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Why Europe Is Racing to Reduce Its Dependence on Foreign AI
Europe's push for AI independence isn't an abstract policy goal anymore. It's a direct response to watching the United States briefly cut off access to frontier AI models this June, right as NATO prepares to discuss AI and cyber warfare in Ankara. Here's what's actually driving the urgency, and why Europe's own AI champion still isn't close to catching up
Infineon Opens the World's Largest Power Semiconductor Factory in Germany
Infineon's new Dresden fab isn't making the chips that train AI models; it's making the ones that keep AI data centres powered, cooled, and running efficiently. At 5 billion euros, it's the biggest single investment in the company's history, and it arrived ahead of schedule
Samsung Forecasts a 19-Fold Profit Surge as AI Chip Demand Powers Growth
Samsung says its Q2 2026 operating profit will be nearly 19 times higher than a year ago, marking its third straight record quarter. The driver isn't a new phone or chip breakthrough; it's a memory chip shortage so severe that DRAM and NAND prices are both climbing at once
UN Warns AI Is Advancing Faster Than Global Rules Can Keep Up
The United Nations opened its first-ever Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva this week, backed by a new independent scientific report warning that AI capabilities are outpacing both scientific understanding and government oversight. Here's what was actually said and what happens next.
Adeyemi Segun Samuel: The AI Entrepreneur Building Smarter Digital Solutions for Africa
Adeyemi Segun Samuel didn't set out with a computer science pedigree. He built his technical foundation through a data analytics course and relentless self-directed learning, then channelled it into AI-powered platforms for food businesses and vendors. His mission now is bigger than any single product: using AI to help Africa's local economies compete on a global stage
Nigeria Pushes for Human-Centred AI at the International Labour Conference
Nigeria took its AI concerns to the global stage in Geneva this June, warning that automation without a safety net is a recipe for instability. The message centred on gig and platform workers and on ensuring AI's profits are shared with the people it displaces.
GLM-5.2: The Chinese AI Model Challenging OpenAI and Anthropic on Cost
A new open-weight model out of Beijing is doing something few Chinese AI releases have managed since DeepSeek: earning genuine Silicon Valley attention. GLM-5.2, from startup Z.ai, is now outranking Anthropic's models on a leading developer platform, at a fraction of the price
Reuters NEXT Asia 2026 to Spotlight AI, Business, and the Future of Technology
Reuters NEXT Asia returns to Singapore on July 9 under the banner "Shifting influence, defining decisions." Executives from Boeing, HSBC, Grab, and Johnson & Johnson will join government ministers to debate what comes after the AI pilot phase and what Asia's shifting economic centre of gravity means for business
Meta Launches AI Mode and New AI Tools for Facebook
Meta rolled out its biggest Facebook AI update yet on June 15, pairing a ChatGPT-style search experience with a batch of new creative tools. Analysts are already estimating it could become a multi-billion-dollar ad surface. Here's what actually launched, and what it means for users, creators, and businesses.
Ayanfeoluwa Odunsi: The Self-Taught Builder Turning Ijebu Into Nigeria's Next Tech Hub
Ayanfeoluwa Odunsi didn't come up through a computer science degree or a big tech company. He built his way into product development through graphic design, data analytics, and football coaching. After a failed first product and a team that fell apart, he's now building AI tools for everyday Africans, with a bigger goal: turning his hometown into a tech hub
AI Isn't Just for Tech Experts: Filipino Mothers Encouraged to Embrace Artificial Intelligence
On BusinessMirror's Freshly Brewed podcast, AI advocate Jaycee Ynares made the case that artificial intelligence belongs in ordinary households, not just offices and dev teams. Her pitch to Filipino mothers: AI is a practical assistant for budgeting, scheduling, and homework help, not a technical skill you need to learn first
A Zimbabwean Developer Built a Lobola Calculator That Went Global
A self-taught developer from Zimbabwe built an app to explain lobola, the traditional bride price negotiated between families in much of Southern Africa. Four years and more than 17,600 downloads later, it's been featured on Nippon TV and is being held up as a case study in building culturally rooted tech.
GoLemon Shuts Down After 28 Months, Highlighting the Challenges Facing Nigeria's Grocery Delivery Startups
GoLemon delivered more than ₦2 billion in groceries to 40,000 Lagos customers before running out of runway. Its founders say the problem wasn't proving one order could turn a profit, it was generating enough of them before the money ran out. That distinction is becoming a familiar epitaph in Nigeria's grocery delivery graveyard
Introducing KiaGo Tech: Building the Operating System for Everyday Commerce in Africa
Lunch from a restaurant, groceries for the house, produce from the market down the road. Getting through a single week of everyday buying in Nigeria often takes five different apps and a dozen WhatsApp chats. Kiago Tech was built to close that gap, not with one product, but with an integrated ecosystem: KiaChow, KiaChow Store, Market Square, KiaVendor, and KiaKart