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
Generative artificial intelligence is becoming part of game development, but the industry’s argument over the technology increasingly depends on a more specific question: what exactly should developers use it for? A former producer associated with Sony’s God of War franchise has defended experimenting with generative AI, adding another voice to a debate that has divided … Read more
Australia has directed four artificial-intelligence chatbot providers to outline the measures they are taking to protect children from exposure to sexual content, self-harm or suicide-related material. According to Reuters, the notice was issued by the office of the eSafety Commissioner under Australia’s stringent internet-safety regime. It applies to the companies Character Technologies (operator of the … Read more
China’s allegation that the U.S. National Security Agency spent more than two years targeting its National Time Service Center highlights a part of critical infrastructure that receives far less public attention than power grids, telecommunications networks or satellites: precision time itself. China’s Ministry of State Security alleged in October 2025 that the NSA began targeting … Read more
In the remote mountain valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan, near the Pakistan–India border, a quiet digital revolution is taking shape — led by Dolat Ali, a passionate software engineer, educator, and entrepreneur. As the founder of De Node Tech and Principal of The College of Digital Baltistan, Dolat is reshaping the digital landscape of one of Pakistan’s … Read more
Amazon Web Services, the backbone of much of the modern digital economy, suffered a widespread outage centered in its U.S. East region. The disruption brought down major websites, applications and systems across the world. From airlines to banks to social platforms, the effect was immediate and far reaching. The incident, first flagged around 3 a.m. … Read more
Meta is all set to let parents disable their teens’ private chats with AI characters, after criticism that its “flirty” chatbots had raised concerns about safety and oversight. Under the forthcoming changes, parents in the U.S., the U.K., Canada and Australia will be able to block individual AI characters and see broad topics their teens … Read more
Six hundred secondary-school students across Mauritius spent part of 2025 doing something rarely included in conventional financial education: building investment portfolios, analyzing listed companies, placing simulated trades and testing whether their decisions could outperform the country’s stock-market benchmarks. The SEM Young Investor Award Trading Game returned in 2025 after a pause since 2020, bringing together … Read more
LONDON — Artificial intelligence systems that operate without human oversight could one day pose a national security threat, the head of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency warned Thursday. In his annual speech on threats to Britain, MI5 Director General Ken McCallum said the agency already uses AI to enhance its operations, while terrorists and hostile states … Read more
German authorities have dismantled more than 1,400 illegal websites linked to cybertrading fraud across Eastern Europe, the country’s financial regulator BaFin and state investigators announced Monday. The joint operation, dubbed Operation Heracles, was carried out by the Baden-Württemberg State Criminal Police Office in coordination with BaFin, Europol, and Bulgarian law enforcement. The effort targeted networks … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI has expended its budget-friendly ChatGPT Go plan, priced under $5, to 18 new countries across Asia, marking a major step in the company’s regional growth strategy. The plan is now available in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, East Timor, … Read more
YouTube is allowing certain creators previously banned for spreading misinformation to return under a new pilot program, according to company statements and reporting. The move revokes lifetime suspensions imposed under policies that have since been retired. In a letter submitted to the House Judiciary Committee, Alphabet—the parent company of YouTube—said the reinstatement opportunity will apply … Read more
Freelancing is becoming a more significant career path for younger knowledge workers as artificial intelligence changes how companies hire, what skills they value and which tasks businesses are willing to automate. The shift does not mean every Gen Z worker is abandoning conventional employment, but new workforce data suggests independent work is moving closer to … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI introduced a slate of major updates at its Dev Day event Monday, unveiling GPT-5 Pro, its most advanced language model to date, along with a new video generation model, Sora 2, and a smaller, cheaper voice model designed for real-time interactions. The announcements were part of a broader effort to attract … Read more
At just 19 years old, Barron Trump — the youngest son of US President Donald Trump — has quietly built an estimated $150 million fortune, largely thanks to his involvement in the booming world of cryptocurrency, digital or virtual currency. Barron Trump, who stands about 6-foot-8 and rarely makes public appearances, has reportedly played a … Read more
Bitcoin’s surge above $125,000 in October 2025 looked at the time like confirmation that cryptocurrency had entered a new institutional era. U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds were attracting billions of dollars, the regulatory environment had become more supportive, the dollar was weakening, and investors were increasingly able to buy Bitcoin through the same financial infrastructure … Read more