EU chief backs calls to keep children off social media
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday threw her support behind growing calls to ban social media use for children, promising to weigh action at the European level in coming months. “Many member states believe the time has come for a ‘digital majority age’ for access to social media,” the European Commission head told […]
Canada launches AI Task Force with 30-day sprint for national strategy
Canada is putting itself on a deadline. At the ALL IN conference in Montreal this week, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon announced a new AI Task Force that has just 30 days to deliver recommendations for the federal government’s national strategy. The group will focus on how the country can strengthen research, boost […]
Trump urges Microsoft to fire ex-Biden administration official
US President Donald Trump called on Microsoft on Friday to fire its head of global affairs, Lisa Monaco, a former senior official in Democratic administrations. “It is my opinion that Microsoft should immediately terminate the employment of Lisa Monaco,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Since taking office in January, the Republican president […]
GSK switches CEO as Trump tariffs test pharma
British pharmaceutical giant GSK on Monday said longtime chief executive Emma Walmsley will be replaced by its chief commercial officer in January, as the company navigates US tariffs on the sector. Luke Miels will take over on January 1 from Walmsley, who will have been at the helm for almost nine years, GSK said in […]
Jaguar Land Rover to partly resume output after cyberattack
Jaguar Land Rover on Monday said it will partially restart production in the coming days after a damaging cyberattack halted operations at its UK factories. The Indian-owned automaker said on September 2 that it had been targeted by hackers, severely disrupting sales and production and forcing the company to seek emergency funding. “As the controlled, […]
