Artificial Intelligence

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Hackers take over Kenya’s president’s website, demand 5 Bitcoins ransom 

Kenya president website hacked |techpoint.africa

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How small businesses are using AI to run their entire marketing operation

A one-person marketing department

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Layoffs abroad, opportunities back at home? What African tech talent should do next

Tech layoffs |techpoint.africa

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Paystack’s new experiment lets AI agents make everyday payments for users

Paystack Index

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New GSMA report shows how Africa’s top mobile operators are building AI language models in African languages

G6, the operators, Airtel, Axian Telecom, Ethio Telecom, MTN, Orange, and Vodacom

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Bluechip Technologies announces the acquisition of YarnGPT at the Bluechip Data and AI Summit

Bluechip Data and AI Summit|techpoint.africa

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At the Digital Procurement Africa Summit, experts agree that digitisation is the future of procurement

Panel Session at Digital Procurement Africa Summit |techpoint.africa

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The Pope calls for AI that centres humanity, but the AI empire will crumble without exploitation

Pope Leo XIV |techpoint.africa

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Google is reinventing Search with the introduction of Agentic AI

Google Gemini |techpoint.africa

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Africa’s enterprise AI problem starts with procurement

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Meta introduces AI-powered measures to further guarantee teens safety online

Meta Facebook. Image Source: National Interest | techpoint.africa

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Who controls AI systems once governments adopt them?

People using technology devices in a vibrant cityscape with digital symbols, a bank, and a cargo ship

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Meta Muse Spark AI model: Strategy, benchmarks & what it means

Meta Muse Spark AI model Strategy, benchmarks & what it means

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AI and specialised chips: Who wins and loses as demand surges?

AI and specialised chips Who wins and loses as demand surges

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Anthropic’s Mythos AI model: What it is & why it may be too dangerous to release

Anthropic’s Mythos AI model What it is & why it may be too dangerous to release

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The quiet shift: Why Northern Nigeria’s developer communities could reshape Africa’s AI talent map

Map of Nigeria highliting Northern and Southern states |techpoint.africa

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This Nigerian founder got an offer from Elon Musk’s xAI after his AI startup went viral  

Xara founder, Sulaiman Adewale

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Nigeria bank fraud 2026: How AI stops deepfake scams

Nigeria bank fraud 2026 How AI stops deepfake scams

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The next phase of AI for Nigerian businesses: From experimentation to operational advantage

Kehinde Ogundare |techpoint.africa

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AI infrastructure in Nigeria: Closing the GPU gap

AI infrastructure in Nigeria Closing the GPU gap




















Hackers take over Kenya’s president’s website, demand 5 Bitcoins ransom 

Kenya’s president hacked website was defaced with demeaning messages targeting the president; the unknown group responsible for the attack are demanding a ransom of 5 Bitcoins (approximately $317,215).

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How small businesses are using AI to run their entire marketing operation

Learn how small businesses use AI to create content, design graphics, manage email marketing, and run campaigns with an all-in-one tool.

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Layoffs abroad, opportunities back at home? What African tech talent should do next

In light of recent, incessant layoffs, it’s important to ask what these new trends mean for African talent in the diaspora and for those building skills locally to serve a market that appears saturated.

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Paystack’s new experiment lets AI agents make everyday payments for users

Paystack has launched Paystack Index, an experimental checkout product that lets users complete everyday transactions through AI agents, marking an early bet on agentic commerce in Africa.

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New GSMA report shows how Africa’s top mobile operators are building AI language models in African languages

Six of Africa’s biggest mobile operators, including Airtel, MTN, and Orange, are working with GSMA to build AI language models for the continent’s 2,000-plus languages.

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Bluechip Technologies announces the acquisition of YarnGPT at the Bluechip Data and AI Summit

Bluechip Technologies announced the acquisition of YarnGPT, an AI text-to-speech model, at the Bluechip Data and AI Summit on Wednesday, as Africa’s tech leaders gathered to define the continent’s role in the AI future.

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At the Digital Procurement Africa Summit, experts agree that digitisation is the future of procurement

At the Digital Procurement Africa Summit 2026, industry leaders warned that manual procurement processes are draining company resources. The consensus was that digitisation, AI, and tools like Gloopro are essential to reduce tail spend and improve efficiency.

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The Pope calls for AI that centres humanity, but the AI empire will crumble without exploitation

Pope Leo XIV says AI must serve the common good. But from the mines of the DRC to the offices of Nairobi, the people building it are the last ones it serves.

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Google is reinventing Search with the introduction of Agentic AI

Google maintains that the goal of Search has always been simple: to help users ask anything on their mind — from quick facts to the deep, complex or hyper-specific questions that can be hard to articulate.

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Africa’s enterprise AI problem starts with procurement

The Digital Procurement Africa Summit holds on May 26 in Lagos, bringing together enterprise leaders for a focused conversation on why procurement digitisation has become critical to how large African organisations manage costs, governance, and data.

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Meta introduces AI-powered measures to further guarantee teens safety online

The company explained that its AI-powered age-assurance technology is part of its commitment to continue promoting safer, age-appropriate experiences for young people on Facebook, Instagram, and all its other platforms. 

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Who controls AI systems once governments adopt them?

Once AI systems are deployed into a government workflow, the harder question is no longer whether it is compliant on paper, but whether the government can actually see it, control it, or stop it if conditions change.

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Meta Muse Spark AI model: Strategy, benchmarks & what it means

The Meta Muse Spark AI model shows Meta’s shift to efficient, closed AI systems, balancing scale, cost, and performance in the frontier race.

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AI and specialised chips: Who wins and loses as demand surges?

AI and specialised chips are reshaping tech power, with NVIDIA leading as demand surges and rivals struggle to keep pace.

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Anthropic’s Mythos AI model: What it is & why it may be too dangerous to release

Anthropic’s Mythos AI model reveals powerful autonomous vulnerability discovery, raising urgent concerns about global cybersecurity risks.

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The quiet shift: Why Northern Nigeria’s developer communities could reshape Africa’s AI talent map

Across Northern Nigeria, a different kind of ecosystem is taking shape, without the headlines, without the high-profile accelerators, and largely without outside investment.

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This Nigerian founder got an offer from Elon Musk’s xAI after his AI startup went viral  

After Xara went viral, its Nigerian founder caught the attention of Elon Musk’s xAI. Built as a WhatsApp banking assistant, the startup now has 45,000 users and ₦8 billion ($5,000,000) in transactions.

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Nigeria bank fraud 2026: How AI stops deepfake scams

AI is revolutionising Nigeria’s fight against deepfake fraud in banking. Discover how tech is defending against identity theft and improving fraud detection.

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The next phase of AI for Nigerian businesses: From experimentation to operational advantage

In 2026, the organisations that will be ahead are those that move beyond the pilot phase and rebuild their operations around AI in ways that reflect the specific realities of doing business in Nigeria.

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AI infrastructure in Nigeria: Closing the GPU gap

Nigeria is scaling AI infrastructure fast, but power, cost, and GPU access still shape how quickly startups can build and train locally.

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