Microsoft’s AI-powered Bing is now public
Microsoft has announced on Wednesday that the new Bing is now “in open preview” and the wait list…
Microsoft launches new incubation program, Pegasus
Microsoft's Pegasus is looking for startups that have a solution that caters to current industry challenges.
Dropbox lays off 500 employees, says more people with AI skills needed
Dropbox has announced the reduction of its global workforce by 16%. That is a layoff exercise impacting about…
Amazon embarks on fresh layoffs affecting 9,000 employees
A fresh wave of job cuts has hit the cloud computing and human resources divisions across Amazon. According…
Social media apps to face strict DSA rules on content moderation
The European Union (EU) has listed 19 major online platforms and search engines that will be subject to…
Twitter makes u-turn. Restores verified badge to more “large” accounts
After a brief hiatus on April 20, Twitter has begun reinstating the verification badge to large accounts –…
Accelerex bags award of excellence at Africa Fintech summit 2023
A Nigerian Fintech has won an award at the Africa Fintech Summit, the largest bi-annual gathering of financial technology…
Copia exits Uganda, lays off 350 employees
In 2022, Copia bagged a $50million funding and had planned to raise up to $100 million more to expand into west Africa.
Elon Musk announces TruthGPT, a ChatGPT alternative
Weeks after raising concerns over the hazards and potential dangers of AI on society, Tesla CEO, Elon Musk has…
OpenAI be damned! Elon Musk sets up X.ai to compete with company he helped co-found
“Tesla was competing for some of the same people as OpenAI & I didn’t agree with some of what OpenAI team wanted to do,” Musk tweeted in 2019