Meta is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the company of illegally downloading adult videos to train its artificial intelligence systems, arguing the content was likely accessed for “personal use” and not for AI development. The complaint, filed in July by adult entertainment producers, alleges Meta downloaded at least 2,369 copyrighted films beginning in 2018. … Read more
Coinbase’s first-mover advantage as the only publicly traded U.S. cryptocurrency exchange continued to pay off, helping the company beat profit expectations again. But analysts say the competitive landscape is shifting as regulatory clarity improves and newly listed rivals enter the market. According to Reuters, The global crypto market has climbed to about $3.7 trillion, boosted … Read more
Google has announced to provide free access to its premium Gemini AI Pro platform for 18 months to users of Reliance Jio, India’s largest telecom carrier. The offer — valued at approximately ₹35,100 (US $399) — particularly targets Jio’s 505 million subscribers, marking one of the largest consumer-facing AI offers ever launched. Under the terms … Read more
Elon Musk has unveiled Grokipedia, a new crowdsourced online encyclopedia designed to challenge Wikipedia and reshape how information is created and verified online. Announcing the launch on X (formerly Twitter), Musk said Grokipedia.com is “now live,” adding that its mission is to deliver “the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” The billionaire … Read more
The U.S.-based tech giant Nvidia on Wednesday became the first publicly traded company in the world valued at $5 trillion, fueled by soaring investor confidence in the artificial intelligence (AI) boom and record demand for its advanced chips. Shares of Nvidia climbed 4.5% to $210.11, pushing its market capitalization to $5.1 trillion. The milestone comes … Read more
Apple Inc. has officially crossed the $4 trillion market valuation mark, becoming the third Big Tech company—after Nvidia and Microsoft—to reach this historic milestone. The surge comes as strong global demand for the newly launched iPhone 17 series and ultra-slim iPhone Air drives record-breaking sales and restores investor confidence. Shares of Apple rose 0.2% to … Read more
StrictlyVC Palo Alto 2025, a one-day, invite-only venture-capital conference hosted by TechCrunch, will take place on Dec. 3, 2025, in Palo Alto, California. The event provides a high-caliber platform for leading investors, entrepreneurs and corporate-development executives to engage in intimate dialogue on emerging startup trends, fundraising and technology — with attendance capped and registration now … Read more
Saudi Arabia is planning to invest billions of dollars to transform its oil wealth into technological influence, positioning itself as a major global provider of artificial intelligence (A.I.) computing power. Near the Red Sea, a proposed $5 billion data center could serve coders across Europe, while another complex on the country’s eastern coast would cater … Read more
Grand Theft Auto Online players are in for another lucrative week as Rockstar Games rolls out its latest weekly update, featuring double GTA$ and RP across several modes, limited-time Halloween bonuses, and deep discounts on select vehicles. The update runs through October 30. Early leaks on Reddit revealed that this week’s Diamond Casino podium vehicle … Read more
The future of work is changing faster than anyone expected — and Amazon is leading the charge. According to internal strategy documents, the retail and logistics giant plans to automate an estimated 600,000 human jobs by 2033 through robots, AI, and advanced automation systems. That’s more than half a million roles across warehouses, logistics, customer … Read more
Ferrari, the famous Italian luxury sports car manufacturer is stepping into the world of cryptocurrency by launching a digital token called “Token Ferrari 499P.” The token will allow a select group of its most loyal fans to trade digital assets and bid on the famous 499P endurance race car — the same model that won … Read more
Jeff Bezos, founder of the world’s largest online retailer Amazon has a message for Gen Z: think twice before dropping out of college to chase startup dreams. Speaking at Italian Tech Week 2025, Bezos warned that while some college dropouts—like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg—became wildly successful, their stories are rare exceptions. “It is possible … Read more
Around 60 countries are set to sign a landmark treaty in Hanoi this weekend under the United Nations banner aimed at strengthening international cooperation against cybercrime that costs the global economy trillions of dollars annually. The agreement will come into effect once 40 countries ratify it. The treaty targets a wide range of offences including … Read more
Major investors, spooked by AI exuberance yet wary of betting against it, are shifting from hyped-up stocks into potential next-in-line winners, reviving a strategy from the 1990s dotcom era that helped some sidestep the crash. According to Reuters, as U.S. stocks have hit successive records and AI chipmaker Nvidia’s valuation has surged beyond $4 trillion, … Read more
KADUNA, Nigeria — Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has received the Award of Recognition for Championing Primary Healthcare Services and Improving Access to Quality Health for All at the National Health Media Dialogue, themed “Advocacy Solutions to Improve PHC Delivery and Health Outcomes in Kaduna, Lagos, and Kano.” Governor Sani said the award reflects … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Veteran game developer Meghan Morgan Juinio, who worked on the blockbuster “God of War Ragnarök,” is publicly defending the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools in video-game production, saying that developers who reject the technology risk “selling themselves short.” Speaking in a recent interview, Juinio said generative-AI systems should be considered tools rather than replacements for … Read more