ALGERIATECH Editorial
Infrastructure & Cloud
Algeria’s SNGD: Sovereign Cloud and the Backbone Linking 55 Institutions
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s National Data Governance System (SNGD), launched 9 February 2026, runs on three pillars: a sovereign cloud,...
Digital Economy
Mobile Money Hits 2 Trillion Dollars: Africa’s Active-Usage Challenge
⚡ Key Takeaways Bottom Line: Read Full Analysis ↓ 🧭 Decision Radar Relevance for Algeria Medium ▾ North Africa accounts...
Policy & Regulation
Ofcom’s Age-Check Crackdown: UK Online Safety Act Fines Bite
⚡ Key Takeaways Bottom Line: Read Full Analysis ↓ 🧭 Decision Radar Relevance for Algeria Medium ▾ Algeria does not...
Cybersecurity & Risk
Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day: CVE-2026-35273 Exploited by ShinyHunters
⚡ Key Takeaways A CVSS 9.8 unauthenticated RCE zero-day in Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools (CVE-2026-35273) was exploited by ShinyHunters for 14...
AI & Automation
Inference Cost War: China’s Open-Weight Models Take the Lead
⚡ Key Takeaways Chinese open-weight models — led by DeepSeek V4-Flash, MiniMax M3, and Kimi K2.6 — now account for...
Startups
ASF’s First Big Exit: How the VOLZ 3.35x Return Validates Algeria’s Startup Fund
⚡ Key Takeaways The Algerian Startup Fund (ASF) recorded its first realised exit in December 2025 when travel-tech startup VOLZ...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Akid Lotfi Supercomputing Centre: Oran’s GPU Hub Builds Algeria’s Sovereign AI Compute
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria is building its first AI-dedicated supercomputing centre in Oran’s Akid Lotfi district, fitted with latest-generation GPUs...
Skills & Careers
From 7 to 77: Inside Algeria’s ‘77.7’ National Digital Empowerment Programme
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s ‘77.7’ National Digital Empowerment Programme drew 64,508 registrations within days of its 18 May 2026 launch,...
Digital Economy
Stablecoins Go Mainstream: Mastercard’s Card-Settlement Expansion Reaches Critical Mass
⚡ Key Takeaways On June 3, 2026, Mastercard opened its settlement infrastructure to six regulated stablecoins — USDC, PYUSD, RLUSD,...
Cybersecurity & Risk
275 Million Exposed: The Instructure Canvas Breach Becomes Education’s Largest Ever
⚡ Key Takeaways ShinyHunters exploited lightly governed Free-For-Teacher accounts in Instructure’s Canvas LMS to steal 3.65TB of data affecting 275...
Policy & Regulation
EU Tech Sovereignty Package: Chips Act 2.0 and the Cloud and AI Development Act Explained
⚡ Key Takeaways On June 3, 2026, the European Commission adopted the Technological Sovereignty Package — four interconnected initiatives covering...
