Apple just dropped a legal bombshell that could derail OpenAI’s highly anticipated IPO. The Cupertino giant filed a trade secrets lawsuit last Friday alleging systematic misconduct involving more than 400 former Apple employees now working at the AI startup, with accusations reaching all the way to OpenAI’s chief hardware officer. The timing couldn’t be worse…
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South Africa has called on the global scientific community to place greater focus on turning research into practical solutions that improve people’s lives, particularly in developing countries grappling with poverty, unemployment and inequality.
One UK man whose bill is usually less than £1 says he ‘almost had a heart attack’ when he saw £5.8bn invoice
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“India cannot be only a consumer of intelligence built elsewhere. It must also be a creator, shaper and trusted deployer of intelligence,” Mahindra said at Tech Mahindra’s 39th AGM. Moneycontrol News July 18, 2026 / 06:32 IST Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Tech Mahindra
San Francisco just threw down the gauntlet on AI-generated deepfakes. City Attorney David Chiu sent formal letters to both Apple and Google demanding they immediately purge so-called ‘nudify’ apps from their app stores, arguing the companies have knowingly violated California law by hosting apps that generate non-consensual intimate images. The move marks one of the…
A flexible, agile approach to AI skills development allows faculty and students to choose the guidance, reontexts Artificial intelligence in higher educationHigher education pedagogyAcademic career adviceFeature articleNorth America 18 Jul 2026 image credit: kirin_photo/
Escalating US-Iran tensions drove crude oil benchmarks up over 4%, contributing to a broader equity sell-off. Major US indices declined as investors braced for upcoming tech earnings, with the Nasdaq falling 1.40%. While memory stocks stabilized, tech sectors faced downward pressure, exacerbated by SpaceX’s aborted launch. Macro data reveals a complex landscape: July consumer confidence…
SpaceX is in discussions with the U.S. Department of Defense to supply significant data center capacity for Pentagon AI workloads. This potential agreement is valued at billions of dollars and could impact the AI infrastructure market and enterprise buyers. SpaceX already has existing computing deals with companies like Google, Anthropic, and Reflection AI.
Moroccan super app ORA Technologies has raised an additional $2 million from local investors, extending its Series A round to a total of $10 million as it scales its food delivery and digital payments operations.