Canada is approaching total irrelevance in the world’s fastest-growing continent, experts argue, saying that a pattern of disengagement in trade, diplomacy and investment in Africa means Ottawa is ceding ground to Russia and China.
Japanese telecom giant SoftBank is joining US-based chipmaker Nvidia in an alliance to use artificial intelligence to improve wireless services. The aim is to develop technology that can process data at cell phone transmission towers without having to rely on data centers.