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Building a framework for neutral hosting in Middle East and Africa

Digital connectivity is synonymous with progress. As the United Nations highlights, it is for many people a basic service that connects them to health, welfare, education, financial services and more. It is the neural network behind the digital click of the button that opens the door to economic growth, citizen engagement and social equality. However, in developing countries, only 70% of households have internet compared with 92% in developed countries. There is a need for increased connectivity to ensure that countries lagging on digital within the Middle East and Africa region are pulled forward into the digital age, benefitting from the social and economic advantages it has to offer.

In South Africa, the State IT Agency (SITA), has committed to the development of a national…


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Google launches Firebase Genkit, a new open source framework for building AI-powered apps

At the Google I/O developer conference on Tuesday, Google announced an addition to its Firebase platform that aims to make it easier for developers to build AI-powered applications in JavaScript/TypeScript, with Go support coming soon.

Firebase Genkit is an open source framework, using the Apache 2.0 license, that enables developers to quickly build AI into new and existing applications.

Some of the use cases for Genkit that the company is highlighting Tuesday include many of the standard generative AI use cases: content generation and summarization, text translation and generating images.

“Powerful large language models put AI-powered app features within reach, but building and refining these features beyond a prototype is hard,” Google product manager Chris Gill and developer…


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Ubertas Consulting Reveals Three AWS Well-Architected Framework Awards

Ubertas Consulting, which recently received an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Well-Architected Validated Partner status, has revealed the three winners of its first annual awards. Their awards recognise top clients who significantly engaged in and implemented the Amazon Web Services Well-Architected Framework (WAF).

“We reviewed hundreds of evaluations performed in 2023 to identify the three winners of our first WAF awards edition,” said Ubertas Well-Architected Lead Cathryn Cust. “The decision was not easy as many of our clients are genuinely invested in WAF and doing a fantastic job. They understand the immense benefits.”

“These awards are a very important milestone for us, particularly since we have been a founding member of the AWS Well-Architected Partner Program…


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General Motors lays out new framework for working with diverse media

GM will host a dedicated upfront with diverse media owners on May 14, ahead of the traditional media marketplace. The goal of the summit is to encourage existing and potential partners to submit an overview of their business for consideration by GM for deeper engagement, including request for proposal. The process that will be used for the selection of media will be accredited by a third party to ensure fairness and transparency, according to the company.

The auto maker is also allocating $50 million over 10 years to help support and scale diverse marketing companies. This is incremental to GM’s media spend.

One challenge brands and media agencies have expressed in working with diverse-owned media companies is around measurement and scale. To help overcome some of these challenges,…


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