Technology

Chatbot vs national security?…

Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek upended the global industry and wiped billions of US tech stocks when it unveiled its R1 programme, which it claims was built… Read more

Google scraps diversity-based…

Alphabet's Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from underrepresented groups and is reviewing some of its diversity, equity and inclusion… Read more

Big Ring: Cosmology-defying loop…

Scientists from the University of Central Lancashire have stumbled upon an astronomical anomaly: a colossal ring-shaped structure in space challenging… Read more

Cat-astrophe: Cats eating up over…

The scientific community has presented compelling evidence that free-ranging domestic cats possess a remarkably diverse diet, consuming over 2,000 animal… Read more

AI regulation around the world

PARIS: Countries and economic blocs around the world are at different stages of regulating artificial intelligence, from a relative "Wild West" in the… Read more

OpenAI announces new 'deep research'…

US tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called "deep research" ahead of high-level meetings in Tokyo, as China's DeepSeek chatbot heats… Read more

US, Dutch authorities crackdown…

The United States, in coordination with the Dutch National Police, launched a crackdown against a Pakistan-based network of online marketplaces selling… Read more

OpenAI seeking $40bn in new fundraising…

Reports follow Chinese startup DeepSeek sparking panic this week with powerful new chatbot By AFP | January 31, 2025 The OpenAI logo, a keyboard, and… Read more