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Nvidia Is Preparing Its Own Army Of AI Agents A reported open-source platform named NemoClaw would allow enterprises to dispatch digital agents to plan, reason and execute tasks for employees, expanding Nvidia’s ambitions beyond the chips powering the AI boo Nvidia is planning to release an open source platform for artificial intelligence agents called “NemoClaw,” according to a report by Wired, a move that could expand the company’s growing push into software tools that allow businesses to deploy autonomous digital assistants.

Nvidia Is Preparing Its Own Army Of AI Agents

A reported open-source platform named NemoClaw would allow enterprises to dispatch digital agents to plan, reason and execute tasks for employees, expanding Nvidia’s ambitions beyond the chips powering the AI boo Nvidia is planning to release an open…

German Publishers Push for Antitrust Fine Over Apple Tracking Rules German publishers and advertising groups have rejected proposed changes by Apple to its app tracking rules, urging the country’s competition watchdog to impose a fine on the technology giant for what they describe as unresolved antitrust concerns in the digital advertising market. Industry associations representing publishers, media agencies and advertisers said the revisions to Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework fail to address competition issues that regulators have been examining for several years.

German Publishers Push for Antitrust Fine Over Apple Tracking Rules

German publishers and advertising groups have rejected proposed changes by Apple to its app tracking rules, urging the country’s competition watchdog to impose a fine on the technology giant for what they describe as unresolved…

China bets on AI to create jobs and revive economy China is betting heavily on artificial intelligence as a driver of job creation and economic renewal, with policymakers and business leaders arguing that widespread adoption of the technology could boost productivity and help address structural economic challenges in the coming years. Plans unveiled during the opening of China’s annual parliamentary session last week place artificial intelligence at the center of economic strategy, as the world’s second-largest economy grapples with slowing growth and demographic pressures from an ageing population.

China bets on AI to create jobs and revive economy

China is betting heavily on artificial intelligence as a driver of job creation and economic renewal, with policymakers and business leaders arguing that widespread adoption of the technology could boost productivity and help address structural…

AI Is Fuelling A Surge In UK Reports of Witchcraft And Satanic Rituals Experts and support groups say survivors of sexual abuse involving witchcraft, spirit possession and other ritual practices are increasingly turning to AI tools like ChatGPT for guidance and therapy, prompting more victims to contact helplines and report crimes long believed to be hidden and under-reported AI chatbot ChatGPT is driving a rise in reports of organised and ritual abuse in the United Kingdom, experts have warned, as survivors of so-called “satanic” sexual violence use the artificial intelligence tool for therapy.

AI Is Fuelling A Surge In UK Reports of Witchcraft And Satanic Rituals

Experts and support groups say survivors of sexual abuse involving witchcraft, spirit possession and other ritual practices are increasingly turning to AI tools like ChatGPT for guidance and therapy, prompting more victims to…

Anthropic Has Now Sued Trump’s Government The AI startup, which helped deploy cutting-edge technology across multiple federal agencies, says the unprecedented designation threatens hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts, jeopardizes its reputation, and challenges core First Amendment freedoms Anthropic has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after the artificial intelligence startup was blacklisted and labeled a threat to U.S. national security. The company said in a complaint that these actions are “unprecedented and unlawful,” and that they are “harming Anthropic irreparably.” The lawsuit was filed in the U.S.

Anthropic Has Now Sued Trump’s Government

The AI startup, which helped deploy cutting-edge technology across multiple federal agencies, says the unprecedented designation threatens hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts, jeopardizes its reputation, and challenges core First Amendment…

The Share Of Women In US Tech Jobs Has Barely Changed In 15 Years Despite billions spent on diversity programs, conferences, coding camps, and corporate pledges, the share of women in U.S. technology jobs has barely shifted in fifteen years. Now, with D.E.I. initiatives under federal assault, researchers fear the clock is turning back entirely. In the spring of 2010, Reshma Saujani was campaigning for a congressional seat in New York and visiting public schools across the city.

