Afghan Officials Ditch Smartphones After Taliban-Imposed Ban Sparks Disruption
Kabul-Government employees across Afghanistan began abandoning smartphones on Wednesday after authorities imposed a sweeping ban on their use in state
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Telegram Mounts Legal Challenge to India’s Temporary Ban Over Exam Fraud Crackdown
New Delhi-Telegram has challenged an Indian government order temporarily blocking access to its messaging platform, filing a petition in court
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UK teenagers divided over proposed under-16 social media restrictions as parents back tougher controls
“It’s easier to say ‘this will affect you now’ when it doesn’t affect them,” a young participant said, highlighting concerns
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Canada Moves to Bar Under-16s From Social Media in Digital Safety Overhaul
Ottawa-Canada’s government introduced legislation on Wednesday that would prohibit children under the age of 16 from accessing social media platforms
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Watchdog Flags Surge in Threats to US Lawmakers After Meta Loosened Content Rules
Washington-Violent threats, harassment and abusive content targeting US lawmakers on Facebook increased sharply after Meta relaxed key content moderation policies
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Silicon Valley’s AI Race Risks Becoming a Strategic Deadlock, Oxford Researcher Warns
“We’ve got a small number of very wealthy companies pursuing AI while simultaneously warning that it could go badly wrong.”
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White House, Anthropic Reopen Talks as AI Cybersecurity Risks Mount
Washington — The White House and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei held discussions on Friday on potential cooperation in artificial intelligence
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US, Philippines Forge Strategic Industrial Hub to Bolster Chip Supply Chains
Manila— The United States and the Philippines will build a 4,000-acre industrial hub in the Luzon Economic Corridor to strengthen
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Saudi-Backed Humain and Turing Launch Enterprise AI Agent Marketplace Platform
“The next wave of AI is about systems of agents working together across entire organizations.” Humain, a Public Investment Fund-backed
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Trump says Microsoft should fire its global affairs president Lisa Monaco
Tech leadership and national security take center stage as Microsoft strengthens global strategy and innovation partnerships. Microsoft continues to solidify
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