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Apple announced that Apple Music Select, a limited ad‑free station lineup emphasizing regional content, will be bundled with iCloud+ subscriptions in select markets, replacing the Apple One bundle in those regions. Users with iCloud+ gain free access to the curated stations and can upgrade to the full Apple Music catalog for a modest additional fee. In countries where Apple Music Select is unavailable, Apple will discontinue standalone Apple TV and Apple Arcade subscriptions, folding them into iCloud+ [...]

Meta Platforms Inc. has reduced certain internal security measures but remains unable to dismiss a retaliation lawsuit filed by a former cybersecurity professional. The plaintiff, a former Meta security engineer, alleges that after reporting internal vulnerabilities, the company subjected him to adverse employment actions, including demotion and termination. Meta’s recent policy adjustments, aimed at tightening data access protocols, were presented as a response to broader industry pressure for stronger safeguards. However, the court has denied Meta’s motion [...]

Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife announced a proposal for a 45‑day moratorium on approvals for new artificial‑intelligence data centers, giving the city time to draft regulations that address utilities strain, water use and other community impacts. Fife said the pause will let officials create development standards and study secondary effects while still positioning Oakland to capture economic benefits from an AI boom. The measure follows recent bills tightening reporting requirements on energy, water and land use for such [...]

LG Chairman Koo Kwang‑mo met Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at Microsoft’s Redmond campus on Jan. 21 to formalize an AI alliance that will link LG’s hardware and data‑center expertise with Microsoft’s cloud and AI services. The two companies agreed to cooperate on AI‑focused data‑center infrastructure, including large‑scale cooling, power and “prefab” modular facilities, as Microsoft expands its AI‑centric data‑center footprint worldwide. LG will also integrate Microsoft’s AI and cloud platforms, such as Copilot, into its global workforce, redesigning security, [...]

On Tuesday, 22 September 2026, Nigeria’s political and business landscape featured several high‑profile developments. Vice‑President Kashim Shettima attended the 81st United Nations General Assembly, presenting President Bola Tinubu’s full diplomatic mandate. In the private sector, Aliko Dangote announced plans to list his fertilizer subsidiary on the stock exchange in 2028, following the recent commissioning of a new petroleum refinery. Meanwhile, the Ogun State government pursued a fresh memorandum of understanding with the United Arab Emirates for the Olokola deep‑sea port, despite an [...]

LG Chairman Koo Kwang‑mo met Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at the Redmond headquarters on Jan. 21 to formalize an AI alliance that will extend the two firms’ existing partnership. The agreement calls for LG to supply cooling, power and IT infrastructure for Microsoft’s expanding AI data centers, beginning with large‑scale cooling solutions and later “prefab” modular facilities. In return, Microsoft will provide its global cloud and data‑center platforms to accelerate AI transformation across LG’s affiliates, including the rollout of [...]

The September 22 edition of the “AI for Work” Pulse released ten new AI tools and aggregated 123 AI‑related news articles. Among the tools, Jev offers developers a decision‑model API that converts unstructured input into typed answers with calibrated probabilities, while Milliseconds.ai provides rapid text and image classification via a single endpoint. Jevtown simulates the spread of a piece of text across 10,000 virtual residents for marketers, and slop‑grader is an open‑source multilingual grammar, style, and AI‑filler detector. [...]

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD Hyundai) announced an investment exceeding 1 trillion won (about $720 million) to build two new production facilities in Ulsan, South Korea. One plant will manufacture the company’s HiMSEN power‑generation engines, targeting a 3‑gigawatt capacity for emergency generators and distributed power systems driven by the rapid expansion of artificial‑intelligence data centers. The second facility will produce core components for small modular reactors (SMRs), positioning Ulsan as a hub for next‑generation nuclear technology. Construction is slated to [...]