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Trump has repeatedly targeted South Africa, including baselessly claiming systemic persecution of white Afrikaners.Published On 18 Dec 202518 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe administration of US President Donald Trump has lobbed its latest salvo against the government in South Africa, accusing officials of harassing and doxxing staff working with white Afrikaners.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the charge on Thursday, a day after South Africa expelled seven Kenyan nationals brought into the country with the help of the US to process Afrikaner relocations.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listSouth Africa has maintained that individuals who…

Human Resources is an area in many organisations where AI can have significant operational impact. The technology is now being embedded into day-to-day operations, in activities like answering employees’ questions and supporting training. The clearest impact appears where organisations can measure the tech’s outcomes, typically in time saved and the numbers of queries successfully resolved.Fewer tickets, more first-time answersIBM’s internal virtual agent, AskHR, was built to handle employee queries and automate routine HR actions. IBM says AskHR automates more than 80 internal HR tasks and has engaged in over two million conversations with employees every year. It uses a two-tier…

Huge US arms package for Taiwan includes HIMARS rocket systems, howitzer artillery, antitank missiles, and drones.Published On 18 Dec 202518 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe United States has approved $11.1bn in arms sales to Taiwan, one of Washington’s largest-ever weapons packages for the self-ruled island, which Beijing has promised to unify with mainland China.The US State Department announced the deal late on Wednesday during a nationally televised address by President Donald Trump.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listWeapons in the proposed sale include 82 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, and 420 Army Tactical Missile…

Mining conglomerate BHP describes AI as the way it’s turning operational data into better day-to-day decisions. A blog post from the company highlights the analysis of data from sensors and monitoring systems to spot patterns and flag issues for plant machinery, giving choices to decision-makers that can improve efficiency and safety – plus reduce environmental impact.For business leaders at BHP, the useful question was not “Where can we use AI?” but “Which decisions do we make repeatedly, and what information would improve them?”Portfolio not showcaseBHP describes the end-to-end effects of AI on operations, or as it puts it, “from mineral…

UK government warns Roman Abramovich of last chance to give Chelsea sale proceeds to victims of Russia’s war in Ukraine.Published On 17 Dec 202517 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe United Kingdom on Wednesday said it was giving Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich a final chance to give Ukraine 2.5 billion pounds ($3.33bn) from the sale of Chelsea Football Club or face potential legal action.The UK sanctioned Abramovich in a crackdown on Russian oligarchs after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, triggering a rushed sale of the Premier League football club and freezing of the proceeds.Recommended Stories list of…

Roblox is often seen as a games platform, but its day-to-day reality looks closer to a production studio. Small teams release new experiences on a rolling basis and then monetise them at scale. That pace creates two persistent problems: time lost to repeatable production work, and friction when moving outputs between tools. Roblox’s 2025 updates point to how AI can reduce both, without drifting away from clear business outcomes.Roblox keeps AI where the work happensRather than pushing creators toward separate AI products, Roblox has embedded AI inside Roblox Studio, the environment where creators already build, test, and iterate. In its…

Lucknow, India – Harshit Verma believes his 50-year-old father, Vijay Kumar Verma, died because he was handling an “inhuman task”.Vijay, a contractual government teacher in Lucknow, the capital of India’s Uttar Pradesh state, was hired as a booth-level officer (BLO) to conduct a revision of the voter list in his constituency, as part of an enormous electoral exercise involving millions of BLOs across the world’s most populous country.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe exercise, called the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), was launched by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on November 4, across 12 states and federally governed…

AI search engines and generative AI tools are certainly transforming how people discover information online. Far from making SEO specialists obsolete, the shift highlights clearly why skilled human optimisers remain more important than ever.As generative AI search tools reshape the digital landscape, many wonder whether traditional SEO has reached the end. Despite AI’s growing influence, the fundamentals of discoverability, authority, clarity, and trust remain vital. The rise of AI-powered search makes the role of SEO specialists more important than before, ensuring content not only reaches audiences but resonates authentically. A digital environment shaped by automation still depends heavily on human…

Moscow says the label means any form of cooperation with the broadcaster will be prosecuted.Published On 16 Dec 202516 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareRussia has labelled Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) an “undesirable organisation”, essentially banning its operation in the country.The designation appeared in a Ministry of Justice register on Tuesday after Vasily Piskarev, head of the Russian parliament’s Commission for the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia’s Internal Affairs, said DW was “at the forefront of hostile anti-Russian propaganda”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listHe added that the “undesirable” label means any form of…

BNP Paribas is testing how far AI can be pushed into the day-to-day mechanics of investment banking. According to Financial News, the bank has rolled out an internal tool called IB Portal, designed to help bankers assemble client pitches more quickly and with less repetition.Pitch preparation sits at the centre of investment banking work. Teams pull together market views, deal history, and tailored narratives under tight timelines. Much of that effort repeats work that already exists elsewhere in the organisation. Slides, charts, and precedent analysis are often rebuilt from scratch, even when similar material has been used before by another…