Celebrating 25 years of visual search innovation
Google Images is turning 25. Here’s a look back at some major milestones — and new ways to explore and create visual content.
Why Big African Tech Companies Are Buying Startups for Their People, Not Just Their Products
A quiet shift is underway in African tech dealmaking. For years, the standard acquisition story was about market share: a… The post Why Big African Tech Companies Are Buying Startups…
Why successful business transformation is an endurance race, not a sprint
For many organisations, enterprise transformation begins with technology. Yet despite significant investment in ERP platforms, AI initiatives and digital modernisation, many… The post Why successful business transformation is an endurance…
Small Language Models vs Large Language Models: Which Makes Sense for African Developers?
For most of the last three years, the default assumption in AI development has been simple: bigger is better. The… The post Small Language Models vs Large Language Models: Which…
Kenya says AI works can’t be copyrighted
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Kenya’s ruling that AI works cannot be copyrighted, Disney+’s plans to launch a new R49 app in South Africa in September, and Klump’s introduction of…
AI Tutors in African Classrooms: Experiment or Transformation?
In a classroom in Benin City, a teenager named Omorogbe Uyiosa sat with his phone after school hours, working through… The post AI Tutors in African Classrooms: Experiment or Transformation?…
Bosun Tijani joins AI for Good Global Commission as Africa secures 8 seats
Africa has secured eight foundational seats on the newly established AI for Good Global Commission. The high-level international body, convened by the United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union (ITU), held its…
Investing in multi-agent AI safety research
Google DeepMind and partners announce a $10M funding call for multi-agent safety research.
Banks Don’t Need More AI Ambition;They Need AI They Can Trust and Govern
Banks are no longer discussing artificial intelligence (AI) as a distant possibility. It is already moving into analytics, risk, fraud,… The post Banks Don’t Need More AI Ambition;They Need AI…
Nigeria Emerges Giant of Africa In Responsible AI
There’s been a lot of talk lately in the past few decades on whether Nigeria is really the Giant of Africa . Population, yes, nobody’s arguing that. Everything else —…