Access to the social media account of Istanbul’s jailed opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, has been blocked by the authorities in Turkey. Imamoglu, who is the main rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, can no longer send messages in Turkey to his 9.7 million followers on X. His account is still accessible abroad. His social media…
Adobe’s new artificial intelligence image models, Firefly Image Model 4 and Firefly Image Model 4 Ultra, can generate hyper-realistic pictures in response to user prompts. Adobe LONDON — Adobe plans to launch a mobile version of its artificial intelligence image generation tool Firefly, stepping up a challenge to OpenAI as the Microsoft-backed startup advances its…
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Paul Kirby Europe digital editor EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Imamoglu supporters gathered outside the jail complex at Silivri Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who’s Turkey’s biggest rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has appeared in court for the first time since he was arrested last month and placed in a high-security jail. Imamoglu is being held on corruption and…
Authorities in Turkey have arrested dozens of people for “provocative” social media posts, after detaining the mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu on Wednesday. Imamoglu was one of more than 100 people held on charges including corruption and aiding terrorist groups – a move that has sparked protests in Istanbul and the capital Ankara. A member…
Istanbul Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu speaks at the 19 May Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day celebrations held at the Maltepe Event Area on May 19, 2023 on Istanbul, Turkey. Hakan Akgun | Getty Images The Turkish lira fell to a record low against the dollar and the country’s benchmark stock index dropped by…
The Mayor of Istanbul has been detained as part of a Turkish corruption investigation – just days before he was due to be selected as a presidential candidate. Ekrem Imamoglu, from the secular Republican People’s Party (CHP), is seen as one of Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan’s strongest political rivals. Prosecutors say he is accused…
The view from inside a Zeekr Mix electric vehicle at one of the company’s showrooms in Shanghai, China, on March 16, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese electric car company Zeekr is releasing advanced driver-assistance capabilities to its local customers for free as competition heats up, Zeekr CEO Andy An told…
A satellite dish in a ground network of satellites at Eutelsat’s Madeira office. Photographer: /Bloomberg via Getty Images Zed Jameson | Bloomberg via Getty Images Shares of French satellite operator Eutelsat skyrocketed almost 390% last week — and a potential change of tack in European defense has been helping the rally. The firm’s stock price…
The Alibaba office building is seen in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, on Aug 28, 2024. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Alibaba shares surged after the Chinese behemoth revealed a new reasoning model it claims can rival DeepSeek’s global blockbuster R1. Hong Kong-listed shares of Alibaba ended the Thursday session up 8.39% — hitting a new…
