The International Monetary Fund has approved a $15.6 billion support package for Ukraine to assist with the conflict-hit country’s economic recovery, the fund said in a statement Friday. Russia’s invasion…
more ...Italy Temporarily Blocks ChatGPT Over Privacy Concerns
Italy is temporarily blocking the artificial intelligence software ChatGPT in the wake of a data breach as it investigates a possible violation of stringent European Union data protection rules, the…
more ...Namibia Looks East for Green Hydrogen Partnerships
The administrator of the National Energy Administration of China, Zhang Jinhua, on Friday paid a visit to Namibia President Hage Geingob. The visit is aimed at establishing cooperation in the…
more ...Call for Pause in AI Development May Fall on Deaf Ears
A group of influential figures from Silicon Valley and the larger tech community released an open letter this week calling for a pause in the development of powerful artificial intelligence…
more ...Is Banning TikTok Constitutional?
U.S. lawmakers and officials are ratcheting up threats to ban TikTok, saying the Chinese-owned video-sharing app used by millions of Americans poses a threat to privacy and U.S. national security.…
more ...Chinese Hacking Group Highly Active, US Cybersecurity Firm Says
A Chinese hacking group that is likely state-sponsored and has been linked previously to attacks on U.S. state government computers is highly active and focusing on a broad range of…
more ...Russia Using TikTok to Push Pro-Moscow Narrative on Ukraine
New data is suggesting at least some U.S. adversaries are taking advantage of the hugely popular TikTok video-sharing app for influence operations. A report Thursday by the Alliance for Securing…
more ...Hundreds of Companies Take Part in Nairobi Business Conference
More than 700 delegates and 300 companies participated in the third edition of the American Chamber of Commerce summit in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, organizers said. U.S. government and private…
more ...Blinken Urges Democracies to Use Technology to Help Citizens
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday urged democracies around the world to work together to ensure technology is used to promote democratic values and fight efforts by authoritarian…
more ...Tech Leaders Sign Letter Calling for ‘Pause’ to Artificial Intelligence
An open letter signed by Elon Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and other prominent high-tech experts and industry leaders is calling on the artificial intelligence industry to take a six-month…
more ...What Is the Signal Sent by Return to China of Alibaba’s Founder?
Jack Ma, one of China’s most prominent entrepreneurs, returned to China this week after traveling overseas for more than a year, in what is being interpreted as evidence of an…
more ...Ukrainian Grain Lowers Prices, Triggers Protests in Poland, Bulgaria
Poland’s agriculture minister promised financial support from the government and the European Union and easier rules for constructing grain storage as he met Wednesday with farmers angered by falling grain…
more ...Fed Official Tells US Congress Many to Blame for Silicon Valley Bank Failure
The scope of blame for Silicon Valley Bank’s failure stretches across bank executives, Federal Reserve supervisors and other regulators, the banking system’s top cop on Wednesday told U.S. lawmakers demanding…
more ...Biden Says GOP Policies Would Surrender Tech Economy to China
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Republicans’ ideas for cutting the budget could undermine U.S. manufacturing and help China dominate the world economy. Speaking at a semiconductor maker in North…
more ...Curbed by US Sanctions, Huawei Unveils New 4G Smartphones
At a March 23 product launch in Shanghai, Chinese tech giant Huawei unveiled its signature P60 series of smartphones with high-end cameras and its Mate X3 series mobile phones equipped…
more ...Ford Battery Plant Using Chinese Tech Raises Alarms in Congress
Ford Motor Company’s plan to create batteries for the rapidly expanding electric vehicle (EV) market could encounter congressional speed bumps because of the carmaker’s plan to use technology created by…
more ...Twitter Celebs Balk at Paying Elon Musk for Blue Check Mark
William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity…
more ...Twitter: Parts of its Source Code Leaked Online
Some parts of Twitter’s source code — the fundamental computer code on which the social network runs — were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing…
more ...US House Speaker Says Lawmakers to Move Forward with TikTok Bill
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday lawmakers will move forward with legislation to address national security worries about TikTok, alleging China’s government had access to the…
more ...Intel Co-Founder, Philanthropist Gordon Moore Dies at 94
Gordon Moore, the Intel Corp. co-founder who set the breakneck pace of progress in the digital age with a simple 1965 prediction of how quickly engineers would boost the capacity…
more ...‘What Can We Do?’: Millions in African Countries Need Power
From Zimbabwe, where many must work at night because it’s the only time there is power, to Nigeria where collapses of the grid are frequent, the reliable supply of electricity…
more ...US Regulators: Banking System ‘Sound and Resilient’
The multi-regulator U.S. Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) agreed Friday that the U.S. banking system remains “sound and resilient” despite stress on some institutions, the U.S. Treasury said in its…
more ...Threat of US Ban Grows After TikTok Lambasted in Congress
A U.S. ban of Chinese-owned TikTok, the country’s most popular social media for young people, seems increasingly inevitable a day after the grilling of its CEO by Washington lawmakers from…
more ...TikTok CEO Tells US Lawmakers App Is Place for Free Expression
Shou Zi Chew, chief executive officer of TikTok, pushed back Thursday against calls from US lawmakers to ban the social media app, contending that the company is not connected to…
more ...Can AI Help Solve Diplomatic Dispute Over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam?
Ethiopia’s hydropower dam on the Blue Nile River has angered downstream neighbors, especially Sudan, where people rely on the river for farming and other livelihoods. To reduce the risk of…
more ...China Said to Ask Domestic Firms to Shun Big Four Accountants
In a possible sign that the so-called “decoupling” of the U.S. and Chinese economies is continuing, a recent media report said that the Chinese government has urged large state-owned enterprises…
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