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Weekend Brief: Do AIs dream of electric sheep?

ByMichelle Cheng

Weekend Brief: The FDA v. one Texas judge

ByAnnalisa Merelli

Weekend Brief: Is Starbucks a workplace laggard now?

ByHeather Landy

Weekend Brief: The case against a TikTok ban

Weekend Brief: Taking it to the banks

BySamanth Subramanian

Safaricom is being sued by its customers

Bola Tinubu’s presidential win is being disputed

All eyes on Nigeria’s election

Africa’s internet is getting faster

African tech startup funding reaches new record

The Pope’s harsh words for those who exploit Africa

The “right to disconnect” enters Kenya’s political agenda

ChatGPT’s success comes at the expense of poorly paid Kenyans

Uganda’s troubled China railway contract

Why is Kenya’s eCitizen platform so glitchy?

Meta is being sued for exacerbating Ethiopia’s civil war

Why Special Economic Zones matter for Africa

What's stopping Africa from solving its food security crisis

BySofia Lotto Persio

Africa's thirst for World Cup goals

BySofia Lotto Persio

FTX’s collapse hits Africa’s crypto community