09-20-2024
Steve Kaaru
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Article by Steve Kaaru
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5 July, 2024
Africa can use blockchain, AI to curb illicit finance: Nigeria’s anti-graft chief
The EFCC chair noted that Africa loses $89 billion annually to illicit finance and that AI, data analytics, and blockchain...
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5 July, 2024
IMF: Singapore, Denmark, US most prepared for AI
The IMF has released its AI Preparedness Index, which assesses 174 countries and how ready their economies are for the...
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4 July, 2024
Germany losing out in AI race, KfW bank says
Despite being Europe’s largest economy and having decades’ worth of AI research, Germany is a net importer of AI products...
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4 July, 2024
BIS: Central banks must raise their game to keep pace with AI
The Bank for International Settlements is urging central banks to keep up with rapid developments in artificial intelligence, which it...
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3 July, 2024
What can Africa learn from the EU’s MiCA framework?
Some experts say Africa should formulate its own MiCA-like framework for the digital currency sector, but its implementation might be...
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2 July, 2024
Rwanda pushes for safe and responsible AI development
Rwanda’s ICT Ministry has developed a national AI policy and opened an AI office that guides local firms and interprets...
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1 July, 2024
Louisiana passes Blockchain Basics Act, banning CBDC and protecting miners
Louisiana has joined Ohio and Mississippi in passing the law that also protects the right to self-custody and guarantees the...
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29 June, 2024
AI will be 10,000 times smarter than humans in 10 years: SoftBank CEO
Masayoshi Son says that SoftBank’s goal and his purpose in life are to usher in the era of artificial superintelligence,...
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27 June, 2024
Japan’s 3 largest banks to partner on blockchain-powered digital identity
Mizuho, MUFG and SMBC are working on a new digital identity solution stored on users’ devices and secured by blockchain...
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27 June, 2024
Tencent to participate in mBridge MVP
Through its domestic payments platform, Tenpay Global, Tencent has been testing mBridge payments for e-commerce exports and will participate in...
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26 June, 2024
Apple won’t launch AI features in Europe this year, cites complex EU rules
The new Digital Markets Act will deny EU iPhone users the new Apple Intelligence AI features, according to Apple, although...
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26 June, 2024
Spain’s BBVA to launch digital bank in Germany by 2025
BBVA has expanded aggressively in Italy, where it now has 500,000 clients on its digital banking platform, and it plans...
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