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US researchers seek to legitimize AI mental health care
AFP - 3h ago
Researchers at Dartmouth College believe artificial intelligence can deliver reliable psychotherapy, distinguishing …
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Meta fighting Nigerian fines, warns could shut Facebook, Instagram
AFP - 10h ago
Meta on Saturday vowed to fight Nigerian fines for various consumer data violations, reportedly threatening to cut off …
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Apple eases App Store rules under court pressure
May 02 2025
Apple on Friday relaxed its App Store payment rules in the face of a scathing court order, with Spotify quick to reap …
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US asks judge to break up Google's ad tech business
May 02 2025
Google on Friday faced a demand by the US government to break up its hugely profitable ad technology business after a …
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Grand Theft Auto VI release postponed to May 2026
May 02 2025
The creative team behind the popular Grand Theft Auto video game series postponed the launch of the latest installment …
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Lawyers probe 'dire' conditions for Meta content moderators in Ghana
May 02 2025
Lawyers are probing "dire" workplace conditions for Meta content moderators in Ghana, attorneys involved in the …
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TikTok fined 530 mn euros in EU over China data transfer
May 02 2025
TikTok was hit with a massive EU fine of 530 million euros ($600 million) Friday, accused of sending personal data of …
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EU fine: TikTok's latest setback
May 02 2025
The massive EU fine against TikTok on Friday marks the latest setback for the popular Chinese-owned social media …
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Grand Theft Auto VI release postponed to May 2026: publisher
May 02 2025
The much-awaited release of Grand Theft Auto VI, the latest instalment of the popular video game series, has been …
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Apple expects $900 mn tariff hit, US iPhone supply shifts to India
May 02 2025
Apple on Thursday reported first-quarter profit above expectations but warned that US tariffs could cost the company and …
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Amazon revenue climbs 9%, but outlook sends shares lower
May 01 2025
Amazon reported a nine percent rise in first-quarter revenue on Thursday, but its outlook fell below expectations as …
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Apple expects $900 mn tariff hit as shifts US iPhone supply to India
May 01 2025
Apple on Thursday reported first-quarter profit above expectations but warned that US tariffs could cost the company and …
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Microsoft raises Xbox prices globally, following Sony
May 01 2025
Microsoft announced Thursday that it will increase Xbox console prices worldwide, citing "market conditions" just days …
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US judge says Apple defied order in App Store case
May 01 2025
A US judge on Wednesday accused Apple of defying an order to loosen its grip on the App Store payment system to the …
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Meta quarterly profit climbs despite big cloud spending
Apr 30 2025
Tech giant Meta on Wednesday reported quarterly profits that were well above expectations, brushing aside market worries …
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France accuses Russian military intelligence over cyberattacks
Apr 30 2025
France on Tuesday accused Russian military intelligence of staging cyberattacks, including against an organisation …
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Meta releases standalone AI app, competing with ChatGPT
Apr 29 2025
Social media behemoth Meta unveiled its first standalone AI assistant app on Tuesday, challenging ChatGPT by giving …
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Trump praises Bezos as Amazon denies plan to display tariff cost
Apr 29 2025
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Amazon founder Jeff Bezos "did the right thing" by stopping a plan to show …
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Amazon says never planned to show tariff costs, after White House backlash
Apr 29 2025
Retail giant Amazon insisted Tuesday it had never approved a proposal -- slammed by the White House -- to show consumers …
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Video game rides conclave excitement with cardinal fantasy team
Apr 29 2025
As cardinals prepare to elect a new pope, thousands are doing so already, in a new video game that allows users to pick …
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France targets cheap Chinese goods with fee on packages
Apr 29 2025
France wants to start charging non-EU online sellers a handling fee for each low-value package shipped to domestic …
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Spotify posts record profit in first quarter
Apr 29 2025
Music streaming giant Spotify on Tuesday reported a 12-percent rise in paying subscribers in the first quarter to 268 …
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ChatGPT adds shopping help, intensifying Google rivalry
Apr 29 2025
OpenAI announced Monday that ChatGPT is now helping users find products online, enhancing its challenge to Google amid …
