Bendada.com - Mar 24, 2025
Condia Insider: Who’s winning the AI infrastructure race?
SoftBank acquired Ampere Computing for $6.5 billion to strengthen its position in AI hardware. Microsoft is developing its own AI chips and securing long-term GPU supplies to reduce reliance on Nvidia.
Bendada.com - Feb 03, 2025
Condia Insider: A wake up call for Africa’s AI ecosystem
DeepSeek released its DeepSeek-V3 AI model, which competes with Meta's Llama 3.1. The training cost for DeepSeek-V3 was just $5.6 million, compared to Meta's $60 million.
Bendada.com - Jan 08, 2025
Rivals, Getty and Shutterstock to merge as competition heats up in the AI image generation space
Getty Images Holdings, Inc. will acquire Shutterstock, pending regulatory approval. The merger is valued at $3.7 billion with projected revenue of $1.99 billion.
IT News Africa - Dec 05, 2024
Positioning for the Future: Lessons from 2024 to Drive Investment Success in 2025
US Federal Reserve cut rates by 50bps in September 2024. South African Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) up 32% in 2024.
Tech In Africa - Sep 29, 2024
Ooredoo Group Secures Major Funding for Data Center and AI Expansion in MENA
Ooredoo secures 2 billion Qatari Riyal financing deal for data center and AI expansion. Largest transaction in Qatar’s tech sector by value and duration.