New Zealand central bank cuts rates to over 3-year low
New Zealand’s central bank cut its benchmark official cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.25% on Wednesday, its lowest level since mid-2022, but policymakers signaled an end to the…
Uber rolls out driverless robotaxis in Abu Dhabi
Uber on Wednesday rolled out fully driverless rides in its fourth market, launching the service in Abu Dhabi in partnership WeRide, a Chinese autonomous vehicle company. The ride-hailing company said the launch…
Malaysia says it plans to ban social media for under-16s from 2026
Malaysia plans to ban social media for users under the age of 16 starting from next year, joining a growing list of countries choosing to limit access to digital platforms…
Amazon to invest $15 billion in Indiana to boost data center infrastructure
Amazon.com is planning to invest about $15 billion in Northern Indiana to build data center campuses, the tech giant said as it looks to boost its cloud computing capacity to…
Trump signed an order launching government-wide push to build an AI platform using federal scientific data
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to launch a government-wide effort to build an integrated artificial intelligence platform to harness federal scientific datasets to train next-generation…
Apple cuts jobs across sales team
Apple said on Monday it is cutting jobs across its sales teams to strengthen its customer engagement efforts, noting that only a small number of roles will be impacted by…
Klarna to launch U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, becoming the latest major payments company
Swedish fintech firm Klarna on Tuesday said it will launch a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, becoming the latest major payments company to move deeper into digital assets as regulators tighten oversight…
Singapore orders Apple, Google to prevent government spoofing on messaging platforms
Singapore's police have ordered Apple and Google to prevent the spoofing of government agencies on their messaging platforms, the home affairs ministry said on Tuesday. The order under the nation's…
Aramco venture capital to open Paris office for AI investment
Aramco Ventures, a subsidiary of Saudi national oil major Aramco, is opening an office in Paris to oversee European artificial intelligence investment expected to total hundreds of millions of euros,…
OpenAI temporarily blocked from using ‘Cameo’ after trademark lawsuit
OpenAI will not be allowed use the word “cameo” to name any products or features in its Sora app for a month after a federal judge placed a temporary restraining…