The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged candidates in the presidential and parliamentary elections to accept the verdict of Ghanaians when they decide on Decem­ber 7. “Politicians should always understand that Ghana is bigger than any individ­ual so we should throw our support to whoever is declared winner at the end of the day. … The post December 7 elections:

E-commerce giant Amazon (AMZN.O) has developed new generative artificial intelligence (AI) that can process images and videos in addition to text, making it less reliant on AI startup Anthropic, The Information reported on Wednesday. The development of the new AI model will help Amazon reduce its reliance on Anthropic’s Claude chatbot, a popular offering on Amazon … The post Amazon

 The National Election Security Task Force has introduced an informant reward system, to encour­age citizens to provide informa­tion on potential security threats with regard to the upcoming elections. According the Head of the National Election Task Force, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, Inspector General of Police, the scheme would provide between GH¢1,000 and GH¢20,000 to individuals, … The post Election

China’s ByteDance is suing a former intern for $1.1 million, alleging he deliberately attacked its artificial intelligence large language model training infrastructure, a case that has drawn widespread attention within China amid a heated AI race. The parent company of TikTok is seeking 8 million yuan ($1.1 million) in damages from the former intern, Tian … The post ByteDance

Shares of ASML (ASML.AS) and its peers in the European computer chip equipment sector climbed on Thursday after Bloomberg News reported that looming U.S. restrictions on the Chinese semiconductor industry may be less severe than expected. Shares in ASML were up 4.3% by 0809 GMT, with Dutch rivals BE Semiconductor (BESI.AS) and ASM International (ASMI.AS) rising by 5% and 2.9% … The post ASML

Intel (INTC.O) said on Wednesday its deal for $7.86 billion in U.S. government subsidies restricts the company’s ability to sell stakes in its chipmaking unit if it becomes an independent entity. The U.S. Commerce Department announced the subsidy to Intel on Tuesday, part of $39 billion for the sector including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (2330.TW) and others in an effort to … The post Intel’s

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened a broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft (MSFT.O), including of its software licensing and cloud computing businesses, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The probe was approved by FTC Chair Lina Khan ahead of her likely departure in January. The election of Donald Trump as U.S. president, … The post Microsoft faces wide-ranging

Chiefs and other opinion leaders have been urged to promote peace before, during and after 2024 general elec­tion in their respective traditional areas, in the Northern Region. This is because the role of tradi­tional institutions, remain corner­stones for peace and stability in the country. Executive Director of STAR-Ghana Foundation, Alhaji Ibrahim Tanko Amidu, who made … The post Opinion

The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has expressed her grat­itude to Ghanaians for their immense support towards the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and called for reten­tion of the party in power in the December 7 elections. With barely a week to the polls, the First lady urged the elector­ate to vote for Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, … The post First Lady urges Ghanaians to retain NPP in power

 One of the innova­tions at this year’s Paris Olympics was supposed to be an electric flying taxi service. Germany’s Volocopter promised its electric-pow­ered, two-seater aircraft, the VoloCity, would be ferrying passengers around the city. It never happened. Instead the company ran demonstra­tion flights. While missing that deadline was embarrassing, behind the scenes a more serious … The post Europe’s

Bayern Mu­nich battled past 10-man Paris St Germain 1-0 in the Champions League thanks to Kim Min-jae’s winner on Tuesday to improve their chances of auto­matic qualification and leave the visitors in trouble after a third loss in the competition. It was the second straight win for Bayern in the competition after a rocky start … The post Bayern edge PSG …as Arsenal thump Sporting appeared

 IT comes as great admoni­tion the appeal from the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to candidates in the presidential and parliamentary elections to accept the verdict of Ghanaians when they release it on December 7. For some time, most of the conversations in the public space border on the need for the country to have … The post Heed Asantehene’s appeal regarding election results appeared

The Upper East Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, on Tuesday handed over a 500-bed capacity two-sto­rey girls’ dormitory block to the Navrongo Senior High School (NAVASCO). The ultra-modern 500-bed capacity facility, funded by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GetFUND), has been furnished with beds, and has toilets and uri­nals attached. Inaugurating the project in … The post UE/R

The Bono East Regional Command of the Nation­al Investigation Bureau (NIB) has arrested five suspects in connection with the theft of food items meant for distribution to some Senior High Schools (SHSs) in the region. The suspects are Michael Damuah, the Chief Store Keeper, at the Techiman SHS, and Assistant Store Keeper at the school, … The post 5 arrested over alleged stolen Bono East