2026-07-07
Somalia backs India’s objection to WhatsApp’s username switch
Somalia has thrown its weight behind India’s objection to WhatsApp’s plan to let people connect through usernames rather than phone numbers, widening a dispute that now spans two continents. The backing, makes Somalia the second national government in a week to formally query Meta over the usernames feature it began rolling out at the end of […]<br /> This story continues at The Next [...]
2026-07-07
Ex-Tesla Optimus scientist launches UMA to build Europe’s humanoid robot
A former Tesla scientist who helped build the intelligence behind Elon Musk’s Optimus robot wants to do it all again from Paris, only this time for Europe. Rémi Cadene, chief executive and co-founder of the startup UMA, has unveiled plans for a lightweight, AI-powered humanoid called Northstar, Bloomberg first reported. he machine is being designed […]<br /> This story continues at The [...]
2026-07-07
South Korea’s ‘fake news’ law is live, and it can cost you five times the damage
Post something a South Korean court later rules false, and it could cost you five times the damage. The country’s new “fake news” law is now in force, and journalists are alarmed. South Korea has begun enforcing a tough law against false information online, the Associated Press reports. Courts can now award punitive damages of […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-07-07
Karina Portugal: learning to ask the right question
Ten years ago, Karina Portugal was at advertising festivals like Cannes Lions, discussing campaigns and branding. Today, she sits across the table from some of the largest banks in Brazil, Europe, and the United States to discuss a much harder problem to sell: how do you know whether you can trust who, or what, is […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
