TECH NEWS

Welcome

OpenAI announced that it has implemented a new monitoring system for its latest AI reasoning models, o3 and o4-mini, to detect prompts related to biological and chemical threats. According to its safety report, the goal of the system is to stop the models from providing guidance that could assist in conducting potentially dangerous attacks.

Zoom announced that its platform is back up and running after experiencing an outage that lasted through much of Wednesday afternoon.

Meta announced on Monday that it will resume training its AI models on public content, including posts and comments on Facebook and Instagram, in the EU. This comes after the company had previously paused its plans due to regulatory concerns over data privacy. Meta stated that it will begin using users’ content to train its AI models in the EU this week. Additionally, interactions with Meta’s AI will also be utilized for training purposes.

OpenAI might soon mandate that organizations complete an identity verification process to gain access to specific future AI models, according to a support page published to the company’s website last week.

The sponsor of California’s SB 1047, the most contentious AI safety bill of 2024, has returned with a new AI bill that could disrupt Silicon Valley.

At the Mobile World Congress trade show on Monday, two distinctly contrasting views of AI were presented on stage.

According to Bloomberg, the Trump administration has dismissed several National Science Foundation employees selected for their AI expertise, putting the agency’s ability to maintain essential AI research at risk.

During his hosting of the 2025 Oscars last night, comedian and late-night TV host Conan O'Brien touched on the role of AI in his opening monologue, acknowledging the increasing discussion around the technology's impact on Hollywood.

The United States has reportedly suspended its offensive cyber operations against Russia as part of efforts by the Trump administration to offer concessions to Moscow in an attempt to end the war in Ukraine.

TikTok, owned by the Chinese firm ByteDance, has been embroiled in controversy in the U.S. for the past four years, primarily due to concerns over the potential access of user data by the Chinese government. Recently, the app faced a brief outage in the U.S., leaving millions of users in suspense before it was swiftly restored.

Hoan Ton-That, the CEO of Clearview AI, the controversial facial recognition startup that built a searchable database of 30 billion photos by scraping the internet, has stepped down, according to a statement he provided to TechCrunch.

On Friday, OpenAI announced that it is expanding the availability of Operator, its AI agent designed to perform tasks for users, to ChatGPT Pro subscribers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the U.K., and other countries

On Thursday evening, Apple and Google reinstated TikTok to their app stores in the U.S., nearly a month after removing the short video app due to a national security law that had banned it in the country.

The Android app of Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has reached the top position on the Google Play Store, just days after the company’s chatbot app secured the No. 1 spot on the Apple App Store.

The Android app of Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has reached the top position on the Google Play Store, just days after the company’s chatbot app secured the No. 1 spot on the Apple App Store.

Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, may be getting ready to release its next flagship AI model.

According to an NPR report, the Trump administration is in talks to arrange a deal where Oracle, along with new U.S. investors, would take control of TikTok.

Meta announced that it is introducing upgrades to Meta AI, its cross-platform chatbot, including the feature that allows the bot to "remember" details from previous conversations.

Scale AI is facing its third lawsuit over alleged labor practices in just over a month, with workers accusing the company of causing psychological trauma by having them review disturbing content without proper safeguards.

Google has agreed to buy a part of HTC’s XR business for $250 million to boost its efforts in virtual and augmented reality hardware after launching its Android XR platform.

OpenAI is teaming up with Oracle and Softbank to build data centers equipped to power artificial intelligence (AI), with plans to invest $100bn "immediately".

Tech CEO Sam Altman has responded to Democrats who criticized him for contributing $1 million of his personal funds to Donald Trump's inaugural campaign.

Silicon Valley Disposition, an auction site focused on Bay Area tech, helps companies buy and sell high-tech gear — turning failing firms’ equipment into fodder for startups.

It promises improved safety and thermal stability versus standard lithium-ion batteries

Scattered among President Donald J. Trump's family members, his vice president, his Cabinet appointments and a handful of his billionaire donors on Monday were a few key faces that sent a clear signal: Big Tech is in the president’s inner circle.

Meta Sunday announced a new video editing app called Edits, after ByteDance’s video editing app CapCut was removed from Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store as part of the TikTok ban.

With TikTok’s future in the U.S. uncertain, it feels like major social media platforms are working overtime to ship features to attract the millions of people who may want to switch: Bluesky said on Sunday that it is launching a custom feed for vertical videos in its app.

An organization developing math benchmarks for AI didn’t disclose that it had received funding from OpenAI until relatively recently, drawing allegations of impropriety from some in the AI community.

Amazon pauses drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona after collisions in September and December involving its new MK30 drones.

Leading AI developers, such as OpenAI and Anthropic, are threading a delicate needle to sell software to the United States military: make the Pentagon more efficient, without letting their AI kill people.

Kenya will now require social media companies to set up physical offices in the country, the Ministry of Interior and National Administration said on Thursday after a meeting with stakeholders in the telecommunication and social media sectors. This move suggests tighter social media regulation in the East African country.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s sister has filed a lawsuit alleging years of sexual abuse, seeking damages and calling for accountability.

British universities are retreating from Elon Musk’s X platform, citing misinformation, violent content, and declining audience engagement.

Creative Technology Professional, Olumide Falegan has examined the roles played by technology in the creative industry.

The Demo Day of the Transitioning to Tech for Women will hold tomorrow, January 15, in Ikoyi, Lagos. The day celebrates the achievements of the women who have completed a year’s programme in acquiring technology skills and industry expertise.

DETROIT, Jan 10 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is calling for tighter cybersecurity standards for federal agencies and contractors in a new executive order due to be published in the coming days, pushing reforms designed to address repeated Chinese-linked cyber operations and cybercriminal operations, according to a draft of the order seen by Reuters. The order is set to land in the waning days of Biden’s presidency, during which several high-profile, Chinese-linked hacks occurred, according to the U.S. government and cybersecurity research groups. The alleged activity targeted critical infrastructure, government emails, major telecom firms and, most recently, the U.S. Treasury Department. Beijing has rejected the allegations.

Ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 in Las Vegas, HP Solutions has announced its expanded offerings designed to enhance device reliability for maximum employee and IT productivity while helping companies contribute to supporting environmental sustainability.

AI in Nigeria has announced that InnovateAI Lagos 2025, the second edition of its flagship yearly artificial intelligence (AI) conference, themed: ‘Scaling AI Adoption in Nigeria:

AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software driving digital transformation and sustainability, has announced significant enhancements to its InTouch Unlimited HMI/SCADA software.

The Federal Government has unveiled an inspiring vision to position the country as a global leader in technology innovation and entrepreneurship.

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has convened gatherings with hundreds of executives from Fortune 500 companies in San Francisco, New York, and

The achievement of this milestone revolves around the concept of cross-chain interoperability, a groundbreaking feat that connects disparate blockchain networks.