Halo Braid, a startup that produced a hair braiding robot has won the 2025 President’s Innovation Challenge Award at the Harvard Innovation Lab.
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ALBANIA: World’s first AI Minister Against Corruption
Albania has become the first country in the world to appoint an artificial intelligence as a government minister. The AI-powered digital assistant, named Diella—meaning “sun” in Albanian—has been given responsibility for public procurement with the aim of eliminating corruption.
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NIGERIA: Sadiq Khan Starts Africa Tour In Nigeria
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is in Lagos, Nigeria, meeting with local creatives and tech entrepreneurs as part of a historic trade mission across Africa. The visit aims to spotlight the growing cultural and economic connections between the United Kingdom and Nigeria, particularly in the fast-evolving tech and creative industries.
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CHINA: World’s First Half-Marathon Race Involving Robots Holds
Robots have raced against humans in a half-marathon for the first time. Some 21 humanoid robots raced alongside thousands of runners around the 21km (13-mile) course in Beijing, China.
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Google Announce Five-Year $1 Billion Investment In Africa
Google has announced plans to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to ensure access to fast and cheaper internet and back start-ups to support the continent’s digital transformation.
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Microsoft Selectively Launch Windows 11
Microsoft’s latest operating system has launched worldwide – although only for selected users. Microsoft says the rollout of Windows 11 “will be phased and measured”, and that “new eligible devices will be offered the upgrade first” before “in-market devices” based on hardware eligibility, reliability metrics, age of device and other factors.
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WhatsApp New Feature Enables Users Chat From Devices Other Than Their Phones
WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will make it possible for users to send messages using multiple devices at the same time without having to “mirror” from your smartphone.
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Bill Gates Unusual Pact With Melinda Revealed
A lot of conspiracy theories have trailed the announcement via twitter of an end to Bill and Belinda Gates 27years marriage, but the most bizarre is the reported arrangement between the couple that ensured the billionaire Microsoft founder after the wedding to Belinda in 1994 would spend a long weekend every year at a cozy beach cottage in North Carolina — with his old girlfriend Ann Winblad.
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