Aston Martin has announced plans to cut up to 20% of its global workforce as it struggles with rising losses and the impact of U.S. trade tariffs. The move could affect about 600 of the company’s roughly 3,000 workers. The luxury carmaker said the job cuts are expected to save about £40 million yearly. It […]
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Russia has opened a terrorism-related criminal investigation into Telegram founder Pavel Durov, state media reported. Authorities said the probe focuses on claims that the messaging platform may have supported terrorist activity. The case is being handled by security officials under a criminal law that allows a prison sentence of up to 15 years. State newspaper
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Ireland has opened an investigation into Grok, the AI chatbot linked to Elon Musk’s X, over concerns about sexualised content and how users’ personal data is being processed. The country’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) said on Tuesday that it had formally notified X of the probe on Monday. The investigation will examine whether X complied
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Spain has opened a probe into Meta, X and TikTok over allegations that the platforms are being used to spread AI-generated child sexual abuse content. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the move on Tuesday, saying prosecutors have been instructed to investigate the companies over the creation and distribution of illegal material involving minors. “These platforms
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French authorities raided the Paris offices of Elon Musk’s social media platform X on Tuesday. The investigation targets alleged crimes, including sexualized deepfake images and illegal use of data, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. The probe started in January 2025 over complaints that X’s algorithms could manipulate content. It was later expanded to include Musk’s
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Walmart has become the first retailer in history to reach a $1 trillion market value. The milestone puts the company alongside tech giants like Apple, Nvidia, and Alphabet. Shares rose more than 3% on Tuesday, trading around $128, after a year-long rally that lifted the stock nearly 26%. Over the past decade, Walmart’s shares have
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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has raised an alarm over potential security flaws in ChatGPT’s latest artificial intelligence models, including GPT-4 and GPT-5, warning Nigerian users and professionals to exercise caution. In a statement released on Monday, NITDA highlighted that serious vulnerabilities in the AI systems could allow attackers to manipulate outputs and,
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The Federal Government on Monday flagged off a free nationwide training programme aimed at equipping 10 million Nigerians with financial inclusion, financial literacy, and digital skills. The initiative, being implemented by the Office of the Vice President through the Presidential Committee on Economic and Financial Inclusion (PreCEFI), is designed to empower Nigerians—particularly women and youths—with
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A new social media platform for AI bots is going viral. The site, Moltbook, lets artificial intelligence agents post, comment, and interact on their own. Humans can only watch. Unlike normal social media, there are no selfies, influencers, or trending memes. Instead, AI bots share ideas, debate, and even question their own existence. The layout
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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), through its National Cybercrime Centre, has dismantled a ₦7.7bn telecom fraud syndicate accused of illegally diverting airtime and data from a major telecommunications company. The operation followed a complaint by the affected telecom firm, which reported suspicious activities within its billing and payment systems. Investigations revealed that the login details
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