Tech & Innovation
Fibre and mobile data, smartphone launches, AI, cybersecurity, fintech, startups and telecoms across South Africa and Africa.
China makes enterprise push for AI glasses (opens on the publisher’s site)
As smart glasses tick up in popularity in China, the government has issued an industry code of conduct.
Meta launches Muse AI assistant (opens on the publisher’s site)
Think of it like a computer sitting on Meta’s servers that connects to and can control your email, your calendar, or your health information when you give it commands.
Students perform better academically with less AI, study finds (opens on the publisher’s site)
Students who refrain from using AI perform better academically than those who use it, according to an OECD report which surveyed more than 760,000 students across 91 countries.
Trailer for Altman biopic misses the real drama (opens on the publisher’s site)
Turning a great startup drama into a Bond film (but without James Bond) is inherently less interesting than reality.
New startup looks to build robots for entertainment (opens on the publisher’s site)
Dynamic Creatures, a spinoff of Boston Dynamics, is planning to build robots for theme parks and retail spaces.
Google picks Finland for its largest single investment in Europe (opens on the publisher’s site)
The US tech giant says the €13bn data centre project will create tens of thousands of jobs.
Netanyahu calls claim he was warned of Oct. 7 attack "malicious libel" (opens on the publisher’s site)
Israel's leader says a report claiming the UAE warned him in advance of Hamas' 2023 terror attack is politically motivated lies, but it's fueling fierce pre-election furor.
Anthropic researcher believes more than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans' (opens on the publisher’s site)
It is the latest in a series of increasing warnings about the safety threat posed by artificial intelligence.
WATCH: Insiders' new AI warning (opens on the publisher’s site)
An Anthropic researcher is leaving AI, warning it could be out of control by late 2027. OpenAI’s chief scientist is also urging caution, saying no one is prepared for rising machine intelligence.
U.S. Takes Aim at New Target in Deadly Boat Strike Campaign (opens on the publisher’s site)
U.S. military officials in the past two weeks have sunk six large fishing vessels accused of providing fuel to fast boats carrying drugs from South America.
Will Ruto’s Foreign Trader Gamble Be the Final Nail on EAC Integration Coffin? (opens on the publisher’s site)
Kenya’s crackdown on foreign small-scale traders may help President William Ruto appeal to economically frustrated voters, but it risks hurting businesses, fuelling xenophobia and testing East Africa’s commitment to a common market.
Fewer than 2% of Africans who need hearing aids have them, but new solutions offer hope (opens on the publisher’s site)
Hearing loss affects more than 1.5 billion people worldwide. Close to 80% live in low - and middle - income countries, where hearing care is out of reach for most. In Africa, an estimated 136 million people live with hearing loss, a figure expected to more than double to 337 million by 2050. Yet…
AI could kill all humans in next decade, warn experts: but how seriously should we take them? (opens on the publisher’s site)
Alarming warnings from industry insiders increase pressure for curbs on artificial superintelligenceDoes artificial superintelligence really pose a risk greater than nuclear weapons? Is there a significant chance of “a Chornobyl-sized catastrophe”. Might there even be a greater than 10% chance…
Abu Dhabi’s ADGM now holds more than $100B in AI money (opens on the publisher’s site)
Abu Dhabi tech vehicle MGX, which closed its first fund in July at $49 billion, is the largest, according to ADGM.
China's HK, Macao affairs offices mourn passing of Tung Chee-hwa (opens on the publisher’s site)
The Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council on Wednesday sent a message of condolence over the passing of Tung Chee-hwa, expressing deep sorrow and extending sincere sympathies to his…
China urges certain Philippine individual to stop undermining ties (opens on the publisher’s site)
A certain individual of the Philippines should cease the provocations and theatrics, and stop undermining China-Philippines relations and stability in the South China Sea, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday.
