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FridayFeb 06, 2026 9:00 am

The UN Unveils Nominees for an Expert Panel on AI

On Wednesday, the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres unveiled a list of nominees from which the General Assembly will select individuals who will constitute a scientific panel mandated to assess and make recommendations on how artificial intelligence can transform lives across the world. During a media briefing, Guterres said AI was moving at the speed of light and the world needed a shared understanding of the technology so that appropriate guardrails could be built so that innovation could be unlocked for the good of everyone and cooperation could be fostered on this technology around the world. He emphasized that this…

ThursdayFeb 05, 2026 9:00 am

Reports Indicate Security Reviews are Delaying Nvidia Chip Exports to China

Almost two months after President Trump gave the nod to the resumption of H200 AI chip sales to China, national security reviews by the State Department, Department of Energy and the Commerce Department in the U.S. have stalled the exports, according to a news article published by the Financial Times. Meanwhile, prospective Chinese buyers are holding off on placing their orders for these chips as they await information on whether those firms will obtain the needed permits to import the chips and what specific conditions are likely to be attached to the purchases. The FT report shows that the Commerce…

TuesdayFeb 03, 2026 9:00 am

Reports Indicate the Pentagon is Clashing with Anthropic on AI Use

According to unnamed insider sources cited by Reuters, the Pentagon has clashed with AI firm Anthropic regarding the startup’s insistence on safeguards that the Pentagon sees as a roadblock to the use of the artificial intelligence technology of the company in autonomous weapons and for surveillance purposes domestically. This flashpoint that could determine the extent to which Silicon Valley can influence how the intelligence community and the military can deploy AI for combat purposes. Extensive discussions have been ongoing with regard to a Pentagon deal that could be worth $200m for Anthropic. This stalemate could jeopardize that deal or cause…

ThursdaySep 25, 2025 9:00 am

Alibaba Shares Soar as CEO Vows to Increase AI Spend

On Wednesday, the shares of Chinese tech giant Alibaba climbed 9% after the company’s CEO promised to allocate even more resources to AI development in a bid to stay ahead in the race with various tech firms, both local and foreign. Eddie Wu made these remarks while launching Qwen3-Max, the company’s latest and largest AI model, at a conference the firm organized for this event. The company has already pledged to inject at least $60.6 billion over the coming three years. The announcement that even more resources would be directed to AI development was welcomed by investors as the rise…

ThursdayJul 31, 2025 9:00 am

Key Considerations When Integrating Data Storage after a Merger and Acquisition

IT operations invariably encounter challenges after an M&A deal has been completed. Issues often relate around data reuse, security and privacy. While operations need to be integrated quickly, extreme care has to be exercised during data storage integration so that the shift is as smooth as possible. For starters, it is helpful to be clear on whether the merger and acquisition was undertaken in order to extend the scope of the business or scale that business. These two are different in terms of the challenges they present during data integration. For M&A deals geared at expanding the scope of the…

TuesdayJul 29, 2025 9:00 am

Insurance Giant Reveals Most of its American Customers’ Data Was Accessed During Cyberattack

Allianz Life has revealed that a recent cyberattack resulted in the data of the vast majority of its customers in the U.S. being compromised. This revelation was contained in the company’s filing to Maine’s attorney general. According to the company, the incident occurred on July 16 when malicious actors used social engineering to access a third-party CRM system that Allianz relies on. In the filing, the firm said the data accessed included the personally identifiable information of its customers, company employees and professionals in the financial industry. This particular data breach impacted only the U.S. operations of the company and…

FridayJul 25, 2025 9:00 am

Trump Unveils AI Plan That Hinges on Deregulation

On Wednesday, the White House published an AI Action Plan containing policy recommendations and initiatives that the administration says will cement the position of the U.S. as the AI global leader. The administration largely hopes to achieve its lofty AI goals by rolling back regulation for the industry. The package is widely regarded as favoring Silicon Valley. Under the plan, three major pillars are expected to work in tandem to make the U.S. the undisputed leader in the AI industry. One pillar is accelerating AI innovation within America, the second is ramping up the establishment of artificial intelligence infrastructure within…

ThursdayJul 24, 2025 9:00 am

More Teens Are Saying They Use AI for Friendship and Advice

More teens in the U.S. are admitting that they turn to artificial intelligence for friendship, advice, and to avoid having to think about different things. These admissions are in line with what experts are observing and the few studies that have been undertaken on the subject. 15-year old Kayla Chege, a high schooler in Kansas, is an example of those who revealed the different reasons for which they use AI tools. She says that she uses ChatGPT to get advice on a variety of issues, such as low-calorie food choices, make-up colors, birthday party ideas and back-to-school shopping. The teen…

TuesdayJul 22, 2025 9:00 am

Israel Comes Under Increasing Pressure as #GazaIsStarving Hashtag Dominates Social Media

A hashtag #GazaIsStarving has taken social media by storm around the world as many users post disturbing images and videos showing how Israel’s restrictions on aid reaching starving Palestinians have worsened the humanitarian crisis in the enclave. Yesterday (Sunday), X had at least 227,000 posts having that hashtag in Arabic a short while after the hashtag was trending the most on the platform that was formerly known as Twitter before it was acquired by Elon Musk and renamed X. Instagram has recently had more than 5,000 posts featuring that hashtag. Today’s wars aren’t only conducted on the battlefield. The internet…

FridayJul 18, 2025 9:00 am

China Moves to Address “Irrational Competition” as Price War Threatens Domestic EV Industry

As a fierce price war threatens the trajectory of the electric vehicle industry in China, officials are considering imposing strict policies to curb what they call “irrational competition” within the industry. The Chinese government has supported EV development by pouring billions of dollars into the industry over the past decade in order to enable local firms to develop new energy vehicles (NEVs) that can compete globally. This support has allowed many startups to sprout in the industry and develop a variety of low-cost EVs that are competing for dominance on the local market. However, the competition between those brands has…

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