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Amazon launches first Starlink-rival internet satellites
Apr 29 2025
Amazon on Monday launched its first batch of Project Kuiper internet satellites, marking the start of its push to rival …
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Amazon set for launch of Starlink-rival satellites
Apr 28 2025
After delaying an earlier attempt due to bad weather, Amazon is preparing to launch its first batch of Project Kuiper …
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Romania far right rides TikTok wave in election re-run
Apr 28 2025
With 1.3 million followers, a Donald Trump-supporting far-right candidate is riding a wave of popularity on TikTok ahead …
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South Korea's SK Telecom begins SIM card replacement after data breach
Apr 28 2025
South Korea's largest carrier SK Telecom started on Monday to replace mobile SIM chips for its 23 million users …
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Smart driving new front in China car wars despite fatal crash
Apr 28 2025
Intelligent driving features are the new battleground in China's merciless car market, with competition spurring brands …
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US anti-disinformation guardrails fall in Trump's first 100 days
Apr 28 2025
From slashed federal funding for disinformation research to the closure of a key agency combating foreign influence …
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Wikileaks founder Assange joins crowds for pope funeral
Apr 26 2025
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange joined the crowds on Saturday in Rome for Pope Francis's funeral, according to AFP …
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Xi says China must 'overcome' AI chip challenges
Apr 26 2025
President Xi Jinping said China must "overcome" the challenges of developing core AI technologies including high-end …
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Pope's death triggers surge of disinformation he fought against
Apr 25 2025
The death of Pope Francis drew tributes from mourners around the world -- and with them a wave of disinformation, old …
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TikTok videos exploit trade war to sell fake luxury goods
Apr 25 2025
TikTok abounds with viral videos accusing prestigious brands of secretly manufacturing luxury goods in China so they can …
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Alphabet quarterly earnings lifted by cloud and AI
Apr 25 2025
Google parent Alphabet on Thursday reported profit of $34.5 billion in the recently ended quarter, powered by its cloud …
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Intel chief vows to thin ranks at US chip maker
Apr 25 2025
New Intel chief executive Lip-Bu Tan on Thursday announced upcoming layoffs at the struggling US chip maker as White …
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Ahead of marathon debut McColgan calls out social media abuse
Apr 25 2025
Eilish McColgan said on Thursday that she has been the target of body shaming on social media and called for accounts to …
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French independent studio's first video game draws fans
Apr 24 2025
Independent French studio Sandfall Interactive's first video game "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" launched worldwide on …
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SK hynix posts record profits thanks to strong AI demand
Apr 24 2025
South Korean chip giant SK hynix reported record quarterly profits Thursday thanks to soaring global demand for …
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Nintendo bullish on Switch 2 pre-sales in Japan
Apr 24 2025
Nintendo shares surged Thursday after the gaming giant boasted of higher than expected demand in Japan for pre-orders of …
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YouTube says more than 20 billion videos uploaded in 20 years
Apr 24 2025
YouTube on Wednesday celebrated more than 20 billion videos being uploaded to the platform since the first clip debuted …
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Asked to predict the next pope, AI bots hedge bets
Apr 23 2025
Artificial intelligence was struggling on Wednesday to forecast the outcome of the notoriously secretive and …
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200 French media groups sue Meta over 'unlawful' advertising: lawyers
Apr 23 2025
Around 200 French media groups, including leading television channels and newspapers, are taking legal action against …
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Moving fast and breaking everything: Musk's rampage through US govt
Apr 23 2025
In Silicon Valley, they talk about "moving fast and breaking things." In Washington, these days, they call it Elon Musk …
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X rival Bluesky adds blue checks for trusted accounts
Apr 22 2025
X rival Bluesky on Monday said it was adding blue checks to accounts that have been verified to confirm users are who …
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US urges curb of Google's search dominance as AI looms
Apr 22 2025
US government attorneys urged a federal judge Monday to make Google spin off its Chrome browser, arguing artificial …
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AI only just beginning to revolutionize the NBA game
Apr 21 2025
It's not a scene out of the future, but a reality on the hard courts of today.
