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Telecommunications firm Telkom has announced the winners of the first instalment of its Telkom Transformation and Innovation Awards. The event recognises start-ups and SMEs that showed resilience, growth and innovation through Telkom’s FutureMakers programme. Speaking at the event, Dr Mmaki Jantjies, Telkom Group Executive for the Innovation and Transformation Office,…
After a surprise shakeup at one of the world’s most valuable startups, OpenAI cofounder Sam Altman is out as CEO, replaced by the company’s chief technology officer, Mira Murati. But the question is, who is OpenAI’s new interim CEO Mira Murati? Murati was named as the ChatGPT creator’s new interim CEO in…
Sam Altman, got suddenly fired by OpenAI’s board on Friday as CEO, has made his first statement on X less than two hours after the announcement was made. Though he gave no details on what happened, he said he’ll “have more to say about what’s next later.” On X, formerly known as…
On Friday, OpenAI’s board of directors said that Sam Altman will step down as CEO and will be replaced by chief technology officer Mira Murati. Having served on OpenAI’s leadership team for half a decade, Mira has been instrumental in shaping the organization into a leading force in the global…
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African Financial Company and NGO, Ogooue Labs has signed a 250 million CFA francs agreement…