Google to Cut Search Access for Schools That Block AI Entirely
3 min read United States Global
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Nigeria Develops AI Project to Improve Mental Health Screening in Local Languages
Nigeria's GENSCORE Project is developing AI-powered mental health screening tools for Yoruba, Hausa and Nigerian Pidgin speakers, aiming to make depression and...
3 min read African Union Global
Google Launches Gemini 4 Carbon, Restricting Its Most Capable Model to Cybersecurity Defenders First
Google unveiled Gemini 4 Carbon, its strongest AI model yet for finding and fixing software vulnerabilities, but is deliberately limiting early access to vetted...
4 min read United States Global
Could a Rogue AI Agent Take Down M-Pesa? Experts Say Africa Needs Its Own Kill Switch
As AI agents have already breached Hugging Face and Australian government systems this year, experts warn Africa’s mobile money networks need locally controlled...
4 min read African Union
AI Now the Leading Cause of Layoffs in 2026, Data Shows
AI has become the single leading cited cause of job cuts in 2026, tied to more than 120,000 layoffs as companies across banking, tech and retail redirect budget...
3 min read Global United States
Kenyan Startup StudyLabAI Hits 90,000 Learners Without Outside Funding
StudyLabAI, a bootstrapped Kenyan ed-tech startup, has grown to over 90,000 learners in 100+ countries by turning students’ own course material into an AI-power...
3 min read Global
Barclays to Cut 5,000 Jobs as AI Drives Cost-Cutting Push
Barclays is cutting roughly 5% of its global workforce, with the bank’s CEO calling AI “the icing on the cake” of a broader technology-driven cost reduction eff...
3 min read United Kingdom Global
Ramaphosa Plans Silicon Valley Visit to Explore AI Opportunities for South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa plans to lead a delegation to Silicon Valley after local government elections to explore how the country can benefit fro...
5 min read Global
Kenya’s Senate Committee Rejects Its First AI Bill Over Fines and Regulatory Overreach
A Kenyan Senate committee has rejected the Artificial Intelligence Bill, 2026, warning that steep fines, criminal penalties and a powerful new regulator could s...
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China Proposes Export Controls on 23 AI Technologies, Including Advanced Models and Chip Designs
China has proposed new export controls covering 23 artificial intelligence technologies as part of a wider plan targeting 40 technologies across AI, biomedicine...
5 min read China
Eight US States Sue OpenAI Over ChatGPT Safety and Alleged Harm to Children
4 min read United States