… Google recently came under fire for plans to build a new data centre in drought-stricken Uruguay that would use 7,6 million litres of water each day to cool its servers, according to the nation’s ministry of environment (although the minister for industry has contested the figure …
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- July 2023
… Google, Microsoft and Apple are the major operating manufacturers adopting this, with Gmail the first to do so. …
Goodbye passwords, hello passkeys- June 2023
GOOGLE just couldn’t help itself. During its annual I/O keynote last month, the search giant made it clear it was joining the generative ‘AI gold rush’, a fad being adopted by any tech company worth its salt in 2023. …
AI tech that writes your emails for you- May 2023
… Google refused to elaborate any further. It appears to be limited to a small subset of users, considering that this is the only instance we have seen of the experiment. …
YouTube has begun blocking ad blockersGoogle may no longer ask you for a password or two-step verification (2SV) when you sign in to its accounts. …
‘You no longer need password for your Google account’- February 2023
… Apple and Microsoft (US) are known for their new products, Google (US) for its customer experience, and Sony (Japan) for its new products. …
Powering Employee Performance for Better Service Delivery- November 2019
… Google Stadia, Google’s new iCloud gaming service, and Microsoft Windows will have their piece of the pie from December, but Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One users will have to wait until February 2020. …
End-of-Year Gaming Releases- January 2018
Last year saw its share of ups and downs in the technology-verse – with scientists and developers cheering the success of Sophia The Robot and shaking their heads at a multitude of cyber attacks against companies such as Uber, Yahoo, Google, etc. …
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Elon Musk's xAI raises US$20 billion for AI development
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Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI announced it has raised US$20 billion in funding, surpassing its initial US$15 billion target, with backing from investors including Nvidia. The funding accelerates development of xAI's Grok AI models, which face international scrutiny over deepfake generation concerns.
8 January 2026 · New Era →
Thursday 8 January
Elon Musk's xAI raises US$20 billion for AI development
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI announced it has raised US$20 billion in funding, surpassing its initial US$15 billion target, with backing from investors including Nvidia. The funding accelerates development of xAI's Grok AI models, which face international scrutiny over deepfake generation concerns.
8 January 2026 · New Era →
Wednesday 7 January
Nvidia announces Vera Rubin AI chip platform at CES
Nvidia unveiled its latest AI platform, Vera Rubin, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, promising five times greater efficiency than previous offerings. The platform will be available from partners in the second half of 2026 as the company faces rising competition from AMD, Intel, and major customers like Google and Microsoft developing their own chips.
7 January 2026 · New Era →