45 US singer Taylor Swift. Daniel Cole/Reuters Pop superstar Taylor Swift has filed trademark applications for two audio clips and one image of herself in what a trademark attorney said is an…
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Worries over OpenAI’s growth as Anthropic gains ground
60 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Shelby Tauber/Reuters OpenAI has fallen short of its goals for new users and revenue in recent months, sparking concern among some company leaders over whether it can…
Greg Brockman’s diary takes centre stage in Musk vs OpenAI
95 The bitter legal fight between Elon Musk and the leading AI firm, OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, may come down to a few pages in one executive’s personal diary. “This is…
South Africa’s crypto progress on the line
98 South Africa is rewriting its exchange-control rulebook for the first time in more than 60 years – and the country’s crypto industry fears the new regime will set it back, not…
Minister Malatsi takes the heat after reports of using fake, made-up research for SA’s AI policy
129 Some of the 67 references listed at the bottom of the draft policy either don’t exist or refer to articles that were not published in recognised journals. Minister of Communications and…
Malatsi withdraws AI policy after fictitious sources scandal
121 Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT Communications minister Solly Malatsi has withdrawn South Africa’s draft National AI Policy following revelations that it contained fictitious academic references, in what appears to be a case…
How AI could quietly hollow out South Africa’s job market
123 Snap cut a thousand employees in mid-April, about 16% of its workforce, after saying AI now writes more than 65% of its new code. It was the latest in a global wave…
SpaceX bets the rocket farm on AI
124 A SpaceX Super Heavy booster carrying the Starship spacecraft lifts off on its 11th test flight at the company’s launch pad in Starbase, Texas, last year. Steve Nesius/Reuters Elon Musk is…
The remarkable turnaround at Intel
131 Demand for Intel’s CPUs from firms offering AI services was so strong in the first quarter that it sold even chips it had originally written off, a remarkable turnaround that sent…
Withdraw AI policy, Malatsi told as fake citations row grows
123 Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Photo: Lerato Sepotokele/DCDT Communications minister Solly Malatsi is facing calls from across the political divide to withdraw South Africa’s draft national artificial intelligence policy after News24 revealed…