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China's CATL launches new EV sodium battery
Apr 21 2025
Chinese battery giant CATL launched on Monday a new sodium-ion battery it says will restructure the electric car …
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Francis, a pope for the internet age
Apr 21 2025
As an at-times unwitting star on social media, Pope Francis knew how to exploit the internet to preach the gospel, …
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Asian scam centre crime gangs expanding worldwide: UN
Apr 21 2025
Asian crime networks running multi-billion-dollar cyber scam centres are expanding their operations across the world as …
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US defense chief shared sensitive information in second Signal chat: US media
Apr 21 2025
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared information on forthcoming US air strikes on Yemen in a private Signal chat …
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Taxes on super rich and tech giants stall under Trump
Apr 20 2025
Global tax plans targeting billionaires and multinational companies are running aground, with the United States …
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Star Wars series 'Andor' back for final season
Apr 20 2025
If "Andor" -- which returns from Tuesday for its second and final season -- has been received as one of the very best …
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Analysts warn US could be handing chip market to China
Apr 20 2025
As the Trump administration attempts to choke off exports of strategically important computer chips to China, experts …
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Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
Apr 20 2025
Young women standing idly around a park in Tokyo's west suggest that a giant statue of Godzilla is not the only …
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From Messi to Trump, AI action figures are the rage
Apr 19 2025
The latest internet obsession is one impossible to escape on social media: images of well-known figures in plastic toy …
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Humanoid robots stride into the future with world's first half-marathon
Apr 19 2025
Step by mechanical step, dozens of humanoid robots took to the streets of Beijing early on Saturday, joining thousands …
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Chinese vent anger at Trump's trade war with memes, mockery
Apr 18 2025
While China's leaders use their economic and political might to fight Donald Trump's trade war "to the end", its army of …
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India's elephant warning system tackles deadly conflict
Apr 18 2025
In central India's dry forests, community trackers hunt for signs of elephants to feed into an alert system that is …
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Google has illegal monopoly in ad tech, US judge rules
Apr 18 2025
A US judge on Thursday ruled that Google illegally wielded monopoly power in the online ad technology market, in a legal …
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Netflix earnings top forecasts despite economic turmoil
Apr 17 2025
Netflix on Thursday reported quarterly earnings slightly better than analysts expected, saying it is staying focused on …
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Netflix earnings in first quarter of 2025 top forecasts
Apr 17 2025
Netflix on Thursday reported quarterly profit of $2.9 billion as revenue grew 13 percent with help from recent …
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US judge rules against Google in online ad tech antitrust case
Apr 17 2025
A US judge on Thursday ruled that Google illegally wielded monopoly power in the online ad technology market, in a legal …
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US judge rules Google monopolized online ad tech market
Apr 17 2025
A US judge on Thursday ruled that Google wielded monopoly power in the online ad technology market in a blow that could …
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Nvidia CEO in Beijing as US tech curbs, trade war threaten sales
Apr 17 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang held talks with Chinese leaders in Beijing on Thursday, state media said, days after the United …
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Zuckerberg denies Meta bought rivals to conquer them
Apr 16 2025
Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday denied in court that his company bought rival services Instagram and …
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US eliminates unit countering foreign disinformation
Apr 16 2025
The United States on Wednesday eliminated a key government agency that tracked foreign disinformation, framing the move …
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TikTok tests letting users add informative 'Footnotes'
Apr 16 2025
TikTok on Wednesday said it is testing a feature that would let people add "Footnotes" providing informative context to …
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Google facing £5 bn UK lawsuit over ad searches: firms
Apr 16 2025
Google on Wednesday said it would "vigorously" defend itself after some 250,000 UK businesses filed a …
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Tiktok bans user behind Gisele Pelicot 'starter kit' meme
Apr 16 2025
Tiktok has banished a user who posted a "starter kit" meme targeting Gisele Pelicot, a French feminist icon who survived …
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Europe seeks to break its US tech addiction
Apr 16 2025
With President Donald Trump more unpredictable than ever and transatlantic ties reaching new lows, calls are growing …
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ASML CEO sees 'increased macro uncertainty' from tariffs
Apr 16 2025
The head of ASML said on Wednesday there was "increased macro uncertainty" due to tariffs but the Dutch tech giant kept …
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'Toxic beauty': Rise of 'looksmaxxing' influencers
Apr 16 2025
Hankering for a chiseled jawline, a male TikTok influencer strikes his cheekbones with a hammer -- highlighting the rise …
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Facebook added 'value' to Instagram, Zuckerberg tells antitrust trial
Apr 16 2025
Social media titan Mark Zuckerberg testified for a second day Tuesday in a landmark US antitrust trial, defending his …
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Nvidia expects $5.5 bn hit as US targets chips sent to China
Apr 16 2025
Nvidia on Tuesday notified regulators that it expects a $5.5 billion hit this quarter due to a new US licensing …
