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Anthropic says looking to power European tech with hiring push
American AI giant Anthropic aims to boost the European tech ecosystem as it expands on the continent, product chief Mike Krieger told AFP Thursday at the Vivatech trade fair in Paris.
'We're done with Teams': German state hits uninstall on Microsoft
At a time of growing concern over the power of the world's mighty tech companies, one German state is turning its back on US giant Microsoft. He explained that the state wants to rely on publicly owned German digital infrastructure rather than that of an American company.
As NATO ups defence spending, can Europe produce the weapons?
NATO leaders meeting in The Hague this month look set to agree to a major increase in military budgets under pressure from US President Donald Trump. The demands on NATO's European members are huge: new hardware targets agreed this month will require the biggest armament spree in decades.
Meta makes major investment in Scale AI, takes in CEO
Scale AI announced a "significant" new investment by Meta late Thursday that values the startup at more than $29 billion and puts its founder to work for the tech titan. Scale AI founder and chief executive Alexandr Wang will join Meta to work on the tech giant's own artificial intelligence efforts as part of the deal, according to the startup.
Betraying the revolution: Cuban students reject dollarization
It took a steep hike in mobile internet tariffs to unleash a rebellion among Cuban students on a scale unseen since the 1959 revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power. The protests have ballooned into a wider mobilization over the subtle dollarization of the Cuban economy.
Oil surges, stocks fall on Middle East fears as Israel strikes Iran
Oil prices soared and stocks sank Friday after Israel launched "preemptive" strikes on Iran's nuclear and military sites and warned of more to come, stoking fears of a full-blown war. The US leader said he believed a "pretty good" deal on Iran's nuclear programme was "fairly close", but that an Israeli strike on the country could wreck the chances of an agreement.
Atiku, Obi lament as Tinubu speaks on democracy day
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the PDP and Peter Obi of the Labour Party have dropped a bombshell for President Bola Tinubu as they speak Democracy Day.
Just in: Amotekun operative slumps, dies while preparing for work in Osun
Sheriff Ogundiran, a top operative of the Osun Amotekun Corps, reportedly collapsed and died while preparing for work. The Osun State Amotekun Corps confirmed.
June 12: After 32 years, activists, coalition send crucial message to Tinubu, “Remember the sacrifice”
Civil society groups have called on President Tinubu to honour unsung heroes of the June 12 struggle, 32 years after the annulled 1993 election won by MKO Abiola.
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