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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

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 Ngila27/02/202527/02/2025

(From left to right) Amine Chouki, Taoufik El Jamali, and Omar AlShoubaki, the co-founders of Journify.io. Image by Journify (Photo: AETOSWire)

United States

Journify Raises $4M to Define the Future of AI-Powered, Privacy-First Data Activation

Press Release – February 24, 2025 – SAN FRANCISCO & DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Journify, a global provider of Conversion API (CAPI) and Composable Customer Data Platform (CCDP), has secured $4 million in funding. The round was led by global VC firm Silicon Badia, with participation from RZM and other strategic investors. This investment fuels Journify’s mission to empower brands with ethical, data-driven marketing … Continue reading Journify Raises $4M to Define the Future of AI-Powered, Privacy-First Data Activation

Impact Newswire25/02/202525/02/2025

Global

Variational AI Announces Oversubscribed $5.5 Million Financing to Launch Foundation Model for Small Molecule Drug Discovery

New funding to fuel market expansion of compute efficient foundation model for biopharmaceutical companies Press Release – February 20, 2025 – VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Variational AI, the company behind Enki™, an advanced foundation model for small molecule drug discovery, today announced the completion of its oversubscribed $US5.5 million Seed extension round. Enki™ empowers biopharmaceutical chemistry teams to efficiently discover and optimize novel hits and … Continue reading Variational AI Announces Oversubscribed $5.5 Million Financing to Launch Foundation Model for Small Molecule Drug Discovery

Impact Newswire25/02/202525/02/2025

Europe

Chunghwa Telecom and Ericsson harness AI and digital twins to secure network performances during data surge

Press release – Feb 20, 2025 As mobile data consumption surges to record highs during major public events, communication service providers (CSPs) are under immense pressure to keep networks running seamlessly. On New Year’s Eve in Taiwan, data traffic was four times higher than the previous week, with usage around Taipei 101—the focal point of the city’s celebrations—spiking to five times the Christmas Eve level. In … Continue reading Chunghwa Telecom and Ericsson harness AI and digital twins to secure network performances during data surge

Impact Newswire23/02/202523/02/2025

United States

CO/AI Launches with 50+ Corporate Partners to Power Enterprise AI Transformation

New Platform Connects Buyers with Solutions Through Community and AI-Powered Discovery Press Release – February 19, 2025 – VENICE BEACH, Calif. – CO/AI, the AI discoverability marketplace, launched today with a mission to guide businesses and their workforce through the AI transformation. Founded by Anthony Batt and Shane Robinson, entrepreneurs who have successfully built and scaled multiple technology companies including BuzzMedia, Greenplum and Craigslist, CO/AI connects … Continue reading CO/AI Launches with 50+ Corporate Partners to Power Enterprise AI Transformation

Impact Newswire21/02/202521/02/2025

United States

Mira Murati, Former OpenAI CTO, Launches AI Startup, Hires 30 Top Researchers From Rivals

Mira Murati, the former chief technology officer of OpenAI, has launched a new artificial intelligence startup, Thinking Machines Lab, in a move that intensifies the battle for talent in the rapidly evolving AI industry. The startup has already attracted about 30 researchers and engineers from competitors such as OpenAI, Meta, and Mistral, according to a report from Reuters. Notably, two-thirds of the team consists of … Continue reading Mira Murati, Former OpenAI CTO, Launches AI Startup, Hires 30 Top Researchers From Rivals

Impact Newswire20/02/202520/02/2025

Europe, Middle East

Ashish Puri Believes AI Can Reshape Economies but Only If Costs Come Down

Dubai – Ashish (Ash) Puri has spent two decades investing in technology, so he has seen it all. And only a few innovations excite him as much as AI’s potential to reshape the world. In this interview, he explains why Deepseek is a game-changer, how emerging economies can overcome AI’s biggest barriers, and why AI could soon become as commonplace as the smartphone. He also … Continue reading Ashish Puri Believes AI Can Reshape Economies but Only If Costs Come Down

Impact Newswire20/02/202506/05/2025