Ethiopia tech and science news
Ethiopia tech and science news: the latest stories from 26 Ethiopian Telegram news channels, one neutral summary per story with every channel that covered it. In English and Amharic, updated every 2 hours.
- Rosatom highlights potential of floating nuclear power plants for African coastal regions
Russia's Rosatom regional office stated that Africa's extensive coastline offers high potential for deploying floating nuclear power plants, describing them as a rapid energy solution for sub-Saharan nations.
- Ethiopia could lose 1.78 million full-time jobs by 2032 due to rising heat, ILO study says
A new International Labour Organization study indicates that Ethiopia could lose 1.78 million full-time working hours by 2032 due to extreme workplace heat. The study estimates a projected economic loss of 33.3 billion…
- Rosatom says it is discussing large nuclear plants with Ethiopia, Uganda, Ghana and Egypt
Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom is ready to supply nuclear power plants of various sizes to African countries, chief executive Alexei Likhachev said, adding that it is discussing large plants with Uganda…
- Deputy PM Temesgen meets Huawei's new Ethiopia chief on Digital Ethiopia 2030
Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh met Eric Yuan, who recently became Huawei's chief executive in Ethiopia. He said Huawei is contributing significantly to the Digital Ethiopia vision and national development…
- Ethiopia's deforestation fell 70% in a decade, according to figures cited by Sputnik
Annual forest loss fell from up to 92,000 hectares to 28,000 hectares between the Ethiopian years 2005 and 2015 (2012/13 to 2022/23), a 70% drop, according to World Resources Institute data cited by Sputnik Ethiopia…
- Parents of software engineer sue OpenAI over ChatGPT medical advice
The parents of a 31-year-old Amazon software engineer have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI after she reduced her epilepsy medication following advice from ChatGPT and subsequently died. The company expressed condolences…
- Binance reports multi-billion dollar cyber attack affecting digital assets
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has reported a cyber attack impacting roughly 6.3 billion dollars in digital assets. Other crypto firms and stablecoin issuers have moved to freeze billions in associated funds while…