Nigeria opens probe into Meta, X, and AI firms
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Nigeria opening a probe into Meta, X, and AI firms, Zeepay’s response to $11.6 million refund reports, Kenya’s creation of new licences for Uber, Bolt,…
Teaching AI to run with the turbines
Artificial intelligence may have captured the public imagination through chatbots and image generators, but some of its most consequential use cases are unfolding far from consumer-facing tools. In industries where…
Nigeria heads into 2027 election worried about AI, report warns it’s unprepared
The findings come as election authorities across Africa grapple with the growing use of artificial intelligence in political campaigns, including the use of deepfake audio and edited images.
Novastar joins Google Africa Applied AI Lab to back startups
Novastar Ventures will work with other VC firms in identifying and supporting African startups building AI-powered solutions for Google’s Africa Applied AI Lab.
Novastar, Google Launch AI Lab for African Startups
Novastar Ventures has partnered with Google to launch a new Applied AI Lab aimed at helping African startups and researchers build artificial intelligence solutions for some of the continent’s biggest…
Google, Idris Elba Back $1M AI Initiative for African Creators
Google has partnered with British-Sierra Leonean actor Idris Elba to launch a $1 million initiative that will provide 100,000 African content creators with free access to artificial intelligence tools, helping…
The latest AI news we announced in June 2026
Here are Google’s latest AI updates from June 2026.
Google Debuts Applied AI Lab in Africa, Backs It With New Infrastructure Investments
Google Cloud today hosted its inaugural Cloud Summit in Africa at the Sandton Convention Centre in South Africa, gathering 3,000 business leaders, developers, public sector leaders, and partners. Anchored by…
New York City educators and industry leaders gathered at Google’s offices to shape the future of AI in classrooms.
Google, the New York Jobs CEO Council and Urban Assembly hosted an AI summit for 150 education and industry leaders.
LLMs are stuck in a groupthink groove. This startup is trying to get them out.
Let’s start with a game. Open up your chatbot of choice—Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini—and type “Give me a random number between 1 and 10.” You’re going to get 7. Almost always….