Enacy Mapakame

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BBC threatens to sue Perplexity AI over data scraping

1 week ago | cryptopolitan.com | Enacy Mapakame

British public broadcaster, the BBC has warned it will sue Perplexity, the AI search engine, for allegedly harvesting its content without permission. In a strongly worded letter seen by the Financial Times, the broadcaster demands that Perplexity halt all scraping of BBC articles, erase any existing copies, and submit “a proposal for financial compensation.”Failure to comply, the BBC says, will result in an injunction to stop the startup from using its material.
Indonesia’s Jarkata picked for $2.3 billion AI data center

1 week ago | cryptopolitan.com | Enacy Mapakame

Jarkata City in Indonesia is set to host a $2.3 billion AI-focused data center, which will become one of Southeast Asia’s biggest AI-dedicated developments, backed by the Damac Group. Edgnex Data Centres by Damac announced the multi-billion-dollar investment, which will be the group’s second project of the nature in that region. The data center project is expected to support the region’s booming AI hyperscale market.
Meta finally introduces ads to WhatsApp platform

1 week ago | cryptopolitan.com | Enacy Mapakame

Meta is finally bringing ads to WhatsApp, 11 years after the social media giant acquired the platform, whose founders avoided advertising. The messaging app, acquired for $19 billion by Meta, is introducing three new ad formats worldwide, which have also raised concerns over user privacy. However, the company has assured that the ads won’t be popping up in private messages. The company is keeping a clear line between users’ chats and its new business tools.
UK minister warns AI skills gap threaten workers

2 weeks ago | cryptopolitan.com | Enacy Mapakame

A UK minister has issued a stern warning to workers in the country to adapt to the fast-growing AI technology or risk being left behind in the evolving job market. The warnings come amid the government’s push to make the UK a global leader in AI tech and innovation. At the same time, AI technology, despite its transformative abilities, is also seen as a threat to workers due to forecasts of job losses as businesses automate operations, leaving millions out of employment.
Nvidia and Deutsche Telekom bet big on Germany with cloud AI

2 weeks ago | cryptopolitan.com | Enacy Mapakame

Germany is set to host Europe’s first industrial AI cloud after Nvidia and Deutsche Telekom announced a landmark collaboration designed to bolster the region’s technological sovereignty.
Nvidia CEO warns US risks ceding China market to Huawei

2 weeks ago | cryptopolitan.com | Enacy Mapakame

In a wide‐ranging interview on the sidelines of Paris’s Viva Technology gathering, Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang cautioned that America’s self-imposed distance from China’s booming AI sector could hand the market to Huawei. Speaking to CNBC, Huang argued that US restrictions on selling high-end AI chips into China have an unintended outcome – they encourage Beijing’s biggest technology champion to cement its dominance at home and potentially supply the rest of the world.
Disney and Universal sue Midjourney over copyright breach

2 weeks ago | cryptopolitan.com | Enacy Mapakame

Disney and Universal Pictures on Wednesday dragged Midjourney into federal court in Los Angeles, accusing the AI image generator of copyright infringement. The companies accuse Midjourney of brazenly lifting their most iconic characters without permission, prompting them to take legal action against the AI image creator.
SEC may approve Solana ETF as early as in July

2 weeks ago | cryptopolitan.com | Enacy Mapakame

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly fast-tracking the Solana ETFs with possible approvals expected in about three to five weeks, according to sources. This comes as the SEC has requested issuers that are launching the Solana ETFs to submit their updated filings especially for the S-1 form within a week potentially signaling approvals.
Uber bets on Wayve's AI to power its driverless UK cars

2 weeks ago | cryptopolitan.com | Enacy Mapakame

Uber Technologies has teamed up with AI specialist Wayve to trial fully autonomous rides across the UK, with no human behind the wheel, beginning in spring 2026. According to CNBC, this marks Uber’s first foray into “Level 4” autonomy in the region, meaning the cars can operate independently without a safety driver on board. In this partnership with Wayve, a London-based startup backed by SoftBank, Uber aims to bring driverless journeys to passengers in London.
Huawei CEO says firm is navigating chip gap with US

2 weeks ago | cryptopolitan.com | Enacy Mapakame

Huawei’s chipmaking remains a generation behind US rivals, but the company is deploying creative workarounds to close the gap, according to remarks by CEO Ren Zhengfei published this week by local media. Despite stringent American export curbs imposed since 2019, Huawei is leaning on techniques such as cluster computing and innovative multi-element “compound” chips to boost performance, Zhengfei told China’s official Communist Party mouthpiece.