The Share Of Women In US Tech Jobs Has Barely Changed In 15 Years

Despite billions spent on diversity programs, conferences, coding camps, and corporate pledges, the share of women in U.S. technology jobs has barely shifted in fifteen years. Now, with D.E.I. initiatives under federal assault,…

X Probes Offensive Grok Chatbot Posts as AI Safety Concerns Intensify Social media platform X Corp has launched an investigation into reports that its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok generated racist and offensive posts. The probe comes after a video circulated online showing Grok producing hateful responses when prompted by users. Neither X nor xAI immediately commented publicly on the incident, and the video circulating online could not be independently verified. However, the investigation shows that the company is acknowledging that something is wrong and that it needed to do more to control its AI system.

X Probes Offensive Grok Chatbot Posts as AI Safety Concerns Intensify

Social media platform X Corp has launched an investigation into reports that its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok generated racist and offensive posts. The probe comes after a video circulated online showing Grok producing…

Is $692 Million Pay Package for Google’s Sundar Pichai Too Much? The Board of Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc., recently announced the approval of a three-year pay package worth roughly $692 million for CEO Sundar Pichai. According to a regulatory filing seen by Impact Newswire, the pay package is heavily tied to performance incentives. Pichai’s base salary will remain $2 million annually, while the bulk of the compensation comes in stock-based awards tied to the company’s financial performance and the growth of key subsidiaries, including Waymo and drone delivery venture Wing.

Is $692 Million Pay Package for Google’s Sundar Pichai Too Much?

The Board of Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc., recently announced the approval of a three-year pay package worth roughly $692 million for CEO Sundar Pichai. According to a regulatory filing seen by Impact Newswire, the pay…

SoftBank Seeks $40 Billion Loan to Fund OpenAI Investment Japan’s technology conglomerate SoftBank Group is seeking a loan of up to $40 billion to help finance its growing investment in OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT. According to Bloomberg, the proposed financing would mark one of the largest borrowing deals ever undertaken by the Japanese investment giant. The funds are expected to primarily support SoftBank’s deepening stake in the U.S artificial intelligence company as the global race to dominate AI technology intensifies.

SoftBank Seeks $40 Billion Loan to Fund OpenAI Investment

Japan’s technology conglomerate SoftBank Group is seeking a loan of up to $40 billion to help finance its growing investment in OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT. According to Bloomberg, the proposed financing would mark one of the largest…

Samsung Wants AI Glasses To Be The Next Big Thing Samsung says its upcoming smart glasses, expected later this year, will feature a camera positioned at eye level and connect to a smartphone that processes visual information, reflecting a broader push by technology companies to turn artificial intelligence into a constant, wearable assistant that can understand what users are seeing and respond in real time, as firms from Meta to Google and Qualcomm experiment with devices that could shift everyday computing away from phones and screens toward lighter eyewear capable of supporting emerging AI agents that perform tasks, answer questions and interact with the physical world…

Samsung Wants AI Glasses To Be The Next Big Thing

Samsung says its upcoming smart glasses, expected later this year, will feature a camera positioned at eye level and connect to a smartphone that processes visual information, reflecting a broader push by technology companies to turn artificial…

Karnataka, India’s Tech Hub State, to Ban Social Media for Teens under 16 The southern Indian state of Karnataka, home to the technology hub of Bengaluru, has announced plans to prohibit children under the age of 16 from using social media platforms, signalling one of the most ambitious attempts in India to curb young people’s online activity. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced the proposal during his state budget speech, saying the move is intended to shield children from the negative effects of excessive mobile phone and social media use.

Karnataka, India’s Tech Hub State, to Ban Social Media for Teens under 16

The southern Indian state of Karnataka, home to the technology hub of Bengaluru, has announced plans to prohibit children under the age of 16 from using social media platforms, signalling one of the most ambitious attempts…

Iran Crisis Poses Risks for South Korea’s Chip Industry South Korea’s semiconductor industry has warned that the escalating crisis involving Iran could disrupt global chip supply chains and slow the expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure in the Middle East. Industry officials raised concerns that the conflict could interrupt supplies of critical materials used in semiconductor manufacturing, particularly helium, which is essential for cooling and heat management during chip production. South Korea produces roughly two-thirds of the world’s memory chips, making the country highly sensitive to disruptions in the supply of such materials.

