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Google — technology company that agreed to voluntarily submit AI models for US testing before public release.

Google has agreed to voluntarily submit new AI models for safety testing by the US Department of Commerce's Centre for AI Standards and Innovation before public release, expanding prior voluntary testing agreements across major AI developers.

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3i Africa Summit in Accra highlights AI's role in finance

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The 3i Africa Summit in Accra this week has made artificial intelligence the dominant theme, with policymakers, regulators, and investors discussing AI's potential to compress development timelines and generate millions of jobs across Africa. Speakers emphasized both the opportunities—such as Africa's 66 percent of global mobile money transaction value—and challenges including fragmentation and regulatory misalignment.

23 hours ago · Business & Financial Times →

Yesterday

  1. 3i Africa Summit in Accra highlights AI's role in finance

    The 3i Africa Summit in Accra this week has made artificial intelligence the dominant theme, with policymakers, regulators, and investors discussing AI's potential to compress development timelines and generate millions of jobs across Africa. Speakers emphasized both the opportunities—such as Africa's 66 percent of global mobile money transaction value—and challenges including fragmentation and regulatory misalignment.

    23 hours ago · Business & Financial Times →

  2. Instagram disables end-to-end encryption on direct messages globally

    Instagram has switched off end-to-end encryption on direct messages worldwide, a reversal of Meta's previous commitment to the technology. The shift means Meta can now access message content, and while child protection groups welcome the decision, privacy advocates have condemned it.

    8 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 7 May

  1. Accra hosts 3i Africa Summit focused on AI and fintech

    Thousands of policymakers, regulators, bankers, fintech founders and investors have converged in Accra for the 3i Africa Summit, where artificial intelligence has emerged as the dominant theme across panels and discussions. MTN Group's CEO said AI and smartphone penetration are compressing development timelines, while officials noted AI could generate 40 million jobs across Africa and that the continent accounts for 66 percent of global mobile money transaction value.

    7 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 6 May

  1. US to safety test new AI models before public release

    Google, Microsoft and xAI have agreed to voluntarily submit their AI models for testing by the US Department of Commerce's Centre for AI Standards and Innovation before public release, expanding prior agreements with OpenAI and Anthropic.

    6 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 5 May

  1. Ghana must govern web algorithms and AI-generated content

    An opinion piece argues that the web functions as a relational system where algorithms and hyperlinks encode intention and power, rather than neutral information channels. The author invokes the Ghanaian folklore figure Ananse to suggest Ghana must establish governance frameworks for the web and AI.

    5 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 4 May

  1. Meta removes lawyer ads recruiting social media addiction plaintiffs

    US senators Marsha Blackburn and Amy Klobuchar criticized Meta for removing advertisements by attorneys seeking clients in social media addiction lawsuits. Meta said it removed the ads to defend itself against the lawsuits and prevent trial lawyers from profiting using its platforms.

    4 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 1 May

  1. Apple reports 17% sales growth; iPhone demand called extraordinary

    Apple's overall sales grew 17% to $111bn in the first quarter, with iPhone 17 sales reaching record levels and China growth at 28%. CEO Tim Cook attributed the success to "extraordinary" iPhone demand before his departure, while noting "off the charts" demand for the new lower-priced Macbook Neo.

    1 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. OpenAI instructs ChatGPT to reduce goblin references in responses

    OpenAI discovered that mentions of goblins and gremlins had unexpectedly increased in responses from ChatGPT and other tools powered by GPT-5, rising 175% and 52% respectively since GPT-5.1's November launch. The company attributed the issue to a "nerdy personality" trait that had been inadvertently incentivized to reward goblin mentions, and took steps including instructing its coding agent Codex to avoid such references unless relevant.

    1 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 30 April

  1. Meta shares fall 7% amid Big Tech AI spending concerns

    Meta's stock dropped 7% after the company announced plans to spend billions more on AI projects than initially planned, while investors express anxiety about whether massive AI investments by big tech firms will deliver returns. The four largest US tech companies are spending more than $650bn on AI this year, though Google, Microsoft, and Amazon showed better investor reception by demonstrating early payoffs from their AI spending.

    30 April 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 27 April

  1. Ghana's development constrained by colonial narrative, not colonialism itself

    An opinion piece argues that Ghana's main economic constraint is not colonialism's legacy but the intellectual comfort that blaming colonialism provides, and that the country is increasingly filtering economic and institutional questions through a colonial lens rather than addressing root causes.

    27 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

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