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The US House of Representatives will begin consideration next week of a sweeping Russia sanctions bill championed by the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, which has passed the Senate but faces stiff opposition from House Democrats.

OpenAI is considering slowing down the development of cutting-edge artificial intelligence, and the ChatGPT maker’s Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman is hoping other AI companies will do the same.

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Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE is set to open one of Nigeria’s biggest public equity offers, giving retail investors an opportunity to own shares in the 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery with a minimum investment of N5,250.

At its annual Roblox Developer Conference (RDC), the company behind the popular gaming platform announced several new features, including new game-creation tools, expanded NPC (non-player character) capabilities

Niteon confirmed it has been selected for a $400k in funding from the UNSEAF a result that founder and CEO Tony Nwose says validates a thesis he’s been building toward for years: that Africa’s trade infrastructure doesn’t need to be imported

African startups are invited to apply for the Next Wave Fund, which supports early-stage tech startups and small businesses building bold new ideas across hardware, software, gaming, and connected technology.

Algeria on Thursday severed diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates after what it described as the “exhaustion of all means to preserve bilateral ties,” Algerian state media said.

Brent oil spiked to $107 a barrel, before paring some gains, as rising tensions in the Middle East heightened concerns over global supplies.

Elon Musk’s tunneling company, The Boring Company, has raised a $3 billion Series D funding round that pushes its valuation to $23 billion. The round was led by the United Arab Emirates.

Google has agreed to buy 1 million carbon credits from Indian climate-tech startup Mitti Labs through 2030, in what the companies say is the largest publicly announced deal to date for credits generated

Automated network utility service TronZap has announced the official launch of combined Energy and Bandwidth packages designed to optimize TRON network transactions.