Who’s Afrobeats’ GOAT? What AI rankings reveal about global bias Summary TechCabal’s Opeyemi Kareem asked five AI models (ChatGPT, Gemini, Meta AI, Perplexity and Grok) to rank the greatest Afrobeats artists and explain their reasoning. The piece documents wide inconsistencies: models changed answers when pressed for sources or justification, shifted from subjective measures (influence, artistry, […]
Morocco’s Jobzyn raises pre-seed led by Janngo Capital to scale AI-powered hiring across Africa Summary Jobzyn, a Moroccan HR tech startup founded in 2023 by Simo Zizi and Abdelbassite Badou, has closed an undisclosed pre-seed round led by Pan‑African VC Janngo Capital with participation from Digital Africa and angel investors. The capital will fund product […]
Sequoia Capital leads $75m round for industrial software firm Summary Nominal, a Los Angeles-based industrial software startup founded in 2022, has raised US$75 million in a round led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners and existing investors including Lux Capital, General Catalyst and Founders Fund. The company builds software to help hardware […]
Adapting to new threats with proactive risk management Summary This sponsored piece from MIT Technology Review Insights (in partnership with Hitachi Vantara) argues that as digital systems become more interconnected and attackers get smarter, businesses must move from reactive security to business-wide, proactive cyber resilience. The article uses high-profile incidents to show the cost of […]
The Download: meet our AI innovators, and what happens when therapists use AI covertly Summary Today’s edition of The Download highlights MIT Technology Review’s 35 Innovators Under 35 for AI in 2025, profiles Yichao “Peak” Ji and the viral Manus app, and examines a worrying trend: therapists secretly using ChatGPT during sessions. The newsletter also […]
Three big things we still don’t know about AI’s energy burden Summary Researchers chased a simple but crucial number: how much energy leading AI models use to generate a single response. After months of opacity, companies this summer released per-query estimates—OpenAI (0.34 watt‑hours) and Google (about 0.24 watt‑hours)—but those figures are incomplete and focused on […]
Business Insider Pulls 40+ Essays After Getting Conned By AI-Using Scammers Summary Business Insider has removed more than 40 personal-essay pieces after investigations revealed a wider fraud operation that used AI-generated content and fake bylines (notably names like “Margaux Blanchard”) to dupe multiple outlets. Reporting from the Washington Post and the Daily Beast shows the […]
Partnering with generative AI in the finance function Summary Generative AI is being trialled across finance teams to remove repetitive work and free CFOs and their staff for higher-value strategic tasks. Large language models (LLMs) can draft quarterly reports, investor communications and strategic summaries, while other generative tools are explored for treasury functions (cash, revenue […]
Texas banned lab-grown meat. What’s next for the industry? Article Meta Article Date: 2025-09-11T08:00:00+00:00 Article URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/11/1123512/texas-lab-grown-meat/ Article Image: Summary Texas has enacted a two-year moratorium on the sale of cultivated (lab-grown) meat, effective 1 September 2025. The ban — which runs until September 2027 — was followed a day later by a lawsuit from […]
Being Prepared for the Next Crisis: The Board’s Role Summary Boards are operating in an age of continuous disruption — from geopolitics and supply‑chain shocks to cyberattacks and sudden leadership departures. The article argues that crisis readiness must be integrated across crisis management, business continuity, disaster recovery and incident response so organisations can maintain critical […]
