Are AI Chatbots Surging Ahead of Search Engines?

The way people search for information online is undergoing a rapid transformation. While Google remains the dominant entry point to the web, AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity are quickly emerging as serious alternatives. New data compiled by digital marketing firm OneLittleWeb shows that while chatbot usage has soared over the past year, it still lags far behind traditional search engines in terms … Continue reading Are AI Chatbots Surging Ahead of Search Engines?

Faustine Ngila05/05/202505/05/2025

Africa

From Kericho to the Cloud: How One Kenyan Girl Climbed to the Top of Africa’s Data Science Ladder

In the early morning chill of Kenya’s tea growing zone of Kericho, a young girl named Gladys Chepkurui would embark on a five-kilometer trek to her primary school. The journey was often under relentless rain, her books soaked, and sometimes her stomach empty. Her family, subsistence farmers in the rural village of Sirich, struggled to make ends meet, and there were times when even a … Continue reading From Kericho to the Cloud: How One Kenyan Girl Climbed to the Top of Africa’s Data Science Ladder

Faustine Ngila30/04/202530/04/2025

Africa

Zindi’s Silent Revolution: How a Tanzanian Lecturer is Building Africa’s Next Generation of AI Leaders

In a quiet lab nestled within the tree-lined campus of Sokoine University of Agriculture, a quiet revolution is underway. Catherine Francis Mangare, a 35-year-old assistant lecturer turned PhD researcher, is one of the most unlikely yet formidable forces shaping the future of artificial intelligence in Tanzania. “Before, I didn’t even know about Zindi Africa,” she said, referring to the pan-African data science platform that has … Continue reading Zindi’s Silent Revolution: How a Tanzanian Lecturer is Building Africa’s Next Generation of AI Leaders

Faustine Ngila15/04/202525/04/2025

Africa

From Rural Ethiopia to Zindi Data Science Champion: How Yisak Birhanu Bule Became an AI Expert Against All Odds

In the quiet village of Lisana, Ethiopia, where electric light was a rare luxury and internet access a futuristic dream in early 2000s, a young boy was assembling toy cars and tinkering with rudimentary electrical circuits. That boy, now 24-year-old Yisak Birhanu Bule, would grow up to become one of Africa’s rising stars in data science – using artificial intelligence to tackle some of the … Continue reading From Rural Ethiopia to Zindi Data Science Champion: How Yisak Birhanu Bule Became an AI Expert Against All Odds

Faustine Ngila14/04/202525/04/2025

Global

Nvidia CEO: AI’s Next Leap Will Demand 100 Times More Computing Power

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the next wave of artificial intelligence will require 100 times more computing power than previous models, driven by advances in reasoning-based AI that processes information step by step to determine the best possible answer. “The amount of computation necessary to do that reasoning process is 100 times more than what we used to do,” Huang told CNBC’s Jon Fortt in … Continue reading Nvidia CEO: AI’s Next Leap Will Demand 100 Times More Computing Power

Faustine Ngila04/03/202510/04/2025

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Interview with Futurist Alex Tsado: Why African Leaders Have it Wrong About AI’s Transformative Power

Industrial nations are competing for the lead on policy making, adoption and proprietors of Artificial intelligence solutions. The vibrations at the UAE at Ai Everything and France’s Ai Action Summit were reaching new heights. While much of the global conversation on AI is centered around weaponisation and cyberattacks, many have taken a quiet lead on technological innovation especially in the US and in Asia. Lagging … Continue reading Interview with Futurist Alex Tsado: Why African Leaders Have it Wrong About AI’s Transformative Power

Faustine Ngila27/02/202510/04/2025