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AI may sound human...but whose values does it reflect?

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Harvard research finds “human-like” AI mirrors Western liberal values, raising concerns over cultural bias as it spreads worldwide.
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Skillsoft links edX courses to corporate AI skills

Wed, 24th Dec 2025
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Skillsoft links edX's university courses to its AI-focused learning platform, tying academic credentials more tightly to corporate skills needs.
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GHD joins Harvard-Microsoft AI transformation initiative

Fri, 21st Nov 2025
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GHD teams up with Harvard and Microsoft to accelerate AI adoption in business, pioneering innovation in engineering and infrastructure sectors globally.
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Series appoints humanoid robot Uri as Chief Marketing Officer

Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
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Series appoints humanoid robot Uri as Chief Marketing Officer, harnessing AI and robotics to revolutionise marketing and student engagement in social networking.
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Ami Vora joins Datadog board to boost product innovation & scale

Mon, 15th Sep 2025
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Datadog appoints Ami Vora, former Chief Product Officer at Faire, to its Board to enhance product innovation and support company growth.
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Bugcrowd names Umesh Shankar to board, bolstering AI security

Wed, 9th Jul 2025
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Bugcrowd appoints Umesh Shankar, Microsoft AI's VP of Data Security, to its advisory board to strengthen AI security expertise and innovation.
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Kevin Weil joins Cisco board to support AI & growth strategy

Tue, 13th May 2025
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Kevin Weil, OpenAI's Chief Product Officer, joins Cisco's board from May 12, 2025, to boost AI and growth strategies at the tech giant.
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Cloudera appoints Leo Brunnick as Chief Product Officer

Thu, 27th Mar 2025
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Cloudera has appointed seasoned tech executive Leo Brunnick as Chief Product Officer, aiming to boost product innovation in data and AI solutions.
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AVEVA appoints Arti Garg as New Chief Technologist

Tue, 4th Mar 2025
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AVEVA has appointed Arti Garg as its new Chief Technologist, starting in March, focusing on advancing the company's strategy in Generative AI.
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dLocal appoints ex-Mastercard exec Carlos Menendez as new COO

Tue, 10th Sep 2024
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dLocal appoints Carlos Menendez as new COO, effective immediately, to drive its expansion in high-growth markets. Jacobo Singer remains COO until Dec 2024.
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Meta unveils Llama 3.1 with advanced AI capabilities

Thu, 1st Aug 2024
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Meta's Mark Zuckerberg announces Llama 3.1: an upgraded, multilingual AI model with state-of-the-art tools, designed for complex queries and enhanced user interaction.
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New Zealand AI research tool reaches 370,000 scientists globally

Mon, 8th Jul 2024
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Litmaps, a New Zealand AI tool, has expanded its growth to 370,000 global users, preparing for a Series A to expand its academic reach.
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Corporate Culture Strategist, Joins SmartBear Board of Directors

Sat, 17th Dec 2022
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Diversity and inclusion expert Dr Jackie Glenn has joined software company SmartBear's board of directors, bringing over 25 years of experience.
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Govt must step up to police social media - InternetNZ boss

Tue, 31st May 2022
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A technology industry leader is urging the government not to shy away from policing social media platforms in New Zealand.
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Facebook joins the ID2020 Alliance

Tue, 31st Aug 2021
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The initiative aims to ensure technologies are designed and implemented in ways that are privacy-protecting, user-controlled, equitable, and interoperable.
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Uncovering the truth of smart cities and water

Tue, 5th Jan 2021
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IDTechEx explains cities increasingly, and massively, depend on water technology as sea levels rise and for other reasons.
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From fake cures to 5G conspiracies: Fake news explodes during COVID-19 pandemic

Tue, 21st Apr 2020
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Fake news websites can be identified by their video streaming and advertising partners, according to research from Warwick Business School.
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Lenovo, Intel & Harvard build liquid-cooled supercomputer

Thu, 21st Nov 2019
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Lenovo, Intel, and Harvard University are the driving forces behind an effort to create Harvard's first liquid-cooled supercomputer, nicknamed Cannon.
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Global eFPGA market to triple by 2024, reaching US$9 billion

Fri, 15th Jun 2018
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Opportunity in the eFPGA market is growing as it renovates the chip design process and changes the way the data centres are maintained.
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Samsung takes on AI alongside some of the world's greatest minds

Fri, 29th Sep 2017
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Academic experts and industry leaders gathered at a Samsung event to discuss the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in New York.