Artificial Intelligence and Robotics: Great Expectations and Daunting Existential Risks
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics present great expectations and daunting existential risks.
Technology
Google accuses Microsoft of unethical practices as cloud battle intensify
Google Cloud has accused Microsoft of anti-competitive practices in the cloud computing industry and criticized the tech giant's licensing terms.
Space resources mining, Africa lags behind again
Africa has not yet made any notable strides in the area of space resources mining with lack of support and funding for space projects being one of the main causes of this.
Risks to safety prevent Neuralink from testing brain chips on people
The specifics of Neuralink's trial proposalof a ground-breaking brain implant to treat untreatable conditions, the FDA's rejection, or the scope of the agency's concerns have not been made public.
Botswana launches digital health care system in big tech step
Botswana government launched the initiative to digitise its healthcare services on Tuesday under the hashtag "Go Digital Health" as the southern African nation embrace the tech revolution.
TikTok to develop parental-control tool to block teens from toxic content
TikTok announced on Wednesday that it is creating a tool that will enable parents to prevent their teens from viewing material on the short-form video app that contains specific words or hashtags.
Google to improve search results with generative AI technologies
In its most recent challenge at Microsoft, which unveiled plans to strengthen its rival search engine Bing the day before, Alphabet's Google announced on Wednesday that it will improve search results with generative AI technologies.
Apple CEO Tim Cook ready for radical AI ’revolution’
Apple CEO Tim Cook believes that artificial intelligence (AI) has the ability to significantly alter a number of aspects of contemporary society during the company's most recent financial results presentation.
Trump set for surprise return to Facebook, Instagram
Two years after he was barred because of the 2021 US Capitol uprising, Meta stated on Tuesday that it will reinstate former president Donald Trump's accounts on Facebook and Instagram with "new guardrails."
TelOne starts search for new managing director
TelOne has begun the search for a new managing director to succeed Chipo Mtasa, who is scheduled to leave her position at the end of this month after leading the State-owned telecoms company for ten years.
