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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
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
Cloudflare Will Block AI Crawlers From Ad Pages by Default Starting in September
Cloudflare just raised the stakes in the fight between publishers and AI companies. Starting September 15, training and agent crawlers will be blocked by default on any page that carries ads, a change that also catches Googlebot in the crossfire
What the Research Actually Says About AI Coding Assistants and Developer Productivity
AI coding assistants are used by more than 9 in 10 developers today, and the productivity numbers being thrown around range from "55% faster" to "19% slower." Both are backed by real studies. Here's what the research actually shows, and why the honest answer is: it depends
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
The EU AI Act's Big Deadline Arrived Today. Here's What Actually Changed
The headlines call today a landmark date for AI regulation, and in a narrower sense, they're right. But the EU AI Act's toughest requirements, covering AI used in hiring, education, and law enforcement, aren't actually starting today. Here's what's real, what's delayed, and what businesses need to do right now
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