Dozens of people were gathered at the Mississippi HQ of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Jackson on Wednesday when Colom’s victory was announced. The room burst into deafening applause and cheers. “This is an amazing result,” said Leon Russell, chairman of the NAACP board. “This is purely the work…
From hacked supermarket fridges and a record cryptocurrency theft at Binance to an emergency over flaws in widely used web software, companies worldwide are facing a wave of cyberthreats that executives say AI is accelerating and making more sophisticated. The surge is straining IT departments, with staff working overnight to patch software vulnerabilities, and is…
Allies of Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., are launching an effort to lay groundwork for him to run for president, the leaders of a new draft committee told NBC News. Former Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., and progressive strategist Nomiki Konst are co-chairs of the group — “Run Ro” — which can raise money from donors and…
The Mississippi Senate race may take days to resolve, as Democrat Scott Colom leads GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by just 65 votes in the current vote count. And as more votes continue to be counted, all eyes are on an unknown number of ballots that could shift the result — and potentially lead to a…
The .za Domain Name Authority (Zadna) has put the contract to run .co.za, South Africa’s main commercial internet domain, out to tender, ahead of the expiry of the current operator’s agreement in September 2027. The request for proposals, issued on Monday, covers registry services for .co.za, .web.za, .net.za and .org.za. The winning bidder will get…
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Africa’s gaming industry is shifting from a story about how many people play games to one about how much of the industry can be built around those players. The change is being driven by faster market growth, new payment infrastructure, growing game development capacity and an expanding calendar of competitive events across the continent. Data…
Africa’s reliance on industrial agriculture reflects colonialism, inequality, and the erasure of indigenous knowledge, while intensive farming has driven soil degradation, environmental harm, poor nutrition and economic exploitation. Restoring agricultural sovereignty requires reclaiming indigenous knowledge, addressing land inequalities, and shifting toward regenerative ‘landculture’ centred on soil health, biodiversity, food security and community wellbeing. Across Africa,…
South Africa’s available land could attract larger AI data centre campuses. (Image source: 123RF) South Africa is emerging as one of the markets for next-wave data centre growth in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, with the country’s availability of land potentially giving it an advantage, as established European hubs face growing constraints….
Google has announced Argon, a new top-tier AI model to anchor its Gemini 4 generation, in a fresh bid to catch up with rivals Anthropic and OpenAI. Argon is larger than Google’s previous line of advanced “Pro” models, a company spokesman said. “It’s our most performant model yet built for complex workloads, and we see…