Iran Crisis Poses Risks for South Korea’s Chip Industry

South Korea’s semiconductor industry has warned that the escalating crisis involving Iran could disrupt global chip supply chains and slow the expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure in the Middle East. Industry officials raised…

Is Grammarly Still Useful in the Age of AI? Few industries have been disrupted by artificial intelligence as dramatically as writing. In just a few years, generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude have transformed how people draft emails, essays, articles, and reports. What once required hours of careful writing can now be produced in seconds with a simple prompt. Before this wave of AI assistants, however, one platform dominated the digital writing ecosystem.

Is Grammarly Still Useful in the Age of AI?

Few industries have been disrupted by artificial intelligence as dramatically as writing. In just a few years, generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude have transformed how people draft emails, essays, articles, and reports. What once required hours…

Meta Opens WhatsApp to AI Rivals to Avoid EU Antitrust Action Meta Platforms will allow competing artificial intelligence chatbots to operate on WhatsApp in Europe for the next year as the company seeks to avoid potential interim measures from European Commission antitrust regulators. The move follows complaints from AI developers that Meta had blocked rival chatbots from accessing WhatsApp while promoting its own Meta AI assistant on the platform. European regulators warned that the restrictions could harm competition and signalled they were considering temporary measures while investigating the issue.

Meta Opens WhatsApp to AI Rivals to Avoid EU Antitrust Action

Meta Platforms will allow competing artificial intelligence chatbots to operate on WhatsApp in Europe for the next year as the company seeks to avoid potential interim measures from European Commission antitrust regulators. The move…

Anthropic CEO Accuses OpenAI of Lying about its AI Deal with U.S Military Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, has accused rival OpenAI of misleading the public about its new agreement with the United States Department of Defense. In a memo to employees, Amodei reportedly described OpenAI’s public messaging about the military partnership as “straight up lies,” arguing that the company is presenting the deal as safer and more restricted than it actually is. He also accused OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman, of portraying himself as a diplomatic problem-solver in the dispute with the Pentagon while obscuring the real terms of the agreement.

Anthropic CEO Accuses OpenAI of Lying about its AI Deal with U.S Military

Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, has accused rival OpenAI of misleading the public about its new agreement with the United States Department of Defense. In a memo to employees, Amodei reportedly described OpenAI’s public…

Anthropic CEO Accuses OpenAI of Lying about its AI Deal with U.S Military Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, has accused rival OpenAI of misleading the public about its new agreement with the United States Department of Defense. In a memo to employees, Amodei reportedly described OpenAI’s public messaging about the military partnership as “straight up lies,” arguing that the company is presenting the deal as safer and more restricted than it actually is. He also accused OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman, of portraying himself as a diplomatic problem-solver in the dispute with the Pentagon while obscuring the real terms of the agreement.

Anthropic CEO Accuses OpenAI of Lying about its AI Deal with U.S Military

Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, has accused rival OpenAI of misleading the public about its new agreement with the United States Department of Defense. In a memo to employees, Amodei reportedly described OpenAI’s public…

Outsourced Kenyans Saw Users Naked Through Meta Glasses As Meta rolls out its AI-powered Ray-Ban smart glasses, a Swedish investigation has revealed that subcontracted workers in Kenya were able to view deeply personal moments, including users in bathrooms and engaging in sexual activity, raising urgent questions about privacy, consent, and oversight. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has said it will write to Meta to examine whether the company is meeting its obligations under data protection law, highlighting the tension between emerging AI technologies and the rights of individuals whose lives are being captured, sometimes without their knowledge, in the name of improving user experiences…

Outsourced Kenyans Saw Users Naked Through Meta Glasses

As Meta rolls out its AI-powered Ray-Ban smart glasses, a Swedish investigation has revealed that subcontracted workers in Kenya were able to view deeply personal moments, including users in bathrooms and engaging in sexual activity, raising…

Grammarly’s AI “Experts” Now Include Dead Professors A new manuscript review tool modeled on real scholars is drawing outrage across academia and raising questions about consent, copyright and digital identity. Some of those scholars are no longer alive, prompting critics to accuse the company of practicing “digital necromancy.” As artificial intelligence rapidly moves into classrooms and research labs, a new debate is unfolding over how far technology companies should go in recreating the voices and authority of real scholars.

