Category: Technology

Mar 22

Apple Faces Lawsuit by US Over Smartphone Market ‘Monopoly’

Apple finds itself embroiled in a legal battle with the US Justice Department, accused of leveraging the iPhone to establish a monopoly that drove up prices for consumers and stifled competition. The lawsuit alleges that Apple, the world’s second-most valuable company, achieved its “astronomical valuation” by impeding users and developers from leaving its ecosystem, rather […]
Mar 21

Microsoft Taps DeepMind Co-Founder to Lead New AI Division

Microsoft has appointed Mustafa Suleyman, the co-founder of DeepMind, to spearhead a new AI division within the company. Suleyman, who co-founded DeepMind in 2010 alongside Demis Hassabis and Shane Legg, brings a wealth of experience in the field of artificial intelligence. Under Suleyman’s leadership, DeepMind gained recognition for its groundbreaking AI research and was eventually […]
Mar 7

Business Best Practice: Preparing for AI Regulation

The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) has been rapid, with 9 in 10 leading businesses (across 112 countries) leveraging some form of the technology within their operations. New use cases are constantly emerging, with businesses across diverse sectors worldwide benefitting from enhanced analytics, productivity and a reduction in manual tasks. In a rapidly evolving environment […]
Mar 1

Elon Musk sues ChatGPT-maker OpenAI over Microsoft links given Non-Profit Mission

Elon Musk has launched legal action against OpenAI, the developers of ChatGPT, asserting that the company has veered away from the principles agreed upon when he co-founded it in 2015. The lawsuit, which also targets OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, alleges that the company has strayed from its original non-profit, open-source objectives. Instead of focusing on […]
Feb 27

AI to Design Drugs in the Near Future, Says Google DeepMind CEO

Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, predicts that artificial intelligence (AI) could revolutionise drug discovery by designing drugs directly in clinics within the next few years. Speaking at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Hassabis emphasised the significant impact AI will have on drug development. Deepmind, bought by Google in 2014, is an AI research […]