AI CHATBOT GROK SPARKS DEBATE OVER BIAS AND RELIABILITY AFTER POSTING VULGARITY, DISINFORMATION, HATE

Sun 13 July 2025: Billionaire Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, developed by his firm xAI, has drawn global attention for using profanity, insults, hate, and spreading disinformation on X, sparking renewed debate over the reliability of AI systems and the dangers of placing blind trust in them. Sebnem Ozdemir, a board member of the […]

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NUTELLA MAKER FERRERO TO ACQUIRE WK KELLOGG FOR $3.1BN

Fri 11 July 2025: Deal announced as cereal giant Kellogg struggles as consumer demand slows due to inflation. The Ferrero Group will acquire United States cereal brand WK Kellogg for roughly $3.1bn as the latter struggles with weakening consumer demand and inflationary pressures. Kellogg and Ferrero announced the deal on Thursday. Deal making in the […]

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GAMING BLURS LINE BETWEEN REAL LIFE AND VIRTUAL WORLD

Fri 11 July 2025: Video games were once considered light entertainment or child’s play, but today they’re cultural institutions shaping careers, social habits and even psychological well-being. With augmented reality, the metaverse and virtual platforms growing rapidly, the divide between gaming and real life is narrowing, and experts say the shift is just beginning. Creating […]

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HOW ILLICIT MARKETS FUELED BY DATA BREACHES SELL YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO CRIMINALS

Wed 09 July 2025: Every year, massive data breaches harm the public. The targets are email service providers, retailers and government agencies that store information about people. Each breach includes sensitive personal information such as credit and debit card numbers, home addresses and account usernames and passwords from hundreds of thousands – and sometimes millions […]

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AI FOR GOOD GLOBAL SUMMIT 2025 KICKS OFF IN GENEVA

Wed 09 July 2025: The seventh edition of the AI for Good Global Summit began Tuesday in Geneva, bringing together world leaders, tech innovators, and civil society to explore how AI can benefit humanity. Hosted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in collaboration with the Swiss government and over 40 UN agencies, the four-day summit is being held at the […]

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FRANCE APPROVES RETURN OF COLONIAL-ERA ‘TALKING DRUM’ TO CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Tue 08 July 2025: On Monday, France’s parliament authorized the return of a “talking drum,” seized by colonial forces from the Ebrie tribe in Côte d’Ivoire in 1916, marking another step in repatriating colonial artifacts. The Djidji Ayokwe drum, a massive communication instrument over three meters long and weighing 430 kilograms, was used to send […]

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THERE’S GOLD TRAPPED IN YOUR IPHONE – AND CHEMISTS HAVE FOUND A SAFE NEW WAY TO EXTRACT IT

Tue 08 July 2025: In 2022, humans produced an estimated 62 million tonnes of electronic waste – enough to fill more than 1.5 million garbage trucks. This was up 82% from 2010 and is expected to rise to 82 million tonnes in 2030. This e-waste includes old laptops and phones, which contain precious materials such as gold. Less […]

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RUSSIA IS PAYING SCHOOLGIRLS TO HAVE BABIES. WHY IS PRONATALISM ON THE RISE AROUND THE WORLD?

Mon 07 July 2025: In some parts of Russia, schoolgirls who become pregnant are being paid more than 100,000 roubles (nearly £900) for giving birth and raising their babies. This new measure, introduced in the past few months across ten regions, is part of Russia’s new demographic strategy, widening the policy adopted in March 2025 which only applied to […]

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US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, FBI SAY EPSTEIN HAD NO ‘CLIENT LIST,’ COMMITTED SUICIDE: REPORT

Mon 07 July 2025: The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI have determined there is no evidence that convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein blackmailed influential individuals, maintained a “client list” or was murdered, a media report said Sunday. This came in a memo detailing the findings which was obtained by […]

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