Grammarly’s AI “Experts” Now Include Dead Professors

A new manuscript review tool modeled on real scholars is drawing outrage across academia and raising questions about consent, copyright and digital identity. Some of those scholars are no longer alive, prompting critics to accuse the company of…

Amazon launches Connect Health AI platform for healthcare providers Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled a new artificial intelligence platform designed to streamline healthcare administration and patient engagement, marking the tech giant’s latest push into the rapidly expanding digital health sector. The new service, called Amazon Connect Health, introduces agentic AI tools specifically built for healthcare providers. According to AWS, the platform is designed to reduce administrative workloads while improving patient access to care by automating routine processes across hospitals and clinics.

Amazon launches Connect Health AI platform for healthcare providers

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled a new artificial intelligence platform designed to streamline healthcare administration and patient engagement, marking the tech giant’s latest push into the rapidly expanding digital health…

Singapore to Train 100,000 AI-savvy Workers by 2029 Officials say the programme is designed not only to accelerate adoption but also to prevent smaller firms and mid career workers from being left behind in the AI transition. The move signals Singapore’s intent to treat artificial intelligence not as a niche technology, but as foundational infrastructure for its next phase of growth Singapore plans to train 100,000 workers to become “AI bilingual” by 2029 under a new National AI Impact Programme, as it seeks to embed artificial intelligence skills across professions from accountancy to law.

Singapore to Train 100,000 AI-savvy Workers by 2029

Officials say the programme is designed not only to accelerate adoption but also to prevent smaller firms and mid career workers from being left behind in the AI transition. The move signals Singapore’s intent to treat artificial intelligence not…

Why U.S AI Companies Don’t Want this former Tech Exec to Run for Congress U.S tech companies are allegedly spending millions of dollars in efforts to stop one of their own from gaining a seat in the U.S. Congress, not because he lacks tech credentials, but because he wants stricter rules around artificial intelligence. Assembly Member Alex Bores, a former Silicon Valley executive and computer science graduate now running for New York’s 12th District, has found himself targeted by an unprecedented political war chest assembled by AI industry heavyweights.

Why U.S AI Companies Don’t Want this former Tech Exec to Run for Congress

U.S tech companies are allegedly spending millions of dollars in efforts to stop one of their own from gaining a seat in the U.S. Congress, not because he lacks tech credentials, but because he wants stricter rules around…

Pentagon Wants Military AI. Tech Workers Want Guardrails. With Google reportedly negotiating to bring Gemini into classified environments and Anthropic resisting demands tied to surveillance and weapons, Silicon Valley finds itself navigating the fault line between patriotism, profit and principle as conflict reshapes Washington’s expectations In the hours after American strikes hit Iran and the Pentagon blacklisted a leading artificial intelligence company, a different kind of mobilization began inside Silicon Valley.

Pentagon Wants Military AI. Tech Workers Want Guardrails.

With Google reportedly negotiating to bring Gemini into classified environments and Anthropic resisting demands tied to surveillance and weapons, Silicon Valley finds itself navigating the fault line between patriotism, profit and principle…

TikTok Faces Another Outage in the US After Oracle Data Centre Issue TikTok’s U.S. service experienced a fresh disruption on March 3, marking the second significant outage tied to Oracle infrastructure since the app’s American operations were transferred to a new U.S.-based ownership structure earlier this year. The company acknowledged the problem on social media, saying an issue at an Oracle data centre was affecting parts of the platform’s functionality and causing delays for creators trying to post content.

TikTok Faces Another Outage in the US After Oracle Data Centre Issue

TikTok’s U.S. service experienced a fresh disruption on March 3, marking the second significant outage tied to Oracle infrastructure since the app’s American operations were transferred to a new U.S.-based ownership structure…

As Iran War Widens, U.S. Tech Giants Have Shut Gulf Offices The widening U.S.-Iran conflict has jolted Nvidia, Amazon and Google into emergency mode, forcing shutdowns, remote work mandates and evacuation planning in a part of the world they once saw as the next great frontier for cloud computing and artificial intelligence. What began as a military campaign has swiftly become a corporate crisis, with flight cancellations, damaged server farms and anxious employees revealing how vulnerable the architecture of the global digital economy can be in a shooting war…

As Iran War Widens, U.S. Tech Giants Have Shut Gulf Offices

The widening U.S.-Iran conflict has jolted Nvidia, Amazon and Google into emergency mode, forcing shutdowns, remote work mandates and evacuation planning in a part of the world they once saw as the next great frontier for cloud computing…

GSMA and Zindi Launch Landmark African AI Safety Challenge to Shape Global Standards for Trustworthy AI Barcelona, 4 March 2026: The GSMA and Zindi today announced the launch of the African Trust & Safety LLM Challenge, a landmark initiative designed to help define the next generation of global AI safety standards. Photo: Celina Lee, CEO and Co-Founder of Zindi and Louis Powell, Director of AI Initiatives at GSMA at MWC26 Barcelona, the challenge is part of GSMA’s support for the development of AI in Africa and positions Africa at the forefront of one of the most urgent questions in artificial intelligence: How to ensure powerful language models remain safe, reliable and aligned across diverse real-world environments.

