WhatsApp introduces first major advertising features

WhatsApp announced Monday it will introduce its boldest advertising features yet, marking a significant shift for the messaging platform that has largely remained ad-free since its launch. The move is…

Nvidia marks Paris tech fair with Europe AI push

Drawing high-powered tech CEOs and a presidential visit, the Vivatech trade fair opened in Paris on Wednesday with a bang as Nvidia boss Jensen Huang announced a major push into…

How Quantum Computing is Unlocking the Potential to Solve Complex Global Challenges

How Quantum Computing is Unlocking the Potential to Solve Complex Global Challenges

Microsoft strikes deal with Musk to host Grok AI

Microsoft on Monday said its business cloud servers will now host technology from xAI, days after the chatbot from the company owned by Elon Musk went off the rails by…

Facebook added ‘value’ to Instagram, Zuckerberg says in antitrust trial

Social media titan Mark Zuckerberg testified for a second day Tuesday in a landmark US antitrust trial, defending his conglomerate Meta against accusations it took over Instagram and WhatsApp to…

Lesotho grants license to Musk’s Starlink

Lesotho on Monday granted a licence to tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service, hours after denying it was fast-tracking the process as part of US tariff concessions. The…

Musk launches ‘scary smart’ AI chatbot

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company unveiled on Monday the latest version of its chatbot, Grok 3, which the billionaire hopes will find traction in a highly competitive sector contested by…

Chatbot vs national security? What’s going on with DeepSeek bans

Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek upended the global industry and wiped billions of US tech stocks when it unveiled its R1 programme, which it claims was built on cheap, less sophisticated…

OpenAI says Chinese firms try to copy US AI tech

ChatGPT creator OpenAI on Wednesday said that Chinese companies are actively attempting to replicate its advanced AI models, prompting increased security measures and closer cooperation with US authorities. OpenAI’s statement…

DeepSeek shock shows Europe not out of AI race — Experts

China-based DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence model has shaken the sector by offering high performance apparently at a fraction of the cost of those developed by US giants, with many experts saying…