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Smart Africa is teaming up with a company called Ascend Digital Solutions to test a new continental data-sharing system. They are launching a pilot for the Smart Africa Data Exchange, or SADX. This platform is meant to allow secure cross-border data sharing and digital ID checks, a major move...

The company Bayobab, which is MTN's digital infrastructure unit, named Sajid Ahmad Khan as its new regional boss for South and East Africa. He starts the job in early 2026 and will run operations there while personally heading up the Kenya business. His main task is to make the firm's big...

Three companies are moving forward with a tech trial in Libya's telecom sector. Comarch, Hatif Libya, and Makman Technology Consulting just signed a Proof of Concept agreement in Tripoli. This new deal, following an earlier OSS pilot project from 2025, will test specific business support systems...

Officials at the African Development Bank say the rising tide of online abuse against women is a crisis that needs immediate attention. In a statement tied to a global activism campaign, director Jemimah Njuki and senior manager Ndey Oley Cole pointed out the shocking stats. Over twenty-five...

Senegal just ran a pilot program to teach its young people how not get owned online. The country's communications ministry teamed up with the UNODC and a partner called TETHER for this. They picked thirty students from a big applicant pool, all between 18 and 29 years old, to get deep training...

Zambia is pushing hard to become a tech player, according to its Minister of Technology and Science, Felix Chipota Mutati. The plan has five main parts, all trying to use tech to boost the economy and include everyone. This whole effort started when the minister basically got everyone in a room...

The Mauritanian government just rolled out a bunch of online tools for dealing with the national power company, Somelec. You can now handle your electricity stuff through the "My Services" portal. The big announcement went down in Nawakchout, with the digital transformation minister Ahmed Salem...

A visual glitch in the latest macOS update is causing screen flickering for some users. The issue, affecting various MacBooks and the Studio Display, seems tied to macOS Tahoe. Reports indicate random flickering, particularly when switching between applications with very white backgrounds or...

An industry veteran has suggested Grand Theft Auto Six's online component could evolve into a massively multiplayer experience. Rich Vogel, who has worked on several major online titles, stated in an interview that rumored features for the game align with typical MMORPG mechanics. He noted that...

Hideo Kojima recently shared his specific perspective on using AI in game development, distinguishing his interest from the current debate over generative art tools. He expressed little interest in employing AI for creating visual assets. Instead, the veteran developer is more focused on...

The director of Phantom Blade Zero recently got some counterintuitive advice from another indie studio. Speaking with Sandfall Interactive, the team behind Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, they were told the most crucial task in final development is to cut content aggressively and polish what...

Larian Studios faced a major backlash this week after CEO Swen Vincke revealed the company uses generative AI tools in its development process for the next Divinity game. Online criticism erupted following an interview where Vincke discussed evaluating the technology, with many players...

Samsung is reportedly planning to use its new Exynos 2600 chipset in next year's Galaxy Z Flip 8. This move would help reduce costs for the more affordable foldable phone, as the alternative Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor is estimated to cost around 280 dollars per unit. The high...

Joseph Cross, the lead art director for Bungie's upcoming game Marathon, has left the studio. His departure comes just months before the game's scheduled release in March 2026, after he spent fourteen years with the company. Cross confirmed the news himself, stating he was proud of the visual...

The Coalition calls its upcoming game, Gears of War: E Day, its most ambitious project ever. This prequel, developed with help from People Can Fly, is built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5. Set fourteen years before the original game, it follows Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago during the...

ASRock just showed off a new white version of its top-tier RDNA 4 graphics card, the Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi White OC. This model upgrades the standard black Taichi edition with a full white color scheme for themed PC builds. A key addition is a small LCD panel on the side, which can display...

Apple’s infamous 2013 Mac Pro, nicknamed the trashcan for its cylindrical design, represented a bold but flawed attempt to reinvent the professional desktop. Then marketing chief Phil Schiller famously mocked critics with a defiant statement about innovation during its launch. The compact...

According to a recent biography, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang is primarily motivated by fear and guilt rather than optimism. This internal drive is credited with the company's relentless push to dominate the AI hardware sector. However, the author Stephen Witt identifies Google as a significant...

A YouTuber managed to fit a larger battery into an iPhone 16 Pro Max, surpassing the capacity of the newer iPhone 17 Pro Max. The channel DirectorFeng demonstrated the modification, swapping the original 4,685mAh cell for a third-party 5,142mAh unit from a manufacturer called SEFU. The physical...

Taiwanese officials are making it clear that the US will not get TSMC's most advanced chip tech. A deputy minister recently reiterated the island's strict N-2 policy, meaning American facilities will always be at least two manufacturing generations behind Taiwan's leading edge. For example, if...