Wed 18 September 2024: The US has imposed sanctions on yet another Israeli spyware firm, Intellexa, citing the “threats” that it poses to national security. The move comes in the wake of the ongoing global scandal surrounding Israeli spyware companies, most notably NSO Group, which has been accused of selling espionage technology to some of […]
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Sun 15 September 2024: Someone tracking the conflict raging in the Middle East could have seen the following two videos on social media. The first shows a little boy hovering over his father’s dead body, whimpering in Arabic, “Don’t leave me.” The second purports to show a pregnant woman with her stomach slashed open and […]
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Sun 15 September 2024: As the new academic year kicks off across Europe, a growing number of countries are introducing bans on smartphones in schools, driven by concerns about student distractions and peer bullying. While some nations are implementing countrywide prohibitions, others are giving individual schools the freedom to set their own policies. The Ban […]
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Thu 12 September 2024: Thousands of users across the globe faced disruptions accessing Microsoft 365 services on Thursday due to a significant issue with the platform’s network infrastructure. Microsoft confirmed the problem through its Microsoft 365 Status account on X (formerly Twitter), stating, “We’re investigating an issue where users may be unable to access multiple […]
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Thu 12 September 2024: A global summit in South Korea on Tuesday emphasized the importance of “maintaining human control” over the military use of artificial intelligence (AI). A declaration, issued at the end of the two-day summit in the capital Seoul, also warned against the potential for AI to contribute to the proliferation of weapons […]
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Wed 11 September 2024: The fusion of quantum computing and artificial intelligence (AI) holds immense potential for transforming computational speed, but it also introduces significant risks related to cybersecurity, privacy, and other potential dangers, according to a report by S&P Global on Tuesday. “AI and quantum computing each offer foundations for new technologies and applications […]
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Tue 10 September 2024: The European Union’s highest court on Tuesday ruled that Apple must pay €13 billion ($14.3 billion) in back taxes to Ireland, bringing a decade-long legal dispute to a close. The Court of Justice of the EU upheld a 2016 decision by the European Commission, which found that Ireland had granted Apple […]
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Tue 10 September 2024: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday announced that his government plans to ban children from using social media. In a statement, Premier Albanese said that his Labor government will introduce legislation this year to enforce a minimum age for access to social media and other relevant digital platforms. “We know […]
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What could Saudi Arabia’s first AAA game be like, following China’s success? Sun 08 September 2024: Last month, China made gaming history with the release of the instant hit “Black Myth: Wukong.” An RPG set in mythological China and loosely based on the classical Chinese novel, Journey to the West, it marked the country’s first […]
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Sat 07 September 2024: When asked for reasons to vote for Kamala Harris in the US presidential poll this fall, Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa got chatty, but when asked the same thing for former President Trump, she struggled for words. The Trump campaign cried foul when the questions “Why should I vote for Kamala Harris/Donald […]
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