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CIA operative helped UAE secure access to advanced US AI technology amid China links fears - report

Jonny Gannon, a former CIA operative working on the UAE, went from probing G42's links with China to a role helping Abu Dhabi meet Washington’s security demands, The Wall Street Journal reported.

 AT CIA headquarters in Langley.
An AI-generated image of an Nvidia chip.

US rewards UAE's military aid in Iran war with expanded access to AI chips - report

Bill Gates appears with a woman, whose identity has been obscured, in this image from the Epstein estate released by House Oversight Committee Democrats in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 18, 2025.

Warren Buffett stops Gates Foundation donations following Epstein revelations

Microsoft Israel.

Microsoft planning 2.5% cut in workforce in latest round of tech company layoffs - report


Microsoft reduces its reliance on Claude

“Microsoft’s move reflects a broader shift from AI hype to cost-conscious adoption.”

Trump administration's handling of Epstein cases disapproved by majority of American public - poll

Just 10% of respondents in a Reuters/Ipsos poll said the Trump administration had helped efforts to hold people connected to Epstein accountable.

A digital billboard, paid for by The Lincoln Project Advocacy, shows images of US President Donald Trump (R) and late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in Times Square in New York City on April 30, 2026.

Microsoft announced a breakthrough in quantum computing

During the keynote address at Microsoft's Build developers conference, the company's CEO also announced a new quantum processor named Majorana 2.

Majorana 2, Microsoft's new quantum processor

Microsoft introduced Project Solara: Operating system for wearable AI devices

Microsoft introduced a new operating system for wearable artificial intelligence called Project Solara, showcasing a connected smart employee badge powered by AI that you can speak to.

An employee badge that is actually a tiny computer

How nonlinear careers could drive Jerusalem’s hi-tech rise

At American Innovation Forum in Jerusalem, business leaders say discipline, risk-taking, and adaptability are key to the capital’s hi-tech future.

American Innovation Forum panelists Orit Greenbaum Lipski, Muawyah Akash, and Tamir Goodman, moderator Anna Ahronheim, and JYP Forum founder Marc Faust, in Jerusalem, Israel, May 20, 2026.

Microsoft probes Israel defense ties, top executive exits amid fallout

An investigation team from Microsoft arrived in Israel to examine the center's activities, particularly the work of the sales department responsible for working with Israel's Defense Ministry.

Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv

Microsoft will allow pausing Windows updates without time limit

Microsoft is listening to user criticism and introduces a significant change in the Windows Update mechanism: From now on it will be possible to defer updates with minimal disruption to ongoing work.

A Microsoft keyboard

AI startup Mercor faces mass litigation following data breach - report

In early April, extortion-hacker group Lapsus$ took credit for hacking Mercor, claiming to have stolen four terabytes of data.

Hacker. Autonomous AI Agents.

Bill Gates 'took responsibility' for Epstein ties, says Gates Foundation

The spokesperson's comments came in response to a Wall Street Journal report, which said that Gates had apologized to staff during the town hall over his ties with Epstein.

Bill Gates and pilot Lawrence Visoski pose in this handout image from the estate of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 12, 2025.

West Virginia sues Apple over iCloud's alleged role in distributing child sex abuse material

Apple has previously denied wrongdoing in a lawsuit by private plaintiffs making similar claims.

A truck from the child advocacy organization Heat Initiative calling on Apple to do more to police child sex abuse material on iCloud, is parked outside the Apple store as the new iPhone 15 is released in Boston, Massachusetts, US, September 22, 2023