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Latest reporting, briefings and public-interest updates from the tech desk.
Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics launched a web and mobile customer platform on September 4, 2026, offering shipment tracking, bookings, payments and other services as part of its digital modernization programme.
US military branches have disabled advertising identifiers on many service-issued computers and mobile devices as officials confront the risk that commercially sold location data could expose deployed personnel.
OpenAI has released its Astra model, presenting it as a major advance in scientific, mathematical and health applications while acknowledging elevated cybersecurity capabilities and monitoring challenges.
New York City is introducing a one-year restriction on student use of artificial intelligence through eighth grade as part of a broader overhaul of classroom technology rules.
UNICEF says 20 million children face online sexual abuse annually and more than one in five 12- to 17-year-olds have been targeted on digital platforms.
Nvidia has agreed to buy the AI developer platform Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, promising to keep the platform open to the wider artificial-intelligence ecosystem.
A 15-vehicle Wayve fleet has joined Uber’s London app with licensed safety drivers aboard, marking the city’s first self-driving taxis available for public hire.
A US judge declined to order the breakup of Google’s advertising technology business on September 2, 2026, while requiring operational changes intended to benefit competitors.
