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TikTok launches campus verification to help students connect
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EU charges TikTok with breaching online content rules

TikTok has been formally charged by the European Commission with violating the European Union’s Digital Services Act, potentially exposing its parent company, ByteDance, to a fine of up to 6% of its global revenue. The charges were issued on Thursday following a year-long investigation by EU tech regulators, who allege the social media platform failed […]

xAI blames “unauthorized modification” for Grok’s repeated 'white genocide' responses
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xAI blames “unauthorized modification” for Grok’s repeated ‘white genocide’ responses

AI startup xAI has blamed repeated referencing of “white genocide in South Africa” in response to a wide range of unrelated posts on X (formerly Twitter) on an “unauthorized modification” to the bot’s system prompt — the core instructions guiding its behavior. The issue began on Wednesday when Grok’s official X account started replying to […]

North Korean hackers intending to liquidate millions in stolen crypto, FBI warns
Tech

Hackers target Japan’s midsized brokerages amid rising online threats

Cybercriminals are intensifying attacks on Japan’s midsized brokerages, exploiting vulnerabilities in online trading platforms as the country’s largest securities firms implement robust safeguards. Okasan Securities and Iwai Cosmo Securities confirmed they were hit by fraudulent trading schemes, with Iwai Cosmo reporting unauthorized access to client accounts leading to illicit trades in Japanese equities, according to […]

Meta plans fourth AI overhaul in six months
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Meta delays release of flagship ‘Behemoth’ AI over performance concerns

Meta Platforms is postponing the release of its highly anticipated “Behemoth” artificial intelligence model due to internal concerns about its performance, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Engineers at the social media giant are reportedly struggling to make substantial improvements to the Behemoth large language model, raising internal […]

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Shell pays $5.34bn to FG in 2024, highest globally 

Shell Plc paid $5.34 billion to the Nigerian government in 2024, making it the largest payment the company made to any government globally that year, despite its ongoing divestment from onshore oil operations in Nigeria. This information comes from Shell’s annual “Payments to Governments” report, a mandatory disclosure under UK law, which provides transparency on […]

BPP boss promotes procurement process enforcement
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FG approves revised procurement thresholds for MDAs

The Bureau of Public Procurement has announced a major revision of procurement thresholds for federal Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, aimed at streamlining contract award processes and reducing bureaucratic bottlenecks. In a statement issued by the Head of Public Relations at the BPP, Zira Nagga, the adjustments were approved by President Bola Tinubu and are intended […]

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Google One surpasses 150m subscribers with help of AI

Google One, Alphabet Inc.’s subscription service offering cloud storage and artificial intelligence features, has surpassed 150 million subscribers, the company revealed to Reuters this week. The milestone marks a 50% increase in subscriptions since February 2024, when the platform hit 100 million users—nearly six years after its launch. The surge follows the introduction of a […]

Business

Africa requires $600b annually to meet energy need – NUPRC

The CEO of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Gbenga Komolafe, has stated that Africa will need over $600 billion annually in upstream oil and gas investment to meet its rapidly growing energy needs. He emphasized that Nigeria is strategically positioned and fully prepared to attract a significant portion of this capital, ensuring sustainable energy […]

Aviation

Finnair launches world’s first ‘Native Order’ system with Amadeus technology

Finnair has made aviation history by becoming the first airline globally to implement a ‘Native Order’ system, a groundbreaking digital innovation powered by Amadeus technology. The Nordic carrier’s CEO, Turkka Kuusisto, marked the milestone on May 5 by placing the world’s first native order on Finnair.com, booking a flight from Helsinki to London Heathrow. The […]

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Cruise passengers caught smuggling 750 cigarette cartons in US

United States Customs and Border Protection officers in Long Beach, California, seized nearly 750 cartons of illegally imported cigarettes from two cruise ship passengers who had arrived from Ensenada, Mexico. The discovery was made on April 17 during an inspection of 10 pieces of luggage belonging to the couple., according to USATODAY. The contraband included […]

Chinese hackers hack US Commerce chief's emails
Crypto

Hackers bribed our staff to access customer data – Coinbase

Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, disclosed on Thursday that cybercriminals bribed overseas customer support agents to steal sensitive customer data, which was then used in social engineering attacks. The breach, detailed in an SEC filing, could cost the company up to $400 million to remediate, Coinbase estimated. The incident came to light on May 11 […]

Travel

Indonesia relaxes visa rules, extends multiple-entry stay to six months

In a move to bolster its tourism sector and attract foreign investment, Indonesia has overhauled its multiple-entry visa policies, allowing eligible foreign nationals to stay in the country for up to 180 consecutive days without the need to exit and re-enter. The Directorate General of Immigration announced the new regulations, which mark a significant shift […]