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Landlocked Ethiopia plans to build navy: PM

Bloomberg Landlocked Ethiopia is planning to build a navy, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said during a briefing of the heads of the country’s National Defense Force. “Following the efforts made to build capacity of our national defense, we built one of the stronger ground and air forces in Africa,” the ruling party-funded Fana Broadcasting Corp. reported. “We should build our ...

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Nintendo harnesses power of Pokemon, smartphones, Switch

Bloomberg Nintendo Co. is bringing together the magnetic appeal of Pokemon, smartphones and the Switch console into an interlinked gaming experience. Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go Eevee were unveiled by the Kyoto-based video-game maker. They’re designed to capitalise on the blockbuster success of the Pokemon Go smartphone game and a solid year of sales for the Switch ...

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Google won’t renew Pentagon AI drone deal after staff backlash

Bloomberg Google decided not to renew its contract with a Pentagon drone programme once it expires, after extensive protests from employees of the internet giant. Diane Greene, head of the cloud business at Alphabet Inc.’s Google, told staff that the company will let the deal lapse when it runs out in March 2019, according to people familiar with the meeting. ...

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