Month: September 2025
Bots and AI like ChatGPT could kill the web in 3 years
Generative AI has evolved beyond a mere tool that can generate images based on text prompts, it’s delivering real-life impact in society across medicine, education, computing, entertainment, and more. However, its implications can be viewed as both positive and negative.And as it happens, the dead internet theory could become a reality within the next three
Microsoft and LG bring Xbox Cloud Gaming to cars
Microsoft has partnered with LG to introduce Xbox Cloud Gaming directly to certain connected vehicles. This collaboration allows passengers to play Xbox titles on the car’s infotainment screen. Powered by LG’s webOS-based Automotive Content Platform, the system provides seamless access to games in the cloud without requiring external consoles or devices.Microsoft and LG’s partnership sets
Elon Musk has retaken his title of world’s richest person from Larry Ellison
Ellison’s 41% stake in Oracle jumped in value to nearly $400 billion at one point on Wednesday, catapulting him past Musk, whose net worth was $383 billion at Tuesday’s close, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. However, Oracle shares receded from their peak, closing 36% higher at about $328 on Wednesday. Ellison’s net worth ultimately rose
French to ban Tiktok for Under 15-s
French lawmakers urged a social media ban for under-15s and “digital curfew” for older minors Thursday, with massively popular short video platform TikTok the focus of renewed harsh government scrutiny. Concerns raised over the platform have included content encouraging suicide, self harm or an unhealthy body image as well as its potential use for foreign
Facebook user privacy settlement payouts
Facebook will soon begin issuing payments to millions of users as part of a $725 million settlement over claims that the social media platform misused user data. The settlement stems from several lawsuits brought on behalf of Facebook users that alleged the company made user data accessible to third-parties without their permission. People in the
UAE adopts digital remittances
The UAE’s expatriate population is rapidly embracing digital channels to send money home, underscoring a structural shift in one of the world’s largest remittance hubs. A new study from Visa shows that nearly two in three residents now prefer mobile apps and digital platforms over physical exchange houses for cross-border transfers, citing convenience, privacy, and
Real Simple Licensing for regulating AI chatbots
Chatbots consume and regurgitate information from across the web, but they lack a standardized business model to compensate sources. That means those sources could one day dry up, leaving less information for the always-hungry AI, weakening its output. Enter the Real Simple Licensing (RSL) Standard, a new tech-based licensing solution for the “AI-first internet,” as
iPhone Air upgrade
The company on Tuesday announced the iPhone Air, the first major design overhaul to its flagship product in nearly a decade. An Apple executive described it as being “so thin and light, it seems to disappear in your hands” during the company’s keynote presentation. For the better part of the last decade, sharper cameras, bigger
Putins NATO air defence in eastern flank
If Vladimir Putin’s intention was to use an early-morning drone foray into Poland to test Nato’s air defences, the Russian president would be most pleased with the result. The incursion into Polish airspace prompted Nato fighter jets to take to the skies and shoot down some of the projectiles — the first time the US-led
Europe innovation comeback
Europe’s big comeback plan to close the innovation gap with the US and China is struggling to take off. One year ago, former Italian prime minister and former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi warned that the EU faced an “existential challenge” if it didn’t invest in advanced technologies like artificial intelligence.The new Deutsche Bank