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Meta offered $100M bonuses to poach OpenAI employees: CEO Altman

Altman said he’s glad that none of their top talent has accepted the offer so far

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WhatsApp introduces first major advertising features

The company will introduce three new monetization features within its Updates tab, home to Channels and Status, used by 1.5 billion users daily

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Uber to launch driverless taxis in London next year

Uber CEO describes London's roads as "one of the world's busiest and most complex urban environments"

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India's Maruti Suzuki cuts near-term EV production amid rare earths crisis

Maruti still plans to meet its output target of 67,000 EVs for the year ending March 2026 by ramping up production in subsequent months

Nintendo Switch 2 launch sparks global shortage frenzy

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Nintendo Switch 2 launches with shortages

The home-portable device offers a larger screen and improved graphics; launch titles include 'Mario Kart World'

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Top scientist wants to prevent AI from going rogue

Concerned by the rapid rise of generative AI, a pioneer researcher is developing software to monitor the technology as it increasingly takes over human tasks

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Hey chatbot, is this true? AI 'factchecks' sow misinformation

With fewer human fact-checkers, users now turn to AI bots like Grok, ChatGPT, and Gemini—though these too often spread misinformation

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Pakistan on cyber alert after global breach exposes data of 184 million users

Pakistani social media users have been specifically instructed to take precautionary measures to protect their accounts

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New York Times signs AI licensing deal with Amazon

The Times’ first generative AI deal lets Amazon use its content to train Alexa’s models

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Rise in 'harmful content' since Meta policy rollbacks: survey

One in six survey respondents reported experiencing gender-based or sexual violence on Meta platforms, while 66% said they had seen hateful or violent content

Despite law, US TikTok ban likely to remain on hold

Trump has delayed enforcing a federal law requiring the sale or ban of TikTok multiple times

DFSA advances tokenisation push with next phase of regulatory sandbox

Selected firms begin testing new financial technologies in the DFSA’s Innovation Testing Licence programme

AI's arrival at work is reshaping employers' hunt for talent

Employers shift focus to soft skills and potential as AI transforms the nature of work

Uber to launch driverless taxis in London next year

Uber CEO describes London's roads as "one of the world's busiest and most complex urban environments"

Apple under pressure to shine after AI stumble

Apple to unveil device and software plans at WWDC starting Monday in Silicon Valley

Nintendo Switch 2 launches with shortages

The home-portable device offers a larger screen and improved graphics; launch titles include 'Mario Kart World'

Top scientist wants to prevent AI from going rogue

Concerned by the rapid rise of generative AI, a pioneer researcher is developing software to monitor the technology as it increasingly takes over human tasks

Trump pulls Musk ally's NASA nomination, will announce replacement

Jared Isaacman, a billionaire private astronaut, was due for a confirmation vote before the Senate next week

Google makes case for keeping Chrome browser

Google argues divesting Chrome would not foster competition, would hurt innovation

New York Times signs AI licensing deal with Amazon

The Times’ first generative AI deal lets Amazon use its content to train Alexa’s models

Pakistan partners with Binance Academy to boost blockchain education

The program aims to train 300 educators and 80,000 students across 20 universities by 2026

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Altman said he’s glad that none of their top talent has accepted the offer so far

The company will introduce three new monetization features within its Updates tab, home to Channels and Status, used by 1.5 billion users daily

Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism finds that significant numbers of people are using chatbots to get headlines and updates

One in six survey respondents reported experiencing gender-based or sexual violence on Meta platforms, while 66% said they had seen hateful or violent content

Trump has delayed enforcing a federal law requiring the sale or ban of TikTok multiple times

Selected firms begin testing new financial technologies in the DFSA’s Innovation Testing Licence programme

Employers shift focus to soft skills and potential as AI transforms the nature of work

Uber CEO describes London's roads as "one of the world's busiest and most complex urban environments"

Maruti still plans to meet its output target of 67,000 EVs for the year ending March 2026 by ramping up production in subsequent months

Apple to unveil device and software plans at WWDC starting Monday in Silicon Valley

The operations detected were generally small in scale and targeted limited audiences

The home-portable device offers a larger screen and improved graphics; launch titles include 'Mario Kart World'

Concerned by the rapid rise of generative AI, a pioneer researcher is developing software to monitor the technology as it increasingly takes over human tasks

With fewer human fact-checkers, users now turn to AI bots like Grok, ChatGPT, and Gemini—though these too often spread misinformation

Pakistani social media users have been specifically instructed to take precautionary measures to protect their accounts

Jared Isaacman, a billionaire private astronaut, was due for a confirmation vote before the Senate next week

Google argues divesting Chrome would not foster competition, would hurt innovation

The Times’ first generative AI deal lets Amazon use its content to train Alexa’s models

The program aims to train 300 educators and 80,000 students across 20 universities by 2026

Trump Media's CEO says the company sees Bitcoin as a pinnacle of financial freedom and will now hold it as a key asset