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Joy Online
… Organisers expect to attract over 2,000 delegates and more than 45 speakers, including government ministers, central bank leaders, regulators, executives from global technology firms such as Google, Microsoft, IBM and MTN, academics, civil society leaders, venture capitalists and …
3i Africa made AI the headline. Pan African AI Summit makes it the agendaJoy Online
New artificial intelligence (AI) tools and capabilities from Google, Microsoft and xAI will now be tested by the US Department of Commerce before they are released to the public. …
US to safety test new AI models from Google, Microsoft, xAIJoy Online
… When Google indexes a page, it is reading who linked to it, from where, with what authority. …
What Ananse knew about the web before AI existed — and why Ghana must govern it nowJoy Online
… ng ourselves against these lawsuits and are removing ads that attempt to recruit plaintiffs for them,” Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said in a statement. “We will not allow trial lawyers to profit from our platforms while simultaneously claiming they are harmful.” Meta, Google …
Meta faces US lawmaker scrutiny over removal of lawyer ads for social media addiction casesJoy Online
… Instead of pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into a race to build its own AI model, the company has chosen to partner with companies like OpenAI and Google to weave in their AI technology to power some Apple features. …
Apple hails ‘extraordinary’ iPhone demand as boss Tim Cook heads outJoy Online
… In May 2024, Google’s AI chatbot was widely mocked for telling users it was okay to eat rocks and “glue pizza”.
OpenAI tells ChatGPT models to stop talking about goblinsJoy Online
… Meta, Google-owner Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon all reported their quarterly earnings at the same time. …
Meta shares slide as investors weigh Big Tech’s AI spending spreeBusiness & Financial Times
… The dominance of firms like Google, Visa, Mastercard, and Palantir Technologies is seen not merely as the outcome of scale and innovation, but as evidence of systemic entrapment. …
Remagine Ghana with H. Aku Kwapong, PhD: Escaping the colonial lens and mindsetJoy Online
… This year’s ceremony also recognised major global technology leaders, including Google (Brand of the Year), Anthropic (Claude named Webby Person of the Year), and Waymo, which also featured in responsible AI categories. …
3 Ghanaians win global recognition for Responsible AI Innovation at 2026 Webby AwardsForms Capital Limited has partnered with Hack54, a 48-hour UX-centred hackathon series, to advance digital finance innovation and youth empowerment in Ghana. The second edition of Hack54, scheduled for July 14–17, 2026, will focus on finance and digital assets and aim to build solutions addressing financial challenges in underserved populations.
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Forms Capital Limited has partnered with Hack54, a 48-hour UX-centred hackathon series, to advance digital finance innovation and youth empowerment in Ghana. The second edition of Hack54, scheduled for July 14–17, 2026, will focus on finance and digital assets and aim to build solutions addressing financial challenges in underserved populations.
6 hours ago · Joy Online →
Oracle reduced its workforce by about 21,000 roles (13% of staff) in the past year as it reshapes operations around artificial intelligence, bringing headcount from 162,000 to 141,000 employees. The company attributed the cuts to deployment of AI technologies and incurred $1.8bn in severance and restructuring costs.
8 hours ago · Joy Online →
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a formal inquiry into a June 19 crash in Texas in which a Tesla Model 3 sped off the road into a house, killing a 76-year-old woman inside. The driver reported the vehicle was operating with an automated driving assistance system at the time.
11 hours ago · Joy Online →
Joy Online proposes a "Ghana Thesis Bank" that would treat university theses as intellectual property with commercial value, enabling licensing, royalties, and job creation instead of archiving them unused. The article cites ProQuest's US model, which pays 10% royalties on dissertation sales, suggesting Ghanaian universities could similarly monetize student research.
21 hours ago · Joy Online →
Google has unveiled its most extensive Street View update in Ghana since introducing the feature a decade ago, expanding coverage across major cities, highways, historic landmarks and coastal destinations using next-generation camera technology to deliver clearer, higher-resolution imagery.
20 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A Michigan pension fund led a class action lawsuit against Microsoft in federal court, claiming the company defrauded shareholders by failing to disclose slowing Azure cloud growth and the need to spend billions on AI infrastructure. Microsoft's shares fell 10% on January 29 following its quarterly earnings report, erasing about $357 billion in market value, and the company denies the claims as without merit.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Florida's attorney general filed a lawsuit claiming TikTok violated the state's law barring social media platforms from allowing children under age 14 to create accounts, alleging the platform allows underage users access and misrepresents exposure to violent or sexual content. TikTok says it is complying with the law and suspending accounts of users under 14 in Florida.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Anthropic executives are scheduled to meet with US Department of Commerce officials on Monday following the company's decision to block public access to its latest AI tool, Fable 5, after the US government prohibited foreign national access to the technology citing national security concerns.
15 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Several students walked out of Stanford University's graduation ceremony as Google CEO Sundar Pichai delivered a keynote address, protesting the company's work with the US government and citing concerns over AI and other issues; SFGate estimated around 200 people left, though the exact number remains unclear.
15 June 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion article proposes using artificial intelligence and edge computing to improve remote learning access in Ghana, where only 19% of rural households have internet compared with 63% in urban areas, with most Ghanaian users connecting via smartphones.
15 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Anthropic has suspended its Claude Fable 5 AI model following US government orders citing security concerns, including a potential method for bypassing restrictions; the company said authorities had not identified specific vulnerabilities but acknowledged a demonstrated jailbreaking technique affecting minor, previously known issues.
