The panel discussion titled 'Trust in Tech: Navigating Emerging Technologies and Human Rights in a Connected World,' held at WSIS+20, co-organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Office of the UN High Commi...
During the U.S.-Africa Business Forum, Mastercard and the African Development Bank Group announced the "Mobilizing Access to the Digital Economy (MADE) Alliance: Africa" to extend digital access to 100 million people and businesse...
The European Centre for Digital Rights, or Noyb, has filed a complaint against OpenAI, claiming that ChatGPT fails to provide accurate information about individuals. According to Noyb, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)...
The European Commission announced on Tuesday that Meta Platforms has introduced measures to combat disinformation ahead of the EU elections. Meta has launched 27 real-time visual dashboards, one for each EU member state, to enable...
A US lobby group representing tech giants Google, Amazon, and Apple has urged India to reconsider its proposed competition law, similar to the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA). The group argues that the new regulations, which aim to...
According to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia aims to attract a minimum of 500 billion ringgit ($107 billion) in investments for its semiconductor industry. With Malaysia already accounting for 13% of global testing and pack...
Fintech company Klarna has revealed that substantial cost savings have been achieved through the use of generative AI (GenAI) technology. Klarna, an early adopter of GenAI, employs AI for various purposes, including running market...
OpenAI has established a Safety and Security Committee to oversee the training of its next AI model, the company announced on Tuesday. CEO Sam Altman will lead the committee alongside directors Bret Taylor, Adam D'Angelo, and Nico...
Two months after the European Parliament passed the landmark AI Act, the EU Commission office responsible for its implementation remains understaffed and leaderless. Although such a pace is common for public institutions, stakehol...
China's domestic AI chipmakers are rapidly closing the gap on international leaders, according to Xu Bing, co-founder of SenseTime Group Inc. Despite the significant lag in computational power compared to the US, China possesses t...
South Korea's finance minister, Choi Sang-mok, announced plans to introduce detailed tax incentives to increase the value of listed companies as part of ongoing corporate reforms. These measures, which are part of the 'Value-up Pr...
Amazon's cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), is discussing with Italy about investing billions of euros in expanding its data centre operations within the country. That is part of AWS's broader strategy to strengt...