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Those responsible for the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the financial institution Signature Bank will be “accountable”, US President Joe Biden said. “I am firmly committed to holding accountable those responsible for this mess,” Joe Biden said in a statement, assuring that “American people and businesses can be …

The United States took a significant step on Tuesday towards a ban on the popular TikTok app via a White House-backed bill, amid growing Western distrust of the Chinese social network. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement that he “welcomed” a bill tabled the same day …

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed former mayor, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, to the newly created position of electricity minister in an effort to address the country’s long-running power crisis. The new minister faces two vast challenges. Power cuts of up to 12 hours a day – the government has declared …

The White House in the United States on Monday ordered federal agencies across the country to ban the use of the TikTok app from their devices. They will have to ensure that their devices are no longer equipped with the application of videos within 30 days, ordered Monday the Office …

Neuralink intends to put its computational brain implant in human patients within the next six months, the company announced on Wednesday, Bloomberg reported. “We are now confident that the Neuralink device is ready for humans,” Elon Musk confirmed in a tweet posted on the evening. “The timing” of implementation “will …

Voices are being raised in South Africa for pit bull dogs to be banned as pets, after an eight-year-old child was allegedly mauled to death last Saturday by a pit bull. According to reports, South Africa has one of the highest numbers of deaths related to dog attacks in the …

The acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk continued to stir in the US, with the resignation of senior social network officials, and a rare warning from the American Competition Agency (FTC). “We follow recent developments at Twitter with a lot of concern. No managing director or company is above the …

The Republican Party in the US has filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing the tech giant of seeking to lead the upcoming US election. According to the Conservative Party, Google has deleted election advertisements sent by email, a few weeks before the mid-term elections, which will take place on November …

Donald Trump’s social network, Truth Social, can be downloaded from the Google Play Store since Wednesday, while the internet giant refused it this summer, deeming content moderation insufficient on the former US president’s platform. Google told AFP that Truth Social had finally agreed to enforce its own policy on removing …

The boss of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk finally wants to proceed with the acquisition of Twitter, after having given up on a first takeover project on July 8. According to the initial terms, the company is valued at 44 billion dollars, or 54.20 dollars per share, American media Bloomberg …