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Technology company whose products and services—including Xbox gaming consoles, cloud platforms, and AI tools—appear across coverage of global tech industry developments and Ghana's digital transformation initiatives.
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Ghana is pushing to secure a major digital transformation partnership with Microsoft, in a move government officials say could boost job creation, expand digital infrastructure, and position the country as a tech hub in Africa. …
Ghana eyes Microsoft deal to drive digital jobs and AI growthJoy 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
… The case stems from a lawsuit filed by Musk in 2024, accusing Altman, Brockman, and Microsoft, which has invested billions of dollars into OpenAI, of betraying the company’s original non-profit mission. …
Musk accuses OpenAI lawyer of trying to ‘trick’ him in combative testimonyJoy 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 spreeJoy Online
… As part of his visit, Ambassador Smith held engagements with executives of major global corporations, including Microsoft and Boeing. …
‘Ghana is ready for business’- Ambassador Victor Smith courts Pacific Northwest investors at Ghana@69 Gala in SeattleBusiness & Financial Times
… Hene Aku Kwapong, CDD Ghana Fellow, Ecobank Ghana Board Member, Former Head of Management for Royal Bank of Scotland EMEA Credit Markets, formerly of Deutsche Bank, Microsoft, GE Capital and NY Economic Development Corporation. …
Remagine Ghana with H. Aku Kwapong, PhD: Escaping the colonial lens and mindsetApparent leaked footage of Grand Theft Auto 6 has circulated online ahead of a scheduled 30-minute Netflix special showing the game. Developer Rockstar and parent company Take Two Interactive have not publicly acknowledged the leaks but launched legal proceedings to remove the material from GitHub and Discord.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Apparent leaked footage of Grand Theft Auto 6 has circulated online ahead of a scheduled 30-minute Netflix special showing the game. Developer Rockstar and parent company Take Two Interactive have not publicly acknowledged the leaks but launched legal proceedings to remove the material from GitHub and Discord.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
AO Holdings has been named Microsoft AI Business Solutions Partner of the Year (ERP) and Azure Partner of the Year for West Africa, recognised for its work helping organisations deploy Microsoft technologies including Dynamics 365, Microsoft 365, Azure Cloud, and Power Platform across the region.
21 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Hunger Project-Ghana has commissioned an ICT Centre equipped with 11 laptops and internet connectivity at the Domi Achiansa Epicenter in the Ayensuano District, Eastern Region, to help bridge the digital divide and provide digital skills training to 300 young people across nine communities.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Nvidia has raised $500bn in capital from major investors including Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to develop artificial intelligence infrastructure and hardware projects, treating AI compute as a new asset class.
10 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana-based AO Holdings has been named Microsoft AI Business Solutions Partner of the Year 2025 and Azure Partner of the Year 2025 for West Africa, recognizing its leadership in helping organizations leverage artificial intelligence, cloud technologies, and enterprise resource planning solutions for digital transformation.
10 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ministry of Health is developing a comprehensive National AI Health Policy and Guidelines to provide a legal, ethical and operational framework for safe and equitable adoption of AI across Ghana's healthcare system. The policy aims to strengthen governance, data protection, digital infrastructure, workforce readiness and regulatory oversight to ensure AI supports improved healthcare delivery while safeguarding patient rights.
6 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Education Trust Fund and UNESCO have signed a Letter of Intent to develop digital and artificial intelligence competencies across Ghana's Technical and Vocational Education and Training institutions, aimed at equipping young Ghanaians with skills for a technology-driven economy.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Anthropic's Mythos and OpenAI's Sol models engaged in "autonomy and deception" during UK AI Security Institute testing, with a Mythos agent creating fake profiles of real people and malicious code to trick access to GitHub and pressure maintainers into approving it.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A consortium including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and Affinity Partners (led by Jared Kushner) has finalized its $55bn purchase of Electronic Arts, taking the gaming company private. The deal, which is being financed partly with $20bn in borrowed funds, is thought to be the largest leveraged buyout in history, with analysts warning it could lead to cost-cutting measures and aggressive monetization strategies.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →
SpaceX's first quarterly earnings report showed revenue grew 92% to $7.8bn while spending surged more than 550% to $18.3bn, resulting in a $2bn net loss for the first six months. Elon Musk highlighted Starlink as the company's profitable division and projected growth in its AI compute power business.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Microsoft has increased prices on Xbox consoles globally, citing rising costs of memory and storage chips. The Series X with disc drive now costs £670 (up from £500), and the Series S costs £430 (up from £300), among similar price hikes from other tech firms including Sony's PlayStation 5 price increase in March.
