Tag: Tech
Amazon to cut 30,000 office jobs: media reports
Seattle, Oct. 28, 2025 — Amazon is set to lay off tens of thousands of office workers as part of a major cost-cutting move...
QiCard highlights Iraq’s fintech sector in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Oct. 28, 2025 — International Smart Card (QiCard), Iraq’s leading electronic payment company, is participating in Money 20/20 USA 2025, one of...
Iraq bans popular US gaming platform Roblox
Iraq Bans Roblox Over Moral and Security ConcernsBaghdad — Iraq’s Ministry of Communications has announced a nationwide ban on the popular gaming platform Roblox,...
OpenAI big chip orders dwarf its revenues — for now
New York — OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has reportedly ordered hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of chips as it races to build...
Amazon’s cloud services hit by global outage
Paris — A massive internet outage struck Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Monday, knocking out access to some of the world’s biggest online platforms...
AI Boom Drives Record Net Profit for Taiwan’s TSMC
TSMC Reports Record Q3 Profit on Soaring AI and iPhone Chip DemandTaipei — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) posted a record-breaking third-quarter net profit...
YouTube users trip over fake AI tributes to Charlie Kirk
AI “Tribute Songs” Are Fooling Millions — and the Artists Never Sang ThemWashington — “Thank you, Adele, it’s such a beautiful song,” reads one...
Iraqi News
The Central Bank of Iraq reveals dollar sales figures for the first nine months...
The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) announced that its hard currency sales topped $60 billion during the first nine months of 2025, marking a...
Iraq’s Central Bank reports decline in deposit growth and rise in credit volume
The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) reported on Wednesday that deposits across local banks dropped in September 2025, even as overall lending saw a...
KDP claims first place in Iraq elections
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) says it has taken first place nationwide in Iraq’s 2025 parliamentary elections, citing early numbers showing a strong boost...
US reopening forecast boosts jet fuel surge
SINGAPORE — Oil prices held steady on Wednesday after posting strong gains in the previous session, as markets awaited a U.S. congressional vote that...
Basra Petrochemical Company Announces New Projects
BASRA — The State Company for Petrochemical Industries in Basra, affiliated with Iraq’s Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has unveiled a series of new...