EU launches investigation into Telegram – FT

The European Union is investigating whether Telegram may have violated EU digital regulations. The app may have failed to provide accurate data on its user numbers, according to the Financial Times. EU legal and data experts suspect that Telegram may h…

Iran charges filmmaker, actress daughter over veil

Iranian authorities on Wednesday indicted a leading woman filmmaker and her actress daughter with violating the Islamic dress code by appearing in public without the veil, the judiciary said. “The Tehran prosecutor charged filmmaker Rakhshan Banietemad…

At Klarna, AI is helping reduce payroll in a big way

A published report Wednesday indicated that Swedish fintech company Klarna is “seeking to get rid of almost half of its employees in the coming years through efficiencies it says arise out of its investment in AI.” The article noted that the company ha…