When Campaigns Hijack the Newsroom
By Jim Murphy
How Political Incentives Turn Journalism into a Weapon — and What History Says Comes Next
In democratic societies, journalism is often described as...
TikTok App Deletions Jump as U.S. Joint Venture Raises User Concerns
Competing social media apps are seeing a surge in downloads as uncertainty swirls around TikTok’s future in the United States. According to Sensor Tower,...
Trump Imposes 25 Percent Tariff on Advanced Chips, Citing Security Risks
Artificial intelligence has become a cornerstone of President Donald Trump’s second term, with the administration promoting looser regulation and stronger domestic manufacturing to position...
McKinsey Expands AI Workforce as Consulting Giant Reshapes How Work Gets Done
McKinsey & Company is rapidly redefining what a modern workforce looks like, with artificial intelligence now playing a central role in how the consulting...
OpenAI Tests Ads in ChatGPT as Revenue Pressure Intensifies
OpenAI is preparing to introduce advertising inside ChatGPT as it looks for new ways to fund the rapidly rising cost of building and running...
Meta Scales Back Virtual Reality as Layoffs Signal Shift Toward AI
Meta is pulling back sharply from the virtual reality push that once defined its future, cutting more than 1,000 jobs and closing several VR...
Mattel Launches First Barbie With Autism, Highlighting Representation For Kids
Mikko, a five-year-old from Las Vegas, squealed with excitement when she saw her new Barbie doll, which held a spinning fidget spinner and wore...
Walmart And Google Partner To Bring Gemini AI Shopping Tools
Artificial intelligence is increasingly reshaping how shoppers search for and buy products, a shift that retailers say will redefine digital commerce and employee roles...
Character.AI Settles Youth Harm Lawsuits Over Chatbot Mental Health Risks
Concerns about artificial intelligence chatbots have extended beyond teenagers to adults, with users and mental health experts warning over the past year that some...
Elon Musk’s xAI Secures 20 Billion Funding in Massive Investment Round
Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, has emerged as one of the most heavily funded ventures of 2025 after securing $20 billion in its latest...
Nvidia Expands AI Portfolio as Competition Intensifies Across Chip Industry
Nvidia continues to navigate a rapidly changing artificial intelligence landscape marked by rising competition, geopolitical scrutiny and growing pressure from its own customers. Rivals...
AI Boom Reshapes Markets, Jobs and Mental Health as 2026 Nears
Hundreds of billions of dollars in spending, growing mental health concerns and widespread job losses now share a common driver: artificial intelligence.
Once a background...
Meta to Acquire AI Startup Manus in Deal Valued Up to $3 Billion
Meta Platforms said on Monday it plans to acquire Manus, a Chinese-founded artificial intelligence startup, as the Facebook owner pushes deeper into advanced AI...
Flock Safety Expands Drone and Camera Technology Amid Privacy Debate
Flock Safety is accelerating its growth from license plate cameras to AI-powered drones, highlighting both the promise and controversy surrounding modern surveillance technology.
On Thursday...
Plush Toys Surge Among Gen Z Adults as Comfort Spending Grows
Sales data show that plush toys have become a fast-growing category among young adults, signalling a shift in how Gen Z spends on leisure...
China’s Energy Storage Boom Accelerates Amid Market Reforms and Global Demand
China’s overhaul of its electricity market is driving a surge in energy storage profitability, sending Chinese battery manufacturers into high gear as international demand...
TikTok US Joint Venture Secures Majority Control with American Investors
ByteDance has finalized binding agreements to establish a U.S.-based joint venture that will place control of TikTok’s American operations largely in the hands of...
Apple Bets Big On Next Generation Siri To Reclaim AI Ground
Apple is heading into 2026 with one of the highest stakes software launches in its history, as pressure mounts on the company to prove...
AI Memory Chip Shortage Set To Lift Smartphone Prices In 2026
Smartphone makers are preparing for higher production costs next year as shortages in key memory components ripple through the global supply chain, putting pressure...
Nvidia Weighs Expanding H200 Chip Supply As China Demand Surges
Chinese technology groups are pressing Nvidia for greater clarity on deliveries of its H200 artificial intelligence chips, as limited supply collides with a wave...
COP11 in Geneva Spotlights Big Tobacco’s Obstruction of WHO Tobacco Control Agenda
From 17 to 22 November, more than 1,400 government, international organisations and civil society delegates convened in Geneva to advance the World Health Organisation’s...
Oracle Shares Slide Sharply As Heavy AI Investments Worry Investors
Oracle’s stock plunged 13 percent on Thursday, triggering a wider pullback across the tech sector as investors questioned whether the company’s heavy spending on...
Nvidia Responds After DeepSeek Reportedly Uses Smuggled Blackwell Chips
Nvidia has addressed reports that the Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek may be using smuggled Blackwell chips to develop its next-generation AI model. The...
Can France Keep Second Place in the Arms Export Race?
Continuing the successful FDI HN programme, on November 18th, Greece announced it signed a contract with France’s Naval Group to co-construct, with “25% of the value...
Australia Bans Social Media for Children Under 16 Nationwide
Australia has introduced the world’s first comprehensive restriction preventing children under sixteen from accessing major social media platforms, including TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook....
