Workplace software has become remarkably good at helping people communicate, record meetings and organise tasks. Keeping all three connected remains a challenge, particularly for smaller businesses whose work moves between messaging applications, video calls and project management platforms.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to invest up to $1 billion in OpenAI and Anthropic, giving the world's largest contract chipmaker a financial interest in two companies whose growing demand for artificial intelligence computing is helping drive its business.
A British technology company without a commercially released chip has persuaded investors to commit another $720 million to its future, bringing its reported valuation to $7 billion as the artificial intelligence industry confronts the rising cost of operating increasingly sophisticated models.
Washington has spent years trying to keep its most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips out of China's hands, but Chinese technology companies have found a way to use some of that computing power without importing the processors themselves.
Data centre developers are buying used gas turbines, reviving retired generating equipment and converting aircraft engines into electricity generators as the global AI boom stretches manufacturers' production capacity beyond what they can deliver.
Geoffrey Hinton, the Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist, widely regarded as one of the godfathers of artificial intelligence (AI), has issued a chilling warning about humanity's future, saying increasingly intelligent machines could eventually take control and become a superior form of intelligence on Earth.
INTERPOL's African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026, published in August, found that AI played a role in approximately 55% of reported cybercrime cases across the continent.
A sharp sell-off in American artificial intelligence stocks spread across Asian financial markets on Friday, forcing South Korea to suspend trading temporarily as investors reassessed the enormous investments supporting the global AI industry.
A Nigerian health technology company is preparing to use artificial intelligence to help health workers recognise pregnancy complications earlier, backed by a $2.5 million grant from Google.org.
Palantir has crossed a line few would have expected from a company once defined mainly by government and defence contracts: American businesses now generate more revenue for it than the US government.
The President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has flagged off the construction of the $3.5 billion Bakassi Deep Seaport in Cross River State, describing the project as a strategic investment that will reduce pressure on Lagos ports and reposition Nigeria’s maritime industry.