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Facebook added 'value' to Instagram, Zuckerberg says in antitrust trial
Apr 15 2025
Social media titan Mark Zuckerberg testified for a second day Tuesday in a landmark US antitrust trial, defending his …
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Facebook chief Zuckerberg testifying again in US antitrust trial
Apr 15 2025
Social media titan Mark Zuckerberg took the stand for a second day Tuesday in a landmark US antitrust trial where his …
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Japan orders Google to cease alleged antitrust violation
Apr 15 2025
Japanese authorities said Tuesday they had issued a cease-and-desist order to US tech titan Google over an alleged …
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China accuses US spies of Asian Winter Games cyberattacks
Apr 15 2025
Chinese security officials said Tuesday they had implicated three US "secret agents" in cyberattacks during February's …
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Danish brewer adds AI 'colleagues' to human team
Apr 15 2025
They have names, faces and email addresses, but the five new colleagues at Denmark's Royal Unibrew only exist in the …
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Meta news ban intensifying Canadians' legacy media break
Apr 15 2025
As Canada heads into an election this month, voters looking for campaign news on Facebook or Instagram will find …
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Meta chief Zuckerberg testifies at landmark US antitrust trial
Apr 14 2025
Meta chief and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg took the stand Monday in a landmark US antitrust trial in which his social …
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Meta to train AI models on European users' public data
Apr 14 2025
Meta will train its artificial intelligence (AI) models with its European users' public content and conversations with …
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'West Philippine Sea' now visible on Google Maps without specific search
Apr 14 2025
A Google Maps scan on Monday of the body of water directly west of the Philippines now shows a name once invisible to …
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Nvidia to build supercomputer chips entirely in US for first time
Apr 14 2025
Nvidia on Monday announced plans to build top-end artificial intelligence supercomputer chips entirely in the United …
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Meta faces landmark US antitrust trial
Apr 14 2025
Social media juggernaut Meta stands trial on Monday facing serious US government allegations that it abused its market …
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US exempts tech imports in tariff step back
Apr 13 2025
The Trump administration has exempted a raft of consumer electronics from its punishing import tariffs -- offering …
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Apple’s iPhone 16 hits Indonesia stores after monthslong ban
Apr 11 2025
Smartphone buyers were cheered by shopkeepers in Jakarta on Friday after Apple's latest smartphone went on sale …
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Cash-strapped Nigerians turn to YouTube for entertainment
Apr 11 2025
"Love in Every Word", a movie by Nigerian filmmaker Omoni Oboli, racked up over 20 million views on YouTube in the first …
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Digital divas: Can Japan's virtual YouTuber craze crack America?
Apr 11 2025
Fans waved glow sticks at an animated character on stage, having packed a sold-out Hollywood concert hall to see their …
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TikTok fuels ByteDance revenue as US ban looms: report
Apr 10 2025
TikTok's international revenue boomed last year as China-based parent ByteDance faced a deadline to sell the app or have …
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OpenAI countersues Musk as feud deepens
Apr 10 2025
Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI has filed counterclaims against multi-billionaire Elon Musk, accusing its former …
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Taiwan's TSMC says first quarter revenue up 42 percent
Apr 10 2025
Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC reported Thursday a better-than-expected revenue for the first quarter on strong demand …
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AI surge to double data centre electricity demand by 2030: IEA
Apr 10 2025
Electricity consumption by data centres will more than double by 2030, driven by artificial intelligence applications …
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Pilgrims in Italy flock to tomb of first millennial saint
Apr 10 2025
Assisi has long been a place of pilgrimage, but these days the faithful come not for Saint Francis but for a tech-savvy …
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Amazon satellite launch scrubbed due to weather
Apr 10 2025
Weather prevented a rocket carrying the first batch of Amazon satellites designed to compete with Elon Musk's Starlink …
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Amazon to launch first batch of satellites rivaling Musk
Apr 10 2025
The US retail giant Amazon is preparing to launch Wednesday its first full batch of Project Kuiper satellites, marking a …
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Author of explosive Meta memoir stars at US Senate hearing
Apr 09 2025
The former Facebook employee behind a scathing book about parent company Meta on Wednesday alleged that the social …
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Author of explosive Meta memoir to star at US Senate hearing
Apr 09 2025
The former Facebook employee behind a scathing book about parent company Meta will testify Wednesday before US senators …
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US takes aim at Zuckerberg's social media kingdom
Apr 09 2025
Barring any eleventh-hour intervention, social media juggernaut Meta will stand trial next week facing serious US …
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AI tool aims to help conserve Japan's cherry trees
Apr 09 2025
Japan's famed cherry trees are getting old, but a new AI tool that assesses photos of the delicate pink and white …
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Samsung forecast beats market expectations for first quarter
Apr 08 2025
Samsung Electronics on Tuesday unveiled a record first quarter sales forecast and said it saw a better-than-expected …
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The music industry is battling AI -- with limited success
Apr 07 2025
The music industry is fighting on platforms, through the courts and with legislators in a bid to prevent the theft and …
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