GSMA and Zindi Launch Landmark African AI Safety Challenge to Shape Global Standards for Trustworthy AI

Barcelona, 4 March 2026: The GSMA and Zindi today announced the launch of the African Trust & Safety LLM Challenge, a landmark initiative designed to help define the next generation of global AI…

Google Home Update Adds Live Camera Description With Gemini AI Google has begun rolling out a major update to its Home smart platform that brings powerful new artificial intelligence features, most notably letting the AI assistant understand and describe what’s happening in live video feeds from connected security cameras. Previously, users could only ask about past events recorded on their Nest or Home cameras, but with the new “Live Search” feature powered by Google’s Gemini models, the assistant can now respond to real-time questions like whether a vehicle is present in the driveway or what’s occurring at the back door as it happens.

Google Home Update Adds Live Camera Description With Gemini AI

Google has begun rolling out a major update to its Home smart platform that brings powerful new artificial intelligence features, most notably letting the AI assistant understand and describe what’s happening in live video feeds from…

Widespread Outages Hit Anthropic’s AI Chatbot Claude Anthropic’s AI chatbot Claude suffered a major service disruption on Monday, March 2, with users across multiple regions reporting widespread access failures that knocked out its web interface, desktop apps and developer tools. The outage affected the main claude.ai chat platform, login systems and the Claude Code environment for coding tasks, leaving thousands of people unable to access the AI during peak hours.

Widespread Outages Hit Anthropic’s AI Chatbot Claude

Anthropic’s AI chatbot Claude suffered a major service disruption on Monday, March 2, with users across multiple regions reporting widespread access failures that knocked out its web interface, desktop apps and developer tools. The outage…

Why ChatGPT Uninstallations Surged to 295% Recently and What It Means OpenAI’s flagship product ChatGPT saw uninstallations of its mobile app in the United States surge by 295% in a single day on February 28, following news of a partnership with the U.S. Department of Defence. The spike represents one of the sharpest single-day reversals in the app’s history. While ChatGPT remains one of the most widely used AI tools globally, the reaction highlights how quickly public sentiment can shift when technology intersects with national security and military institutions.

Why ChatGPT Uninstallations Surged to 295% Recently and What It Means

OpenAI’s flagship product ChatGPT saw uninstallations of its mobile app in the United States surge by 295% in a single day on February 28, following news of a partnership with the U.S. Department of Defence. The spike represents…

Gen Alpha: Africa’s digital architects, not your target audience This year, the eldest Gen Alpha turns 16. Emma Kendrick Cox That means they aren't just the future of our work anymore. They are officially calling for a seat at the table, and they’ve brought their own chairs. And if you’re still calling this generation born between 2010 and 2025 the iPad generation, then I hate to break it to you, but you’re already obsolete.

Gen Alpha: Africa’s digital architects, not your target audience

This year, the eldest Gen Alpha turns 16. Emma Kendrick Cox That means they aren't just the future of our work anymore. They are officially calling for a seat at the table, and they’ve brought their own chairs. And if you’re still…

Amazon To Pump Additional €18 Billion Into Spain’s Data Centres And AI Amazon said it will invest an additional €18 billion in Spain to expand its network of data centres and strengthen its role in artificial intelligence innovation, raising its total planned investment in the country to about €33.7 billion. The announcement came during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona after Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met with Amazon’s chief global affairs and legal officer, David Zapolsky, underscoring the government’s efforts to attract long-term technology projects to the country.

Amazon To Pump Additional €18 Billion Into Spain’s Data Centres And AI

Amazon said it will invest an additional €18 billion in Spain to expand its network of data centres and strengthen its role in artificial intelligence innovation, raising its total planned investment in the country to about…