Chinese smart glasses firms eye overseas conquest
In Hangzhou, China, a new kind of AI-powered smart glasses is creating a buzz. These glasses let you pay for things just by looking...
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...
Will OpenAI be the next tech giant or next Netscape?
Three years after ChatGPT turned OpenAI into a global name in artificial intelligence, some investors are starting to ask a tough question: can OpenAI...
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...
Oscars to stream exclusively on YouTube from 2029: Academy
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that Hollywood’s biggest night will no longer air on traditional TV. Instead, it will...
Tech sovereignty push to meet AI fever at Mobile World Congress
The world’s biggest mobile technology event, Mobile World Congress, is returning to Barcelona for its 20th edition, starting Monday.Thousands of tech leaders, telecom companies,...
3D tool Unreal Engine makes real impact in creative industries
A powerful piece of software called Unreal Engine is quietly becoming one of the most important tools in modern digital creation. While it began...
Strait of Hormuz traffic remains becalmed despite ceasefire
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains heavily disrupted even after the announced ceasefire in the Middle East, with maritime data showing that traffic...
Can Anthropic survive taking on Trump’s Pentagon?
The Pentagon has designated AI company Anthropic as a supply chain risk, a label typically applied to firms from adversary nations, due to Anthropic’s...
Global music market grows, calls for AI compensation: industry body
The global music industry pulled in $31.7 billion in 2025, fueled mostly by streaming, the IFPI reported Wednesday. This marks 11 years of consecutive...
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...
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...
Iraqi News
Kurdish opposition figure: The region’s finance ministry stole 5 trillion dinars allocated for job...
Independent Kurdish politician Saman Ali has made serious allegations against the Kurdistan Regional Government’s finance ministry, claiming more than 5 trillion dinars meant for...
Iraqi oil prices fall by 2%… Basra crude records $112
Iraqi oil prices moved lower on Wednesday, falling more than 2% as global energy markets weakened.Basra Heavy crude dropped $1.13 to $112.50 per barrel,...
Al-Kadhimi: Halting dollar shipments is American blackmail that infringes on Iraq’s sovereignty.
Former parliamentary finance committee member Mu'in al-Kadhimi criticized reports that the US halted dollar shipments to Iraq, calling the move “political blackmail” and interference...
1.6m bpd Kirkuk Export Pipeline Set for Relaunch
Iraq’s Ministry of Oil says exports through the Kirkuk-Fishkhabour-Turkey pipeline could resume soon, starting with limited volumes.The pipeline has a capacity of 1.6 million...
DNO issues Update on Production
Norwegian energy company DNO has given an update on its operations in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, saying it is preparing to ramp production back up...