ALGERIATECH Editorial
AI & Automation
AVEVA and Schneider Bet on Industrial AI in Algeria: Unifying IT and OT
AVEVA and Schneider Electric held their first Industrial AI day in Algiers. Here is how Algerian plants can unify IT and OT data and act on it.
Infrastructure & Cloud
Virginia’s Data Center Power Tax: The First US Per-Kilowatt Levy on Cloud Compute
Virginia now taxes data centers $0.011 per kWh from July 2026 — the first US state levy on cloud compute power, projected to raise $600M yearly.
Startups
Europe’s Venture Rebound: Inside Its Strongest Funding Quarter in Four Years
European startups raised $24B in Q2 2026, up two-thirds YoY, UK topping $10B. What the AI-fueled rebound means for founders and investors.
Skills & Careers
AI Skills Now Hardest to Hire on Earth: The Turning Point Employers Missed in 2026
AI skills just overtook engineering as the world's hardest jobs to fill. ManpowerGroup's 2026 survey of 39,000 employers explains what changed.
Cybersecurity & Risk
Joomla Page Builder RCE: A Patch Playbook for Algerian SME Websites
⚡ Key Takeaways Two unauthenticated file-upload flaws rated CVSS 10.0 — CVE-2026-48908 in JoomShaper’s SP Page Builder (versions 1.0.0 through...
Digital Economy
Algeria’s Instant Payment Switch: Real-Time Interbank Transfers Power the Cashless Shift
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s national instant switch at SATIM now settles interbank transfers in seconds, and DZ Mob Pay logged...
Policy & Regulation
The Algiers Declaration: Africa’s OTT Platform Rules and What They Mean for Algeria
⚡ Key Takeaways African telecom and digital-economy ministers adopted the Algiers Declaration on Fair, Safe and Responsible Digital Platforms in...
AI & Automation
Algérie Télécom’s AIDI Wins at WSIS: AI for Digital Inclusion Recognized in Geneva
⚡ Key Takeaways Algérie Télécom’s AIDI (‘AI for Digital Inclusion’) project won an ITU Certificate of Recognition in the ICT...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Meta Compute: A Fourth Hyperscaler Takes On AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
⚡ Key Takeaways Meta is building a commercial cloud business called Meta Compute to sell excess AI infrastructure — API...
Startups
Ollama’s $65M Series B: Local AI Just Became an Enterprise Category
⚡ Key Takeaways Ollama closed a $65 million Series B led by Theory Ventures on July 9, 2026, bringing its...
Skills & Careers
Tech Hiring Rebound: IT Unemployment Falls to 2.9% in June 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways IT unemployment fell to 2.9% in June 2026 — the lowest mark of the year — as...
