.
Instagram privacy tech is turned off today- what does this mean for your DMs?
Instagram users will no longer be able to send ultra‑private direct messages, as the feature is switched off globally.
Imperial–AIMS Global Fellows Programme champions climate innovation to tackle urban heat
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Ghana, in partnership with Imperial College London's Early Career Researcher Institute (ECRI), has concluded the fourth edition of the Imperial–AIMS Global Fellows Programme (GFP) 2026, bringing together doctoral researchers to develop innovative solutions to the g...
US court rules Meta, other tech firms must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction
A U.S. appeals court on Monday allowed thousands of lawsuits to move forward against Meta Platforms, Alphabet's, Google, ByteDance's TikTok and Snap Inc's, Snapchat over claims they designed their products to be addictive to young users.
Ghana, Malawi deepen cooperation on digital transformation
Ghana and Malawi have agreed to strengthen technical cooperation and knowledge sharing as both countries pursue digital transformation and innovation in the public sector. The agreement was reached when a delegation from Malawi visited the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations for a study tour o...