The OpenAI saga demonstrates how big corporations dominate the shaping of our technological future: MeSSrro/Shutterstock The dramatic firing and reinstatement of Sam Altman as boss of OpenAI was more than a power shuffle. It was a glimpse at the overwhelming influence that big corporations – and a few individuals – possess when it comes to …
V&A’s new centre reveals pivotal role photography plays in reflecting and shaping our world: In May, London’s Victoria and Albert Museum opened the much-anticipated second phase of its Photography Centre. Set to be the UK’s largest permanent photography display, it will survey the medium’s past, present and future. With plans to rotate displays across seven …
Algorithms are moulding and shaping our politics. Here’s how to avoid being gamed: Bakhtiar Zein/Shutterstock In 2016, evidence began to mount that then-South African president Jacob Zuma and a family of Indian-born businessmen, the Guptas, were responsible for widespread “state capture”. It was alleged that the Gupta family influenced Zuma’s political appointments and benefited unfairly …
Senegal’s presidential poll is shaping up as a real contest, with voters in the driver’s seat: Citizens waiting to vote in Dakar, Senegal during the parliamentary elections. Djibril Dia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In July 2022 Senegalese voters converged at polling stations to elect 165 members of parliament (MPs) to represent them in the National …
How Patrice Lumumba’s assassination drove student activism, shaping the Congo’s future: A protestor holds a picture of Patrice Lumumba. Hatim Kaghat/AFP via Getty Images During a recent visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), King Philippe of Belgium made a speech to the national parliament in Kinshasa expressing his “deepest regrets” for the exploitation …
South Africa in the news: How Covid-19 is shaping trends in the food service industry: While the easing of restrictions earlier in the year in South Africa was welcomed news, the recent level 4 lockdown has meant another devastating setback for restaurants, hotels and …: “South Africa” – BingNews Innovative Facial Sanitiser – Gamechanger In …
MEC Mvoko launches R10m ICT & 4IR – Shaping a better Eastern Cape” Programme in partnership with the East London IDZ Science & Technology Park: ELIDZ CEO Simphiwe Kondlo (left) and MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism Mlungisi Mvoko congratulate the winning Makanda team, Umrhwebo. Photo: Supplied On Thursday, 24 June 2021, the …
How the private sector is shaping the future of Lake Chad and the Congo Basin: Lake Chad captured from Diffa, Niger. GettyImages Lake Chad’s declining water level has been on the political agenda of the Sahel region since the 1960s. The water is shared by Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon though it also affects communities …
South Africa in the news: How the Boks are shaping up: Lock worries, no more ‘Beast’, but still danger everywhere: Jacques Nienaber, the new Springboks head coach, faces quite the baptism of fire. South Africa have not played since the night they won the World Cup in Japan in 2019, and will likely only have …
How the pandemic is shaping voting intentions in the UK: British prime minister Boris Johnson was only three months on from his December 2019 election win when a pandemic was declared. The world has changed entirely since then, and the UK has suffered enormously. More than 125,000 people have died of COVID-19. Per capita, this …
What history teaches us about shaping South Africa’s new cannabis laws: A T-shirt worn by a cannabis advocate during a court hearing on the legality of the plant in South Africa. RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images South African cannabis policy is currently at a crossroads. In 2018, the Constitutional Court effectively decriminalised private cannabis use. …
How COVID-19 is shaping the way Europeans think about politicians: COVID-19 is an unprecedented doom loop between a severe health crisis and grave economic repercussions. Government interventions to handle the outbreak and its aftermath first stopped public life in its tracks and then entirely reshaped it. This has left us in a kind of “new …
How the coronavirus pandemic may be shaping our feelings about people crossing the Channel in small boats: Ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s recently engaged in an unlikely exchange with the British government. In a series of tweets, the company pleaded with the home secretary to show more compassion towards immigrants who take on the …
South Africa in the news: FMI Provides Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service Market Projections in its Revised Report, COVID-19 Pandemic Shaping Global Demand: South Africa, North Africa & the rest of MEA). The report evaluates the present scenario and the growth prospects of the disaster recovery-as-a-service market in various regions globally for the …: “South Africa” – BingNews …
How South African food companies go about shaping public health policy in their favour: Government should be held accountable for its role in addressing obesity and diet-related diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, in South Africa. Shutterstock Obesity and diet-related diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, are major public health problems in South Africa. But …
Shaping Africa’s urban areas to withstand future pandemics: Urban areas are a fertile ground for contagion Getty Images The power of cities comes from the number of interactions they enable, between people, firms and markets – they are centres of social interaction. For all their virtues, however, cities have a major downside. They are a …
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UK election 2019: how the growing reach of alt-media is shaping the campaign: Competing voices: alt-media personalities Tom Harwood of Guido Fawkes, left, and Ash Sarkar of Novara Media. Screenshot from Joe.com The UK media landscape features a new source of political coverage. Grouped together under the umbrella term “alt-media”, this new genre of political …