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Equinix faces challenge to Cape Town data centres over environmental concerns
11+ hour, 3+ min ago (378+ words) LONDON, May 18 (Reuters)A plan by U. S. -listed Equinixto build two data centres in Cape Town should not be approved without full disclosure of its water, power and environmental impact, a formal objection lodged with city planners and seen by Reuters…...
Kenya's $1 Billion Data Centre Was Never the Problem. Africa's Infrastructure Gap Is.
1+ week, 3+ day ago (319+ words) The real story is not about one deal or one country. It is about the gap between Africa's genuine AI ambitions and the foundational infrastructure required to realise them. The entire East African region exchanges roughly 2 terabits per second of…...
Africa has the demand for digital growth, now it needs the infrastructure
1+ week, 4+ day ago (819+ words) Africa is entering a defining phase in its digital and economic development. With the continent set for one of the most significant demographic expansions in modern history, it must rapidly deliver the mobile connectivity that is now the backbone of…...
Blockbuster social media trial kicks off, with more to come this year
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (780+ words) A landmark case against social media giants'Meta,'Alphabet's'You Tube and Tik Tok is set to begin Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.' It's the first of several high-profile legal cases kicking off in 2026 that center on allegations that the companies…...
Apple, Google host dozens of AI "nudify" apps like Grok, report finds
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (616+ words) A review of the two app stores conducted in January by Tech Transparency Project found 55 nudify apps on Google Play and 47 in the Apple App Store, according to the organization's report that was shared exclusively with CNBC. After being contacted…...
Meta urges Australia to rethink under-16 social media ban after blocking over 500, 000 accounts
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (710+ words) Meta has since removed nearly 550, 000 accounts believed to belong to under-16s between Dec. 4-11, it said in a blog post on Sunday. On Instagram, it removed around 330, 000 accounts, around 173, 500 on Facebook, and nearly 40, 000 on Threads. "As we've stated previously, Meta is…...
Ghana threatens to suspend DStv licence over subscription prices
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (284+ words) ACCRA, Aug 5 (Reuters)Ghana's government has given satellite broadcaster DStv until Thursday to lower subscription prices or face a suspension of its broadcasting licence, the Communications Minister said. Samuel Nartey George said he had instructed the National Communications Authority to…...
South Africa not giving 'special dispensation' to Musk's Starlink, minister says
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (169+ words) JOHANNESBURG, May 27 (Reuters)South Africa's Communications Minister Solly Malatsi said on Tuesday that his proposed draft policy that recognises alternatives to Black ownership requirements was not only meant for Elon Musk's Starlink. "I am pretty clear that transformation is sacrosanct…...
South Africa to offer Musk Starlink deal before Trump meeting, Bloomberg News reports
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (710+ words) JOHANNESBURG, May 20 (Reuters)South Africa's government plans to offer a workaround of local Black ownership laws for Elon Musk's Starlink internet service to operate in the country, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing three people familiar with the discussions. The…...