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Below is a delayed version of our flagship newsletter, Hello ______, Delight here, Here’s what I have for you today: OpenAI, Meta and Orange SA to roll out AI models in African languages American artificial intelligence research organisation, OpenAI, together with Facebook parent company Meta and Orange South Africa have partnered to launch an initiative to develop and train AI models in African languages. The project will use advanced Natural Language Learning (NLPs) techniques to create models for translation, transcription and conversational AI in African languages. This initiative aims to bridge the linguistic gap in Artificial intelligence, providing solutions tailored to the diverse landscape of the African continent. Leveraging OpenAI’s advanced framework, Meta's experience in multilingual AI models and tools, and Orange's extensive network in Africa, this partnership will serve as a blueprint for the adoption of AI technologies even for the common man. Set to roll out in the first half of 2025, the first stage of this project will feature several African dialects including Wolof (the lingua franca in Senegal, Gambia, Mauritius) and Pulaar (Fulani), with Lingala, Swahili and Bambara next on its agenda. While Orange is set to use these models for customer interactions across its Middle East and African markets, it will offer them for free in the education, health and local business sector. Give it a try, you can unsubscribe anytime. The collaboration between OpenAI, Meta and Orange SA marks a significant milestone in Africa's AI ecosystem. By prioritising African languages, this initiative not only empowers many Africans but also sets a precedent for creating AI systems that are truly global inclusive. Startups and the importance of a legal structure During the early stages of most startups, securing capital, raising funding, attracting investors and getting investments makes up more than half of the work. However, there are some tiny details, often overlooked, that are very critical for startup building. Most failed startups have one thing in common: they neglect the critical aspects of company building. Founders often underestimate risks, and while experience is the best teacher, it's not always advisable to learn the hard way. Some of the most overlooked facts include corporate administration, growth management, legal compliance, intellectual property protection and a good startup structure. According to a 2023 report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), regulatory issues are a top challenge for Nigerian startups, affecting up to 30% of new businesses. Hence it is important to understand the specific compliance prerequisites for your company, to avoid legal pitfalls and ensure sustained achievements. Well, here comes Edoigiawerie and Company (EandC), bringing legal reforms with over 15 years of experience. This legal entity concentrates on tech-enabled businesses, mostly startups, remodelling their business ideas, setting a company structure and building a safe mechanism for their intellectual property. Want to know how that works and more about what they do? Read it . EFCC amends court case against Binance Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has made changes to the case against Binance and its executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who fled the country during the trial period. In February 2024, two Binance executives, Timbran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla were with Nadeem fleeing not long after. This amended six-count charge comes a month after Binance’s executive, Timbran Gambaryan was and the charges against him dropped, ending months of tussle between the EFCC and the company executive. Apparently, the case was filed against the cryptocurrency company and its executives for allegedly laundering the $34.5 million which was the money generated by the company in Nigeria. Now, in addition to the laundering charge, the company was accused of operating as a financial institution without obtaining a valid licence and also breaching the Foreign Exchange Act by illegally negotiating exchange rates. Upon the release of Timbran Gambaryan, the court had agreed on the amendment of the charge, however, both the company’s executives and the defending counsel were absent from the trial. Hence, a plea of “not guilty” was decided according to Section 478 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act. Due to the absence, the court case was adjourned till February 24th and 25th, 2024. In case you missed them What I'm watching and reading Opportunities Have a wonderful Wednesday! for Techpoint Africa.
Norway Is A Ukraine War ProfiteerThe USS Zumwalt is at a Mississippi shipyard where workers have installed missile tubes that replace twin turrets from a gun system that was never activated because it was too expensive. Once the system is complete, the Zumwalt will provide a platform for conducting fast, precision strikes from greater distances, adding to the usefulness of the warship. “It was a costly blunder. But the Navy could take victory from the jaws of defeat here, and get some utility out of (the ships) by making them into a hypersonic platform,” said Bryan Clark, a defence analyst at the Hudson Institute. The US has had several types of hypersonic weapons in development for the past two decades, but recent tests by both Russia and China have added pressure to the US military to hasten their production. Hypersonic weapons travel beyond Mach 5, five times the speed of sound, with added manoeuvrability making them harder to shoot down. Last year, The Washington Post newspaper reported that among the documents leaked by former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira was a defence department briefing that confirmed China had recently tested an intermediate-range hypersonic weapon called the DF-27. While the Pentagon had previously acknowledged the weapon’s development, it had not recognised its testing. One of the US programmes in development and planned for the Zumwalt is the Conventional Prompt Strike. It would launch like a ballistic missile and then release a hypersonic glide vehicle that would travel at speeds seven to eight times faster than the speed of sound before hitting the target. The weapon system is being developed jointly by the Navy and Army. Each of the three Zumwalt-class destroyers would be equipped with four missile tubes, each with three of the missiles for a total of 12 hypersonic weapons per ship. In choosing the Zumwalt, the Navy is attempting to add to the usefulness of a 7.5 billion US dollars (£5.9 billion) warship that is considered by critics to be an expensive mistake despite serving as a test platform for multiple innovations. The Zumwalt was envisioned as providing land-attack capability with an advanced gun system with rocket-assisted projectiles to open the way for Marines to charge ashore. But the system featuring 155mm guns hidden in stealthy turrets was cancelled because each of the rocket-assisted projectiles cost up to one million dollars (£790,000). Despite the stain on their reputation, the three Zumwalt-class destroyers: Zumwalt, Michael Monsoor and Lyndon B Johnson; remain the Navy’s most advanced surface warships in terms of new technologies. Those innovations include electric propulsion, an angular shape to minimise radar signature, an unconventional wave-piercing hull, automated fire and damage control and a composite deckhouse that hides radar and other sensors. The US is accelerating development because hypersonics have been identified as vital to US national security with “survivable and lethal capabilities”, said James Weber, principal director for hypersonics in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies. “Fielding new capabilities that are based on hypersonic technologies is a priority for the defence department to sustain and strengthen our integrated deterrence, and to build enduring advantages,” he said.
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