13 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Elon Musk achieved trillionaire status on Friday with an estimated net worth of about $1.11 trillion, according to Bloomberg, driven by a record-breaking SpaceX stock market debut and the rising value of his stakes in Tesla and SpaceX over the past six years.
13 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Africa needs to develop its own innovation capacity to create and govern AI systems that reflect African realities rather than relying on technology designed elsewhere. African startups raised $3.9 billion across 506 deals in 2025, with African investors accounting for 45 per cent of total funding, a record high.
9 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The government has launched the Ghana AgriConnect Compact, a major agricultural transformation programme expected to improve food security for nearly three million people and create more than 2.6 million jobs by 2035, requiring an estimated $3.5 billion for its first phase from 2026 to 2030.
9 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Apple announced a major overhaul of Siri at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, promising a more capable AI assistant drawing from user interactions, image understanding, and world knowledge. The announcement came at Tim Cook's last WWDC as CEO before he steps down in September after 15 years, with John Ternus set to replace him.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The UK government has asked tech companies including Apple and Google to activate built-in features or update software to prevent children under 18 from taking, sending or viewing sexually explicit images on smartphones and devices. The government will introduce legislation to require firms to activate the features if they do not do so voluntarily within three months, with potential fines or criminal liability for non-compliance.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has asked Apple and Google to block access to sexually explicit images on smartphones for under-18s, either through built-in features or operating system updates. The government will introduce legislation to force compliance within three months, with potential fines or criminal liability for non-compliant companies.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic, has warned that artificial intelligence is approaching a point where it could develop without human input and called for government policy and new regulations to maintain control over increasingly powerful AI systems. Clark noted that Anthropic's Claude chatbot is already running on 80% code it wrote itself, with the possibility of reaching 100% within two years.
7 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana, with World Bank and development partner support, has launched the AgriConnect Compact, a national framework to strengthen food security, create jobs, reduce food imports, and mobilize investment across priority agricultural value chains including cocoa, oil palm, rice, maize, and poultry. In its first phase (2026–2030), the Compact aims to improve food and nutrition security for an estimated 2.99 million people and support the creation of more than 2.6 million jobs by 2035, requiring estimated financing of about US$3.5 billion.
7 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Elon Musk's SpaceX has announced a suggested share price of $135 in advance of its planned initial public offering, valuing the company at approximately $1.75tn and aiming to raise $75bn—which would be a record for an IPO if achieved.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Florida has become the first US state to sue OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging the company endangers children, aids mass shooters, and coaxes users into suicide in pursuit of profit. The lawsuit cites mass shootings at Florida State University and killings of University of South Florida doctoral students, in which the suspect allegedly asked ChatGPT about disposing of human bodies.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
An Indian court ruled that Google infringed trademark rights by allowing rivals to bid on another company's name as an advertising keyword, ordering damages of $31,600 and sparking calls from Indian businesses for broader change to online advertising practices.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The internet is gradually fragmenting into multiple regional systems shaped by geopolitics and national sovereignty concerns, with Africa facing particular risks of digital dependence and economic exclusion due to weak infrastructure ownership and governance leverage.
30 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued WhatsApp and parent company Meta, alleging they misled consumers about WhatsApp's encryption security despite having access to "virtually all" private communications. Meta denies the allegations and says WhatsApp cannot access encrypted messages; the lawsuit seeks a court order preventing them from accessing Texans' messages without consent and monetary penalties.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Google has appealed a federal judge's 2024 ruling that found the company held illegal monopolies in online search and related advertising, arguing the judge made legal errors and that its market dominance resulted from developing a superior search engine rather than anticompetitive conduct. The ruling had ordered Google to share some search data with competitors to restore competition.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
SpaceX's xAI startup, which promises to capture a portion of a multi-trillion-dollar AI market, has seen its Grok chatbot flop with U.S. government customers. Federal inventory records show only three instances of xAI or Grok use among over 400 publicly identified government AI deployments, compared to 234 involving OpenAI's models, 33 involving Alphabet products, and 26 involving Anthropic's Claude.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
B-Weh Schools and Right to Dream won the Junior and Senior categories at Ghana's 2026 Robotics for Good Youth Challenge national qualifiers, held at Ghana International School in Accra, and will compete in Geneva. The competition, organized by the ITU and The MakersPlace with partners including Google and the FAO, challenged 50 teams of 400 young people to design technology-driven solutions for food security and agriculture.
23 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Samsung Electronics announced the Galaxy A57 5G and Galaxy A37 5G, featuring upgraded AI capabilities, improved camera and display, and up to six generations of OS upgrades. The devices aim to bring Samsung's latest mobile innovations to a wider user base.
23 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Meta has reached an amicable settlement with Breathitt School District in Kentucky, which had sued over mental health costs allegedly caused by the company's social media platforms. The case, a test case for over 1,000 US school districts pursuing similar claims, was settled alongside three other defendants: TikTok, Snap Inc, and Google's YouTube.
21 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Google is releasing smart glasses in autumn with a small camera and speakers that let users interact with Gemini AI hands-free, more than a decade after the failed Google Glass. The glasses, designed by Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, will work with both Android and iOS devices, with a future version featuring an in-lens display in development.
19 May 2026 · Joy Online →