UK regulator orders Google to open search data, ensure fair rankings

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority on Wednesday imposed legally binding rules requiring Google to provide greater transparency over search rankings and allow users to share data with rival services, aiming to protect consumers and businesses under the year-old digital markets regime.

Aselsan signs $905M air defense deal, Siper 2 completes firing test

Turkish defense firm Aselsan signed a €780 million ($905 million) contract with the Defense Industries Secretariat for air defense systems, strengthening the domestically developed Steel Dome multi-layered architecture. The contract covers systems including Korkut, Hisar, and Siper. Separately, the Siper 2 long-range system successfully destroyed a maneuvering target in its latest firing test.

AI spending gap widens as top firms invest $7,450 per employee monthly

A new AI inequality is emerging as companies with bigger budgets invest heavily in the technology while others lag behind. The top 1% of firms spend $7,450 per employee monthly on AI, compared to the median company's $11.38, according to the Ramp AI Index.

Florida sues TikTok over child social media ban violations

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday that the state has filed a lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the short-video platform of violating a 2025 state law by allowing children under 14 to create accounts and deliberately deceiving parents about the app's safety risks.

Anthropic in talks with Trump administration to reverse AI model restrictions

AI firm Anthropic is negotiating with the Trump administration to lift restrictions on its advanced Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, which bar foreign access on national security grounds. Cybersecurity experts warned the curbs could weaken US AI leadership and cyber defense. The restrictions come amid broader tensions over military use of Anthropic’s technology.

Iran says cyberattack disrupted four major banks

Iran's Bank Coordination Council said a limited cyberattack targeted the shared communication infrastructure of four major state lenders on Sunday, confirming that technical teams immediately implemented protective measures to secure customer data and that no information was deleted during the incident.

Bayraktar warns of 'techno-capitalist' threat to sovereignty

Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar warned that global tech conglomerates are using artificial intelligence to establish "techno-capitalist dominance" threatening national sovereignty, urging developing nations to adopt open-source systems and distributed architectures to protect digital independence.

Türkiye AI Summit to unveil vision, focus on 'remaining human'

Baykar Chair Selcuk Bayraktar announced that Türkiye's artificial intelligence vision will be unveiled at a summit in Istanbul on Saturday, emphasizing the event will address technological advancement alongside the cultural imperative of preserving human identity in an automated age.

Google sues China-based cybercrime ring over AI-driven text scams

Google has filed a lawsuit against an alleged China-based cybercrime network accused of harnessing artificial intelligence to orchestrate large-scale phishing campaigns targeting mobile users through fraudulent text messages impersonating major technology brands, according to court documents.

NASA names Artemis III crew for final moon landing test

NASA has announced the four‑person crew for Artemis III, the final orbital test phase before humans return to the lunar surface. The two‑week 2027 mission will prepare for a crewed landing at the lunar South Pole during Artemis IV in 2028.

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