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Google and African Institutions Empower Indigenous Languages

Google and African Institutions Empower Indigenous Languages

Africa-Press - Tanzania. Google, collaborating with research institutions across Africa, has introduced WAXAL, an extensive open-access speech dataset aimed at improving AI...
Netflix Grants Warner Bros. Discovery Waiver for Merger Talks

Netflix Grants Warner Bros. Discovery Waiver for Merger Talks

Africa-Press - Tanzania. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) announced Tuesday it will reopen talks with Paramount Skydance under a seven-day waiver from Netflix...
X Experiences Global Outage According to Downdetector

X Experiences Global Outage According to Downdetector

Africa-Press - Tanzania. US social media company X experienced outages on Monday, affecting thousands of users worldwide, according to outage tracker Downdetector....
UN Experts Urge Investigation Into Epstein Files

UN Experts Urge Investigation Into Epstein Files

Africa-Press - Tanzania. UN human rights experts on Monday called for independent and impartial investigations into the Epstein files, warning that the...
Obama Responds to Trump's Racist Depiction

Obama Responds to Trump’s Racist Depiction

Africa-Press - Tanzania. Former US president Barack Obama has reacted to a racist AI-generated video depicting himself and his wife Michelle Obama...
Global Warming Reaches Tipping Point Amid Security Risks

Global Warming Reaches Tipping Point Amid Security Risks

Africa-Press - Tanzania. The world has already crossed a critical climate threshold with potentially irreversible consequences, experts warned at the Munich Security...
Discord to Require Face Scan or ID

Discord to Require Face Scan or ID

Africa-Press - Tanzania. Discord will soon require users globally to verify their age with a face scan or by uploading a form...
Telegram Could Face Total Block in Russia

Telegram Could Face Total Block in Russia

Africa-Press - Tanzania. A senior Russian lawmaker warned on Friday that the Telegram messaging app could be completely blocked in Russia if...
UN General Assembly Approves Global AI Panel Amid US Objections

UN General Assembly Approves Global AI Panel Amid US Objections

Africa-Press - Tanzania. The UN General Assembly on Friday approved the establishment of a 40-member global scientific panel tasked with assessing the...
Apple Secures Trademark Rights in Russia until 2036

Apple Secures Trademark Rights in Russia until 2036

Africa-Press - Tanzania. US tech firm Apple has extended its rights to at least eight trademarks in Russia through 2036, according to...