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Can an Expanded BRICS have a Unified Mission at last?

This first week of January was, amongst other things, notable for the official inclusion of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Ethiopia and Iran into the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa consortium known as BRICS.  This puts the ink into the agreement pencilled in Johannesburg last year. Not to put a damper on things, but […]

How to Turn Air into Water and Other African Technologies

The imminent threat of AI going rogue. Weaponry with freshly demonic kill power. Untrammelled illegal data collection. Wouldn’t it be nice to draw a line through 2023, and sigh with relief that it’s over? Well, the number of bad tech thresholds we crossed last year rules that out. Tightly fastened seatbelts would seem to be […]

Xiaomi's New EV Challenges Porsche, Tesla

China’s Xiaomi, a big name known for its smartphones and other cool gadgets, has just rolled out its very first electric car (EV). The news broke on the heels of Huawei, another tech titan, launching its own electric vehicle, with both Chinese tech giants zooming into the EV scene, showing they’re serious players in this race. What’s the news on Xiaomi’s new […]