The Daily Star has won two prestigious honours — a gold and a silver — at the South Asian Digital Media Awards 2026, presented by WAN-IFRA (the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers), cementing its position among the region’s most forward-thinking news organisations. The gold went to the newspaper’s investigative report, “Anatomy of BGB…
This comes after a widely discussed experiment by Anushka Aashvi, a student at IIT Kharagpur, who tested OpenAI’s ChatGPT o3 on a JEE Advanced 2025 mock paper.
South African marketers are still often forced to rely on global reports to guide their digital strategies. However, international data rarely reflects the realities of local platforms, audience behaviour, and market-specific challenges. That gap is exactly what the Social Media Landscape Report (SMLR) aims to address. Produced annually by Ornico in partnership with World Wide…
South Korea to launch AI smart city pilot projects in Southeast Asia South Korea’s AI smart city projects will be launched as pilot programmes across five Southeast Asian countries under an initiative announced by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The 2026 K-City Network programme will test artificial intelligence-based urban solutions in Brunei, the…
Anja Bates Pnet’s data shows the notable increase in AI-related skills that emerged between 2016 and 2019 was driven largely by technical roles such as Developers and Data Specialists. However, even then there was 98% alignment in the growth of non-tech talent with AI competencies and growth in AI Developers and Engineers – suggesting many…
BIS SiGMA South America 2026 concluded on Thursday in São Paulo with an agenda focused on technological innovation, the role of lotteries, and long-term prospects for the betting market in Brazil and Latin America. After three days of discussions among operators, regulators, investors, and technology companies, the final day addressed the main takeaways from the…
Marrakech – The Digital Development Agency of Morocco (ADD) and the Korea-Africa Foundation (KAF) signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement Wednesday at GITEX Africa 2026 to catalyze digital innovation and technological growth across their respective regions.The agreement was signed by Amine El Mezouaghi, Director General of the Digital Development Agency, and Ju Young Lee, Advisory Committee…
Legal experts say such investigative practices are becoming more common. Lawyers noted that authorities increasingly examine generative AI chat logs during mobile phone forensic analyses. PHOTO: THE KOREA HERALD SEOUL – Police are increasingly examining suspects’ generative artificial intelligence use history as key evidence in establishing intent or motive, according to media reports citing legal…
Microsoft to invest $50 billion in AI initiatives across the ‘Global South’ The AI race is pushing software technology firms to submit huge investments in artificial intelligence to bolster revenue. The world’s leading software company, Microsoft, has also announced on Wednesday that it is about to invest about $50 billion in artificial intelligence AI expansion…
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa is warning that the rise of generative AI accessibility and functionality provides significant risks ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections. A key concern for the Commission, the country’s electoral process watchdog, is the use of generative AI and chatbots to quickly and easily create hyper-local disinformation…