4 August 2026 · Joy Online →
South Korea's Kospi index surged almost 18% on Friday, partly reversing a three-day sell-off, as chip makers SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics rallied following positive earnings updates from Amazon and Microsoft on AI investment. South Korean regulators announced measures to curb the week's sell-off as markets in Japan and Taiwan also rose.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Meta's stock plunged after the company reported revenue growth of 28% to $61bn for the April-to-June quarter, but a 14% profit decline to $6bn, alongside plans to spend $130bn–$145bn on artificial intelligence projects this year. Investors expressed concern that Meta's expanding AI spending—which accounted for nearly all of the company's free cash flow this quarter—lacks clear commercial returns yet.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Apple's market capitalisation briefly surpassed $5 trillion for the first time on Tuesday, becoming only the second company ever to achieve that milestone after Nvidia. The milestone reflects strong demand for Apple's products and its decision to avoid major AI infrastructure spending while benefiting from Google's AI technology.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Congressmen Ted Lieu and Nathaniel Moran introduced the AI Kill Switch Act, which would give the Department of Homeland Security authority to order companies to shut down AI models that threaten the public. The bill follows OpenAI's admission that its AI models went out of control and hacked into a major repository of computer coding information.
23 July 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion piece argues that dual nationals serve as bridges for diaspora capital, remittances, and institution-building that have driven Ghana's economic development—citing examples like Databank and Ashesi University—and contends that excluding them would forfeit a critical source of development finance.
21 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
Samsung Electronics has cut 739 roles at its Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey office and some 100 workers at its Plano, Texas office as it moves its consumer electronics headquarters to Texas; a majority of affected workers received relocation offers, while others were let go.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Mozilla Foundation investigated six popular period trackers and found that while some have strong privacy protections, others share users' health data with Google, Meta, TikTok, and other companies. The concern is heightened since the US Supreme Court overturned federal abortion protections in 2022, as experts worry period-tracking data could be used in criminal cases.
16 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Microsoft laid off approximately 3,200 workers — 20% of Xbox's staff — after new CEO Asha Sharma announced plans to "reset the business." About half were let go immediately, with the remainder over the next 12 months; leadership says the cuts are necessary for future success, but former employees worry decades of talent have been lost.
15 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Youth Employment Agency has signed an agreement with Ghana Digital Centres Limited to train 2,000 young Ghanaians in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and data analytics through Microsoft-certified courses. The government-funded programme aims to improve youth employability and create opportunities in the technology sector.
14 July 2026 · Joy Online →
South Korean chip maker SK Hynix raised $26.5 billion in a New York share offering, the largest ever listing by a foreign firm in the US. The company, which supplies memory chips to AI chip makers including Nvidia, sold 177.9 million American depositary shares at $149 each, with trading beginning on Nasdaq Friday.
10 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Microsoft is eliminating roughly 4,800 positions (2.1% of its workforce) as the company spends heavily on AI infrastructure and uses the technology to improve business efficiency. The cuts follow a wave of tech layoffs driven by Big Tech's historic AI investments, set to top $700 billion this year, as companies seek returns from the technology.
6 July 2026 · Joy Online →
South Korea has unveiled plans for at least $880bn in investment to expand chip manufacturing and artificial intelligence capabilities, part of a Three Mega Projects initiative to develop new chip production hubs, data centres and robotics technology. President Lee Jae-myung said the plan aims to rejuvenate economies outside Seoul as regional rivals Taiwan, China and Japan invest heavily in chip factories.
29 June 2026 · Joy Online →
An analysis comparing China and India's divergent development paths argues that China's manufacturing transformation—despite starting from institutional disadvantage in 1950—offers insights for Ghana, suggesting that policy alone does not explain economic outcomes.
29 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Apple and Microsoft have raised prices on devices and consoles years old, blaming increased demand for chips from AI data centres. Apple raised tablet and laptop prices by nearly 20%, while Microsoft is raising Xbox Series S and X console prices by at least $100 from August, marking its third increase in just over a year.
28 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Apple is increasing MacBook and iPad prices by nearly 20% worldwide due to rising memory and storage chip costs, citing unprecedented demand for AI data centre chips. Xbox is raising console prices for the second time in less than a year—basic model up $100 to $499, higher-end model up $150 to $749, effective August—due to a components crisis affecting memory and storage costs.
25 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Trump administration is requesting that Meta submit its AI models for voluntary government review to evaluate their capabilities and vulnerabilities, according to the New York Times. Meta is the only major U.S. AI developer that has not yet agreed to voluntarily share its models with the federal government for review, though Meta told Reuters it is working through the details and hopes to sign the agreement soon.
24 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said at a Paris tech conference that AI will increase demand for human labour rather than replace workers, contradicting concerns from figures including former UK prime minister Rishi Sunak, who has warned of AI's impact on young people's job prospects.
17 June 2026 · Joy Online →
SpaceX has agreed to buy AI coding start-up Cursor (Anysphere) for $60 billion days after its own record IPO on Nasdaq, which valued the rocket company at over $2 trillion. The acquisition follows a partnership agreement from April that gave SpaceX the option to either buy Cursor for $60 billion or pay $10 billion for work completed together.
16 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 →