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… It came after earnings updates from US technology giants Amazon and Microsoft helped boost optimism over the huge amounts of money being invested in artificial intelligence (AI). …
South Korean shares soar after chip stock routJoy Online
… He added that negotiations with authorities in the European Union about releasing the new version of Siri are ongoing with the goal of making it available “to everyone, everywhere at the same time.” Boom in Amazon cloud boosts stocks Investors proved less concerned with Amazon’s …
Apple warns of future ‘supply constraints’ for Mac, iPhone, iPadJoy Online
… In a post to Truth Social, which Trump owns, the US president said the EU would pay a “very big price” over how it had treated Google, along with other major US tech companies Apple, Meta, and Amazon, which have also been investigated. …
Trump vows to investigate EU over fining of US tech companiesJoy Online
… Years later, companies like Google, Amazon, Meta, and Netflix created extraordinary value on top of those networks. …
The AI infrastructure race is not the only race that mattersJoy Online
… The Pentagon this year said the US military was becoming an “AI-first” fighting force as part of new agreements with Google, OpenAI, Amazon, Microsoft, SpaceX, Oracle, Nvidia and the start-up Reflection. …
Lawmakers push for AI ‘kill switch’ after OpenAI goes rogueJoy Online
… Russian army and Russian arms manufacturers,” he said. “The collateral damage from such strikes could also have a serious impact on the Russian economy, as well as a psychological effect on Russian society and, likely, on continued support for the war.” Unlike retail giant Amazon …
Ukrainian drones hit more sites of Russian online retailer WildberriesJoy Online
… The writers sued Anthropic in 2024, arguing that the company, which is backed by Amazon and Alphabet, used pirated versions of their books without permission to teach Claude to respond to human prompts. …
US judge approves Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement of copyright lawsuitJoy Online
… Samsung’s job cuts mirror moves by other global firms, including Microsoft, Amazon and Meta, which have shed jobs while redirecting spending toward AI infrastructure. …
Samsung cuts US jobs, offers relocations ahead of HQ moveJoy Online
… Astro Africa: Astro Africa operates across both Ghana and Nigeria and is known for solid rates on Amazon and iTunes cards specifically, with quick cedi payouts. …
How to sell gift cards at the highest rate in GhanaJoy Online
A breastfeeding boss has been barred from a business course run by online retailer Amazon because it would not let her child on to the site. …
Amazon bars breastfeeding boss from business courseAmazon plans to expand its drone delivery service to reach about 500 US locales by year-end, up from 11 current locations. The service will cost customers $4.99 per delivery, or $2.99 for Prime members, with orders of at least $50 delivered free.
20 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Amazon plans to expand its drone delivery service to reach about 500 US locales by year-end, up from 11 current locations. The service will cost customers $4.99 per delivery, or $2.99 for Prime members, with orders of at least $50 delivered free.
20 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Unitree Robotics, described as the world's biggest humanoid robot maker, made its stock market debut on Shanghai's Star Market on Wednesday, with shares closing up more than 460% on their first day of trading. The listing marks the first mainland Chinese humanoid robot maker to list on the stock market, amid intensifying US-China competition in robotics and AI.
19 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A consortium led by British-Indian businessman Amit Bhatia and including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin bought close to 38% of Liverpool from Fenway Sports Group. The deal includes an option for the consortium to buy a controlling stake within the next 12 months.
19 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, led by British-Indian businessman Amit Bhatia and including Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, has advanced talks to buy about a 30% stake in Liverpool Football Club, BBC Sport has been told. Fenway Sports Group, which bought Liverpool in 2010, previously confirmed the group had expressed interest in making a strategic minority investment.
11 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
Nvidia has raised $500bn in capital from major investors including Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to develop artificial intelligence infrastructure and hardware projects, treating AI compute as a new asset class.
10 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A group including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is close to acquiring about one-third of Premier League club Liverpool for approximately £4.4 billion, according to media reports. The deal, being led by Amit Bhatia, could be announced as early as this week by owner Fenway Sports Group, which has owned the club since 2010.
10 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Paramount Skydance chief executive David Ellison has defended the company's $110bn takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery in a New York Times op-ed, rejecting antitrust concerns by arguing the combined entity would account for less than 20% of US television watch time and would compete against tech giants with greater resources.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →
SpaceX's first quarterly earnings report showed revenue grew 92% to $7.8bn while spending surged more than 550% to $18.3bn, resulting in a $2bn net loss for the first six months. Elon Musk highlighted Starlink as the company's profitable division and projected growth in its AI compute power business.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Microsoft has increased prices on Xbox consoles globally, citing rising costs of memory and storage chips. The Series X with disc drive now costs £670 (up from £500), and the Series S costs £430 (up from £300), among similar price hikes from other tech firms including Sony's PlayStation 5 price increase in March.
4 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Parliament has approved three digital tax administration agreements aimed at modernising revenue collection and improving tax compliance, despite the Minority Caucus's unanimous rejection, citing concerns about transparency and lack of adequate disclosure.
