Alex Holt, the chief technology officer at ElevenLabs, is about as bullish on AI agents as a C-suite leader can get. The AI voice startup has deployed an inbound sales development representative (SDR) agent that has handled over 3,000 customer…
Hello and welcome to Eye on AI. In this edition: AI is on the ballot. Anthropic discloses its Q3 results and even more massive spending plans. Investors push Anthropic to lower valuation target as its IPO math looks tough. Palantir…
By Ozioruva Aliu WHEN Governor Monday Okpebholo was sworn-in on November 12, 2024, he was said to have confided in a close aide that there were two things he detested and would not allow them fester in Edo State: Thugerry…
The murder of Katsina-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yahaya Ibrahim Masussuka, has stirred emotions and sparked conversations around the life and times of a popular preacher seen through different lenses. To his army of followers, he embodied peace, dignity and tolerance…
In 2004, Tiger Woods was already the greatest golfer alive. Eight majors. Years as world number one. Nothing in the data said fix anything. He rebuilt his swing anyway. Working with Hank Haney, he dismantled the mechanics that had produced…
Brook Colangelo, chief information officer at Waters Corp., says the lab equipment company’s newest artificial intelligence tool can help drugmakers speed up their quality testing processes. On Wednesday, Waters debuted a new AI-powered integration called Peak Integration into its Empower…
By Hussein Yahaya, Abuja; Sani Ibrahim Paki & Salim Umar Ibrahim, Kano With 81 days to the January 16, 2027 presidential elections, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) is enmeshed in a fresh crisis over the composition of its…
Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world. We bring you a visual snapshot of the day’s news events, featuring South African obstacle course racing world champion Thomas van…
Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world. We bring you a visual snapshot of the day’s news events, featuring Indian Air Force helicopters performing an aerial display over…
About a year and a half ago, I was invited to an event abroad with some extremely well-known founders from around the world. Three days of conversations about technology and everything technology touches. It was great. During one of the…