Updates

14 Dec 2025

Google unveils Disco browser with GenTabs

Disco supports planners, study aids and other tools generated from natural language prompts.

14 Dec 2025

El Salvador partners with xAI on nationwide AI education plan

Teachers in El Salvador will use tools powered by xAI to support lesson planning and grading.

14 Dec 2025

Disney backs OpenAI with $1bn investment and licensing pact

A new agreement brings Disney characters to OpenAI’s Sora video platform.

14 Dec 2025

Tiiny AI unveils the Pocket Lab supercomputer

TurboSparse and PowerInfer boost efficiency by distributing AI workloads across CPU and NPU.

13 Dec 2025

Mercedes-Benz proposes new supervisory board members

The board gains expertise in global decarbonisation, AI, and data platforms, reflecting the company’s commitment to innovation and future technologies.

13 Dec 2025

UNODC and INTERPOL announce Global Fraud Summit in 2026

The Summit will bring together senior representatives from governments, international organisations, law enforcement, the private sector, academia, and civil society to discuss trends, challenges, and cooperative approaches to addressing fraud, including its cross-border and digital dimensions.

13 Dec 2025

YouTube offers creators payments in PayPal stablecoin

Tech firms increasingly adopt regulated stablecoins for faster settlement, joining moves by Stripe and Google to explore digital payment innovations.

13 Dec 2025

International Criminal Court (ICC) issues policy on cyber-enabled crimes

The Policy does not expand the Court’s jurisdiction, but sets out how existing international crimes – genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, the crime of aggression, and offences against the administration of justice – may involve digital conduct, including in the collection and assessment of evidence

13 Dec 2025

AI use grows among EU enterprises in 2025

Most EU countries saw year-on-year AI adoption increases, reflecting steady integration of AI into business operations.

12 Dec 2025

Trump signs order blocking individual US states from enforcing AI rules

A new White House move to rein in state-level oversight of AI has intensified the debate over who should set the rules for a rapidly expanding technology with far-reaching economic and social consequences.