Technology

‘Devouring hydra’: French cinema stars warn AI is ‘plundering’ industry

Paris –  Just days before France’s version of the Oscars, thousands of French actors and filmmakers have warned that... Read more

23 Feb

Business

‘If I were black, Starlink would be live’ – Elon Musk fumes at SA govt

Cape Town – South African-born billionaire Elon Musk has again criticised the South African government over delays in granting... Read more

21 Feb

Technology

Zuckerberg on the hot seat: ‘We should’ve acted sooner’ on kids

Los Angeles – CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday he regretted Meta’s slow progress in identifying underage users on Instagram,... Read more

19 Feb

Business

Nigeria investigates Temu over 12.7m users’ data

Lagos – Nigeria’s Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has launched an investigation into Chinese low-cost online shopping platform Temu for... Read more

18 Feb

Technology

AI chatbots to face UK safety rules after outcry over Grok

London –  The UK government said Monday that it would include AI chatbots in online safety laws, closing a... Read more

17 Feb

Technology

OpenAI hires creator of ‘OpenClaw’ AI agent tool

Washington –  OpenAI has hired the Austrian creator of OpenClaw, an artificial intelligence tool able to execute real-world tasks,... Read more

16 Feb

Technology

WhatsApp says Russia ‘attempted to fully block’ app

San Francisco –  WhatsApp said Wednesday that Russia “attempted to fully block” the messaging app in the country to... Read more

12 Feb

Technology

Google turns to century-long debt to build AI

New York –  Google-parent Alphabet will issue bonds maturing in 100 years as it continues to invest massively in... Read more

11 Feb

Technology

US trial lawyer says Meta, YouTube ‘engineered addiction’ in children

Los Angeles –  Meta and Google-owned YouTube “engineered addiction” in children, a lawyer for the plaintiff said on Monday... Read more

10 Feb

Technology

Syria, Saudis sign joint airline and telecoms deals

Damascus –  Syria and Saudi Arabia signed deals Saturday that include a joint airline and a $1-billion project to... Read more

9 Feb