Pesticides maker Bayer slammed $2bn settlement in cancer case
Bayer has been ordered by a jury in Georgia to pay approximately $2.1 billion to a plaintiff who alleged that the company’s…
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Crypto firm founder pleads guilty to market manipulation in US
The founder and CEO of cryptocurrency market-making firm Gotbit, Aleksei Andriunin pleaded guilty on Friday to U.S. charges of market manipulation and…
Customs intercept $578,000 undeclared cash, hand over suspect to EFCC
The Nigeria Customs Service, Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command, has announced the interception of $578,000 in undeclared cash from an inbound passenger…
White House leads TikTok acquisition deal
The White House is spearheading negotiations on the future of TikTok, with discussions centering around a plan for major United States investors…
Meta tests AI-suggested comments on Instagram for users
Meta is once again experimenting with artificial intelligence in its social media platforms, this time by testing AI-generated comments on Instagram. The…
Anthropic integrates Brave search into Claude’s AI platform
Anthropic has introduced a web search feature for its AI-powered chatbot platform, Claude, aligning it with competitors that offer real-time internet access.…
Yahoo sells TechCrunch to media investment firm Regent
Yahoo has reached an agreement to sell its long-standing technology news website, TechCrunch, to media investment firm Regent, the companies announced on…
News is useless to ads, claims Google after EU test
Google has published findings from a recent experiment in which it removed news from search results for 1% of users across eight…
Norwegian startup begins home trials for humanoid robot
Norwegian robotics startup 1X is set to launch early trials of its humanoid robot, Neo Gamma, in several hundred to a few…
OADC’s Lagos data centre to become Google subsea cable landing station
Lagos is set to benefit from a $240 million investment as Open Access Data Centres, a subsidiary of WIOCC Group, moves to…
North Korea establishes new AI-focused hacking unit
North Korea has reportedly created a new hacking group under its intelligence agency, the Reconnaissance General Bureau, with a focus on AI-driven…
Apple sued for ‘false advert’ over AI features delay
Apple is facing a lawsuit in federal court over alleged false advertising related to its delayed Apple Intelligence features. The lawsuit, filed…