OpenAI has let its CEO and board member Sam Altman go. He and chairman Greg Brockman will be joining Microsoft to head up a new AI division there. Announcing Altman's departure, a statement from OpenAI notes that Altman's departure follows a deliberative review...

European startups will get a massive boost from a new generation of AI infrastructure - and it's coming just in time. This is according to Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang, who says: "We're now seeing a major second wave." Huang was speaking at Scaleway's ai-Pulse...

Containing the scourge of Covid-19 requires testing of individuals, and isolating those who test positive, together with recent contacts, so as to prevent further spread. It is therefore critical to ensure that testing is independently verified so as to assure its...

The PC, tablet, smartphone and small domestic appliance sectors are the bright spots in a South African technical consumer goods market that saw revenues drop 7% for the period January to August 2020. That's according to point of sale tracking data from GfK South...

Six forces in the IT industry will present a fundamental threat to technology and service providers (TSPs) through 2025, according to Gartner. "Forces outside of a TSP's control demand a response - adapt to thrive or struggle to survive," says Rajesh Kandaswamy,...

The 2020 edition of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Global Innovation Forum, held from 26 to 30 October, highlighted the critical role of entrepreneurship-driven innovation in the context of a global pandemic while honouring the winners of the 2020...

Robotic process automation (RPA) is expected to be one of the hot trends in 2021, as organisations across the globe look to gain competitive advantage. Automation has the potential to streamline business processes, freeing up time, money and talent, while ensuring...

The first electric hearing aid was created in 1898 and was arguably among the earliest examples of wearable tech. So it is fitting that more than a century later, on- and in-ear technology is once again leading the way - this time as hearables, a sector now poised for...

Over 100 nominating partners worldwide will begin searching for the first winners of The Earthshot Prize, as nominations open today (1st November) Five, one million-pound prizes will be awarded each year for the next 10 years, providing at least 50 solutions to the...

A 2020 Gartner survey of 1 000 employees in March revealed that they are facing a greatly increased frequency of "career moments", resulting in increased incidences of employee misconduct and more negative perceptions of corporate integrity. "A 'career moment' is a...