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Huawei’s US racketeering trial opens with prosecutors calling it a criminal enterprise

Huawei’s US racketeering trial opens with prosecutors calling it a criminal enterprise

The United States opened its criminal case against Huawei in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday, with a prosecutor describing two decades of conduct by the world’s largest telecoms equipment maker as theft, lies and cover-up. “Theft…

Government drones redraw the rules of war in Yemen

Arab News

Government drones redraw the rules of war in Yemen

Yemen has long been a testing ground for highly lethal modern weapons, evidenced by the Houthi strike on Gulf Coalition forces and Yemeni allies in December 2015, using a Tochka ballistic missile, which killed well over 100 soldiers. For…

Arab News

AllAfrica

Kenya: Senate Throws Out NTSA Regulations for Lack of Public Participation

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Senate has scrapped three new regulations that were issued by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), citing a lack of public participation.

AllAfrica

US and Philippine marines train with BrahMos to deter China

Times of India

US and Philippine marines train with BrahMos to deter China

US and Philippine forces recently trained together simulating the BrahMos anti-ship missile. This exercise involved building a kill chain using drones and ground-based missiles. The Philippine Marines are developing tactics for the…

Times of India

We shouldn't fear AI if we keep it 'under control, open and public', expert says

We shouldn't fear AI if we keep it 'under control, open and public', expert says

Andrea Renda, Director of Research at the Centre for European Policy Studies, believes the main issue is that “we don't know enough” about what is actually happening inside AI development companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic.

The Justice Department is investigating whether Nvidia structured its Groq deal to avoid antitrust review

The Justice Department is investigating whether Nvidia structured its Groq deal to avoid antitrust review

The US Justice Department is examining whether Nvidia deliberately structured its licensing deal with inference chip designer Groq in a way that avoided antitrust review, according to a New York Times report. The Justice Department opened…

Bernie Sanders convenes a private Senate briefing on AI dangers

Bernie Sanders convenes a private Senate briefing on AI dangers

Bernie Sanders will convene a private, bipartisan briefing for senators on the risks of artificial intelligence on 16 September. Geoffrey Hinton, Max Tegmark and Ajeya Cotra will address the room for an hour on Capitol Hill. The briefing…

Apple enters a crowded foldable smartphone market in China – can it beat Huawei?

South China Morning Post

Apple enters a crowded foldable smartphone market in China – can it beat Huawei?

Apple’s long-awaited entry into the foldable smartphone market, the iPhone Duo, has drawn immediate attention in China over its eye-watering price tag and exclusive dual-eSIM design, as the American tech giant targets entrenched domestic…

South China Morning Post

Primark to offer home delivery as it prepares to split from owner ABF

The Guardian

Primark to offer home delivery as it prepares to split from owner ABF

Clothing chain says trading in Europe ‘challenging’ but customers are responding well to its price-cutting campaign Primark will offer home delivery in Britain for the first time, as the fast-fashion retailer prepares to spin off from its…

The Guardian

What Happens to Your Data After You Hit Allow

What Happens to Your Data After You Hit Allow

The privacy conversation tends to stop at the moment someone taps allow. A person grants an app access to their location so it can find nearby stores, and the interaction feels complete right there. The more interesting question sits on…

As Zelenskyy dodges drones, Europe’s defence dilemma deepens

As Zelenskyy dodges drones, Europe’s defence dilemma deepens

Happy Thursday, readers. Angela Skujins here, writing to you from the Latvian capital. I’ll be heading to the Rīga Conference later, where the conversations will range from the Baltics to the bigger security picture shaping Europe.

Introducing "Token Proof of Work"

For fifteen years, every contact form, every submission box, every "get in touch" widget on the web has run on one quiet assumption: a person is typing on the other end. That assumption is running out of runway fast, and most of the web…