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India Withdraws Mandatory Cyber App Rule After Backlash from Tech Industry

India Reverses Plan to Pre‑Install Government Cyber App on All Smartphones India’s government has scrapped a controversial order that would have forced smartphone manufacturers to pre‑install its state‑run cyber‑safety app on all new devices, following widespread backlash from privacy advocates, tech companies, and political opposition. What Was the Rule and Why It Sparked Outcry On…

ByrwandatechnewsDecember 4, 20250Comments

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Rwanda Moves to Eliminate Document Uploads on IremboGov to Simplify Access to Public Services

Rwanda Modernizes IremboGov: Towards Seamless, Paperless Public Services The Government of Rwanda is set to revolutionize how citizens access public services online by removing unnecessary document uploads from applications submitted via IremboGov, the country's national e-governance platform. The reform is part of Rwanda’s broader "Zero Trip, Zero Paper" digital transformation strategy, aimed at making public…

ByadminNovember 11, 20250Comments

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Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Deal Approved Despite Investor Backlash

Elon Musk has secured shareholder approval for a record-breaking $1 trillion pay package, tied to Tesla’s ambitious long-term growth targets, including breakthroughs in AI, robotics, and autonomous vehicles. At Tesla’s annual general meeting in Austin, Texas, 75% of shareholders voted in favor of the unprecedented stock-based compensation plan. Musk, already the world’s richest person, must…

ByadminNovember 7, 20250Comments

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Trump and Xi Move Closer to TikTok Deal Amid Data Security Concerns

During a phone call on Friday, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached a tentative understanding over the future of TikTok's U.S. operations. However, China has not formally confirmed the agreement. In a post on Truth Social, Trump described the call as "productive" and said he appreciated Xi's approval of a…

ByrwandatechnewsSeptember 21, 20250Comments

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Giving Voice to Africa: Closing the AI Language Gap One Language at a Time

Africa is home to over 2,000 languages, accounting for over a quarter of the world's linguistic diversity. Yet, when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), many of these languages are virtually invisible — leaving millions of Africans excluded from the digital revolution. While platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, and others dominate in English, Chinese, or European…

ByrwandatechnewsSeptember 5, 20250Comments

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Anthropic Warns Its AI Is Being Weaponised by Hackers

U.S. artificial intelligence firm Anthropic has issued a stark warning: hackers have exploited its powerful Claude AI in a series of sophisticated cybercrime operations, including large-scale data theft, extortion, and international job scams. In an official statement, the company acknowledged that its AI tools were used to write malicious code, assist in hacking strategy, and…

ByrwandatechnewsAugust 30, 20250Comments

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Elon Musk’s Firms Sue Apple and OpenAI Over Alleged AI Monopoly

Two companies backed by Elon Musk—X (formerly Twitter) and xAI—have filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI, accusing them of illegally partnering to dominate the generative AI market and suppress competition. The lawsuit, filed in a U.S. federal court in Texas, claims Apple's exclusive integration of OpenAI's ChatGPT into its operating systems violates antitrust laws…

ByrwandatechnewsAugust 26, 20250Comments

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Microsoft AI Chief Warns of Rising ‘AI Psychosis’ Cases

Microsoft's Head of AI, Mustafa Suleyman, has expressed growing concern over reports of people developing delusions and emotional attachments to AI chatbots—a phenomenon now being called "AI psychosis." In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), Suleyman stated that while today's AI tools are not conscious, users' perception of consciousness is already having real-world…

ByrwandatechnewsAugust 21, 20250Comments

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