SA start-ups among Meta’s Llama Impact Grant recipients

SA start-ups among Meta’s Llama Impact Grant recipients

Meta’s Llama Impact Grant supports organisations and individuals that leverage Llama to develop solutions tailored for Sub-Saharan Africa. Two local start-ups − Vambo AI and PropelMapper − are among the five winners of the Llama Impact Grant for start-ups and researchers based in Sub-Saharan Africa. In March, Facebook-parent company Meta, in partnership with Data Science…

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Hollywood stars among thousands who join pledge not to work with Israeli film institutions ‘implicated in genocide’

Hollywood stars among thousands who join pledge not to work with Israeli film institutions ‘implicated in genocide’

An open letter from a group that calls itself Film Workers for Palestine had amassed more than 4,000 signatures as of Wednesday, with a slew of Hollywood stars and filmmakers pledging not to work with Israeli film institutions that have been “implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people.” “As filmmakers, actors, film industry…

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Africa: Liberia Among Closest Allies of Israel in Africa

Africa: AI, Energy Transition Among Africa’s ‘Opportunities in Disguise’ – Shettima

“They all paint a gloomy outlook. But each threat is also an opportunity in disguise.” Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday said artificial intelligence, energy transition, supply chain disruptions and trade protectionism should be seen as opportunities for Africa’s growth rather than threats. At the opening of the 66th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Economic…

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Africa: Liberia Among Closest Allies of Israel in Africa

Africa: Obesity Exceeds Underweight for the First Time Among School-Age Children and Adolescents Globally – UNICEF

One in 10 children worldwide living with obesity. Exposure to the marketing of ultra-processed foods found to be widespread NEW YORK, 10 September 2025   –  Obesity surpassed underweight as the more prevalent form of malnutrition this year, affecting 1 in 10 – or 188 million – school-aged children and adolescents, and placing them at…

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Lisbon funicular brake guard among 16 killed

Lisbon funicular brake guard among 16 killed

Jemma Crew & Doug FaulknerBBC News ‘I’ll never take the funicular again’: Witness on moment of the crash Portugal is reeling after 16 people died and around 20 were injured when Lisbon’s famous Glória funicular cable railway derailed on Wednesday evening. Five of those killed were Portuguese along with three Britons, two South Koreans, two…

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Irish missionary among the eight released after Haiti orphanage kidnapping | Crime News

Irish missionary among the eight released after Haiti orphanage kidnapping | Crime News

Ransoms have surged as Haiti struggles with widespread gang violence, particularly around its capital Port-au-Prince. Published On 29 Aug 202529 Aug 2025 Eight people, including an Irish missionary and a three-year-old child, have been released following a kidnapping at an orphanage in Haiti. The announcement on Friday ended nearly a month of captivity for the…

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SA among first in Africa to get Google’s AI Mode search

SA among first in Africa to get Google’s AI Mode search

Alex Okosi, MD of Google Africa. Search engine giant Google has begun rolling out the latest instalment of its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search in SA, Kenya and Nigeria. Called AI Mode, the search capability is more intuitive and comprehensive, allowing users to ask nuanced and exploratory questions that would previously require multiple searches, says Google….

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