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Vodacom Business is collaborating with local governments to provide technology solutions to help make South African cities smarter. Vodacom Business announced the cooperation, which is part of a five-year Transversal Contract with the National Treasury, highlighting the important role digital solutions can play in enabling towns to deliver services effectively and build an inclusive future. …

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Alphabet’s Google has restricted the creation of new accounts for Russian users, state news agencies cited Russia’s digital ministry as saying on Thursday. Google has been under pressure in Russia for several years, particularly for not taking down content Moscow considers illegal and for blocking the YouTube channels of Russian media and public figures since …

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OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati — who has been instrumental in the development of ChatGPT and the artificial intelligence image generator Dall-E — said Wednesday she is leaving the company. “My six-and-a-half years with the OpenAI team have been an extraordinary privilege,” Murati said in a note to the OpenAI team, which she posted …

OpenAI’s Technology Chief Mira Murati, Two Other Research Executives To Leave. Read More »

MTN Ghana is close to completing its extensive network upgrade project which started in June this year, with 98 per cent of the project so far completed, Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Stephen Blewett has said. The upgrade involves replacing existing mobile network infrastructure with more efficient and environmentally friendly equipment. When completed, he …

MTN Ghana Accelerates Network Upgrade — Completes 98% In 2 Months. Read More »

Alphabet’s Google is providing key capabilities for an artificial intelligence assistant for Volkswagen drivers in a smartphone app, part of Google’s strategy to win business by offering tools to build enterprise AI applications. Consumers can ask Volkswagen’s in-app assistant questions like “How do I change a flat tire?” or point their phone cameras at vehicle …

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SpaceX aims to launch five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars in two years, CEO Elon Musk announced on X Sunday. Musk previously indicated that the first launches would occur when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens in two years. He noted that the timeline for crewed missions will depend on the success of these uncrewed …

SpaceX Plans To Send Five Uncrewed Starships To Mars In Two years, Musk Says. Read More »

Telegram, the popular messaging platform, has made significant changes to its privacy features and moderation policies. This shift comes in the wake of the recent arrest of Pavel Durov, Telegram’s founder, in France. Durov was detained on charges related to “crimes committed by third parties” on the platform, prompting a reevaluation of Telegram’s stance on …

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Meta, the parent company of Instagram, has unveiled a new initiative aimed at enhancing the safety and well-being of teenage users on its platform. The company is rolling out specialized Instagram accounts for teens that come equipped with built-in safeguards designed to protect young users from potentially harmful content and interactions. These new Teen Accounts …

Meta Rolls Out Teen-Focused Instagram Accounts with Enhanced Safety Features. Read More »

Stolen customer data, including medical records, from India’s largest health insurer, Star Health, has been found publicly accessible through chatbots on the Telegram messaging app. This discovery comes just weeks after Telegram founder Pavel Durov faced scrutiny for the app’s alleged role in facilitating criminal activity. Security researcher Jason Parker alerted Reuters to the existence …

Hacker Uses Telegram Chatbots To Leak Data Of Top Indian Insurer Star Health. Read More »

Constellation Energy has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft that will pave the way for restarting one of its units at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, the utility firm said on Friday. Under the deal, Microsoft will purchase energy from the renewed plant to power its data centers. Constellation has been …

Constellation Inks Power Supply Deal With Microsoft, Plans To Restart Nuclear Plant. Read More »