Google builds new cable to connect South Africa and Australia
Google is building a new submarine cable that will connect Africa and Australia Called Umoja, which is the Swahili word for unity, Google says it is the first fibre-optic route to directly connect Africa with Australia. Umoja joins other under-sea cables − such as Seacom, ACE, SAT-3, 2Africa, Equiano, WACS, SAFE and EASSy − that […]
Google for Startups Accelerator Africa 2024 Programme Opens
Google for Startups Accelerator Africa 2024 Programme Opens – Google has officially opened applications for its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program’s eighth cohort. The 10-week equity-free accelerator program is for Seed to Series A startups based in Africa or developing Africa-centered solutions. Google for Startups Accelerator Africa accepts applications from startups in Algeria, Botswana, […]
New Google Cloud region is now open in Johannesburg
Long term parter to the AI Expo Africa ecosystem, Google, announces new Johannesburg cloud region in South Africa is ready for customer use. Businesses of all sizes across the continent now have access to high-performance, secure and low-latency cloud services. We will host a launch event in Johannesburg later this year to celebrate the opening […]
Google & Michalsons focus on Responsible Artificial Intelligence at AI Expo Africa 2023
Responsible Artificial Intelligence will be a major topic at the 6th Edition of Africa’s largest B2B AI event, AI Expo Africa 2023 Each year AI Expo Africa has featured a popular AI skills workshop programme catering for 100s of delegates keen to learn from industry leaders in the field of Artificial Intelligence. They have been […]