Baidu (9888.HK),  reported a 3% fall in third-quarter revenue on Thursday, meeting market estimates, as China’s biggest internet search provider grappled with weak spending on its advertising services in a sluggish economy. Baidu’s U.S.-listed shares rose about 1% in premarket trade. Baidu, like tech peers, has diversified into autonomous driving as well as artificial intelligence, with … The post China’s

Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O), must sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with rivals and take other measures – including possibly selling Android – to end its monopoly on online search, prosecutors argued to a judge on Wednesday. The measures presented by the Department of Justice are part of a landmark case in Washington which has … The post Google

 About 524 Af­rican diasporans were on Tuesday granted Ghana­ian Citizenship at an official ceremony held at the Accra Inter­national Conference Centre. As part of the ceremony, all 524 swore the oath of allegiance administered to them by a justice of the Court of Appeal. The admission and granting of citizenship status to members of the … The post 524 diasporans granted citizenship appeared first on

 Silicon Valley tech giants and others who together process more than 13 billion financial transactions annually through digital wallets and payment apps will be subject to government supervision, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said. The new rule finalized on Thursday will bring a burgeoning consumer service under the same scrutiny faced by banks while … The post US

Ghana stands at a crossroads, and the direction it takes will significantly determine its trajectory for decades to come. The New Patriotic Party (NPP), with its track record of transformative initiatives, has consistently been the architect of Ghana’s most impactful developmental projects. From major infrastructure advancements to economic stabilization programs, the NPP has demonstrated a … The post WHY

 The humanitarian medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has suspended its operations in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, following a violent attack on its staff and the alleged killing of two patients they were treating by Haitian police officers. The incident took place last week as violence continued to worsen in the country. An estimated 25 … The post MSF halts work in

 The UN peace­keeping agency in southern Lebanon says four of its troops were injured when a rocket hit a base, one of three separate inci­dents in which its troops and bases came under fire on Tuesday. Four Ghanaian peacekeepers were injured, with three requiring hospital treatment, after a rocket struck a base in the east … The post 4 UN peacekeepers injured by rocket fire in Lebanon

 Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky told Fox News late on Tuesday that Ukraine would lose the war if Washington, its main military backer, pulled funding. The Ukrainian leader said it would be “very dangerous if we lose unity in Europe, and what is most important is unity between Ukraine and the United States”. US President-elect Donald … The post Ukraine will lose war

 The opposition leader of the self-de­clared republic of Somaliland, Ab­dirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, has won the territory’s presidential election. More popularly known as Irro, he won with 64% of the vote to become Somalil­and’s sixth president since it broke away from Somalia in 1991. The 69-year-old, a former speaker of So­maliland’s parliament, beat incumbent Musa Abdi … The post Somaliland

 Prominent Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has appeared before a military court in the capital, Kampala, where he has denied charges that include the illegal possession of firearms and negotiating to buy arms abroad. His appearance comes after his wife said he was kidnapped in neighbouring Kenya last Saturday and sent back home where was … The post Ugandan opposition

If you identify solely with your actions, you are falsely perceiving the truth about yourself. You are judging, limiting, and even rejecting yourself without justification. Low self-confidence is simply a problem of Awareness. Once you are aware of the Truth about your­self, you will be able to understand why you are the way you are … The post The problem of awareness appeared first on Ghanaian

 The president of Senegal’s football feder­ation (FSF) was “very sad” to see Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach, Aliou Cisse, leave his role last month following a directive from the country’s sports ministry. Cisse, who led the West Africans to a first ever Nations Cup (Afcon) title in February 2022, was let go after nearly a … The post Cisse exit very sad – FSF president appeared

 A non-governmental organi­sation (NGO), The African Challenge, in partnership with the Australian Embassy in Ghana has provided 716 mo­no-desks to four basic schools in the Guan District and the Jasikan Municipality all in the Oti Region, to promote effective teaching and learning in the schools. The beneficiary schools are Lolobi-Kumasi Roman Catholic (RC) Basic and … The post NGO,

 Two Public Employment Centres (PECs), funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (GIZ), were on Tues­day inaugurated at Berekum and Techiman in the Bono and Bono East Regions. They were handed over to the Labour Department of the Min­istry of Employment and Labour Relations to provide jobseekers … The post Berekum, Techiman get public

About 45 per cent of adults in Africa do not have access to financial ser­vices, the State of Inclusive Instant Payment Systems in Africa Report 2024 has revealed. Additionally, the report, the 6th to be published by Afri­caNenda Foundation, stated that about 400 million people did not have access to digital tools to ac­cess financial … The post 45 % of adults in Africa

Indian news agency ANI has sued OpenAI in a New Delhi court, accusing the ChatGPT creator of using its published content without permission to help train the artificial intelligence chatbot, something that OpenAI says it has stopped doing. ANI is the latest news organisation globally to take OpenAI to court following lawsuits in the U.S. … The post Indian news agency

 Australia said it was concerned that one in ten cybersecurity incidents last year involved critical infrastructure, with state-sponsored actors targeting the country’s government, infrastructure and businesses using evolving tradecraft. The Australian Signals Directorate said in a report on Wednesday over 11% of cyber security incidents last year related to critical infrastructure, including electricity, gas, water, … The post Australia

Bitcoin rose to a record high above $94,000 as a report that Donald Trump’s social media company was in talks to buy crypto trading firm Bakkt (BKKT.N), added to hopes of a cryptocurrency-friendly regime under the incoming Trump administration. Bitcoin , the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, has more than doubled this year. It was last at $92,104 in … The post Bitcoin breaches

 The Presidential candidate of the NDC, John Drama­ni Mahama, has entreat­ed the youth in the country to consider next month’s elections as one that has implications for their future. In his view, the youth are the ones who would bear the brunt of the decision that would be taken on December 7, and would have … The post Dec.7 elections is about your future …Mahama tells youth

 THE flagbearer of the New Patriot­ic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, says the next NPP government will introduce and implement affordable housing scheme for all the districts across the country. He said the introduction of the scheme would not only help to solve the accommodation chal­lenges of Ghanaians, especially government workers, but it would also … The post Bawumia pledges