On Tuesday, OpenAI announced a new partnership with Kakao, a leading South Korean tech company. This collaboration comes as OpenAI faces growing competition from DeepSeek, a Chinese AI firm that has rapidly gained traction with its cutting-edge and affordable AI solutions.  During a press event in Seoul, OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, expressed his enthusiasm for […]

OpenAI has introduced a new feature called Deep Research for ChatGPT to assist users with complex research tasks. This announcement was made on Monday. The tool is currently available to Pro users in the U.S., with plans for broader access in the future. Read also: OpenAI unveils smarter o3-mini AI for enhanced math, coding queries […]

MTN Zambia has launched an AI assistant named Call Natasha to enhance its customer service.  The  AI-powered conversational agent, developed by blackNgreen, was officially announced on Friday.  MTN Zambia’s launch of Call Natasha reinforced the company’s commitment to digital transformation and improved customer engagement. Read also: Internet subscriptions climbed to 139.28 million in December: NCC […]

OpenAI has unveiled its latest innovation, the o3-mini, on January 31, 2025. This new AI model is designed to enhance reasoning capabilities and is available to all users of ChatGPT for free. The launch comes as competition in the AI sector intensifies, particularly with the emergence of companies like DeepSeek. OpenAI’s founder, Sam Altman, expressed […]

In a rapidly evolving tech landscape, NVIDIA, a titan in the semiconductor industry with a significant focus on AI hardware, faces new challenges that could impact its stock price. The emergence of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup with its innovative and cost-effective AI model, is posing a direct threat to established players like OpenAI, thereby […]

In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming a part of our daily digital interactions, OpenAI has unveiled its latest innovation: an AI agent named Operator. This move signals a significant shift in how we interact with the Internet, potentially changing the landscape of browser technology as we know it. Read also: ChatGPT […]

On January 23, 2025, Azeez Saheed, a University of Lagos undergraduate and rising AI innovator, unveiled YarnGPT via an X post. This text-to-speech (TTS) model, designed to generate Nigerian-accented English, aims to bridge the gap between global AI technologies and local cultural relevance. He was previously known for his earlier project, Naijaweb, a Nigerian-centric dataset. […]

OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, unveils its first AI agent. On Thursday, the business unveiled a research preview of a device called Operator. This device can access the Internet and perform tasks such as making memes, shopping for groceries, scheduling flights, and completing forms. It is not currently available in Europe and is only accessible to […]

On Thursday, users of ChatGPT, a popular AI tool, bemoaned the app’s inaccessibility due to a “bad gateway” error. According to Downdetector, a website that monitors internet outages, the problem started at around 7:00 a.m. ET and affected a large number of customers worldwide. The error points to a breakdown in server communication, where a […]

Perplexity AI, founded by Aravind Srinivas, on Saturday made and ambitious proposal to merge with TikTok U.S.  TikTok faces a potential US prohibition, which may force the app to “go dark” without Biden administration promises about enforcement steps against Apple and Google. The urgency of this merger reflects the growing tension between tech companies and […]

Perplexity AI has acquired Read.cv, a platform celebrated for its creative approach to showcasing professional portfolios and fostering connections in a bold move to enhance its impact in the professional networking and knowledge-sharing space.  Announced via a blog post on Friday, the acquisition signals a significant chapter for both platforms, aiming to blend their shared […]

Ayrin (a pseudonym taken to tell her story) never imagined her summer experiment with artificial intelligence would evolve into something so profound. The 28-year-old nursing student had stumbled upon an Instagram video featuring a woman role-playing with ChatGPT as a cheeky, neglectful boyfriend. Intrigued, Ayrin tried it for herself, customising the AI chatbot to embody […]

Microsoft has unveiled Copilot Chat, an advanced conversational AI tool aimed at revolutionising productivity and workflows across its platforms.  Announced on Wednesday in a blog post, the tool integrates AI into everyday tasks, empowering businesses and individuals to achieve more efficiently. Read also: AI to replace 41% of jobs by 2030: World Economic Forum Copilot […]

OpenAI has announced the appointment of Adebayo Ogunlesi to its Board of Directors, marking a significant milestone in its efforts to enhance global AI governance and strategy.  The announcement was made in a statement on Tuesday, signalling OpenAI’s commitment to fostering diverse leadership and expertise within its organisation. Read also: OpenAI’s $200/month ChatGPT Pro plan […]

According to a survey released Wednesday by the World Economic Forum, 41 percent of businesses plan to reduce their personnel as AI automates some duties. According to the WEF’s Future of Jobs Report, 77 percent of the hundreds of large organisations questioned worldwide stated that they planned to reskill and upskill their current employees between […]

South African attorneys were criticised on Thursday for allegedly using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate court documents that contained fake legal citations. When Judge Elsja-Marie Bezuidenhout of the Pietermaritzburg High Court reviewed arguments made by Surendra Singh and Associates, representing politician Godfrey Mvundla, the debate broke out. Read also: Suspect in Trump Hotel explosion used […]

OpenAI, founded by Sam Altman and others, is facing unexpected financial challenges with its ChatGPT Pro subscription service. Altman disclosed today that despite a spike in user demand, the company is losing money on the $200/month plan. Read also: OpenAI announces new o3 and o3 mini models for 2024 Unforeseen demand Altman expressed his surprise […]

Nvidia has emerged as a titan in the technology sector, especially within artificial intelligence (AI). It was announced on Thursday that Nvidia’s market capitalization skyrocketed from $1.2 trillion at the end of 2023 to an astonishing $3.28 trillion by the end of 2024, making it the most significant global gainer in market value for that […]

Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, has issued a warning that artificial intelligence systems may outsmart humans. In a video posted on his official X Twitter on Sunday, the owner of Starlink expressed alarm at the speed at which artificial intelligence is developing and warned that these systems may eventually surpass human intelligence. […]

OpenAI’s popular services, ChatGPT and Sora, experienced significant outages for the second time this month. The disruption began at 11 a.m. PT on Thursday with users reporting difficulty in accessing the chatbot and video generator.  Many encountered error messages, highlighting the frustration of relying on these AI tools for daily tasks. Read also: Elon Musk’s […]