Technology

Türkiye launches AI action plan with grants and $10B target

Türkiye has begun implementing its national AI strategy with new funding programmes, international research partnerships, and a target of mobilising at least $10 billion for data centres, cloud computing, and AI infrastructure. The plan aims to generate over 1 trillion liras in added economic value.

OpenAI pitches 5% government stake to ease Washington pressure

OpenAI has proposed giving the US government a 5% equity stake worth approximately $42.6 billion as the artificial intelligence giant seeks to defuse mounting political pressure in Washington and align its interests with public oversight, according to a Financial Times report citing people familiar with the discussions.

Microsoft readies third major layoff round affecting thousands

Microsoft is preparing to announce thousands of job cuts early next week across its sales, consulting and Xbox gaming divisions, people familiar with the matter told Business Insider on Wednesday, marking the technology giant's third major workforce reduction in just over a year as it seeks to control costs.

YouTube dominates Türkiye internet traffic with 40.6% share

YouTube captured 40.6% of total internet traffic in Türkiye during the first quarter, far ahead of Instagram's 16%, according to official data from the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK), as video streaming continues to dominate national bandwidth usage patterns.

Türkiye’s 5G rollout drives record telecom investments in Q1

Türkiye’s electronic communications investments hit a record 263 billion lira ($5.6 billion) in Q1 2026, a 1,300% year‑on‑year surge driven by 5G auction fees and network expansion. Over 43 million subscribers have adopted 5G since its April 1 launch.

Musk shares Hammer’s controversial comeback film ‘Citizen Vigilante’ on X

Elon Musk shared actor Armie Hammer’s controversial comeback film Citizen Vigilante on his X platform over the weekend, making the full movie available to his more than 240 million followers for approximately 48 hours before the link went dark amid debate over the film’s graphic violence and alleged anti-migrant messaging.

Swiss glaciers set for second earliest 'loss day' on record

Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology said the country's glaciers will exhaust their winter snow reserves by June 29, marking the second earliest 'glacier loss day' on record as intense heat strips the Alps bare months ahead of the typical August thaw.

US authorizes Anthropic to restore Mythos 5 AI access

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick informed the artificial intelligence company that approximately 100 trusted organizations can regain access to the restricted cybersecurity model, reversing a national security ban imposed two weeks earlier, according to a letter seen by NBC News.

Starlink offers free internet to earthquake-hit Venezuela

Starlink announced it will provide free satellite internet through July 25 to customers in areas of Venezuela affected by devastating earthquakes, as Acting President Delcy Rodriguez thanked Elon Musk for supporting those impacted by the disaster.

AI-powered legal win sets landmark precedent in UK courts

In a historic first for British jurisprudence, an artificial intelligence system successfully prepared a legal case that resulted in a favourable ruling. The claimant, who was represented in court by a human barrister, recovered £7,000 in unpaid dues, signalling a transformative moment for affordable legal services.

YouTube settles teen lawsuit over addictive design: Report

Google's YouTube has settled a lawsuit brought by a Florida teenager who alleged the platform's addictive design features caused mental health harm, as the case becomes part of broader litigation involving over 1,000 similar claims against social media giants scheduled for trial in July.

Chinese developers seek antitrust probe into Apple App Store fees

A coalition of 48 Chinese app developers has filed an antitrust complaint against Apple, accusing the US technology giant of abusing its dominant market position through excessive App Store fees and urging regulators to investigate commission structures that burden smaller creators.

Samsung AI memory chip sales top $1B four months after launch

Samsung Electronics has generated more than $1 billion in revenue from its sixth-generation high bandwidth memory chips just four months after launching mass production in February, with industry sources projecting the figure to reach $1.2 billion by June as demand for AI accelerators accelerates.

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.