Fable 5 switched off, DeepSeek switched on: The AI access crisis every South African CFO needs to understand now

A24 Wants You to Be Nice About Its Google AI Deal

The fan-favorite indie studio is on the defense for its expensive, research-heavy teamup with DeepMind.

Future of finance hinges on human‑AI balance anchored in ethics, says Amir Hamzah

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more embedded in finance, the future of the industr...

UN Calls on AI Companies to Disclose Environmental Costs of Data Centres

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has called on major artificial intelligence companies to publicly disclose the environmental impact of their operations, warning that the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure could place enormous pressure on global energy and water resources. Speaking during the London Climate Action Week event, Guterres launched the UN’s AI Environmental Transparency [] The post UN Calls on AI Companies to Disclose Environmental Costs of Data Centres appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

Mortgage Lenders Scramble To Prove They're Policing Their Own AI

On its path to ubiquity, artificial intelligence has seeped into mortgage lending. Regulators are racing to catch up.The same forces in the tech world that created the “move fast and break things” ethos are driving AI’s adoption today. With no overarching...

CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) And Nebius (NASDAQ: NBIS) Battle For AI Infrastructure Dominance As GPU Demand Surges

CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) and Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ: NBIS) have emerged as two of the most closely watched names in the rapidly expanding AI infrastructure sector. Both companies focus on providing high-performance GPU capacity for AI model training and inference workloads at scale. Per a report from Fortune Business Insights, the global AI infrastructure market [] The post CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) And Nebius (NASDAQ: NBIS) Battle For AI Infrastructure Dominance As GPU Demand Surges appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

Stronger AI governance needed to safeguard trust in banking  

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, United Bank for Africa, UBA Plc Mr Oliver Alawuba, has called on internal auditors across the banking industry to embrace artificial intelligence, AI, as the sector navigates a rapidly changing digital landscape. Alawuba made the call at the Association of Chief Audit Executives of Banks [] The post Stronger AI governance needed to safeguard trust in banking appeared first on Vanguard News.

a16z-backed crypto firm rebrands, shifts focus to solving AI’s global copyright headache

a16z-backed crypto firm rebrands, shifts focus to solving AI’s global copyright headache

Western Digital Corp: The Next Micron

Western Digital Corp: The Next Micron

AFIIB : la Guinée veut faire de l’investissement industriel le moteur de sa transformation économique à l’horizon Simandou 2040

La conférence de haut niveau de l’African Industrial Investment Barometer (AFIIB), une initiative portée par WITBA Invest S.A en partenariat avec l’Organisation des Nations unies pour le développement industriel (ONUDI) a ouvert ses portes ce mercredi, 1er juillet 2026, à Conakry. Placée sous le thème « Accélérer l’investissement industriel en Afrique : opportunités, défis et leviers stratégiques dans [] The post AFIIB : la Guinée veut faire de l’investissement industriel le moteur de sa transformation économique à l’horizon Simandou 2040 first appeared on Guineematin.com.

The man who built Pegasus now sells governments the antidote, and Latin America is buying

Dream, the Israeli AI cybersecurity startup that tripled its valuation to 3 billion this year, is expanding into Latin America. The company is targeting governments aligned with Washington in a region where cyber attacks are reportedly growing 25 annually and national defences rank among the weakest in the world. The expansion is notable for what [] This story continues at The Next Web

Transmed Enhances Security Operations for the AI Era with Palo Alto Networks

Transmed, one of the region’s largest and fastest growing FMCG companies, has transformed its security operations centre (SOC) with a fully managed deployment of Palo Alto Networks AI-driven Cortex platform through the Unit 42 Managed XSIAM (MSIAM) service. The deployment enables Transmed to neutralize an increasingly complex threat landscape with industry-leading AI and automation, while [] The post Transmed Enhances Security Operations for the AI Era with Palo Alto Networks appeared first on Middle East News 247.

How Mossad Secretly Produced Fight Club

Try ChatLLM – the All-in-one AI Super Assistant by Abacus AI: https://chatllm.abacus.ai/cfz The post How Mossad Secretly Produced Fight Club first appeared on Attack the System.

Avnet Brings Ecosystem Together to Scale Edge AI in Singapore

As AI adoption accelerates across Singapore and Southeast Asia, where 81 of companies have moved beyond ...

USP&E brings advanced AI Digital Twin technology to African power projects

As artificial intelligence and data-centre growth place new pressure on power systems around the world, USPE is bringing AI-powered digital twin technology to African power projects – not as an imported off-the-shelf tool, but as a platform built around the realities of operating on the continent. At Africa Energy Forum 2026 in Cape Town, USPE []

Zoom, Salesforce, Dialpad, and Others Bet Big on Agentic AI for CX

CCW showed agentic AI moving deeper into CX platforms. Here’s what IT leaders should know about governance, data, workforce planning, and rollout. The post Zoom, Salesforce, Dialpad, and Others Bet Big on Agentic AI for CX appeared first on TechRepublic.

