Future of Work

29 Jun 2026

Australia gives regulator more power to pursue Big Tech over under-16 ban

Australia introduced new legislation in parliament on Monday to strengthen enforcement of its under-16 social media ban and give its internet regulator more power to pursue tech giants in court for non-compliance.

Prosus profit jumps 84% as deal spree sets stage for European push

29 Jun 2026

Dutch digital services operator Prosus reported an 84% leap in full-year adjusted core profit on Monday as it looks to expand its successful Latin American business model across Europe following a run of aggressive dealmaking.

Ukraine plans domestic AI computing capacity with Kyivstar

26 Jun 2026

Ukraine plans to build domestic computing capacity for artificial intelligence with Kyivstar, the company said on Friday, as the country tries to harden critical infrastructure during the war.

France's statistics department reports cyberattack on staff data

26 Jun 2026

France’s national statistics department Insee said a cyberattack had led to a breach of personal data from its directory, affecting about 12,800 current and former staff and members of Insee-related civil service corps.

Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads as memory costs skyrocket

25 Jun 2026

Apple raised iPad and MacBook prices on Thursday, saying it could no longer shield customers from soaring memory and storage chip costs driven by the AI industry’s datacenter buildout.

25 Jun 2026

IBM unveils tech for chip smaller than 1 nanometer in AI computing push

IBM on Thursday unveiled what it said was the world’s first technology capable of producing chips smaller than one nanometer, as tech companies race to build semiconductors that can handle increasingly demanding AI workloads.

Oracle workforce shrinks by about 21,000 employees amid AI adoption

23 Jun 2026

Oracle’s total workforce declined 13%, or about 21,000 employees, in fiscal 2026, as the cloud computing giant continued restructuring its business, partly driven by the adoption of AI across its operations.

US opens probe of fatal Tesla crash into Texas home

23 Jun 2026

A U.S. agency said on Monday it was investigating the June 19 crash of a Tesla Model 3 that was reportedly using an advanced driver assistance system when it struck a home in Katy, Texas, killing a 76-year-old woman.