xAI’s “2-Gigawatt” and implications for Africa’s compute
xAI’s push toward nearly 2GW of compute capacity is more than a headline about scale; it marks how AI has shifted from a software race to an industrial infrastructure contest…
SmartScale trains entrepreneurs in Ghana and Nigeria to turn artificial intelligence into business tools
As artificial intelligence continues to dominate global technology conversations, a new initiative is helping African entrepreneurs move beyond awareness to real-world application. The Pitch Hub, a Ghana-based, West African-focused entrepreneurship…
Beyond Infrastructure – Can Africa close the enterprise execution gap?
Africa’s digital economy is filled with new fiber, data centers, and cloud platforms, but many enterprises still struggle to convert that available capacity into results. That was the takeaway from the Enterprise IT…
After leapfrogging mobility – can Africa get AI-ready?
Africa’s next technology surge will be measured in data, compute, and skills - not SIM cards, stressed a high-level panel at Hyperscalers Convergence Africa 2025, asking whether the continent can pivot from mobile-first success to…
Can Africa mint its own intelligence?
A new sovereign supercomputer in Uganda could shift the continent from exporting raw data to producing sovereign AI. For decades, Africa has been rich in raw materials but poor in…
Musk launches new OpenAI challenger with Grok 3 “Chocolate”
The AI rivalry between OpenAI and xAI has intensified with the release of Grok 3, the latest model from Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI. Musk claims Grok 3 is “an…
AI to drive global data center capacity to 122 GW by 2030 – GoldmanSachs.
The surge in interest surrounding generative artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked a competitive race to develop the technology, leading to a growing need for high-density data centers and a substantial…
Concerns about an internet-era AI shutdown keeps me up at night – Martynek
Raul Martynek is the Chief Executive Officer of Databank, a leading data center operator in North America. In this interview, Martynek discusses data centers and sustainability, shares his views on…
Africa’s role in $1 trillion AI race and infrastructure boom takes center stage at Hyperscalers 2025 Outlook
The global ambition in technology and infrastructure is scaling unprecedented heights, with investments growing from $10 billion compute clusters to trillion-dollar ecosystems. As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to dominate the…
UBBF 2024: Huawei backs AI for 5.5G networks
At the 10th Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF 2024) held in Istanbul, Huawei’s optical business product line president, Bob Chen, took the stage to discuss the growing impact of artificial intelligence (AI)…