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africa.businessinsider.com > news > anthropic-and-openai-employees-speak-out-about-humanitys-extinction-as-debate-reaches > 7zkdgcw

Anthropic and OpenAI employees speak out about humanity’s extinction as debate reaches fever pitch

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (158+ words) The AI industry's race to build ever more powerful systems is reviving some grim questions, especially for those who are helping build AI. Employees at Anthropic and OpenAI are speaking out on the potential dangers AI poses to humanity after…...


africa.businessinsider.com > news > meta-is-asking-some-of-its-employees-to-become-managers-again-in-a-new-reorg > nkpwzcr

Meta is asking some of its employees to become managers again in a new reorg

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (249+ words) Meta wants some of its employees to be managers again. The social media giant has been asking some individual contributors in its Applied AI (AAI) division to transition back into management roles as part of a recent reshuffle, four people…...


africa.businessinsider.com > local > markets > mastercard-and-busha-bring-trusted-and-simpler-digital-asset-transfers-to-nigeria > t2d2gmr

Mastercard and Busha bring trusted and simpler digital asset transfers to Nigeria

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (187+ words) Mastercard Crypto Credential will now enable all eligible Busha users as verified endpoints, enabling them to send and receive supported digital assets with greater confidence using their email or phone number instead of error-prone blockchain addresses Mastercard has partnered with…...


africa.businessinsider.com > local > markets > uber-just-pulled-out-of-2-african-nations-but-ride-hailing-rival-indrive-says-the > ewfsec5

Uber just pulled out of 2 African nations but ride-hailing rival inDrive says the exits raise bigger questions about Africa’s mobility market

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (937+ words) Uber’s exit from Nigeria and Uganda has put a fresh spotlight on the difficult economics of Africa’s ride-hailing industry, but inDrive says the departures should not be read as a verdict on the continent’s mobility opportunity. Uber’s departure has also…...


africa.businessinsider.com > local > markets > us-beats-china-in-its-ai-race-to-africa-as-egypt-inks-a-dollar1-billion-data-center > 05hb0yv

US beats China in its AI race to Africa as Egypt inks a $1 billion data center deal with the world’s most valuable company

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (323+ words) Egypt is moving forward with plans to build its largest-scale AI data center using tech from the world’s most valuable company, NVIDIA. This new development was announced by the country’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Raafat Hindi. DON’T MISS…...


africa.businessinsider.com > local > markets > zimbabwean-billionaire-strive-masiyiwas-cassava-joins-vodafone-in-dollar1-billion > 0lvzjjg

Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa’s Cassava joins Vodafone in $1 billion Egypt data-centre and sovereign AI push

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (530+ words) Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa’s Cassava Technologies has joined Vodafone Business and Elsewedy Electric in a data-centre expansion in Egypt that could attract as much as $1 billion in investment. The three companies agreed to establish Africa Data Centres Egypt, a joint…...


africa.businessinsider.com > news > apple-ceo-john-ternus-posts-teaser-video-hours-before-the-companys-annual-launch > 87n8evb

Apple CEO John Ternus posts teaser video hours before the company's annual launch event

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (209+ words) John Ternus is stoking the hype. The recently inaugurated Apple CEO took to X on Wednesday to post a cryptic, 14-second teaser video ahead of the company's hotly anticipated launch event this afternoon. John Ternus (@johnternus) September 9, 2026 In the short…...


africa.businessinsider.com > local > leaders > meet-the-friends-who-left-two-of-the-worlds-biggest-chemical-companies-to-build-one > 7zdkcdt

Meet the friends who left two of the world’s biggest chemical companies to build one in Africa—raising nearly $3 million and growing 1,400% in four years

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1655+ words) Two childhood friends, Taiwo Ilesanmi and Gbenga Akanmu, went from growing up on the same street to working at global chemical giants Dow Chemical and BASF, before building Alliance Chemicals Global. In four years, the company has grown revenue by…...


africa.businessinsider.com > local > markets > why-algae-based-carbon-platforms-are-winning-investor-attention-in-the-gcc > ytpkdpn

Why algae-based carbon platforms are winning investor attention in the GCC?

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (750+ words) As climate finance matures, the conversation around carbon capture is changing. Investors and policymakers are no longer satisfied with promises of carbon removal alone. The focus has shifted toward durability, verifiability, and—most importantly—economic integration. The question shaping today’s…...


africa.businessinsider.com > local > markets > save-facebook-videos-on-a-work-or-school-pc-without-installing-2026 > d2pjsl2

Save Facebook videos on a work or school PC without installing (2026)

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (441+ words) FvidGo works around that entirely, because there is nothing to install. It runs in the browser you already have open, and the rest of this covers what that gets you and what the alternatives cost. The sequence itself: copy the…...