EU Commission rebuffs calls to press pause on AI Act
A presentation of the AI Continent Action Plan. The European Commission is not considering a so-called “stop the clock”, or a pause, of the implementation phase of the AI Act,…
European lawmakers join Nobel laureates and tech leaders in call for global AI ‘red lines’
BENIFEI, Brando (S&D, IT) in INTA Committee (State of play of EU-US trade relations), 14/07/2025 The initiative, launched this Monday at the United Nations’ 80th General Assembly in New York,…
Oracle will manage TikTok’s algorithm for US users under Trump deal to avoid ban, official says
The TikTok Inc. building is seen in California on March 17, 2023. US tech giant Oracle will receive a copy of TikTok’s algorithm to operate for users in the United…
Was Kirk’s funeral an inflexion point for Trump?
US President Donald Trump walks on stage to speak at a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Sept. 21, 2025, (AP Photo) It was part memorial and part rallying cry:…
WHO Warns of Global NCD Crisis, Calls for Urgent Investment to Save 12 Million Lives By 2030
UNITED NATIONS, September 22 (IPS) – The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging global efforts to address and invest in tackling non-communicable diseases, and that by doing so, can yield…
Trump escalates crackdown by designating ‘Antifa’ a domestic terror group
The Trump administration’s crackdown on perceived left-wing threats following the death of Charlie Kirk continued on Monday evening, with Donald Trump announcing an executive order titled “Designating Antifa as a…
The AI-energy apocalypse might be a little overblown
People walk through the hallways at an Equinix data center in Ashburn, Virginia, on May 9, 2024. | Photo: Getty Images Even if AI turns out not to be as…
The best iPhones
New iPhones for the AI era. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge If you’ve been holding off on getting a new iPhone, now’s the perfect time to size up…
Steam game removed after cryptostealer takes over $150K
Steam has taken down a game containing malware that drained the cryptocurrency wallets belonging to hundreds of players, as reported earlier by Bleeping Computer. The free-to-play 2D platformer, titled BlockBlasters,…
Jimmy Kimmel’s show will return after censorship outrage
Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show is returning on Tuesday after Disney pulled it off the air over comments made about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. In a statement on Monday,…