Category: Technology Innovation
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🇨🇳🇺🇸Chinese Silk Typhoon Hacker Extradited to U.S. Over COVID Research Cyberattacks
A Chinese national accused of being a member of the Silk Typhoon hacking group has been extraditedto the U.S. from Italy. Xu Zewei, 34, was arrested in July 2025 by Italian authorities for his alleged links to the Chinese state-sponsored threat group and for orchestrating cyber attacks against American organizations and government agencies between February 2020 and June…
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AI’s “Straight White Male” Bias Exposed: Leiden University Study Sounds Alarm for African Tech Equity
A groundbreaking study from Leiden University asserts that artificial intelligence is fundamentally a “straight white man” technology, disproportionately disadvantaging women, minorities, and non-Western users due to its development by a homogenous group.[1] This analysis underscores how AI’s biases perpetuate global inequalities, with profound implications for Pan-African nations striving for technological sovereignty. Study Details and Findings…
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The Sony Afeela Was Doomed to Fail
Sony Honda Mobility’s Afeela electric car project was canceled due to Honda’s broader electric vehicle strategy shift and financial losses. Despite showcasing a “video-game” experience with PlayStation integration, the Afeela 1 faced long delays, competitive disadvantages in range and pricing, and an uncertain market for entertainment-focused cars. Reservation holders will get refunds, though the future…
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🇧🇫🇮🇱🇮🇷 Burkina Faso’s Traoré Quietly Balances Tehran and Tel Aviv
Burkina Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has built much of his political identity around a hardline anti-Western posture and public alignment with states that challenge Western influence, especially Iran. Yet behind that rhetoric, he is also said to be maintaining discreet channels with Israel, including approving the credentials of Israel’s ambassador to the wider…
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Gmail Users Can Now Change Their Email Addresses
Google is rolling out a new option that lets Gmail users change their @gmail.com address without creating a whole new account, while keeping their data, inbox history, and Google services connected to the account [5][9]. The original email address can remain active as an alias, so messages sent to it can still reach the same…
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From Spy Tech to Market Titan: How Palantir’s AI Is Redefining Precision Warfare and Global Influence
Once a company shrouded in controversy for its ties to U.S. intelligence agencies, Palantir Technologies has rapidly transformed from an opaque surveillance contractor into one of the most influential players in the global tech industry. With its market capitalization now nearing a staggering $100 billion, the company is proving that data-driven intelligence is not just…
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Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying
Six Democratic lawmakers have written to the Director of National Intelligence to ask whether using a commercial VPN might cause Americans to be classified as foreigners under US surveillance law. This classification could strip them of constitutional protections against warrantless spying. The concern arises because intelligence agencies typically treat communications of unknown origin as foreign.…
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🇱🇷 After Starlink, Liberia now seeks Amazon satellite internet entry
Liberia telecom regulator considers licensing new satellite providers, including Amazon.• Project Kuiper plans 3,232 satellites, with commercial launch expected by end-2025.• Starlink entered Liberia in Jan. 2025, charging $40–50 a month plus $390 equipment. Liberia is looking to attract new global players to its internet market, including Amazon, which is rolling out a low-Earth orbit satellite…
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🇷🇺 Russia Blocks WhatsApp Nationwide, Pushing State-Backed ‘Max’ App in Digital Sovereignty Drive
MOSCOW — In a dramatic escalation of its crackdown on foreign technology platforms, Russia has officially blocked nationwide access to WhatsApp, the country’s most popular messaging service. The move, confirmed by the Kremlin on Thursday, effectively severs communication for over 100 million Russian users and represents the latest salvo in Moscow’s push to establish a…
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Silicon Valley and the Ghosts of Empire: How Surveillance Capitalism Became Africa’s New Colonial Frontier
From the streets of Nairobi to the boardrooms of Lagos, African users are being sold a seductive promise: that Big Tech and digital currencies represent liberation, leapfrogging, and a break from old power structures. But beneath the glossy veneer of innovation lies a far more sinister inheritance. A recent forensic examination of Silicon Valley’s origins…
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