Amazon fires Palestinian engineer over protest against Israel ties
Amazon has dismissed a Palestinian software engineer, Ahmed Shahrour, who was previously suspended for protesting the company’s business dealings with the Israeli…
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Canal+ to list on JSE after $3b MultiChoice acquisition
French media powerhouse Canal+ has announced plans for a secondary inward listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange following its $3 billion acquisition…
Britain tightens oversight on Google search services
Britain’s competition authority on Friday activated new powers to oversee Google’s search operations, placing the United States tech giant under heightened regulatory…
Google reveals massive data breach linked to Oracle hacking campaign
Google has said that a massive breach, which may have begun three months ago, led to the theft of a significant amount…
Google unveils Gemini subscriptions for workplace AI agents
Google is taking another shot at selling businesses on artificial intelligence agents by introducing subscriptions featuring agents that perform specific work tasks.…
Claude AI set for massive deployment across Deloitte’s global operations
Deloitte on Monday revealed plans to integrate Anthropic’s AI assistant, Claude, across its global workforce of over 470,000 employees. This initiative marks…
Meta, NDPC explore out-of-court settlement over $32.8m fine
Meta Platforms Inc., parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has opened talks for an out-of-court settlement with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission.…
OpenAI’s Sora claims top spot on Apple’s app store
OpenAI now holds two of the top three spots on Apple’s App Store, with its newly launched video generation app, Sora, debuting…
OpenAI asks court to dismiss Elon Musk’s AI lawsuit
OpenAI Inc. has asked a United States federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, which alleged…
Apple removes apps enabling anonymous reporting of ICE agents
Apple announced Thursday night that it is removing ICEBlock and similar apps from its App Store, which allowed users to anonymously report…
Netflix shares drop after Musk’s tweet against LGBTQ kids movie
Netflix Inc. shares fell over two per cent on Wednesday after Elon Musk urged subscribers to cancel their accounts, igniting debate over…
OpenAI surpasses SpaceX with $500b market value
OpenAI has finalised a secondary share sale that values the company at US$500 billion, surpassing Elon Musk’s SpaceX to become the world’s…