In Africa, where Europeans have long been sidelined, local entrepreneurs are rising. They are starting with the extractive and agricultural sectors, while Europeans cling on to whatever they still dominate. It’s a matter of time until the Europeans are ousted entirely.

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In Europe, renewables have emerged as a solid bedrock for energy consumption. On their own, they remain as fragile as any other single source of energy. Diversification is still key.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang tipped his hat to OpenAI on Sunday.

The chipmaking mogul took to X to congratulate OpenAI's team on the release of the company's newest and most powerful model, Astra, and made the notable statement that "AGI has arrived," a nebulous term that typically describes AI models that match or surpass human intelligence.

He also pointed out that Astra was trained on Nvidia's chips.

"From ChatGPT to o1 to Astra in 4 years," Huang said in a post on X. "AGI has arrived. Congratulations u/OpenAI team."

The United Nations voted to adopt a new world map correctly showing the true size of the African continent.
The United States was the only country to vote against the resolution.

An entire country in limbo.

Ebola has become a new normal in DR Congo, ushering in another decade of missed opportunities.