Who'll Own Your Inevitable AI Assistant? The Battle Is On, and I Predict One Winner

Guest column: Tony Fadell helped make the Mac, iPod, iPhone and smart home revolutions happen. The next platform war is here, he says, and it's for the AI assistant that will know you best.

Novastar joins Google Africa Applied AI Lab to back startups

Novastar Ventures will work with other VC firms in identifying and supporting African startups building AI-powered solutions for Google's Africa Applied AI Lab.

KB chair puts AI at center of next growth phase

KB Financial Group Chair Yang Jong-hee urged the group to overhaul its operations around artificial intelligence and seize changing financial flows as an opportunity to strengthen its wealth and asset management businesses. He made the remarks at a two-day executive workshop held Friday and Saturday at the KB Injaenium training center in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, where about 270 executives discussed the group's growth strategy for the next three years. The essence of a financial group

SEC Retail Fraud Unit Puts Crypto Scam Crackdowns Back In Focus

The SEC is not stepping away from retail-facing crypto enforcement. Its new Retail Fraud Working Group puts scams, microcap promotions, and digital asset schemes back under a more focused consumer-protection lens. The

An AI startup is suing the US government for taking away Anthropic’s new model

Anthropic’s Claude Code has become one of the most popular AI coding tools. Bloomberg/Getty Images AI startup Legion sued the government over losing access to Anthropic’s top AI models. Legion said the directive harmed its business. The lawsuit adds another layer to Anthropic’s clash with the Trump administration. One AI startup just sued the US []

Newsom bets California government on Trump-scrutinized Anthropic AI

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is deepening the state’s embrace of artificial intelligence by signing a deal with San Francisco-based Anthropic that will make Claude the first generative AI platform available across state agencies and local governments. The deal comes at a politically charged moment. While the Trump administration has moved to restrict the rollout of []

Asean hopes to tap Greater Bay Area’s tech skills with closer ties: industry chiefs

Asean countries are looking to deepen supply chain integration with the Greater Bay Area to tap expertise in the region’s advanced technologies and manufacturing, with Hong Kong also poised to benefit, industry leaders and officials have said. Panellists at the South China Morning Post’s GBA-Asean Summit 2026 highlighted artificial intelligence (AI) and green technology as key areas for cooperation, while stressing the importance of open data flows and shared digital standards. Tuesday’s summit...

Business : Banks Must Move Beyond AI Adoption To Trusted Implementation -- AICB

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- There is a need for banks to move beyond Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption towards trusted implementation, backed by stronger governance, assurance, resilience and future-ready talent, said the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB).

AI and SME Lending in Central and Eastern Europe

SME lending in Central and Eastern Europe is entering a new phase, shaped by tighter credit conditions and rising expectations from borrowers. For bank executives, the question is no longer whether to adopt AI, but how to do it in a way that improves credit quality, speeds up decisions, and stays compliant. This article explores how AI is reshaping SME lending across the region, from underwriting to portfolio monitoring, and answers the key questions C-level leaders are asking today. The post AI and SME Lending in Central and Eastern Europe appeared first on Axe Finance.

[Economic Essay Contest] Beyond automation: Architecting the AI-driven financial ecosystem

[Economic Essay Contest] Beyond automation: Architecting the AI-driven financial ecosystem

5 big analyst AI moves: Micron price targets hiked, cautious on SpaceX valuation

5 big analyst AI moves: Micron price targets hiked, cautious on SpaceX valuation

Defense tech could be entering its awkward teenage years. Is the boom a bubble?

VCs are flooding into defense tech, but they could be unprepared for the sector’s brutal economics and lengthy timelines.

Après le rachat de Société Générale, AFG Bank dévoile sa nouvelle identité en Guinée

Atlantic Financial Group (AFG) a officiellement lancé, ce jeudi 26 juin 2026 à Conakry, la marque AFG Bank Guinée, marquant une nouvelle étape dans le développement de l’établissement bancaire après le rachat des activités de Société Générale en Guinée. À travers cette nouvelle identité, le groupe panafricain entend renforcer son engagement en faveur du financement []

Guterres urges globally harmonised AI rules

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that artificial intelligence is developing faster than anyone ‌can keep up, calling for globally harmonised rules to reduce potential risks especially to children. “A technology that can reshape economies, transform the world of work, sway elections and tilt the balance of security is being deployed faster than anyone, The post Guterres urges globally harmonised AI rules appeared first on Ghanaian Times.

SEC Clears Seven New Fintech Firms

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cleared seven new fintech and digital asset firms for admission into its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP). The SEC also granted them Approval-in-Principle (AIP) to operate within the programme’s regulatory sandbox as part of efforts to promote innovation while protecting investors. According to the Commission, the move reinforces [] The post SEC Clears Seven New Fintech Firms appeared first on Voice of Nigeria.

The Crowd Is Dumping Joby Aviation. Here's Why I'd Be Buying It Down 30%.

Joby Aviation is making regulatory headway. Should you buy the dip on this eVTOL developer?