American multinational technology conglomerate Meta (formerly the Facebook company) is reportedly in talks to acquire South Korean AI chip company FuriosaAI. The transaction might conclude as early as this month, …
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Apple mulls development of humanoid, non-humanoid robots for smart home devices
American tech company Apple is considering the development of humanoid and non-humanoid robots for smart home devices as it builds up its robotic department with an eye for the future. The company …
Read More »NASA to deploy 10 advanced scientific instruments to the moon
American space agency NASA has launched the Blue Ghost Mission 1, which will deploy 10 advanced scientific instruments to the moon in groundbreaking efforts to enhance lunar exploration. The deployment of the advanced …
Read More »Sam Altman rejects Elon Musk-led $97.4bn bid to acquire OpenAI
ChatGPT boss Sam Altman has turned down a $97.4 billion bid to take over his company, OpenAI, by a consortium of investors led by tech billionaire Elon Musk. Recall that …
Read More »UNILAG to unveil AI ethics policy amid rising concerns over plagiarism
In an era where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping academia, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) is taking a bold step to ensure that innovation does not come at the cost …
Read More »France to match US’ ‘Stargate’ with €109bn investment in AI ecosystem
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a total of €109 billion in private investments in the country’s AI ecosystem—in a move to match the United States’ Stargate. Macron, who made …
Read More »Meta to sack workers, hire machine learning engineers
The United States-based tech firm Meta (formerly the Facebook company) is set to begin company-wide layoffs this week. The company has therefore started the process of hiring machine learning engineers. …
Read More »Amazon to invest over $100bn in artificial intelligence by 2025
American multinational technology company is planning to invest more than $100 billion in AI by 2025, with the majority of that money going toward improving its AWS cloud services, according …
Read More »Snapchat says it is benefiting from uncertainty surrounding TikTok’s future
Social media platform Snapchat, owned by Snap Inc., has declared that it is benefiting from the uncertainty surrounding the future of ByteDance-owned TikTok. This was made known on Tuesday by Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel, …
Read More »FEATURE: A guide to surviving and learning from cyberattacks
A recent study by South African cybersecurity firm Nclose revealed a sobering statistic: over 60% of businesses surveyed suffered at least one ransomware attack in the past two years, with …
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