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The experiment by Ciskei a libertarian fantasy in South Africa during apartheid

With no regular means of governance, zones are enclaves formed out of a country that let those who invest choose their own regulations. Milton Friedma

With no regular means of governance, zones are enclaves formed out of a country that let those who invest choose their own regulations. Milton Friedman claimed that a democratic society requires a reasonably free economy, however there is evidence to suggest that a democratic society actually kills off a free economy. The creation of freeports and economic zones, including Canary Wharf, which was privatised and dependent on investor interest from authoritarian governments, was included in Margaret Thatchers first budget. The British chancellor unveiled a budget in midMarch that included 12 prospective Canary Wharf sites. Lowslung structures and multistory towers characterised rural South Africa, which was at the opposite end of the global value chain. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 6 months ago      

ChatGPT and AI summarization are added to Operas browser.

Operas desktop browsers, Opera and Opera GX, will now include generative AI chatbots powered by ChatGPT and ChatSonic. These chatbots may summarise ar

Operas desktop browsers, Opera and Opera GX, will now include generative AI chatbots powered by ChatGPT and ChatSonic. These chatbots may summarise articles or webpages, make social media posts, and assist users with coming up with ideas through prompts. Opera is also introducing a feature that allows users to make AI prompts by highlighting content on a website or typing it in. Operas product director, Joanna Czajka, stated that the company intends to introduce more AIpowered services in the future that will run on its own GPTbased architecture. With the popularity of generative AI, additional browsers may follow suit and integrate AIpowered functionalities. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 6 months ago      

A Kenyan court has prevented Meta from working with its new content moderation partner.

A Kenyan court has temporarily prohibited Meta Platforms Inc. and Meta Ireland from working with their new content moderation subcontractor, Majorel,

A Kenyan court has temporarily prohibited Meta Platforms Inc. and Meta Ireland from working with their new content moderation subcontractor, Majorel, while a new lawsuit brought by 43 content moderators regarding wrongful termination and blacklisting is being heard. The temporary injunction prevents Sama, Metas departing content moderation partner, from making any redundancies. After closing its content review arm in January, Sama now plans to fire 260 content moderators who worked throughout Eastern and Southern Africa at the end of this month. According to the petition, moderators who applied for jobs at Majorel were turned down because they had previously worked at a facility run by the third respondent Sama. Sama claims that it followed Kenyan law and communicated. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 6 months ago      

Carbonable uses blockchain technology to combat climate change and raises $1.2 million.

Ethereal Ventures and La Poste Ventures led a $1.2M seed round for Carbonable, a Parisbased firm that assists businesses with investing in carbon capt

Ethereal Ventures and La Poste Ventures led a $1.2M seed round for Carbonable, a Parisbased firm that assists businesses with investing in carbon capture on the blockchain. Coline Debayle, cofounder of Time for the Planet, and Abdelhamid Bakhta, a key player in the Ethereum community, also provided support for the preseed round. The funds will be used to grow the team, improve research and development activities, manage additional global biodiversity initiatives, and deepen relationships with influential businesspeople. A French startup called Carbonable offers a practical solution that enables companies to implement their strategy for reducing their carbon footprint as effectively as possible. It manages its climate contribution plan using Web3 technology, which includes cost savings, risk diversification, Read More..

B2B Tech News | 6 months ago      

In the 2023 intake, CBA hires 219 new technology graduates.

With intentions to hire 219 new graduates in 2023, Commonwealth Bank has announced a major increase in its intake of technology graduates. With a focu

With intentions to hire 219 new graduates in 2023, Commonwealth Bank has announced a major increase in its intake of technology graduates. With a focus on three key technology fields—cyber security, data science, and engineering—the programme seeks to advance technical proficiency and essential job skills. Now accepting applications for the 2024 programme, 38% of the 2023 graduating class will reside outside of CBAs Sydney headquarters. The grads will be assigned to a variety of places, including Perth and CBAs recently opened tech hubs in Melbourne, Adelaide, and Brisbane. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 6 months ago      

CodiumAI makes use of generative AI to assist developers in automatically creating code logic tests.

Itamar Friedman, cofounder and CEO of CodiumAI, is familiar with the struggle of creating test suites to validate code logic. He founded CodiumAI to a

Itamar Friedman, cofounder and CEO of CodiumAI, is familiar with the struggle of creating test suites to validate code logic. He founded CodiumAI to address that issue, and today his ninemonthold business came out of stealth with a sizable $11 million seed investment. His approach uses generative AI to create the tests automatically. By creating the tests for you, CodiumAI eliminates the need for you to manually create these logic tests. In order to generate code analysis, test plans, and test code as well as to interactively reply to user requests for test clarification, the company created a unique big language model called TestGPT. During the past few months, it has worked with 1,000 early adopters and is now making the free product available to everyone who is interested. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 6 months ago      

Mobility is added to Indias governmentbacked open ecommerce network.

Indias commerce ministry established the nonprofit ONDC in 2021, and it is now opening up its rails to mobility companies like Namma Yatri, an ondeman

Indias commerce ministry established the nonprofit ONDC in 2021, and it is now opening up its rails to mobility companies like Namma Yatri, an ondemand auto rickshaw booking service. The interoperable mobile payments network known as UPI, which upended walledgarden mobile wallets from companies like Paytm and MobiKwik, is what ONDC is attempting to emulate. It will widen the types of vehicles it offers and extend its mobility initiatives to new states and towns. Although ONDC has alliances with significant industry players, it hasnt yet penetrated the ecommerce market more deeply. It is willing to work with Uber and Ola in a similar manner to other open networks. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 6 months ago      

The new AI tool from Ubisoft automatically generates dialogue for characters in games that are not playable.

To keep NPCs intriguing and lifelike, Ubisoft uses an AI Ghostwriter technology to compose dialogue for some of its games. In order to allow scriptwri

To keep NPCs intriguing and lifelike, Ubisoft uses an AI Ghostwriter technology to compose dialogue for some of its games. In order to allow scriptwriters more time to concentrate on the main plot, the programme generates early draughts of barks. The first step in the process is for the playwright to create a character and the interaction or utterance they want to produce. Ghostwriter creates variations that scriptwriters can pick from and modify to suit their needs using pairwise comparison. Scriptwriters must learn how to harness technology like Ghostwriter and incorporate it into their video game development process, according to Ben Swanson, an R&D scientist at Ubisoft. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 6 months ago