Japan is poised to support Burkina Faso's digital development, as affirmed by Japanese ambassador Jun Nagashima during discussions with Burkina Faso's Minister for Digital Transition, Aminata Zerbo Sabane. Nagashima reiterated Jap...
The European Commission has unveiled five pillars for boosting Europe's competitiveness in quantum computing, a rapidly growing technology that can solve problems too complex for classical computers. These pillars will form the ba...
The High Court of Spain suspended its order to block Telegram's services, and it is awaiting a police report on the potential impact of the ban on users. Judge Santiago Pedraz had initially agreed to suspend Telegram's services af...
The Financial Times has unveiled a new generative AI chatbot, Ask FT, designed to provide subscribers with curated answers to their questions. Unlike generalised AI bots like ChatGPT or Copilot, Ask FT draws from the outlet's exte...
The Agency for Financing Rural Investments (AFIR) in Romania is pioneering AI to streamline the application process for the EU funds, marking a significant step forward for one of the EU's less digitally developed economies. AFIR ...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill requiring social media platforms to prohibit children under 14 from creating accounts and mandating parental consent for 14- and 15-year-olds, aiming to safeguard minors' mental well-bei...
Baidu's stock surged 5.4% in Hong Kong after reports emerged that the Chinese tech giant is set to provide AI services for Apple's latest iPhone 16 and other Apple products sold in China. Namely, Baidu's AI services will be utilis...
Nigeria has intensified its collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to safeguard submarine cables and enhance broader resilience initiatives. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani,...
Bloomberg LP is moving to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and other authors who claimed the company used their books improperly to train its AI system, BloombergGPT. Bloomberg asserts that its utilizatio...
The Justice Department and FBI revealed a far-reaching cyber operation orchestrated by seven Chinese nationals targeting millions of Americans' online accounts, US officials, and critical institutions. The operation, spanning 14 y...
Big Tech giants like Apple and Alphabet's Google face significant challenges as antitrust regulators in the United States and Europe crack down on alleged anti-competitive practices. The possibility of break-up orders looms over t...
Despite making significant investments in Information and Communication Technology (ICT(1) in the last fifteen years, Bangladesh is falling behind other countries in a key global ICT index. This highlights the challenges that are ...