Power, water, jobs: Google on India data centre concerns
Google’s planned $15 billion investment in a massive AI data centre in Visakhapatnam, India, has faced opposition from residents worried about its impact on...
Meta leans into AI, smart glasses amid privacy pushback
Meta has spent billions of dollars trying to keep up in artificial intelligence, but the company is facing growing criticism as CEO Mark Zuckerberg...
Yen extends gains as traders eye rate hike, tech rallies again
The Japanese yen extended its gains on Tuesday and moved closer to its strongest level against the U.S. dollar this year. Investors are increasingly...
New Zealand moves to ban social media for under-16s
New Zealand’s government is set to introduce legislation on Monday that would ban children under the age of 16 from using social media platforms,...
Microsoft boss to testify on his role in OpenAI’s founding
Satya Nadella is expected to testify Monday in the high-profile lawsuit filed by Elon Musk against OpenAI, as the legal battle over the company’s...
Can ChatGPT be charged in a murder? Florida wants to find...
A criminal investigation into OpenAI has sparked a major legal debate in the United States after authorities claimed a student used ChatGPT before carrying...
AI disinfo tests South Korean laws ahead of local elections
South Korea is stepping up its fight against AI-generated election misinformation ahead of local elections on June 3.
At the National Election Commission office in...
Meta chief Zuckerberg doubles down on AI spending
The reaction to Meta Platforms isn’t about weak performance — it’s about uncertainty around returns.
On paper, the quarter was strong:
profit of $26.8 billion
revenue of...
Alibaba introduces Qwen 3.6-Max-Preview as its most advanced AI model yet
Alibaba has released a preview of its most advanced AI model yet, called Qwen 3.6 Max Preview, marking a clear push to compete at...
Chinese AI circuit board maker soars on Hong Kong debut
Shares of Victory Giant Technology Huizhou had a huge debut in Hong Kong, jumping nearly 60% on their first day of trading.
The company raised...
Amazon invests another $5 bn in Anthropic
Amazon is doubling down on AI in a big way, putting another $5 billion into Anthropic, the company behind the Claude chatbot.
This brings Amazon’s...
Chatbots at the ballot box: AI skirts Brazil election rules
Brazil is heading into a new kind of election problem — not fake news on social media, but AI chatbots giving answers they’re not...
Iraqi News
Investment Call for Mosul Airport Management
Iraq has invited international companies specializing in airport management and operations to invest in and develop Mosul International Airport.
Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi made the...
Iraq Customs Revenue up 32% Year-on-Year
Iraq’s General Customs Authority collected IQD 442.3 billion ($293 million) in customs revenues in September 2026, up from IQD 334.2 billion ($221 million) in...
The popular movement warns of the danger of using the exchange rate option to...
Hussein al-Karawi, head of the organizing committee for the popular movement supporting the Belt and Road Initiative, has warned against using the dollar exchange...
Oil prices declined globally; Brent crude fell to $106 and West Texas Intermediate (WTI)...
Global oil prices fell on Tuesday after rising in the previous session, as traders weighed the possibility of Russian diesel supplies returning to the...
Tut: Parliamentary agreements to guarantee the rights of segments in the 2027 budget
MP Yasser Iskandar Watout predicted on Tuesday that Iraq’s 2027 budget bill would reach Parliament by mid-October, after the Cabinet completes the required procedures.
Watout...