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Star witness to take stand in US crypto king trial
Star witness to take stand in US crypto king trial
by  AFP

The star witness in the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried arrived at a New York federal court on Tuesday where she is expected to give damning evidence against the one time crypto wunderkind. While awaiting trial in August, Bankman-Fried was ordered out of house arrest and jailed after prosecutors alleged that the former FTX boss had leaked Ellison's diary entries to the New York Times.

Tech firms struggle as Israel-Gaza falsehoods explode
Tech firms struggle as Israel-Gaza falsehoods explode
by  AFP

From fake accounts impersonating journalists to war-themed video games fueling false narratives, tech platforms are struggling to contain a tsunami of misinformation around Palestinian-Israeli hostilities after rolling back content moderation policies.

Amazon's challenge to Musk's Starlink to have first launch
Amazon's challenge to Musk's Starlink to have first launch
by  AFP

Amazon is set to launch two satellites on Friday, in its first test mission as part of its plan to deliver the internet from space and compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink service. The first operational satellites of the Kuiper project are due to be launched in early 2024, according to Amazon, which hopes for initial tests with customers at the end of next year.

Iraqis marvel at ancient Iraq in new 'Assassin's Creed' game
Iraqis marvel at ancient Iraq in new 'Assassin's Creed' game
by  AFP

Iraqi gamers celebrated the release Thursday of the latest instalment of the "Assassin's Creed" action-adventure saga, set in ninth century Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate. Haider Jaafar, who heads the Iraqi Federation of Electronic Sports, said the new "Assassin's Creed" game "will reach millions of people" and give foreign audiences "a positive image of the origins of Baghdad".

Musk's X strips headlines from news links
Musk's X strips headlines from news links
by  AFP

Elon Musk's social media platform X has stripped headlines from news articles shared by users, in a move likely to further worsen relations with media groups. Instead of seeing a headline along with a picture, users now see only a picture with a small watermark.

Taiwan to probe firms over Huawei chip plants in China
Taiwan to probe firms over Huawei chip plants in China
by  AFP

Taipei has said it will investigate if Taiwanese firms that helped Huawei build semiconductor factories violated US sanctions against the Chinese tech giant. The four Taiwanese companies are helping Huawei develop an "under-the-radar network of chip plants" in China, Bloomberg reported this week.

Disgraced crypto king pleads 'good faith' in US fraud trial
Disgraced crypto king pleads 'good faith' in US fraud trial
by  AFP

Two visions of Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced crypto king, clashed in a New York courtroom on Wednesday in the opening arguments of his blockbuster trial for fraud. Prosecutor Rehn indicated on Wednesday that she would testify at the trial and recount how "she and the defendant stole money from FTX customers".

Google's new phone to run AI on-device
Google's new phone to run AI on-device
by  AFP

Google on Wednesday said its latest premium-priced Pixel phone would have powerful generative AI models running independently on the device, as the search engine giant seeks to lure buyers away from the latest iPhone.