Twitch users can now block Amazon from using their content to train AI
Twitch is now allowing users to stop Amazon from training their generative artificial intelligence (AI) models using users’ content, the popular streaming platform said. The US company said users can opt out of a default setting that allows Amazon…
Venezuela talks end with agreement on judicial reform and frozen funds
Venezuela‘s interim government and opposition representatives on Wednesday wrapped up a first round of talks aimed at reconciling the nation following the US ouster of longtime leader Nicolas Maduro. A joint statement issued by the two sides…
Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI
However, critics argue that at each of these businesses only a tiny proportion of staff are actually using the AI, and that those who do so are only using it to a very limited extent. Prof Yasushi Ogasawara, an expert on Japan’s social system and…
Colombia earthquake rescue efforts enter ‘final phase’ as death toll rises
Colombia’s earthquake rescue efforts entered what officials called the «final phase» on Wednesday, as rescuers searched for signs of life beneath collapsed buildings before the critical first 72 hours came to an end. The magnitude 7.4 quake, the…
Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says
The current outbreak of Ebola in the DR Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest outbreak of the disease ever, the director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters that the 2026 outbreak, «at…
Zambia heads to polls with President Hichilema expected to win second term
Zambia goes to the polls on Thursday in a general election widely expected to give President Hakainde Hichilema a second term, although frustration over the cost of living may dent his support. Hichilema has led the southern African copper producer since…
Vultures are disappearing in Nigeria – but the ‘vulture king’ and others are fighting back
Nigeria has become a major hub for the illegal trade of vultures, conservationists say, partly because of its biodiversity and porous borders. «We are doing everything possible to make sure that the smuggling of items, including vultures, including…
White House press secretary and Trump adviser Karoline Leavitt to leave role
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of the month, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, leaving the president without one of his most trusted advisers ahead of November’s midterm elections. Leavitt…
The town making missiles for Trump
The two big drags on the president’s popularity are the cost of living and the Iran War, with one bleeding into the other. The conflict has caused gas prices in the US to spike to above $4 a gallon, a painful hike to any US business that relies on…
Oil spill from grounded tanker reaches Oman’s mainland beaches
Oil leaking from a tanker grounded off the coast of Oman is not only endangering a nearby island but has now also reached beaches on the Gulf Arab country’s mainland, to the north of the island, Oman’s Environment Authority said Wednesday. Crude…