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Data Centers and the Power Dilemma: Why Africa Should Think Twice
Written by Ismail Mohamed | 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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How Teen ‘After-Prom’ Kings in LA Monetized the High School Rager
The West Coast house-party scene has long been iconic. For these young, tech-savvy entrepreneurs, it was also inspiration for MyPlots, a party-promotion empire.
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Borrowed Competence: Africa’s Tech Industry Must Stop Confusing AI Output With Engineering Skill
| By: Abdulmuizz Olanrewaju Africa’s technology companies risk producing developers who can ship software faster than ever while understanding less o...
Jul 30, 2026 | Techeconomy
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Seattle’s AI weed wars: One startup maps them, another zaps them
Two Seattle-area startups are taking different approaches to an age-old farming problem: using AI to find weeds — and then eliminate them. TerraClear is mapping individual weeds across entire fields, while Carbon Robotics is using AI-powered lasers to zap them. Now, increasingly sophisticated AI models are giving both approaches a bigger opportunity: teaching machines to understand the farm itself. Read More
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Africa’s Technology Moment Is Becoming More Real: What This Week Revealed.
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This week offered another encouraging signal for Africa’s digital future. From Kenya’s plans for an artificial-intelligence investment product to major financial and infrastructure moves across East Africa.
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SentiBud Launches WhatsApp Integrated Escrow Service to Solve Nigeria’s E-Commerce Trust Problem
Sentinel Escrow has launched SentiBud, a secure escrow assistant built...
Jul 24, 2026 | Brand Press
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Business
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Aug 25, 2026 | ghumro | Source: Pctechmag
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ITWebTV Biz: The architecture of AI-native cyber defence
How intelligent detection, digital twins and purpose-built models are reshaping what cyber defence looks like.
South African lawmakers put Starlink launch on hold over policy clash
Elon Musk’s Starlink may face delays in delivering satellite internet to South Africa. Lawmakers are opposing a recent…
Dec 15, 2025 | Mubarak Bankole
How does converting a video to 4K actually work?
Upscaling software is getting better all the time, but there are still some caveats to be aware of.
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Africa’s Billion Digital Customers — But Where Are the Tech Jobs?
15 March , 2026 | 7 min read
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Skyward Africa: How Cloud Computing Is Powering the Continent’s Digital Leap
10 March , 2026 | 4 min read
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AI Revolutionizing African Agriculture: How Technology is Boosting Yields and Securing the Future
21 March , 2025 | 5 min read
AlmaLinux 10.2 Breaks From Its RHEL Clone Roots
17-08-2026 | Lunixinsider
Agentic AI Is Testing the Limits of Legacy ERP
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Ripple Prime’s BBB Notes Actually Rely On
Ripple Prime’s $275 million notes carry a BBB rating based on expected parental support, not a documented pledge of escrowed XRP. The post Ripple Pri...
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MTN’s $6.2bn IHS Towers acquisition wins conditional approva...
FCCPC and NCC Clear Deal, Subject to Local Ownership Conditions MTN Group’s proposed $6.2 billion ac...
Moniepoint Winds Down MonieWorld UK Remittance Business to R...
Moniepoint Inc. is winding down MonieWorld, its UK-based remittance business, less than 18 months af...
TechMoran launches StartupEast Conference & Awards
TechMoran, a pioneer African technology and startup media company, has launched the StartupEast Conf...
Michael Michie Appointed Kenya’s Responsible AI Governor
Kenyan technology leader Michael Michie Kamau has been appointed the Responsible AI Governor for Ken...
African small businesses are finding useful ways to put AI t...
There is a lot of noise around AI and what it could mean for African businesses. For a small busines...
300 million Sims a year for 65 million South Africans
MTN alone has been pushing 90 million Sim cards a year, and says the base is riddled with bad regist...
South Africa’s venture pipeline begins at seed stage
South Africa is producing no shortage of promising startups. The real challenge is helping more…
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