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Court ruling on Mali sanctions reignites regional integration debate {Business Africa}

China confirms tariffs on EU dairy following investigation

Highguard game developer lays off staff just two weeks after release
Its trailer got a prime Game Awards slot, but the online shooter has failed to find a large audience.

CISOs confident in cyber skills but lag on AI threats
CISOs show strong faith in cyber defences yet less than two-thirds feel ready for fast-rising AI-driven attacks and deepfake threats.

Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics over banned helmet honoring war dead
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych is out of the Milan Cortina Games after refusing a last-minute plea from the International Olympic Committee to use a helmet other than the one that honors athletes killed in the war with Russia.

Clarity unveils Surfacd to track B2B brands in AI search
Clarity launches Surfacd, a tool tracking how B2B brands are portrayed across AI search and assistants such as ChatGPT and Perplexity.

Submer buys Radian Arc to build sovereign telco AI cloud
Submer is acquiring Radian Arc to fuse its InferX platform with carrier-embedded GPU edge, pitching a sovereign telco-focused AI cloud.

Infobip boosts WhatsApp marketing ROI with new API tools
Infobip upgrades its WhatsApp Marketing Messages API with optimisation tools that lift delivery rates and boost ROI by over 60%.

Charles Hoskinson confirms deal to onboard LayerZero on Cardano

ByteDance, Zhipu Jolt China’s AI Race Ahead of New Year

Illumio, Armis deepen OT security & visibility push
Illumio and Armis expand their partnership to fuse asset intelligence with microsegmentation, tightening OT and IT security controls.

Maritime NZ investigates sinking of Fiordland Jet commercial jetboat on Waiau River
The Fiordland Jet jetboat sank on the Waiau River on Tuesday afternoon.

Google warns of AI model theft & state-backed misuse
Google flags surging attempts to steal AI models as state-backed hackers weaponise Gemini for phishing, intel gathering and malware support.

Ukrainian athlete disqualified from Winter Olympics over banned helmet honouring war dead
Vladyslav Heraskevych is out of the Milan Cortina Games after refusing a last-minute plea from the International Olympic Committee.

Oracle NetSuite unveils AI tools & integration push
Oracle NetSuite launches AI tools and a low-code integration platform to automate finance, planning and customer workflows across its suite.

Aspire & Antler join forces to target global startups
Aspire partners with early-stage investor Antler to capture global founders at inception, targeting a 2.3x jump in startup customers by 2026.

SSHStalker botnet preys on legacy Linux & cloud hosts
A newly uncovered SSHStalker botnet uses old-school IRC and legacy Linux exploits to hijack outdated corporate and cloud hosts at scale.

Knowledge governance seen as key to AI adoption gap
New research finds 85% of firms trial AI but only 17% use it daily, with weak knowledge governance blamed for stalled adoption.

Honeywell, TCS partner to drive AI-led IT-OT convergence
Honeywell and TCS form an AI-driven cloud partnership to merge IT and OT, targeting autonomous, secure and efficient industrial operations.

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AFCON 2027: What is the truth behind the postponement rumors?

Sky customers get $50 refund after 'process error'
Sky TV is apologising for what it says is a processing error that meant some Sky Sport Now annual pass customers were not given enough information about their contracts rolling over.

James Van Der Beek was synonymous with Dawson. This is why he embraced it
"The more you make fun of yourself and don't try to go for any kind of respect, the more people seem to respect you," he once said.