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Global Leaders at WEF26 Call for Worker-Centric AI, Upskilling and Inclusion in Tech Revolution

Jan 30, 2026Jan 20, 2026 by Jasmin Watson

Global leaders at the World Economic Forum‘s 2026 annual meeting urged employers to place workers at the heart of artificial intelligence integration, warning that without intentional upskilling and inclusion, societies risk instability amid rapid job transformations. In a panel titled “Workers in the Driver’s Seat,” experts including Denis Machuel, CEO, Adecco Group, Luc Triangle, General … Read more

OpenAI Crosses $20 Billion Annual Revenue in 2025, CFO Sarah Friar Says

Jan 30, 2026Jan 19, 2026 by Jasmin Watson

OpenAI’s annual revenue exceeded $20 billion in 2025, the company’s chief financial officer Sarah Friar said Monday, marking a substantial increase from about $6 billion in 2024. According to details, CFO Sarah Friar in her blog said the sharp revenue rise closely tracked an expansion of the company’s computing capacity, which grew to approximately 1.9 … Read more

News Corp Partners With Symbolic AI to Deploy AI Research Tools at Dow Jones Newsrooms

Feb 5, 2026Jan 19, 2026 by Jasmin Watson

In a significant move for the global media and publishing sector, Symbolic.ai Inc. has partnered with News Corp to deploy its AI-native publishing platform at Dow Jones Newswires which is the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News and Private Equity News. The agreement marks one of the most significant … Read more

Elon Musk Files $134B Suit Claiming OpenAI, Microsoft Profited From His Early Support

Jan 30, 2026Jan 18, 2026 by The Gignomist

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft, arguing the companies reaped “wrongful gains” from his early financial and strategic support during OpenAI’s founding. According to Reuters, In the filing, Musk estimated that OpenAI benefited between $65.5 billion and $109.4 billion from his contributions, while Microsoft benefited … Read more

Wikipedia Signs AI Licensing Deals With Microsoft, Meta, Amazon

Feb 5, 2026Jan 17, 2026 by Jasmin Watson

The Wikimedia Foundation has signed new commercial agreements with major artificial intelligence companies including Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity and Mistral AI, part of an effort to help offset the rising infrastructure costs tied to AI training on the volunteer-run encyclopedia. The deals will allow AI platforms to access Wikipedia’s structured content at scale through the … Read more

Eutelsat Signs Launch Deal With MaiaSpace as Europe Races to Rival Starlink

Mar 1, 2026Jan 17, 2026 by Jasmin Watson

Eutelsat Satellite Signs Launch Deal With MaiaSpace as Europe Races to Rival Starlink

European satellite operator Eutelsat has signed a multi-launch agreement with French space startup MaiaSpace to deploy low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites beginning in 2027, marking a strategic step for Europe as it seeks to compete more directly with SpaceX’s Starlink. MaiaSpace, a subsidiary of European rocket manufacturer ArianeGroup, will provide an additional launch option for … Read more

Pakistan Becomes First Country to Sign Deal With Trump-Linked Crypto Venture

Jan 15, 2026Jan 15, 2026 by The Gignomist

Pakistan signs MoU with Trump-linked Crypto

Pakistan signed an agreement with World Liberty Financial, a crypto company connected to U.S. President Donald Trump’s family, to pilot its stablecoin for cross-border payments. The Pakistan Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (PVARA) said in a statement that the memorandum of understanding with SC Financial Technologies — described as an “affiliated entity” of World Liberty — … Read more

Australia Removes 4.7 Million Teen Accounts Following Social Media Ban

Mar 1, 2026Jan 15, 2026 by The Gignomist

Australian government has deactivated nearly 4.7 million social media accounts belonging to children under 16 in the first month after the nation’s groundbreaking age-based ban took effect, government data shows. The eSafety Commissioner said the figure reflects platforms’ efforts to comply with a law that took effect Dec. 10 and requires major social networks to … Read more

U.S. Senators Introduce Long-Delayed Bill to Define Cryptocurrency Market Rules

Jan 13, 2026 by The Gignomist

U.S. senators late Monday unveiled draft legislation aimed at creating a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency that could clarify which financial regulators oversee the fast-growing sector, potentially boosting adoption of digital assets. The proposed law would define when crypto tokens are considered securities, commodities, or other asset types, providing the long-sought legal clarity the industry has … Read more

China Takes Lead at CES 2026 With Record Tech Showcases and Innovation Awards

Mar 1, 2026Jan 13, 2026 by Ghulam Rehman

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has long been the global stage for tech breakthroughs, where the future unfolds amid flashing lights and buzzing crowds in Las Vegas. But CES 2026 marked a pivotal shift: China didn’t just show up – it commanded the spotlight. Gone are the days when Chinese firms were seen as mere … Read more

Cast AI Hits Billion-Dollar Milestone with Launch of Revolutionary GPU Marketplace

Jan 12, 2026 by Jasmin Watson

Cast AI, a cloud optimization platform, has reached a valuation exceeding $1 billion with the launch of its new GPU marketplace and a strategic investment from a major Korean conglomerate. The company unveiled OMNI Compute on Monday, a unified control plane that automatically discovers and integrates compute resources, including GPUs, across multiple cloud providers and … Read more

AARP Spotlights Accessibility Tech as Captify Wins AgeTech Award at CES 2026

Mar 1, 2026Jan 12, 2026 by Jasmin Watson

LAS VEGAS — Captify, a startup developing smart glasses that provide real-time captions and translations, won the grand prize in the AgeTech After Dark pitch competition at CES 2026, the AgeTech Collaborative from AARP announced. The victory highlights Captify‘s technology aimed at improving accessibility for people who are deaf or hard of hearing by delivering … Read more

Google Rolls Out AI Upgrades for Gmail to Automate Daily Email Tasks

Feb 5, 2026Jan 11, 2026 by The Gignomist

More artificial intelligence is being embedded into Gmail as Google seeks to evolve the world’s most widely used email service into a versatile personal assistant capable of refining writing, condensing scattered inbox information and generating daily task lists. The enhancements, unveiled Thursday, could mark a significant shift for Gmail, which revolutionized email communication upon its … Read more

ITCN Asia to Host 70,000 Visitors, 850 Exhibitors and 3,000 Global Brands in Lahore This Week

Mar 1, 2026Jan 11, 2026 by Jasmin Watson

ITCN Asia 2026 to Welcome 70,000 Visitors, 850 Exhibitors and 3,000 Global Brands in Lahore

Pakistan’s largest information technology and telecommunications exhibition, the 27th ITCN Asia, is set to open Jan. 17 at the Expo Centre Lahore, bringing together thousands of industry professionals, government officials, startups and international investors amid growing efforts to position the country as a regional digital hub. This year’s edition of ITCN Asia is presented with … Read more

US Senators Demand Apple, Google Take X And Grok Off App Stores Over Sexual Images

Jan 10, 2026 by The Gignomist

Three U.S. Democratic senators have urged Apple and Google to remove Elon Musk’s X and Grok apps from their app stores, citing a surge in nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images generated by Musk’s AI tool that have drawn international scrutiny and investigations. In a letter dated Jan. 9 to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO … Read more

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon Sees Robotics as Next Trillion-Dollar Frontier for AI

Jan 9, 2026 by Jasmin Watson

Cristiano R. Amon, the president and CEO of semiconductor giant Qualcomm Incorporated, said that artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming robotics into a scalable reality, positioning it as the company’s next major frontier for edge AI. In an interview with CNBC’s Jon Fortt, Amon drew parallels between Qualcomm’s success in the automotive sector and its ambitions … Read more

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