AI Fintech Breaks Through: Dubai’s Optasia Bets Big with $375 Million JSE Listing
It’s not every day that a fintech from Dubai decides to make a splash in Johannesburg, but that’s exactly what Optasia is doing. The company announced plans to raise about…
OpenAI Cracks Down: Chinese-Linked Accounts Caught Using ChatGPT for Surveillance Schemes
There’s been a ripple through the AI world this week. OpenAI confirmed that it banned several accounts linked to Chinese state-affiliated groups after they were caught using ChatGPT to craft…
OpenAI Backtracks After Sora Creates “Altman and Pokémon” Video That Set the Internet on Fire
It started like a joke — a surreal video of Sam Altman standing in a glowing field, surrounded by a crowd of animated Pokémon, grinning as he says, “I hope…
Everyone’s Famous Now — Even If They Don’t Want to Be: How OpenAI’s Sora Is Turning Real Faces into Fake Realities
There’s something both fascinating and terrifying about watching a piece of software recreate reality — or at least something that looks like it. OpenAI’s new video app, Sora, is doing…
When the Voice Lies: AI Clones Are Now Passing for Humans—And It’s Terrifying
A new study from Queen Mary University of London has revealed that artificial voices have finally crossed the uncanny line. According to recent findings on AI-generated voices, listeners were fooled…
OpenAI Lets Hollywood Call the Shots: Sora’s Big Pivot Toward Copyright Control and Cash Sharing
OpenAI seems to have learned a hard truth about creativity and control — you can’t build the future of film without the people who own it. In a surprising about-face,…
Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5 Takes Center Stage: Can AI Really Outthink Human Coders?
Anthropic’s new Claude Sonnet 4.5 is making waves after its debut this week, promising to redefine what autonomous coding looks like. The model, introduced as the “world’s best AI coding…
Meta Will Mine Your AI Chats to Shape Ads—Privacy Crossroads or Next-Gen Targeting?
Starting December 16, 2025, Meta will turn your conversations with its AI chatbot into a new signal for ads and content across Facebook and Instagram. The move marks a major…
Meta Turns Your AI Chats Into Ads: The Next Big Step in Personalization or a Step Too Far?
Starting December 16, Meta will begin using people’s interactions with its generative AI assistant to shape what content and ads they see across Facebook, Instagram, and other apps. According to…