Thomas Fuller | Lightrocket | Getty Images Social media giant Reddit has launched a lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Perplexity, alleging that it illegally scraped user posts to train its AI model, marking the latest data-rights clash between content owners and the AI industry. The complaint filed in New York federal court on Wednesday also…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Africa posted the strongest growth, as the global air cargo industry is maintaining its resilience as demand rose 4.1 per cent in August 2025 compared to the same period last year. According to the report, the growth marks the sixth consecutive month of year-on-year expansion, underscoring the…
Visitors visit the “the monsters Convenience Store” themed exhibition created by POP MART with IP LABUBU as the selling point, Shanghai, China, July 23, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Shares in Chinese toymaker Pop Mart fell Wednesday, a day after the company posted a near-400% surge in net profit, driven by booming…
During a recent earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that tariffs imposed by the Trump administration could add an estimated $1.1 billion to the company’s costs in the September quarter. This comes after Apple reported spending $800 million on tariffs in the June quarter, which was slightly less than the $900 million it had…
Microsoft has released its fiscal Q4 2025 financial results, showing significant growth despite recent layoffs. The company reported $76.4 billion in revenue and a net income of $27.2 billion, marking an 18% and 24% increase, respectively, year-over-year. These strong results come just weeks after the company laid off up to 9,000 employees. As of June…
President Donald Trump has come out in support of embattled Attorney General Pam Bondi following a dispute between her and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino over the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. The Justice Department decided not to release any additional Epstein files and has affirmed that there is no list containing…
Jihadist fighters have launched a series of simultaneous attacks on military posts across numerous towns in Mali – the third major assault on the army over the last month. Mali’s army said it repelled Tuesday morning’s attacks, allegedly “neutralising” more than 80 militants, without saying if there were any other casualties. However, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam…
HIV/Aids breakthrough not a ‘cure’, popular social media posts misrepresent the facts IN SHORT: While promising, a recent breakthrough in HIV research is not a “cure” or a “vaccine”, as several posts claim on social media. The scientists involved say it could be many years before the technology is used as a cure. Users on…
WASHINGTON — Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., said Monday that she confronted Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah over his social media posts about the suspect in shootings that killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband. Smith said she confronted Lee after his “cruel” posts Sunday, in which he included a photo of the suspect and…
