Author: Steven Sahiounie

The European Union’s landmark law on artificial intelligence came into force on Thursday, which Brussels vows will drive innovation while protecting citizens’ rights.

Snap shares plunged more than 16 percent on Thursday when a disappointing financial outlook eclipsed a rise in users of the image-centric social network Snapchat.

Chipmaker Intel says it is cutting 15 percent of its huge workforce — about 15,000 jobs — as it tries to turn its business around to compete with more successful rivals like Nvidia and AMD.

Amazon reported Thursday its profit in the recently ended quarter doubled to $13.5 billion with the help of renewed momentum of its AWS cloud computing business.

Meta is in discussions with actors such as Awkwafina and Judi Dench, as well as influencers, for the right to use their voices in its MetaAI digital assistant product, the New York Times said on Friday.

Up to 50% of US voters want to vote for US Vice President Kamala Harris in the forthcoming presidential election, while 49% back Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, a CBS News/YouGov survey released on Sunday revealed. According to the findings, if a third contender emerged, 49% of respondents would favor Harris, 47% would choose Trump, and only 2% would prefer independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Harris secured Friday the Democratic presidential nomination, solidifying her position as the party’s candidate for the November election against Republican Donald Trump. Harris, the sole candidate on the ballot in a five-day electronic vote involving nearly 4,000…

Instagram users in Turkey found access to the social media network blocked for a second day on Saturday, following censorship accusations against the US company from a high-ranking Turkish official.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says the Israeli regime’s assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran was a “big mistake” that will not go unanswered. In a meeting with Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Tehran on Sunday, Pezeshkian said the Israeli regime’s act of assassination against Haniyeh, the head of the political bureau of the Hamas resistance movement, violated all international regulations. “The Islamic Republic of Iran expects all Muslim countries and free nations in the world to strongly condemn such crimes,” he added. He emphasized that the biggest enemies and violators of freedom, democracy and human rights are making use of their utmost…

G7 foreign ministers met by videoconference Sunday to discuss the Middle East and expressed “strong concern” over the threat of escalation, Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said. “Together with our partners, we have expressed strong concern about recent events that threaten to determine a regionalization of the crisis, starting from Lebanon,” said Tajani in a statement. “We call on the parties involved to desist from any initiative that could hinder the path of dialogue and moderation and favor a new escalation,” said the statement issued by the foreign ministry of Italy, which holds the G7 presidency this year. The foreign…

France’s Emmanuel Macron and Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Sunday said a military escalation in the Middle East must be avoided “at all costs” during a telephone call, the French presidency said.Fears that the almost 10-month-old Gaza war could become a regional conflict have spiked as Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah have vowed to avenge deadly strikes on Beirut and Tehran blamed on Israel.Macron and King Abdullah “expressed their utmost concern” and “underlined the need to avoid a regional military escalation at all costs,” according to the Elysee’s readout of their call.“They called on all the parties to end…