For years, U.S.-based tech companies have tapped into India’s vast and increasing internet user base for growth. OpenAI is no exception. But while the AI lab claims that India is one of its fastest-growing ChatGPT markets, third-party da…
US President Donald Trump has granted TikTok a second 75-day extension to comply with a law that requires the hugely popular video app to either sell its US operation or face a ban in the country.
"We do not want TikTok to 'go dark',"…
Meta Platforms on Saturday released the latest version of its large language model (LLM) Llama, called the Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick.
Meta said Llama is a multimodal AI system. Multimodal systems are capable of processing and i…
Microsoft's joint venture Wicresoft will cease its China operations from Tuesday, a move that will lead to the layoff of about 2,000 staff, Chinese media outlet Caijing reported on Monday, citing sources.
The move is in line with Micros…
X is bringing in stricter rules around parody accounts.
From 10 April, accounts which impersonate another user or person must use key words such as "fake" or "parody" at the start of their account names.
The platform will also requ…
South Africa's healthcare sector weakened by underfunding, lack of skills and fragmented infrastructure
"There was a time when cybercriminals held off from attacking the world's healthcare institutions for reasons of ethics. But no mor…
The caller identity app Truecaller said that it crossed the 450 million user mark earlier this week. The company said that it added 50 million users in the past 10 months and 15.5 million users since the beginning of 2025.
India is th…
Ehang earlier this week said it was the first in the world to obtain a certificate for operating a pilotless aerial vehicle that can carry humans.
The certification clears the way for flying taxis to become a viable method of transporta…
As YouTube Shorts continues to compete with TikTok, the platform is announcing new upcoming features to help creators publish engaging short-form videos.
Creators will get access to an improved video editor, the ability to generate AI…
X’s plan to boost revenue by selling off dormant usernames on its service is starting to shape up. According to recent changes found in X’s web application, the company is setting up a “handle inquiry” process that will allow Verified Or…
Spotify announced Gen AI ads, among other changes to its advertising business, at an event in New York City on Thursday. Notably, the company introduced a new programmatic offering, the Spotify Ad Exchange (SAX), which allows advertisers…
As TikTok’s fate in the United States remains uncertain, the tech giant has quietly started testing a new “TikTok for Artists” insights platform that is designed to help artists build their careers, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. T…
Berlin has been paying for Ukraine's access to a satellite-internet network operated by France's Eutelsat, as Europe seeks alternatives to Elon Musk’s Starlink.
Eutelsat’s chief executive Eva Berneke told Reuters the company has provided…
Amazon is introducing a new “Recaps” feature for Kindle users to help them recall plot points and character arcs before picking up the latest book in a series. While the company’s press release for the new feature doesn’t mention AI, Ama…
OpenAI’s new image-generation feature is on track to be one of the company’s most popular product launches ever.
According to Brad Lightcap, who oversees day-to-day operations and global deployment at OpenAI, over 130 million users have…
Amazon is starting to test a new AI shopping agent, a feature it calls “Buy for Me,” with a subset users, the company announced in a blog post Thursday.
If Amazon doesn’t sell something that users are searching for, the Buy for Me fea…
Tony Blair's think-tank is preparing to tell the Government that the rise of AI is 'inevitable' – and the UK will be left behind unless creators submit to Big Tech.
A leaked research paper from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (…
President Donald Trump says he is "very close" to brokering a deal to find a buyer for TikTok, which faces a US ban if its Chinese owner does not sell the app by the weekend.
A bipartisan law passed by Congress last year mandates TikT…
Xiaomi delivered a record number of electric vehicles in March, exceeding 29,000 units.
Xpeng and Leapmotor saw deliveries more than double in March from the same period last year.
Nio and Zeekr lag behind in deliveries as they struggl…
European defense giant Leonardo hopes to present a satellite alliance with Airbus and Thales within months, the company's CEO told CNBC, as the continent looks for alternatives to Elon Musk's Starlink.
Speaking in Rome on Wednesday, Leo…
Last year, funding into African startups edged past $2 billion, returning to pre-pandemic levels and presenting a mixed bag as expected. Signs suggest 2025 will follow the cautious trends of the past two years.
A sharp decline in mega…
All it took was losing $100 billion in three months to make Elon Musk change his tune on government work.
ICYMI: The last 24 hours have brought a parade of humiliation for the world’s richest edgelord, starting with his $20 million losing…
Anthropic announced on Wednesday that it’s launching a new Claude for Education tier, an answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Edu plan. The new tier is aimed at higher education, and gives students, faculty, and other staff access to Anthropic’s AI …
When OpenAI unveiled its o3 “reasoning” AI model in December, the company partnered with the creators of ARC-AGI, a benchmark designed to test highly capable AI, to showcase o3’s capabilities. Months later, the results have been revised,…
From simple smiley faces and love hearts to high heels and rainbows, it seems like there is already an emoji for every possible situation.
