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Google and Idris Elba Bet $1 Million on AI for African Creators
The partnership will give roughly 100,000 filmmakers, writers and artists across five countries access to Gemini and other tools, part of a broader push to close Africa's production gap
After Nearly 10 Years, Google Releases Significant Update for Street View in Ghana
A decade after its first Street View push, the tech giant has rolled out sharper, wider imagery across Ghana's cities, highways, and heritage sites — and deployed its latest camera to keep expanding
Google Expands AI Search Tools to 13 African Languages
Google is rolling out AI Overviews and AI Mode in 13 African languages, including Kiswahili and Somali, marking…
Google Partners with Africa Union Commission To Advance AI in Africa
The African Union Commission (AUC) and Google have inked a significant partnership to fast-track Africa’s AI development and…
Empowering the Future: Tech Labari Brings ‘Women and AI’ to the Google AI Community Center
Artificial intelligence is transforming how we live, work, and innovate. But as technology reshapes our world, it becomes…
Google launches AI Skilling Blueprint to Accelerate Africa’s AI Workforce
Google has unveiled its AI Skilling Blueprint for Africa, a new policy roadmap aimed at helping governments across…
Google announces $37M in Cumulative Funding and New AI Community Center in Accra to Advance AI in Africa
Google has announced a total of $37 million in cumulative funding — including new and previously unannounced commitments…
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Aims to Upend Google’s Search Dominance in 2025
A bombshell legal filing from OpenAI, part of the U.S. vs. Google antitrust case (1:20-cv-03010, Dec. 4, 2024),…
Google Unveils Gemini 2.0 AI Model as It Dives into Agentic Era
Google has launched the experimental Gemini 2.0 Flash, the first in its Gemini 2.0 family of AI models.…
University of Ghana and Google Launch AI to Empower Non-Standard Speech in Ghana
The University of Ghana, Google Research Africa, and UCL’s Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub) have joined forces…