Author: Able Jam
Meta halts AI training project tracking employees after internal security lapse
Meta’s controversial efforts to gather employees’ computer movements to train its AI systems have been put on hold for now. The social media giant has temporarily suspended the employee tracking programme after a worker flagged an internal security issue that exposed potentially sensitive data to other Meta employees, according to a report by Wired.The roll-out
China imposes export controls on Pentagon
China has imposed export restrictions on 10 U.S. companies, including two involved in rare earth mining, in retaliation for the Pentagon adding Chinese tech giants to its watch list of military-linked firms. The controls prohibit the export of dual-use items to the American firms and apply to goods of Chinese origin held by entities and
Indonesia plans to embed artificial intelligence in some key government programmes
Indonesia plans to embed artificial intelligence in some key government programmes including its US$15 billion (RM62.3 billion) free meals plan, according to a presidential regulation draft, part of a strategy that the government believes could lift its gross domestic product by 12 per cent by 2030. Indonesia’s progress on AI has been slow when compared
Iran-USA peace talks
U.S. Vice President JD Vance, along with mediators, have said major progress has been made towards a peace deal between Iran and the United States. Mediating parties from Pakistan and Qatar said conditions were set for technical talks to immediately follow, with both sides at the beginning of a 60-day period to settle a long-term
Yotta scales up AI bet
Data centre and AI infrastructure provider Yotta Data Services plans to invest an additional $6 billion to expand its artificial intelligence infrastructure, significantly increasing its deployment of Nvidia GPUs as demand surges from both Indian and global customers.Yotta expects the first batch of 8,000 B200 GPUs to go live within a month. The initial 20,000
Okta And Google Cloud partnership
The growth of AI agents is creating a new category of enterprise identities. Unlike traditional software tools, AI agents can access information, interact with systems, and perform actions on behalf of users. As enterprises begin embedding AI into everyday operations, security teams face a critical question.Okta and Google Cloud are expanding their collaboration at a
A private company will build and launch NASA’s next Mars orbiter
California-based Relativity Space will design, build and launch the spacecraft that carries NASA’s Aeolus instrument suite to orbit around Mars, where the probe will be the first to provide daily measurements of the planet’s global environment. Aeolus will collect data on Martian dust and cloud cover, winds and temperatures.The newly announced relationship, and others between
China outpaces US in AI researchers
The intensifying competition in artificial intelligence (AI) is often framed around advanced chips, computing infrastructure, and advanced models. However, a new analysis suggests that talent—and the ability to attract and retain it—continues to be the foundation of AI leadership. China is the largest source of elite AI researchers globally, overtaking the United States in terms
Pokémon Go Data Used For Military AI Training
Pokémon Go military AI became a real story in June 2026. Niantic Spatial linked 30 billion player scans to drone navigation tech built by US defense contractor Vantor. You scanned parks for in-game rewards. That data now guides drones when GPS fails. Millions of people spent years wandering parks with phones raised, scanning landmarks for
USA and Qatar to give Iran access to its frozen funds
The U.S. is working with Qatar on a plan to make billions of dollars in frozen funds available to Iran for humanitarian spending, another early financial incentive under the recently signed deal to end the war, people familiar with the matter said.The plan, which isn’t yet completed, is aimed at giving Iran access to the