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Data Centers and the Power Dilemma: Why Africa Should Think Twice

Written by Mohamed Arif | Posted on 02 May 2026

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Data centers are driving the global digital revolution—but at a steep cost. With massive energy demands, limited job creation, and growing resistance in the United States, this article examines why Africa should be cautious about hosting them and prioritize its own development needs instead.

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British Police Built a Sprawling Crime-Prediction Machine. Some Results Couldn’t Be Trusted

As UK police embrace the AI revolution, a WIRED investigation reveals the messy inside story of one region’s experiment with predictive analytics.

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Quote of the Day

"Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new social order in which efficiency is no longer an option but a necessity imposed on all human activity."

— Jacques Ellul

French philosopher, sociologist, lay theologian, and professor.