Science & Tech

Female crash test dummy SET50F, and her male counterpart SET50M, were presented to Swedish journalists for the first time. The dummies were previously presented at an international road safety conference and attracted a great deal of interest and attention.

The use of artificial intelligence in the EU will be regulated by the AI Act, the world’s first comprehensive AI law. Find out how it will protect you.

South Korea has been ramping up its surveillance capabilities in order to gain a strategic edge over North Korea. The move comes after North Korea launched a satellite of its own in violation of UN resolutions.

Experts say artificial intelligence could benefit African health care systems, but only if those benefits are retained in the region and involve governance.

A Nigerian NGO offers a safe space online for male sexual abuse survivors to anonymously share their stories and heal.

Dubai is hosting the UN COP28 summit on climate change, which aims to encourage countries to speed up their energy transitions. The fact that the event is taking place in an oil-rich emirate is the last straw for many activists, who are boycotting the event. Dubai, home to artificial islands and ski slopes in the desert, is nonetheless trying to boost its green credentials and is counting on startups to do so.

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani says the country is poised to take its position in the Artificial Intelligence space with the launch of an AI fund and targets the kickoff of the first set of 100 jobs in Lagos. Speaking with CNBC Africa, he notes the recently launched Portal to fast track the implementation of the Nigeria Startup Act aims to ensure proper labelling of start-ups.

Young Ugandans are training the artificial intelligence software and systems of the world's tech giants. But experts say their labor for companies such as Google and Microsoft comes cheap.

Thousands of Silicon Valley employees have been laid off over the past year, often finding out the bad news by email. Hit hard by rampant inflation and over-hiring during the Covid pandemic, the US tech giants of the San Francisco Bay Area have faced one of the worst crises in their history.

Binance has seen outflows of over $1 billion in the past 24 hours, according to analysis firm Nansen. This is sparking questions on whether the crypto exchange can withstand its founder Changpeng Zhao pleading guilty to breaking US anti-money laundering laws and stepping down as CEO.

The ousted leader of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him late last week, the latest in a saga that has shocked the artificial intelligence industry.

Commuters walk past the NYPD’s Knightscope K5 Autonomous Security Robot at the Times Square subway station, New York, NY, November 22, 2023. With a 360-camera placed on its head, the 420-pound robot is set up as a crime deterrent, and patrols with a 2 NYPD-officer escort from midnight to 6am.