Raxio Group Unveils Angola’s Biggest Data Centre

Raxio Group has officially launched Angola’s largest data center, a US$30 million state-of-the-art facility located in Cacuaco, Luanda Province. Spanning 19,000 square meters with 3MW of installed IT capacity, the data center can host more than 800 server racks, more than doubling the nation’s existing capacity. This milestone positions Angola as a critical hub for…

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Nigeria launches N-ATLAS to amplify African AI perspectives

Nigeria has taken a groundbreaking step in artificial intelligence with the launch of N-ATLAS, a multilingual and multimodal large language model designed to support Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, and Nigerian-accented English. Unveiled by Dr. Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, during the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, this innovation underscores…

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Veeam Aims to Help African IT Leaders Protect Data

Veeam, in collaboration with ITWeb, is set to host an exclusive webinar designed for Africa’s data management, risk, and IT security leaders. Scheduled for October 15, the session will unpack strategies tailored to the unique challenges faced by African enterprises as they embrace cloud adoption at scale. The focus will be on building resilience through…

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Safaricom Ethiopia Plans to Train 125,000 Youth Digitally

Safaricom Ethiopia has officially launched TechStart, a groundbreaking nationwide programme aimed at training 125,000 young Ethiopians in cloud technology skills over the next three years. Supported by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Vodacom, the initiative is designed to accelerate Ethiopia’s digital economy while positioning the country as a key player in Africa’s broader technology revolution….

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Visa Direct Tests Stablecoin Prefunding for Faster Payments

Visa has unveiled a bold step in the evolution of global payments with the launch of a stablecoin prefunding pilot through its money movement platform, Visa Direct. The initiative seeks to modernize how businesses, banks, and remittance providers handle cross-border payouts, offering a faster, more flexible alternative to legacy prefunding models that tie up significant…

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OpenAI develops TikTok-style app featuring AI videos

OpenAI is once again set to disrupt the digital landscape with the development of a groundbreaking short-form video app that reimagines the TikTok-style experience. Unlike traditional platforms that thrive on user-uploaded content, this new app will rely entirely on AI-generated videos powered by OpenAI’s latest text-to-video model, Sora 2. The concept introduces a feed of…

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