NEC Africa and PowerX Launch AI Platform to Cut Telco Energy Costs and Prevent Network Downtime

This Nigerian microfinance bank’s slow-lending strategy is delivering fast results

Speed is a competitive advantage in Nigeria's 2.1 billion digital lending market. Fintech lenders promise approvals in minutes, using automation to move borrowers from application to disbursement with as little friction as possible.

NCC seeks presidential backing for local smartphone factories

The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr Idris Olorunnimbe, has pledged to seek presidential incentives for investors ready to build smartphone factories in Nigeria. The post NCC seeks presidential backing for local smartphone factories appeared first on Vanguard News.

AI start-up Reflection signs computing power deal with SpaceX

Under the agreement, the open-source AI startup will get immediate access to Nvidia GB300s, AI ‌chips used to train and run advanced models, and has agreed ‌to pay SpaceX 150 million per month beginning ‌July 1, 2026

Freeport-McMoRan: AI-Driven Copper Demand Is Priced In

Freeport-McMoRan: AI-Driven Copper Demand Is Priced In

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 []

The AI Trade Is Rotating From Chips to Infrastructure. 2 Stocks Riding the Shift.

As money moves past the chipmakers, the companies that power and cool AI data centers are having a moment.

AI’s $7 Trillion Power Hunger Makes Bitzero Holdings (NASDAQ: AIBZ) One Of The Most Closely Watched Energy Plays Of The Decade

The artificial intelligence buildout is triggering an unexpected and historic bull run in natural gas and power stocks that investors are only beginning to fully appreciate. Data center electricity demand is projected to approach 945 terawatt-hours by 2030, roughly equal to Japan’s total annual power consumption, according to research from Berkeley Labs. Goldman Sachs estimates [] The post AI’s 7 Trillion Power Hunger Makes Bitzero Holdings (NASDAQ: AIBZ) One Of The Most Closely Watched Energy Plays Of The Decade appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

WATISE 4.0 & Award: Experts, Stakeholders & Policy Analysts Draw Attention to AI’s Impact on Africa’s Telecoms Industry

The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on all aspects of human endeavour has not spared the telecommunications industry in Africa and, indeed, Nigeria. Lagos, Nigeria, 26 June 2026 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/ – Experts and industry stakeholders, including policy analysts, believe that rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) will significantly improve service delivery for the telecoms []

The 2 percent that became the driver of global energy

Data centers and AI are driving a surge in global electricity demand, and countries that can quickly build the necessary infrastructure will be best positioned to capture the benefits of the AI-driven economy.

World Bank approves $1.25 bln loan to Nigeria for economic development — Bloomberg

The financing will be directed toward developing capital markets, modernizing the digital economy and e-government, and expanding access to electricity

AI’s environmental cost threatens water, land resources for billions by 2030: UN report

Global data centers powering AI projected to consume 945 terawatt-hours of electricity by 2030, says UN University

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

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

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.

Danielle Smith announces new power-plant for AI data centre

Alberta’s premier claims it’ll probably reduce electricity costs; don’t count on that, though, says the Pembina Institute. The post Danielle Smith announces new power-plant for AI data centre appeared first on rabble.ca.

China’s telecoms giants bet on ‘air-space-ground-sea’ networks for future AI needs

China’s telecoms giants are pushing for “air-space-ground-sea” networks amid Beijing’s push to expand artificial intelligence infrastructure, as SpaceX’s market debut has ignited the industry’s focus beyond the Earth. At the opening of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai on Wednesday, telecommunications executives framed the next phase of infrastructure as one that needs to encompass both the skies and oceans to meet skyrocketing demand for AI computing. Wang Tao, rotating chairman of...

The power crunch: How energy constraints reshape datacentre strategy

AI growth is now hitting a hard limit – electricity. With power shortages causing delays, firms are pivoting to on-site energy, liquid cooling, and edge computing to sustain scaling for AI

Africa: Munich-Based Knowlix AI Launches Business Platform Across Africa

[Daba Finance] Knowlix AI launched an AI-powered business platform for small companies across 29 African countries and other global markets.

Business : 8x8 Bags 2026 MetriStar Top Provider For CPaaS By Metrigy

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) -- Global business communications platform provider, 8x8 Inc has been named a 2026 MetriStar Top Provider for Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) by Metrigy, an independent research and advisory firm.

SpaceX has an AI device prototype, and it sure sounds phone-ish

SpaceX reportedly showed investors a handset-like AI device before going public. It could be another signal SpaceX wants to expand into wireless.

Palantir and Nvidia want to change who owns government AI

Building with AI has, until recently, meant calling up someone else’s model. But wiring an app to an API from The post Palantir and Nvidia want to change who owns government AI appeared first on The New Stack.

Katie McGinty: The energy economy’s biggest waste problem is already inside the system

As AI drives data center demand toward 945 TWh by 2030, the fastest new energy source isn't generation — it's the third of electricity quietly wasted.

Huawei lays out six priorities for AI-era mobile networks

Telecom carriers could eventually earn from AI activity on their networks.

Sanders AI plan would create seven-member commission with vast influence over economy

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has introduced legislation to create a 7 trillion AI sovereign wealth fund, to be managed by a seven-member commission that would have sweeping influence over the emerging sector and the broader U.S. economy. The Sanders proposal is an enormously ambitious one, particularly as artificial intelligence has been the fastest-growing technology in []

Tsuga raises $35m to keep AI-era observability inside the customer’s own cloud

The Paris startup, founded by two former Datadog hands, wants to end the per-byte pricing model just as AI workloads make telemetry explode. Tsuga, a Paris startup building observability software for the age of AI agents, has raised a 35m Series A, a round that arrives barely six months after it came out of stealth [] This story continues at The Next Web

Nigeria’s Infrastructure Projects to Boost Economic Growth- Minister

Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has said that the ongoing Calabar–Ebonyi–Benue–Kogi–Nasarawa–Abuja Superhighway, one of President Bola Tinubu’s flagship legacy infrastructure projects, will boost security, the economy, and employment opportunities for all Nigerians. Umahi said it would also reduce travel time between Ebonyi State and Abuja to about three hours upon completion. Umahi stated [] The post Nigeria’s Infrastructure Projects to Boost Economic Growth- Minister appeared first on Voice of Nigeria.

Military Production Min. urges faster AI, solar technology localisation

Egypt’s Minister of State for Military Production, Salah Soliman Gomblat, has called for accelerating the localisation of advanced technologies, expanding artificial intelligence applications and increasing solar energy manufacturing during an inspection tour on Monday of Benha Electronics Industries Company (Factory 144). The visit formed part of the ministry’s regular review of affiliated companies to assess [] The post Military Production Min. urges faster AI, solar technology localisation appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.

As AI Stresses the Grid, R-Zero Looks to Reduce HVAC Use

The incessantly growing demand on the electrical grid from AI is creating added energy costs for commercial real estate owners. On Tuesday, R-Zero, a physical platform for buildings, released an internal study on how it is working to reduce HVAC use and lower costs. The San Francisco-based platform claims to use real-time occupancy intelligence to []

CIB, Telus partner on major network expansion project in B.C.

The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Telus have partnered up to expand high-speed internet service across B.C. Essentially, the CIB will loan Telus 49.3 million to provide internet access to both rural and Indigenous communities. The CIB notes that this offering was developed under both the Connecting Communities BC program and the Universal Broadband Fund. []