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Microsoft faces complaint in EU over Israeli surveillance data
Microsoft faces complaint in EU over Israeli surveillance data
by  AFP

Microsoft is facing a complaint in the European Union filed by a non-profit organisation alleging it illegally stored data on Palestinians used for Israeli military surveillance. "Microsoft unlawfully processed personal data belonging to Palestinians and EU citizens, enabling surveillance, targeting, and occupation by the Israeli military," it said a statement.

Senegal baskets are hot, but women weavers ask where's the money?
Senegal baskets are hot, but women weavers ask where's the money?
by  AFP

Under the shade of a large mango tree in her sandy courtyard in a village in northwest Senegal, Khady Sene rhythmically threads together reeds, the beginning of a new basket. A speciality of a constellation of Wolof villages in the country's northwest, the baskets consist of coiled reeds bound by colourful plastic strips, which in the olden days were palm fibres.

EU hits Meta with antitrust probe over WhatsApp AI features
EU hits Meta with antitrust probe over WhatsApp AI features
by  AFP

The EU said Thursday it has opened an antitrust probe to determine if the way Meta is rolling out AI features in WhatsApp breaches the bloc's competition rules. The EU probe covers the European Economic Area, made up of the bloc's 27 states, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway -- with the exception of Italy, which opened a separate investigation into Meta in July.

South Africa telecoms giant Vodacom to take control of Kenya's Safaricom
South Africa telecoms giant Vodacom to take control of Kenya's Safaricom
by  AFP

South Africa's biggest mobile operator Vodacom said Thursday it had agreed to take control of East Africa's largest telecoms firm, Safaricom, in a deal worth $2.1 billion. Safaricom, one of East Africa's largest companies, was awarded a licence in 2021 to operate in Ethiopia, becoming the first private telecommunications provider in the tightly controlled nation of more than 110 million people.