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Fortnite, one of the world's most popular video games, is set to return to iPhones across Europe and Android devices worldwide, four years after it was removed from Apple and Google's app stores. The return marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing antitrust battle between Epic Games and tech giants that are heavily affected by new European regulations. Fortnite's reappearance on these platforms coincides with Epic Games launching its own mobile app store, seen as a direct challenge to the dominance of Apple and Google, according to the Financial Times. The move highlights the impact of the European Union's Digital…
The East African SAP market is undergoing major transformation as business leaders, technology partners and SAP experts come together to explore the potential of innovation to drive economic growth in the region. The East African SAP market has emerged as a key player in the overall African economy. Home to some of the continent's fastest growing economies, the region is increasingly leveraging technology to make businesses more efficient, sustainable, and competitive. This growth is supported by a strong partner ecosystem and digital transformation efforts, with a particular focus on adopting artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions.…
Donald Trump is very angry, and he's not even trying to hide it.The day before the Democratic National Convention, Trump ramped up his “Truth Social” posts as Vice President Kamala Harris toured one of the key battleground states where voters recently upset Trump in the polls.The former president posted or reposted his own content more than 25 times on his Truth Social account on Sunday, flooding his followers' feeds with insane rants, false claims and AI-generated images of Taylor Swift fans supporting his campaign.”I accept!” he wrote above a screenshot of a fake Swiftie, apparently referring to their fake support.The…
A resourceful lost Chinese girl has been praised on social media after figuring out how to call for help without using a mobile phone or asking strangers on the street.On July 30, an 8-year-old girl living in Quzhou city, Zhejiang province in southeastern China, became separated from her grandfather on the way home from dance class.Unable to contact her family, the girl became anxious.However, she noticed an ATM nearby and pressed a red button on the side of the machine, which connected her to the bank's monitoring center.Zhou Dongying, an employee of Quzhou Rural Commercial Bank, answered the girl's call…
Fire Country fans can rest easy as showrunner Tia Napolitano has confirmed that Season 3 will pick up where the dramatic Season 2 finale left off. One of CBS' most popular shows, known for its intense storylines and emotional character arcs, will return without a time jump on Friday, October 18, meaning viewers will soon get answers to all the burning questions left over from the previous season. “We're doing a direct arc,” Napolitano revealed to TVLine, “so at the end of the Season 2 finale, we're going to get all of the answers that everyone's been waiting for.” That…
Donald Trump posted a series of AI-generated images to his Truth Social account on Sunday in which he bizarrely and falsely claimed an endorsement from Taylor Swift. One of the images is a Photoshopped image of Swift dressed as an Uncle Sam, reminiscent of classic military recruiting posters, with the words “Taylor wants you to vote for Donald Trump.” Additionally, Trump shared a fake news article which falsely claimed Swift's fans were “turning on President Trump” following a recent terrorist plot against Swift's concert in Vienna, Austria. The post's collage also includes an AI-generated photo of a woman wearing a…
During an earnings call in July, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out his vision for the company's value-for-money ad service, further enhanced by artificial intelligence.”In the next few years, AI will also be able to generate creative for advertisers and personalize it for people to see,” he said.But Meta's use of AI may already be putting the company in hot water as trillion-dollar companies try to revolutionize advertising tech.On Thursday, a bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Republican Rep. Tim Walberg of Michigan and Democrat Rep. Kathy Kastl of Florida sent a letter to Zuckerberg demanding that he answer questions…
SYDNEY – Asian shares took a breather on Monday after global stock markets hit a nine-month high on hopes the U.S. economy will avoid recession and tame inflation will kickstart a cycle of interest rate cuts. Gold topped $2,500 an ounce for the first time and the dollar fell against the euro on the prospect of lower borrowing costs, while safe-haven currencies the yen and Swiss franc both weakened as risk appetite returned. Federal Reserve Governors Mary Daly and Austen Goolsbee signalled over the weekend that monetary policy could be easing in September, but minutes from the central bank's last…
There is a craze for comic-book movies in the world of cinema. Led primarily by Disney-owned Marvel Studios and its Marvel Cinematic Universe, this phenomenon appeared to dial down after 2019’s Avengers Endgame, but that lull was short-lived. The success of recent comic-book movies proves that audience’ appetite to witness their heroes and villains take on each other is still insatiable. To put it all into perspective, four of the top 10 highest-grossing movies of all time belong to MCU. Let’s look at the top 10 highest-grossing Marvel movies in order. Deadpool & Wolverine hit theatres worldwide in July 2024,…
(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks rose broadly on Monday ahead of key decisions by Asia’s central banks this week and their annual meetings in Jackson Hole.Most read articles on BloombergA gauge of regional stocks edged up, extending Friday's gains. The Japanese stock market was changed and the Australian share market was slightly lower. U.S. futures contracts rose in early Asian trading after the S&P 500 rose 0.2% on Friday. The dollar was little changed and Treasury yields rose.The calm start to the week comes ahead of the release of data on U.S. jobless claims and economic activity, while Fed Chairman Jerome…