Tech
Meta says it will stop funding news in Australia, prompting…
Canberra blasts Meta’s decision as a ‘dereliction of its commitment to the sustainability’ of the media industry.Facebook parent company Meta has announce
Iran launches ‘domestically developed’ imaging satellite from Russia
The launch of Pars 1 is fourth this year, with West accusing Iran of plans to use tech for military purposes.Russia has launched an Iranian-made research satell
Apple parks electric car project
As enthusiasm for the tech wanes, markets approve of company’s decision to shift employees to burgeoning AI sector.US tech giant Apple has reportedly pulled t
AI takes centre stage as Web Summit kicks off in…
Doha, Qatar – Under blocks of flashing lights, entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders converged in central Doha on Monday as Web Summit, one of the wo
Supreme Court questions Republican laws to tackle alleged social media…
Conservative justices express concerns about Florida and Texas laws that curb platforms’ content moderation policies.The United States Supreme Court has cast
Canada unveils law to force tech firms to remove ‘harmful’…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced the Online Harms Act and said web giants have failed to keep kids safe online.Canada has unveiled draft legislation tha
Google’s Gemini criticised over China images amid anti-‘woke’ backlash
Taipei, Taiwan – As Google finds itself embroiled in an anti-“woke” backlash over AI model Gemini’s reluctance to depict white people, the tech giant is
Google pauses Gemini’s image tool for people after anti-‘woke’ backlash
Tech giant says model is ‘missing the mark’ after controversy over failure to depict white people.Google has temporarily stopped its Gemini AI model from ge
‘Tired not demoralised’: Ukraine’s tech workers fight growing war fatigue
When Russian forces crossed the Ukrainian border and surged towards Kharkiv, Serhiy Evdokimov got into his car and started driving. “The city was filled with
Google’s retiring of Internet archiving tool draws ire of China…
Taipei, Taiwan – For researchers of China, keeping up with the country’s politics or economy is hard enough due to its opaque leadership and pervasive censo
Arrests after Iran’s iPhone ban paves way for multimillion-dollar scam
Tehran, Iran – At least one person has been arrested and more are wanted after a company scammed people out of tens of millions of dollars, promising cheap iP
British economy slips into recession adding to PM Sunak’s woes
Britain’s gross domestic product shrank by 0.3 percent in the last three months of 2023, after contracting 0.1 percent in the third quarter.The United Kingdom
