Oracle is already underwater on its ‘astonishing’ $300bn OpenAI deal

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Oracle Layoffs 2026: 30,000 Jobs Cut to Fund Stargate AI Project

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Decision Making under Deep Uncertainty

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The regulation of foundation models in the EU AI Act

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Connecting Systems Thinking and Action - The Systems Thinker

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How to Master the Invisible Hand That Shapes Our Lives

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The capability trap: Nobody ever gets credit for fixing problems that never happened

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System dynamics for social good

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Donella Meadows Learning Journey_2025 — Academy for Systems Change

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Africa: Uptick in energy access, finance shortfall persists - ESI-Africa.com

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Is AI More Like a Mind or a Market?

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AI for African contexts will define next decade of digital revolution

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Apartheid FAQ: Questions About South Africa's Racial Segregation

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Getting started with participatory AI: A sorted reading list

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(3) Top 8 Challenges in AI Implementation for Businesses in 2025 | LinkedIn

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Berkeley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations - Berkeley Human Rights Center

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Home - Digital Tech, AI & Information Disorder Analysis Centre

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Could COP21 Save Shrinking Lake Chad?

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Maseno Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence (MCAAI): Overview | LinkedIn

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Nordic Scholarship Programme - The Nordic Africa Institute

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Saudi Government Scholarships 2026(Fully Funded) - Glorno

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Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2026, Switzerland (Fully Funded) - Glorno

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What Is AI Native? | Splunk

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AI-Native Applications: A Framework for Evaluating the Future of Enterprise Software

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A detailed study of the AI Native concept

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Application

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Manufacturing Alternative Fuels From Waste Plastics

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JRN 305 – Winter 2021 – Showcasing stories from digital news reporting students

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Gore and violent extremism: How extremist groups exploit ‘gore’ sites to view and share terrorist material

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Scam Alert: Fake Scholarship - Mastercard Foundation

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Online Event: Combating Online Violence Against Women and Girls Towards a Digital Equal World (March 8, 2022) – Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA)

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Education in Africa: Violent attacks against schools rose 20% in 2023 | Save the Children International

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COVID-19 vaccination and fertility: fighting misinformation

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No, Covid vaccines don’t cause ovarian cancer, infertility or other reproductive disorders

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The digital gender gap means African female activists get disproportionately trolled

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Online harassment risks pushing Kenyan women out of politics | UN Women – Headquarters

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Unmasking deception: Climate action vs disinformation

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Kenya cyber-attack: Why is eCitizen down?

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Nigerian Gang Asks for Insider Help to Plant Ransomware

www.bankinfosecurity.com/nigerian-gang-asks-for-insider-help-to-plant-ransomware-a-17332

Data breaches cost SA’s financial sector R73m on average

www.itweb.co.za/article/data-breaches-cost-sas-financial-sector-r73m-on-average/Olx4zMkazYQv56km

Did Russia play a role in Uganda’s anti-homosexuality legislation? | Democracy in Africa

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Ghanaian socialite Hajia4Reall pleads guilty in $2m romance scam case in US | Africanews

www.africanews.com/2024/02/22/ghanaian-socialite-hajia4reall-pleads-guilty-in-2m-romance-scam-case-in-us/

Sakawa Boys: Meet Ghana's online romance scammers | Context

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Mobile money boom spurs billion-naira fraud market - Businessday NG

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MTN accuses 18 Nigerian banks of $53 million mobile money fraud

techcabal.com/2022/06/27/mtn-accuses-18-nigerian-banks-of-53-million-mobile-money-fraud/

An Investigation into Domestic Nigerian Social Media Financial Scams

cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/news/binomo-trading-scam

SA sees uptick in crypto fraud, deepfakes

www.itweb.co.za/article/sa-sees-uptick-in-crypto-fraud-deepfakes/LPwQ5MlbmX6vNgkj