Now, iPhone users have even more designs to use. As part of Apple's iOS 18.4 update, iPhone users…
China plans to launch pilot projects in nine cities that would use the country's growing fleet of electric vehicles as batteries to shore up power supply on the grid during spikes in demand, according to a government announcement on Wednes…
Minecraft is the world's best-selling computer game and soon to be a Hollywood film. This is why children can't get enough of it.
AJ Minotti has three children – and they all love playing Minecraft. His twin girls aged 10 and his …
TikTok is shutting down its Instagram competitor, TikTok Notes, on May 8. The photo-sharing app launched in testing in Canada, Australia, and Vietnam last year.
The company is notifying TikTok Notes users of its decision to retire the…
British single-board computer maker Raspberry Pi forecast a steady build-up in demand this year after it narrowly beat 2024 earnings expectations, helped by sales of its flagship Raspberry Pi5 as well as its semiconductor units.
The gro…
Africa stands at the forefront of a revolutionary shift in global health, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and data science, according to a report released today from the Science for Africa Foundation (SFA Foundation), African instit…
The Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) today announced the inaugural Governance of Emerging Technologies Summit (GETS), set to take place at the St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort in Abu Dhabi on 5–6 May 2025. The summit will conven…
OpenAI’s ChatGPT may be the world’s most popular chatbot app. But rival services are gaining, according to data from analytics firms Similarweb and Sensor Tower.
Similarweb, which estimates traffic to websites, including chatbot web a…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming cybersecurity – for better and for worse. Cybercriminals are leveraging AI advances to coordinate more sophisticated attacks, while security teams deploy improved defence mechanisms, using the s…
On 27 March 2025, Kenya officially launched its National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy (2025-2030) (Strategy), marking a significant step toward positioning the country as a leader in AI adoption and governance in Africa.
Accord…
The Weaponisation of PDFs : 68% of Cyberattacks begin in you inbox, with 22% of these hiding in PDFs
Over 400 billion PDF were opened last year, and 16 billion documents were edited in Adobe Acrobat. Over 87% of organisations use PDFs …
Employee phishing tests have gained popularity as a way for organisations to gauge how vulnerable their employees are to phishing attacks and improve their awareness of cybersecurity. However, some have questioned whether it is app…
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes integral to banking and financial services institutions (BFSIs) across Africa, fostering consumer trust in AI-driven systems is critical to ensure long-term success. Fortunately, BFSIs can balance in…
AI-Media, the global leader in AI-powered language technology and solutions, is thrilled to announce an advanced partnership with AudioShake, a pioneering audio technology company specializing in sound separation. This partnership will enh…
Investor excitement surrounding the robots has been mounting amid increased mentions from tech leaders like Nvidia's Jensen Huang and ambitious plans from Tesla's Elon Musk.
However, analysts warn that U.S. firms could lose out to Chi…
China can use domestically developed tools to make advanced semiconductors, countering U.S. curbs on Beijing's access to high-end chipmaking technology, an executive at a major Chinese supplier said on Thursday.
Du Lijun, president of c…
Apple’s most profitable product could finally be getting a much-needed change.
The tech giant is soon expected to make its biggest bet in years, introducing a significantly slimmer iPhone to hopefully reinvigorate interest in its bigges…
Audio startup Krisp on Wednesday said it is launching a new feature that uses AI to change a user’s accent during calls. The company is initially rolling out support for changing Indian English accents to U.S. English.
The startup say…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced on Wednesday that the rollout of ChatGPT’s viral new AI image features to free users would be delayed, citing significantly higher demand than the company expected.
“Images in ChatGPT are wayyyy more po…
Fashion retailer H&M is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to create digital "twins" of 30 models.
It says it will use the AI doppelgangers in some social media posts and marketing in the place of humans, if given permission by model…
After teasing a return to “OG Facebook” earlier this year, the social network on Thursday announced an update that will give users a simple way to connect with friends. The company is introducing a new Facebook Friends tab that will only…
AI web-crawling bots are the cockroaches of the internet, many software developers believe. Some devs have started fighting back in ingenuous, often humorous ways.
While any website might be targeted by bad crawler behavior — sometime…
Canon Europe (www.Canon-CNA.com) today announces the RF 20mm F1.4L VCM (https://apo-opa.co/4j7i4nQ), an ultra-wide angle addition to its innovative RF hybrid prime lens range [1], designed to adapt to the evolving needs of professi…
Mozilla has fixed a security bug in its Firefox for Windows browser that was “being exploited in the wild.”
In a brief update, Mozilla said it updated the browser to Firefox version 136.0.4 after identifying and fixing the new bug, t…
Jay Springett, a tech strategist and podcast host, joined the social media app Butterflies AI out of curiosity, and ended up staying for more than six months.
The idea of Butterflies is to allow human and AI personas to interact.
M…
WhatsApp launched a new feature on Friday, where users can include brief music clips in their Status updates, reminiscent of the Myspace era.
Status resembles Instagram Stories and allows users to share photos, videos, and text that d…
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