Snapchat Launches Friends-Only Content Sharing for Users Under 16
Snapchat is introducing new privacy protections for users aged 13 to 15, restricting Spotlight and Stories content to mutual friends
Snapchat is introducing new privacy protections for users aged 13 to 15, restricting Spotlight and Stories content to mutual friends
Google has lowered the monthly cost of its AI Plus subscription in the United States to $4.99 and increased storage ...
OpenAI has submitted confidential IPO paperwork in the United States, joining Anthropic and SpaceX in a growing wave of major ...
WhatsApp has accused NSO Group of launching a new phishing campaign linked to Pegasus spyware and is seeking a contempt ...
Amazon has announced a €10 billion investment to expand and modernise its European fulfilment network, unveiling a new Proteus warehouse ...
While the company says testing is ongoing with select partners and a launch is expected this month, developers are still ...
Meta is expanding beyond advertising with new paid subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp
South Africa has delayed its national AI policy to 2027 after officials withdrew a draft found to contain fabricated academic ...
Spotify is expanding its audio offering with narrated long-form articles from major magazines including Vogue, Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair ...
OpenAI will establish its first Applied AI Lab outside the United States in Singapore, backed by a commitment of more ...
Amazon Web Services suffered a data centre outage in northern Virginia after a cooling system failure triggered rising temperatures, disrupting ...
Apple will pay $250 million to settle a lawsuit over delayed Siri AI upgrades, with eligible iPhone users in the ...
Meta has begun installing tracking software on selected U.S. employees’ computers to capture mouse movements, keystrokes, clicks and occasional screen ...
Private equity backers are said to be investing for five years, with OpenAI guaranteeing them an annual return of 17.5%
Google has widened Gemini in Chrome access to seven Asia-Pacific countries, adding browser tools for browsing help, app connections and ...

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Africa’s innovation ecosystem is evolving, but where will the funding for the next generation of startups come from?
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