Official source used in ATN’s company intelligence record.
Official source used in ATN’s company intelligence record.
Official source used in ATN’s company intelligence record.
Official source used in ATN’s company intelligence record.
African startups are being invited to apply for the Google Next Wave Fund, a program that supports early‑stage tech ventures and small businesses across hardware, software, gaming and connected technology.
Google’s Health AI team released MedGemma, a suite of open-weight artificial‑intelligence models that can run offline and keep patient data local. The models are already powering tools for cervical‑cancer screening in Zambia, a clinical‑decision app in Uganda, and eye‑care and dermatology pilots in India, while Indonesia’s health ministry is developing a TB‑screening system.
Google and the Gates Foundation announced a partnership to allocate $100 million and technical support to scale AI‑powered climate and crop insights for 200 million smallholder farmers across Sub‑Saharan Africa and South Asia, up from 50 million previously reached.
Google’s 100 ZEROS team backed three extended‑reality projects—NEVATARS, Galápagos: The Last Eden and Sedona—that debuted at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival using Android XR and Gemini‑powered AI tools.