A new 21-language dataset gives African institutions ownership and control in a field long dominated by Big Tech.

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) plans to expand its digital presence significantly in Africa with the development of four new strategic subsea cable connectivity hubs in the north, south, east and ...

Google on Thursday announced 11 African startups for the first cohort of its “Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First” programme. The Head of Startup Ecosystem, Africa, Folarin Aiyegbusi, said in a ...

Google has today said its cloud region in South Africa is operational, coming a year after the tech giant picked Johannesburg as its first site in Africa. Cloud regions allow users to deploy cloud ...

Google will pay more than $40 million to support South African news media, many of them floundering in a digital age, the country's competition authority said Thursday. Tech giants, including TikTok, ...

Google for Startups (GfS) on Tuesday announced the 25 African-based startups selected for this year’s $4million Black Founders Fund. The Black Founders Fund, now in its third year, aims to help tackle ...

Google revealed its commitment to bolstering digital infrastructure and security endeavors, enhancing digital connectivity, fostering economic progress, and fortifying African resilience. As part of ...

Google, in collaboration with a consortium of leading African research institutions, has announced the launch of WAXAL, a large-scale, openly accessible speech dataset aimed at accelerating research ...

African Development Bank (AfDB) and Google have formalised cooperation to advance digital transformation in Africa, according to a statement on AfDB’s website. The bank said both parties signed a ...

"Google is just a giant scientific research company that happens to make money," this was my first impression when I visited their offices in Mountain View for the first time. I was not wrong, a lot ...

Google on Thursday unveiled a $37 million package to accelerate artificial intelligence development across Africa, pledging support for local AI research and projects ranging from crop monitoring to ...