China “hacks” us government emails
In May, Microsoft and Western spy agencies said Chinese hackers had used “stealthy” malware to attack critical infrastructure on American military bases in Guam. Experts said it was one of the largest known cyber espionage campaigns against the US. China routinely denies involvement in hacking operations regardless of the available “evidence or context” . China-based
Bard launches in Europe and Brazil
The hype around the capabilities of generative AI has prompted global tech figures to call for a halt on their development. Over the last six months companies have been investing billions with the hope of generating much more in advertising and cloud revenue. Mr Musk has previously stated he believes developments in AI should be
Appeal against purchase of games publisher Activision Blizzard.
The technology giant’s deal to buy the Call of Duty maker would be the biggest of its kind in gaming industry history. US regulator the Federal Trade Commission has moved to appeal against a decision to allow Microsoft to proceed with its $69bn purchase of games publisher Activision Blizzard. The Federal Trade Commission has alleged
Israel Adesanya trains Zuckerberg to take on Musk
Adesanya travelled to Mr Zuckerberg’s residence in northern California on Saturday to start their training sessions, according to media reports. Nigerian-born mixed martial arts (MMA) champion Israel Adesanya has posted images on Twitter of him training US tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg. It comes head of a potential cage match between the boss of Meta, which
President Raisi African Tour
Iran’s foreign ministry said on Saturday that it expects trade with African countries to increase to more than $2 billion (€1.8 billion) this year, without providing a comparative figure for 2022. The tour marks the first visit by an Iranian leader to the African continent in over a decade and comes as Iran seeks to
Russia’s to “pull out” of Ukraine grain deal
Turkey and the U.N. negotiated the breakthrough accord last summer to ease a global food crisis, along with a separate agreement with Russia to facilitate shipments of its food and fertilizer. Moscow insists it’s still facing hurdles, though data shows it has been exporting record amounts of wheat. Concerns are growing that Russia will not
Sudan rejects deployment of African forces
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development quartet group for the resolution of the Sudanese crisis decided to request a meeting for the East Africa Standby Force (EASF) to explore the potential deployment of troops for civilian protection and ensuring humanitarian access. Sudan issued a strong rejection of the proposed deployment of East African forces and threatened
No Ukraine entry timeline into NATO
A summit communique issued by NATO leaders meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Tuesday, said, “Ukraine’s future is in NATO.” NATO members have said they want Ukraine in the alliance when the time is right, as Turkey drops its opposition to Swedish accession on day one of two-day summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Eastern NATO members who
Meta to restrict Threads in European
Meta and the rest are already regularly in trouble with EU regulators over their data gathering and retention policies. Threads, billed as the killer of Twitter, a platform that has tumbled into chaos under the leadership of mercurial tycoon Elon Musk, has added more than 100 million users in its first week in app stores
Bangladesh to trade in India Rupee
Bangladesh will start trade with India in Rupees in order to reduce stress on the US dollar requirements from Tuesday .The dollar being the dominant currency, the trading in Indian Rupee will be only partial and experimental. This will help take some pressure off the ACU payment settlement which takes place every two months, Similarly,