YouTube will be included in Australia’s world-first social media ban for children under 16, after the government ditched a previous exemption for the platform. The video sharing site was set to be excluded from the ban – which will limit TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X and Snapchat and is due to start in December. Under the…
Providing key insights into current affairs, President Isaias Afwerki sat down with national media outlets on July 19, 2025. The wide-ranging first part interview delved into timely global and regional issues. Excerpts of the first part of Saturday’s interview follow. * * * Mr. President, thank you for giving us this opportunity. We begin this…
HIMARS are being used in military drills aimed at boosting the island’s ability to combat threats from China. Taiwan has begun deploying its newest and most precise strike weapons, high calibre rockets from the United States, as part of its annual live-fire drills to increase the island’s ability to counter potential attacks from China. On…
Jeff Bezos gestures as he leaves Aman Venice hotel, ahead of their expected wedding, in Venice, Italy, June 25, 2025. Guglielmo Mangiapane | Reuters Amazon founder Jeff Bezos sold nearly three million shares worth $665.8 million over two days in July, a regulatory filing Tuesday showed. The stock sale is part of a plan announced…
The Road Accident Fund seeks to upgrade its SAP ECC 6.0 landscape to SAP S/4HANA platform. It’s a somewhat low-key week for the ICT industry on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal, despite the appearance of the Department of Defence and two provincial education departments. However, the Road Accident Fund (RAF) grabs attention with its announcement that…
This new feature will soon be released as a new option to users of Google’s search engine in the United States, with no timeline yet for the rest of the world. The company says it will be akin to having a conversation with an expert well versed on a wide range of topics. This is…