Trump Approves Conditional Nvidia H200 Chip Sales To China Amid Talks
President Donald Trump announced Monday that Nvidia will be allowed to ship its H200 artificial intelligence processors to “approved customers” in China and other...
Meta Shares Surge After Zuckerberg Considers Major Metaverse Budget Cuts
Meta Platforms saw its shares rise about 3 percent on Thursday after Bloomberg reported that CEO Mark Zuckerberg is planning substantial reductions to the...
Nvidia Earnings Surge Highlights AI Growth, But Market Remains Cautious
Nvidia reported blockbuster quarterly results this week, with sales and profits rising more than 60% compared to last year, surpassing Wall Street expectations. CEO...
YouTube Faces Scrutiny Over Biometric Data Rules for Deepfake Detection Tool
YouTube is under renewed scrutiny after experts warned that a tool designed to help creators remove AI generated deepfake videos also grants Google the...
Tesla Faces Sharp European Sales Declines Despite New Model Y Push
Tesla registrations dropped sharply across major European markets in November, highlighting the company’s ongoing struggle to regain momentum despite the rollout of refreshed Model...
Hong Kong Tower Fire Kills At Least 94 Residents Amid Rescue Efforts
A devastating fire swept through the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Hong Kong, claiming at least 94 lives and leaving many more missing,...
Alibaba Debuts Quark AI Glasses as Competition in Wearables Intensifies
Alibaba released its new Quark artificial intelligence glasses in China on Thursday, signaling the company’s latest effort to expand into the fast-growing AI wearables...
Alphabet Set to Near Four Trillion Valuation as AI Momentum Surges
Alphabet appeared poised to reach a record four trillion dollar market value on Tuesday after a strong year of gains driven by the Google...
Pinterest Users Push Back as AI Images Flood the Popular Platform
Pinterest’s loyal community is growing frustrated as a surge of AI generated visuals reshapes the platform’s once human curated feel, leaving some longtime users...
Nvidia Earnings Lift Tech Stocks as AI Demand Surges Worldwide
Nvidia delivered another blockbuster quarter on Wednesday, posting revenue and profits that surpassed Wall Street forecasts and easing investor fears about a potential artificial...
Cloudflare Restores Services After Major Outage Disrupts Global Platforms
Cloudflare fully restored its systems on Tuesday after a technical failure blocked thousands of users from accessing major online platforms, including X, Canva, Grindr...
Berkshire Adds Alphabet Stake in Major Tech Shift
Alphabet shares climbed on Monday after Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a new multibillion dollar position in the Google parent, signaling one of the conglomerate’s most...
US to Cut Swiss Tariffs to 15 Percent Following Trade Deal
The Trump administration announced plans Friday to lower tariffs on Swiss imports from 39 percent to 15 percent, following a meeting with US Trade...
Blue Origin’s New Glenn Nails First Booster Landing on Mars-Bound Mission
Blue Origin achieved a major milestone Thursday as its New Glenn rocket soared from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and successfully returned its first...
SoftBank Sells Entire $5.8 Billion Nvidia Stake to Fund OpenAI Investment
SoftBank has sold its entire stake in U.S. chipmaker Nvidia for $5.83 billion, as the Japanese conglomerate doubles down on artificial intelligence with a...
Elon Musk Says Tesla May Build Massive Chip Plant to Power AI Expansion
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company will likely need to construct a “gigantic” semiconductor fabrication plant to meet soaring demand for chips that...
Lisbon Gears Up for Web Summit Amid AI Hype and Jet Delays
Lisbon is set to host the annual Web Summit next week, drawing tens of thousands of tech enthusiasts and industry leaders. Last year’s event...
Nvidia Chief Warns China Is Poised to Overtake U.S. in AI Race
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warned that China is on track to surpass the United States in artificial intelligence, urging Washington to accelerate innovation rather...
Norway Wealth Fund Rejects Musk’s Trillion Dollar Tesla Pay Plan
Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund said Tuesday it has voted against Elon Musk’s massive pay package at Tesla, breaking with company leaders as...
BYD Overtakes Tesla in Europe With a 244% Increase in Sales
Europe’s electric car market is undergoing a major shift. Between January and August 2025, Tesla’s EU registrations fell by about 43% year over year,...
Starbucks Sells Majority Stake in China Business to Boyu Capital
Starbucks announced Monday that it will hand over control of its China operations to Boyu Capital in a deal valued at $4 billion, marking...
Microsoft Plans to Expand Workforce Amid AI-Driven Transformation
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the company plans to increase its workforce after a year of layoffs and flat headcount, signaling confidence in how...
Amazon Cuts 14,000 Jobs as Andy Jassy Cites “Culture,” Not Costs
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company’s decision to lay off 14,000 employees was driven not by financial pressure or artificial intelligence, but by...
Nvidia Becomes World’s First $5 Trillion Company Amid AI Boom
Nvidia has made history as the world’s first company to reach a $5 trillion market valuation, cementing its dominance in the artificial intelligence revolution....
Saudi Arabia Accelerates Economic Diversification with Major Push into AI and Tourism
Saudi Arabia is rapidly reducing its reliance on oil as it pursues economic diversification, with officials saying that more than half of its economy...
