Tech
What is Project Nimbus, and why are Google workers protesting…
Google employees based in the United States staged protests at the tech giant’s offices in New York City, California and Seattle last week to oppose a $1.2bn
Suspected Chinese spies arrested in Germany, Britain
Germany and the United Kingdom have both announced the arrest of people suspected of working as Chinese spies. Prosecutors in Berlin said on Monday that three G
Google fires 28 staff after protests against cloud contract with…
Tech giant says employees engaged in ‘completely unacceptable behaviour’ during sit-in at company offices.Google has fired 28 employees following a sit-down
ChatGPT rival ‘Ernie Bot’ now has 200 million users, China’s…
Baidu CEO Robin Li says number of users has doubled since December.China’s Baidu has announced that “Ernie Bot”, its rival to ChatGPT, has racked up more
Genocide in Gaza: Enabled by AI, powered by Big Tech
Artificial intelligence has unleashed terror in the killing fields of Gaza.The algorithms that Big Tech designed – and the genocide they assisted. The Listeni
Will the Palestinian tech sector decouple from Israel?
Ramallah, occupied West Bank – In early March, a Uruguayan e-commerce company sent Marwan Khanfar and others a message on Slack. “Good morning [company] tea
Paddy Cosgrave returns to Web Summit after resigning over Israel…
Cosgrave resigned as CEO in October after backlash to post accusing Israel of committing war crimes in Gaza.The co-founder of one of the world’s largest tech
Biden and Xi hold first discussions since November, talk Taiwan…
United States President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have had their first direct conversation since November, with officials describing thei
Why is the US suing Apple? A ‘monopoly’ vs ‘innovation’…
The US government has filed a landmark antitrust lawsuit against Apple, in which it accuses the tech giant of maintaining a “broad, sustained and illegal” m
UN approves its first resolution on artificial intelligence
The UN General Assembly has called for a set of international guidelines to address the risks and benefits of AI.The United Nations General Assembly has unanimo
US DOJ announces antitrust lawsuit against tech giant Apple
Department of Justice is joined by 15 states and the District of Columbia in alleging that Apple stifles competition.The United States Department of Justice (DO
French regulator hits Google with $272m fine over media licensing…
French Competition Authority says tech giant fails to respect commitments and negotiate in ‘good faith’ with publishers.France’s competition watchdog has
