Wikipedia on Thursday unveiled partnerships with several big tech companies including Microsoft, Meta and Amazon, marking a major step up in the non-profit’s ability to monetise tech firms’ reliance on its content. Wikimedia Foundation, the operator of the online encyclopaedia, said it also signed on AI start-up Perplexity and France’s Mistral AI, among other firms,…
Streaming service Viu has launched a new a vertical video section on its mobile app offering one to three minutes episodic micro-dramas. Named “Viu Shorts”, the content is presented in a similar format to the short-form content popularised by social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram. “We are thrilled to add a new facet…
Google, Meta Platforms, Netflix, Microsoft and Amazon will not face heavy-handed regulations in Europe’s digital rule overhaul despite calls from telecommunications companies, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. A slew of new tech rules adopted in recent years by the European Commission sparked criticism from the US, which says it targets…
Firefighters walk near residential buildings that continue to burn at Wang Fuk Court in the Tai Po district on Nov. 27, 2025 in Hong Kong, China. Isaac Lawrence | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese private firms pledged tens of millions of dollars to support rescue and relief efforts after a deadly residential fire…
An investigation by Global Witness links some of the world’s most popular chocolates, including Mars, Magnums, KitKat, Hersheys and Dairy Milk, to a new deforestation crisis in Liberia Analysis of satellite and trade data alongside extensive industry interviews exposes an opaque system, allowing cocoa beans from deforested farms in Liberia to flow into some of…
Social media platforms have enormous power to direct traffic based on their algorithms. South Africa’s Competition Commission has ordered social media platforms YouTube, Meta, TikTok and X to significantly invest in supporting South Africa’s media sector, to restore fairness, transparency and sustainability in the media ecosystem. This is one of several key remedies proposed by…
The BMW brand logo can be seen on the BMW four-cylinder (also known as the BMW tower and BMW high-rise), the main administration building and landmark of the vehicle manufacturer BMW. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Shares of Europe’s biggest carmakers traded lower on Wednesday, amid concern that the European Union’s latest…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg offered $100 million signing bonuses to top OpenAI employees. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The artificial intelligence arms race is heating up, and as tech giants scramble to come out on top, they’re dangling millions of dollars in front of a small talent pool of specialists in what’s…
For the second time, Rwanda hosted the Giants of Africa Festival from July 26 to August 2, bringing together 320 young campers from 20 African countries. Over eight days, the event blended basketball, education, culture, and entertainment under the theme of “a borderless Africa.” Off the court, local business owners enjoyed the opportunities that came…
Patrick Nshizirungu, then 16 year-old boy from Rwanda, stepped onto a writhe court in 2015 that would change his life. What started as a chance to play basketball on school breaks turned into something much bigger. He went to the Giants of Africa (GOA) camp that summer, full of questions and hope, which turned out…
