The Race to Build AI Chips Intensifies as Computing Demand Grows
Demand for AI computing is putting pressure on chip design, manufacturing capacity and the infrastructure needed to power data centres.
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Businesses Face New Challenges as AI Changes Cybersecurity
AI is changing the threat landscape and security operations, making basic controls, staff training and incident planning increasingly important.
AI Startup Raises $9.8 Million to Automate Manufacturing Operations
A closer look at Forgepoint’s reported funding and what industrial AI may mean for manufacturers.
CEOs Say Layoffs Are AI’s Fault—But Some Experts Think Companies Are Lying
Topline Businesses implementing artificial intelligence was blamed for more layoffs than any other reason for the second month in a row in April, new data shows but some experts have said they think technology companies, which use the excuse more than any other sector, are using AI as a smokescreen to hide larger internal struggles. …
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IBM Shares Crashed 25% In Worst Day Ever—Here’s Why
Topline IBM’s stock plummeted on Tuesday in its largest single-day loss in its 115-year history, after CEO Arvind Krishna warned investors the computing firm’s latest quarter was “worse than our expectations” while failing to adapt to rising chip costs. This story was first published on Forbes.com Key Facts Shares of IBM crashed 25.2% to around …
The South African Production Company Reviving VHS Tapes As A ‘Deliberate Middle Finger To AI’
Production company, And Films recently announced the upcoming release of feature film, This Is How The World Ends, which will debut on VHS, marking it as one of the first worldwide straight-to-VHS releases in 20 years. The creative economy accounts for approximately $2.3 trillion annually, representing roughly 3.1% of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP). …
The Smart Way To Use AI To Job Hunt, According To Experts
As artificial intelligence becomes a major part of the hiring process, many job seekers are asking themselves: How much AI is too much AI when applying for jobs? From being advised to use ChatGPT to help with your resume and cover letter, to hearing recruiters say they are tired of reading AI-generated applications, today’s professionals are being inundated …
Tech In The Hills: How Rwanda Is Elevating Its Digital Future
From pioneering mobile money adoption to streamlining public services, the tiny, hilly East African nation of Rwanda is taking technological transformation to newer heights. Rwanda believes in the power of technology to connect people and foster real transformation, said President Paul Kagame in his address at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), Africa’s premier connectivity event …
Thinking A-Head: How BCIs Will Redefine What it Means To Be Human
Brain-computer interfaces are an inevitable step in human evolution. With the technology moving inside of our heads, the question is no longer if we’ll merge with it, but when. Hear from those who have had a head start. Jeffrey Castillo, an American futurist, filmmaker and tech entrepreneur, predicted that by 2040, there will be two …
Holoportation: At The Van(guard) Of Healthcare
A patient had waited more than two decades to see a medical specialist. When the day finally came, he was not in a hospital but in the back of a van parked at a clinic in Koforidua, a regional hub in Ghana’s Eastern Region, and being examined by experienced reconstructive surgeons in Scotland, Rwanda and …
The Trillion-Dollar A.I. Data Center Tsunami —Coming To A Field Near You
“This will be a defining year for AI,” said Mark Zuckerberg on his Facebook blog last month, hyping his plan to invest $65 billion in 2025, most of it in support of growing Meta’s AI capabilities and building upon its Llama 4 model. The locus of these efforts appears to be on 2,250 acres of flat farmland …
You’re Not Imagining It: AI Is Already Taking Tech Jobs
Since the rise of generative AI, many have feared the toll it would take on the livelihood of human workers. Now CEOs are admitting AI’s impact and layoffs are starting to ramp up. Between meetings in April, Micha Kaufman, CEO of the freelance marketplace Fiverr, fired off a memo to his 1,200 employees that didn’t mince …