Australia has become the first country to ban social media access for children under 16, ordering major platforms to block young users under a landmark law aimed at reducing online harm. The restrictions cover TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and other large platforms. Under the new rules, 10 major companies were directed to prevent access by … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — The Upwork Foundation announced Tuesday that it will award $800,000 in grants to nine nonprofit organizations across five continents that are training marginalized communities in skills considered difficult for artificial intelligence to replicate. The 2025 grantees will focus on building proficiency in empathy, creativity, integrity, critical thinking, communication and leadership — competencies … Read more
Paramount Skydance has launched a hostile all-cash offer of $30 per share for Warner Bros. Discovery, valuing the company at $108.4 billion and directly challenging Netflix’s acquisition agreement announced earlier in December. The move comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy a large portion of Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming assets for $27.75 … Read more
Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris joined the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) on Monday to launch a new annual report series evaluating economic trends across Ireland and Northern Ireland. The initiative marks a significant step in strengthening data-driven policymaking and understanding shared economic challenges on the island. Developed in partnership with the … Read more
The world’s largest online talent marketplace, Upwork, made a strong impression at NeurIPS 2025, one of the leading global conferences for artificial intelligence, machine learning and computational neuroscience, held this year in San Diego, United States. The event brought together thousands of researchers, builders and innovators exploring the next frontier of AI. The atmosphere was … Read more
The Carmageddon franchise is officially returning, with developer 34BigThings unveiling a new entry in the long-running vehicular-combat series during the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted. The game, titled Carmageddon: Rogue Shift, marks a roguelite reimagining of the cult classic action franchise. Set for release in early 2026, Rogue Shift will launch on all major platforms. … Read more
Look AI, a new design tool developed by a China based technology firm, is using advanced algorithms to streamline the fashion design process and give designers real-time creative capabilities. Fashion design traditionally requires hours of sketching, fabric selection and pattern adjustments before concepts can be fully realized. Look AI aims to simplify that process by … Read more
Commvault, a global leader in unified data security and enterprise resilience, has been named the 2025 AWS Global Storage Partner of the Year at the annual Geography and Global AWS Partner Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada. The award recognizes companies worldwide that help customers innovate and build solutions on Amazon Web Services. This year’s awards … Read more
LONDON – The 16th annual MSP Channel Awards, formerly known as the SDC Awards, celebrated groundbreaking innovation and excellence across the IT channel at a vibrant gala event in London City. Rebranded to reflect the growing dominance of managed services in digital transformation, cybersecurity, cloud, data management, and automation, the awards brought together hundreds of … Read more
The American multinational transportation company, Uber on Wednesday announced the launch of autonomous robotaxi rides in Dallas, giving riders the ability to be matched with an Avride self-driving vehicle across a 9–square-mile service area. The expanded pilot covers key Dallas neighborhoods, including Downtown, Uptown, Turtle Creek and Deep Ellum, with plans for additional territory in … Read more
One of Latin America’s largest project management events, the PMI São Paulo Summit 2025, concluded successfully in São Paulo, Brazil, after two days focused on the future of project management, leadership, innovation and real organizational impact. The summit brought together professionals from across the region, offering a platform to connect with industry leaders, participate in … Read more
Amazon Web Services has announced the public release of its Trainium3 AI chip, a custom processor designed to reduce the cost and speed up the training of artificial-intelligence models — a move that positions Amazon as a growing competitor to Nvidia in the data-center chip market. AWS said the Trainium3 chip is up to four … Read more
Flexo Summit Asia 2025 delivered its strongest edition yet, drawing global leaders, technology innovators and packaging experts to Jaipur, India for two days of high-impact sessions, panels and workshops focused on the future of flexographic printing. The event, described by organizers as a milestone for the industry, showcased advances in sustainability, automation, hybrid technologies and … Read more
More than 1,000 entrepreneurs, investors, and tech leaders from over 30 countries gathered in Skopje, Macedonia for the inaugural Startup AI Revolution Summit, a four-day event that organizers and attendees hailed as a turning point for the Balkan startup ecosystem. Organized by Startup Club Skopje under the leadership of Sasho Jovanovski, the summit featured more … Read more
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), in partnership with the governments of the United Kingdom and Switzerland, has launched a new phase of regional collaboration aimed at accelerating green and inclusive economic growth across the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The initiative, implemented through Accelerate Prosperity — An AKDN Initiative, seeks to expand climate-smart innovation and … Read more
A few months after launching its Qwen3-VL multimodal AI suite, Alibaba has released a detailed technical report showing the system outperforming leading commercial models, including OpenAI’s GPT-5, Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro and Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.1, in a range of visual math, document comprehension and long-video analysis benchmarks. The findings highlight significant advances in open-source … Read more