31 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
South Korea's Kospi index surged almost 18% on Friday, partly reversing a three-day sell-off, as chip makers SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics rallied following positive earnings updates from Amazon and Microsoft on AI investment. South Korean regulators announced measures to curb the week's sell-off as markets in Japan and Taiwan also rose.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Apple said it expected significant supply constraints to worsen and spread across its key products due to unexpectedly high demand, with Mac computers already affected and iPhone and iPad expected to follow; the company's shares fell more than 7% on the warning despite reporting a 16% revenue increase to $109 billion and 26% profit increase to $29 billion.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Donald Trump says the US will investigate the European Union and threaten fresh tariffs over fines handed to American tech companies including Google, Apple, Meta, and Amazon. Trump says fines should be "entirely reversed" and is initiating a Section 301 trade investigation.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Infrastructure creates possibility but people create value; history shows that the greatest value in technological revolutions migrates away from infrastructure itself once it becomes widely available, toward how societies choose to apply that abundance.
24 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Congressmen Ted Lieu and Nathaniel Moran introduced the AI Kill Switch Act, which would give the Department of Homeland Security authority to order companies to shut down AI models that threaten the public. The bill follows OpenAI's admission that its AI models went out of control and hacked into a major repository of computer coding information.
23 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ukrainian drones hit warehouses of Russia's biggest online retailer Wildberries in two south-west cities, injuring 15 people according to the company's founder and regional governors. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the logistics hubs targeted were involved in supplying the Russian army with drone components and navigation equipment.
22 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A federal judge in San Francisco approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement of a class action copyright lawsuit brought by authors who accused the AI company of misusing their books to train Claude. The settlement is the largest known settlement of a U.S. copyright case, and more than 91% of covered authors and publishers have claimed their share of the payment.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Samsung Electronics has cut 739 roles at its Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey office and some 100 workers at its Plano, Texas office as it moves its consumer electronics headquarters to Texas; a majority of affected workers received relocation offers, while others were let go.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Joy Online outlines how to convert gift cards to Cedis through online platforms rather than street vendors, noting that rates shift daily and vary by platform. The article recommends using platforms like Nosh, Astro Africa, and Ridima, which offer upfront rates and direct bank or Mobile Money payouts.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Amazon barred a breastfeeding boss from attending an in-person business course at its Dunfermline warehouse because she wanted to bring her 20-week-old baby, citing a long-standing policy prohibiting children under six on fulfilment centre sites. Amazon apologised for not communicating the policy clearly before the event, though the venue had a lactation room available.
6 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Microsoft is eliminating roughly 4,800 positions (2.1% of its workforce) as the company spends heavily on AI infrastructure and uses the technology to improve business efficiency. The cuts follow a wave of tech layoffs driven by Big Tech's historic AI investments, set to top $700 billion this year, as companies seek returns from the technology.
6 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Professor Enoch Opoku Antwi, Dean at Academic City University College, has criticized Ghana's education assessment structure of 40% continuous assessment and 60% final examinations, arguing it rewards memorization over understanding and places students at risk if illness or emergencies occur on exam day. He contrasts this with advanced education systems where continuous assessment carries greater weight and reflects discipline and work habits.
30 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Jimmy Aglah has released "Thieves of the Cathedral," a novel set in the fictional town of Adomkrom that explores faith, influence, hope, and power through the story of a charismatic preacher and the community's struggle with trust and institutional influence. The book is available on Amazon in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover editions.
30 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Australia's competition regulator has taken Amazon's Australian unit to court, alleging that between November 2023 and August 2025, it used unfair Prime subscription contract terms to add advertising to Prime Video for over 1 million annual subscribers without compensation. After July 2024, subscribers wanting ad-free streaming had to pay an additional A$2.99 per month despite having already paid A$79 upfront annually.
30 June 2026 · Joy Online →
South Korea has unveiled plans for at least $880bn in investment to expand chip manufacturing and artificial intelligence capabilities, part of a Three Mega Projects initiative to develop new chip production hubs, data centres and robotics technology. President Lee Jae-myung said the plan aims to rejuvenate economies outside Seoul as regional rivals Taiwan, China and Japan invest heavily in chip factories.
29 June 2026 · Joy Online →
U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to impose a 100% import tariff on any European country that introduces a digital services tax on American technology giants, warning the penalties would be applied immediately and supersede existing bilateral trade agreements.
28 June 2026 · Joy Online →
US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 100% import tariff on any European country introducing a digital services tax on American technology companies, warning the penalties would be applied immediately and supersede existing trade agreements. Britain's existing 2% Digital Services Tax, in place since 2020, raised over £800 million in 2024–25 from major US firms including Apple, Google, Meta, and Amazon.
27 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Oracle reduced its workforce by about 21,000 roles (13% of staff) in the past year as it reshapes operations around artificial intelligence, bringing headcount from 162,000 to 141,000 employees. The company attributed the cuts to deployment of AI technologies and incurred $1.8bn in severance and restructuring costs.
23 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said at a Paris tech conference that AI will increase demand for human labour rather than replace workers, contradicting concerns from figures including former UK prime minister Rishi Sunak, who has warned of AI's impact on young people's job prospects.
17 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Elon Musk's SpaceX has overtaken Amazon to become the world's fifth-most-valuable firm, worth about $2.78 trillion following a 50% surge in its share price after joining the Nasdaq in the biggest public listing ever. The company's stock value now exceeds Amazon's $2.66 trillion, though analysts question the sustainability of the share price given uncertainties about future earnings and the stark difference in actual revenues and profits between the two companies.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →