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Kenya’s IT industry rejects robotics and AI bill
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14 February, 2024

Kenya’s IT industry rejects robotics and AI bill

Stakeholders in the sector claim that the bill is quick to impose taxes and creates extra bureaucracy without any meaningful...
Google pledges $26 million for AI training initiative in Europe
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14 February, 2024

Google pledges $26 million for AI training initiative in Europe

Half the funds in the AI Opportunity Initiative will go toward upskilling European workers, as the rest goes to supporting...
Bitcoin Spaces: ‘The future of live audio spaces’
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14 February, 2024

Bitcoin Spaces: ‘The future of live audio spaces’

Bitcoin Spaces, dubbed "The Future of Live Audio Spaces," aims to initiate an early testing by the end of Q1...
Philippines eyes wholesale CBDC in 2 years; retail version out of the picture
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14 February, 2024

Philippines eyes wholesale CBDC in 2 years; retail version out of the picture

The Philippine central bank said it would not develop a retail central bank digital currency, and the wholesale CBDC will...
India expands CBDC project; plans programmability, offline use
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14 February, 2024

India expands CBDC project; plans programmability, offline use

In its monetary policy statement of 2024, the Reserve Bank of India revealed that it is looking to enable additional...
Huawei researchers propose ’embodied AI’ as next big leap for the tech
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14 February, 2024

Huawei researchers propose ’embodied AI’ as next big leap for the tech

Giving AI a body capable of interacting with its surroundings will offer several benefits, such as achieving general intelligence, according...