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Digital trends 2025: Internet hits 5.5 billion users as mobile dominates

The latest Digital Report by We Are Social and Meltwater reveals significant shifts in worldwide internet usage, mobile adoption, and social media engagement. As of 2025, global internet users have reached 5.56 billion, marking a 2.5% increase from the previous year. Users spend an average of 6 hours......

OpenAI Expands Global Reach With Strategic Deal in South Korea

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has secured a significant partnership with South Korean technology leader Kakao, marking a strategic move to strengthen global alliances in the wake of rising competition from Chinese AI company DeepSeek. Kakao, known for its online banking services, leading taxi-hailing app,......

Corrected Title: Global tech shares decline amid concerns over Chinese AI breakthrough

Global technology stocks have experienced a decline due to the rise of DeepSeek, a Chinese chatbot competitor to OpenAI's ChatGPT, sparking concerns over the long-term viability of the U.S. AI-driven market surge. Stocks in Asian and European markets fell on Monday, and the Nasdaq index in New York......

Global outage sparks frustration as ChatGPT faces widespread access issues

Users worldwide encountered significant disruptions while attempting to use the popular AI chatbot, ChatGPT, on Thursday morning. Reports indicate that the service experienced a major outage, leaving many unable to access its features.  A leading outage-tracking website revealed a sharp spike in......

Legal Dispute Over Allegations of Abuse Involving OpenAI's CEO

In a recent legal filing, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI and creator of ChatGPT, is facing allegations from his sister, Ann Altman, who claims that he sexually abused her for several years, from 1997 to 2006. The lawsuit, filed on January 6th in a U.S. District Court in Missouri, asserts that the abuse......

xAI's $6 Billion Raise and Elon Musk's AI Ambitions

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, xAI, has raised $6 billion, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This brings the total funding raised by the company to $12 billion, after an earlier round earlier this year. The funding came from 97 investors, each......

Canadian Media Companies Sue OpenAI in Potentially Multi-Billion-Dollar Cas

Canadian media organizations have initiated a significant legal battle against OpenAI, alleging that the company has unjustly profited by using their journalism to train its popular ChatGPT software. The lawsuit, filed in Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice, seeks punitive damages, a share of the......

Apple Unveils Apple Intelligence: A New Era of Smart Features for iPhone, iPad, and Mac

In a significant advancement for its product lineup, Apple has launched Apple Intelligence, a suite of AI-powered features now available for select iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices. This rollout comes through the latest software updates, iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, designed to enhance......

ByteDance Terminates Intern Over Alleged Sabotage of AI Project

In a striking incident within the tech industry, ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has dismissed an intern accused of deliberately sabotaging an internal artificial intelligence (AI) initiative. The company announced the termination occurred in August after the intern allegedly engaged in "malicious......