The mayor of a central Japanese city has defended an unusual new ordinance that urges residents to limit their personal smartphone use to just two hours per day, saying the guideline is intended to encourage better sleep and stronger family relationships, not to police private behaviour. Starting on Wednesday, residents of Toyoake in Aichi prefecture will be asked to limit …

The president said Moscow had protected people living on ‘ancestral Russian land’ Moscow is proud to have accepted four former Ukrainian regions into Russia, President Vladimir Putin has said. The Donbass republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, as well as the regions of Kherson and Zaporozhye, voted to secede from Ukraine and join Russia in referendums held in September 2022. In …

Trump promised “destruction” for Hamas if it failed to make peace (Image: Getty) As President Trump revealed his peace proposals for Israel and Gaza, the US leader issued stark warnings to Hamas, declaring that Netanyahu would receive “full backing to finish the job of destroying the threat.” During a joint press conference with Netanyahu, President Trump outlined plans for an …

International naval forces have scrambled in response to a ‘serious accident’ involving a Russian nuclear submarine that was forced to surface near UK territory over the weekend. More details have emerged regarding the incident in the Strait of Gibraltar, where the 74-metre missile-laden Novorossiysk became an “explosive hazard” after suffering a serious leak in its fuel system. Russian Telegram channels …

After a pivotal Allied victory, years into World War II, Winston Churchill famously proclaimed that when it came to hopes for the end of the war, it was “not even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps the end of the beginning.” That sort of expectations setting is not President Donald Trump’s style. Appearing with Israeli Prime Minister …

Most organizations now recognize the transformative power of Generative AI. They also understand its risks. The next step is a real challenge: transitioning from theoretical awareness to practical application. Achieving enforceable security is the key challenge for modern enterprises. This article bridges the gap between understanding GenAI’s potential and securing its implementation. It provides a roadmap to creating a strong …

Hoi joined Alibaba in January as chief scientist of its Intelligent Information Platform, which oversees consumer-facing businesses including the group’s chatbot, UC Browser and Quark search engine. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. At the time, he was tasked with leading multimodal foundation model research, agent-related studies and applied AI solutions for consumer products, according to a report by …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed SB 53, a first-in-the-nation bill that sets new transparency requirements on large AI companies. SB 53, which passed the state legislature two weeks ago, requires large AI labs – including OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google DeepMind – to be transparent about safety protocols. It also ensures whistleblower protections for employees at those companies.   In addition, SB 53 creates a mechanism for AI companies and the …

The Ukraine conflict is the biggest threat of the century, putting the future of Western civilization at risk, Donald Tusk has claimed The Ukraine conflict is also the war of the West, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has stated. The “most important task” for the EU leaders is to make their societies aware of the threat allegedly posed by Russia, …

Charlie Javice, founder of the financial aid startup Frank and Forbes 30 under 30 alumnus, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for fraud. The fintech startup had been acquired by JPMorgan Chase in 2021 for $175 million. The bank later accused Javice of lying about its customer base; the founder claimed the company had 4 million customers, when …

DeepSeek has gone viral. Chinese AI lab DeepSeek broke into the mainstream consciousness this week after its chatbot app rose to the top of the Apple App Store charts (and Google Play, as well). DeepSeek’s AI models, which were trained using compute-efficient techniques, have led Wall Street analysts — and technologists — to question whether the U.S. can maintain its lead in the AI race …

A Faraday Future electric SUV caught fire at the startup’s Los Angeles headquarters early Sunday morning, leading to an explosion that blew out part of a wall, the fire department told TechCrunch. The fire was extinguished in 40 minutes, and no injuries were reported. Damage to the building — a smaller two-story structure next to the larger portion of the …

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) rejected two major settlement offers from PPE Medpro, including a complete remake of 25 million sterile gowns or a £23 million payment, Business Matters can exclusively reveal. The offers, both made on a no-fault basis, were tabled first in December 2022, then again shortly before the trial began in June 2025 — …

Job seekers in all fields can expect to soon be doing a lot more initial screening interviews. While that may sound like positive news, it doesn’t mean that there will suddenly be more open positions. Instead, recruiters, often bogged down with determining which applicants are qualified for the next round, will outsource the routine screening tasks — like checking backgrounds, …

Facebook is rolling out features that aim to bring fans closer to their favorite creators: fan challenges and customized top fan badges. The fan challenges feature will allow creators to prompt their followers with specific challenges. Followers can participate by making a reel or a post as a response. To encourage more engagement and participation, the particular challenge hashtag will …