Senior officials from the African Development Bank Group, University of Pretoria, and University of Tokyo have established an Africa-Asia Platform for Public-Private Partnership Initiatives during a United Nations University gathering in Tokyo. The collaborative framework receives financial backing through Japan’s Policy and Human Resource Development Grant, administered by the African Development Bank, supporting knowledge exchange…

Google has partnered with the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat to deliver artificial intelligence and digital commerce training for small and medium enterprises throughout the continent. The AfCFTA Digital Inclusion and Entrepreneurship Programme will extend Google Hustle Academy resources to businesses in 19 member nations, including Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, and Ethiopia. UpSkill…

WIRED has published its annual technology literature compilation featuring 25 volumes examining major industry developments and influential figures. Recent additions include Stephen Witt’s examination of Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang and Parmy Olson’s investigation into artificial intelligence competition between OpenAI’s Sam Altman and DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis. The selection combines contemporary releases with established works, ranging…

Take-Two Interactive chief executive Strauss Zelnick has forecast that personal computers will become the dominant gaming platform over the next decade, marking a shift away from closed console systems despite their continued presence in home entertainment setups. The executive, whose company publishes Grand Theft Auto and NBA 2K franchises, told CNBC that the industry is…

DoorDash has acknowledged a security incident involving unauthorized access to user information through a social engineering attack that manipulated an employee into providing system credentials. The breach compromised contact details and residential addresses for an unspecified number of customers, delivery drivers, and business partners, though the company declined to quantify affected individuals when questioned. The…

Google DeepMind has released WeatherNext 2, an artificial intelligence system that produces weather forecasts eight times faster than its predecessor while generating hundreds of potential scenarios from one data input in less than 60 seconds. The advanced model operates on a single tensor processing unit and outperforms the earlier version on 99.9 percent of measured…

PowerLattice has secured $25 million in Series A funding led by Playground Global, bringing its total capital to $31 million and gaining endorsement from former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. The stealth semiconductor startup claims its power delivery chiplets can reduce energy consumption by over 50 percent, addressing mounting concerns as AI companies struggle with escalating…

Trashie operates a subscription service addressing American textile disposal challenges through mail-based collection of damaged clothing and household fabrics that conventional recycling systems reject. The company processes approximately 17 million metric tons of annual domestic textile waste through certified partners following Global Recycled Standard protocols, converting materials into industrial applications, including insulation, carpet padding, and…

Nvidia has secured approximately $500 billion in advance orders extending through the end of next year for its Blackwell graphics processors, upcoming Rubin architecture, and associated networking equipment, according to chief executive Jensen Huang. Wolfe Research analysis suggests the backlog could push data center revenues $60 billion above previous projections for the period, though shares…

Artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout has intensified memory chip shortages, forcing manufacturers of consumer electronics and vehicles to confront severe supply constraints. SMIC co-chief executive Zhao Haijun indicated that companies cannot predict component availability for upcoming production cycles, while Samsung raised prices on certain memory products by 60 percent. Premium high-bandwidth memory chips command substantial margins…