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Spanish court to start hearing media case against Meta
AFP - 4h ago
A Spanish court will open a trial on Wednesday over a 550-million-euro lawsuit brought by more than 80 Spanish media …
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India ready to rev up chipmaking, industry pioneer says
AFP - 6h ago
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared India's "late entry" into the global semiconductor race, he pinned hopes on …
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OpenAI launches Sora 2 with TikTok-style app
Sep 30 2025
OpenAI on Tuesday released Sora 2, its most advanced video generation model yet, alongside a TikTok-style social app …
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Amazon adds AI muscle to connected home lineup
Sep 30 2025
Amazon on Tuesday unveiled the latest generation of connected products, featuring enhanced artificial intelligence …
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UN calls for Taliban to restore internet as Afghanistan goes dark
Sep 30 2025
The United Nations called on Afghanistan's Taliban authorities Tuesday to immediately restore internet and …
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'I couldn't reach them': Afghans abroad despair at blackout
Sep 30 2025
Afghans around the world are despairing at being unable to reach their loved ones at home after a Taliban-enforced …
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Taliban internet cut sparks Afghanistan telecoms blackout
Sep 30 2025
The United Nations called on Afghanistan's Taliban authorities Monday to immediately restore internet and …
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AI tool helps researchers treat child epilepsy
Sep 30 2025
An artificial intelligence tool that can detect tiny, hard-to-spot brain malformations in children with epilepsy could …
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Spotify founder Daniel Ek to give up CEO role
Sep 30 2025
Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek will step down as CEO on January 1 and become executive chairman, handing the reins to two …
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YouTube to pay $22 million in settlement with Trump
Sep 30 2025
YouTube has agreed to pay $22 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump after the company suspended …
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Taliban impose communications blackout across Afghanistan
Sep 30 2025
Afghanistan faced a second day without internet and mobile phone service on Tuesday, after Taliban authorities cut the …
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Creator says AI actress is 'piece of art' after backlash
Sep 30 2025
The creator of an AI actress who exploded across the internet over the weekend has insisted she is an artwork, after a …
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Internet outrage over Trump's AI 'MedBed' conspiracy video
Sep 30 2025
Donald Trump stirred online outrage Monday after posting an apparent AI-generated video of himself promising every …
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Internet outrage over Trump's AI conspiracy video
Sep 29 2025
Donald Trump stirred online outrage Monday after posting an AI-generated video of himself promising every American …
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California enacts AI safety law targeting tech giants
Sep 29 2025
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law groundbreaking legislation requiring the world's largest artificial …
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Anthropic launches new AI model, touting coding supremacy
Sep 29 2025
US startup Anthropic on Monday announced the launch of its new generative artificial intelligence model, Claude Sonnet …
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Electronic Arts to be bought by Saudi-led consortium for $55 bn
Sep 29 2025
Video game giant Electronic Arts, known for The Sims and FIFA games, announced Monday it would be acquired for $55 …
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German music body sues OpenAI alleging copyright breaches
Sep 29 2025
A German music rights body is suing OpenAI for copyright infringement, claiming the US tech giant's AI systems …
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Argentine victims of live-streamed murder laid to rest on eve of protest
Sep 27 2025
Shocked and in tears, relatives on Friday laid to rest two women and a girl whose live-streamed torture and murder …
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Trump urges Microsoft to fire ex-Biden administration official
Sep 26 2025
US President Donald Trump called on Microsoft on Friday to fire its head of global affairs, Lisa Monaco, a former senior …
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More questions than answers surround Trump's TikTok deal
Sep 26 2025
President Donald Trump insists he has found a solution to keep TikTok alive in the United States through a group of …
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Trump allies to control TikTok under new US deal
Sep 26 2025
Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order laying out a proposed deal for a US version of TikTok that would put …
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AI has bright future in Latin America, despite training deficit: regional Google chief
Sep 26 2025
AI has a bright future in Latin America but is hamstrung by a huge training shortage, one of Google's top regional …
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Amazon to pay $2.5 bn to settle Prime enrollment case
Sep 26 2025
Amazon agreed Thursday to pay $2.5 billion to settle allegations from a US regulator that it used deceptive practices to …
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Judge endorses Anthropic's $1.5 bn copyright settlement
Sep 25 2025
A US judge on Thursday endorsed Anthropic's deal to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class action lawsuit over amassing a …
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Toyota opens high-tech village in Japan to road test the future
Sep 25 2025
Top-selling carmaker Toyota opened its new high-tech village in Japan on Thursday, an experimental project to test …
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Vietnam jails dozens in $3.8 bn online gambling and crypto case
Sep 25 2025
A Vietnamese court has sentenced four siblings and dozens of others in a transnational online gambling and crypto case …
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Apple asks EU to scrap landmark digital competition law
Sep 25 2025
Apple asked the European Union to scrap its landmark digital competition law on Thursday, arguing that it poses security …
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Wiretapping scandal goes to court in Greece
Sep 24 2025
A trial linked to the illegal wiretapping of politicians and journalists using the spy software Predator opened on …
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EU chief backs calls to keep children off social media
Sep 24 2025
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday threw her support behind growing calls to ban social media use for children, …
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UK police arrest man after European airports cyberattack
Sep 24 2025
UK police said Wednesday a man in his 40s had been arrested after a cyberattack disrupted major European airports …
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Amazon to shut checkout-free UK grocery shops
Sep 24 2025
Amazon plans to shut all its grocery stores in Britain, after the shops without checkout registers failed to compete …
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Australian telco giant slapped with $66 million fine over 'appalling' conduct
Sep 24 2025
Embattled Australian telco giant Optus was hit with a $66 million fine on Wednesday over "appalling" sales conduct as …
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WhatsApp, Twitch among sites that could face Australia under-16s social media ban
Sep 24 2025
Tech companies including WhatsApp and Reddit as well as streaming giant Twitch and gaming firm Roblox could be among …
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In just one year, Google turns AI setbacks into dominance
Sep 24 2025
Caught off guard by ChatGPT and mocked for early blunders with its own generative artificial intelligence efforts, …
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YouTube to reinstate creators banned over misinformation
Sep 24 2025
YouTube is set to reinstate creators previously banned for promoting Covid-19 misinformation and false election-related …
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EU queries Apple, Google, Microsoft over financial scams
Sep 23 2025
The European Union on Tuesday demanded Big Tech players including Apple and Google explain what action they are taking …
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Tech migrants 'key' for US growth, warns OECD chief economist
Sep 23 2025
High-skilled migrants are vital for the US economy, the OECD's chief economist told AFP, after the United States imposed …
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What do some researchers call disinformation? Anything but disinformation
Sep 23 2025
"Disinformation" is fast becoming a dirty word in the United States -- a label so contentious in a hyperpolarized …
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Amazon faces US trial over alleged Prime subscription tricks
Sep 23 2025
Jury selection began Monday in a US government lawsuit accusing e-commerce giant Amazon of using tricks to enroll …
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White House promises US-controlled TikTok algorithm
Sep 22 2025
The White House on Monday said a US version of TikTok would feature a homegrown model of the app's prized algorithm, …
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Nvidia to invest up to $100 bn in OpenAI data centers
Sep 22 2025
Nvidia said Monday it will invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, building infrastructure for next-generation artificial …
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Google fights breakup of ad tech business in US court
Sep 22 2025
Google faced a fresh federal court test on Monday as US government lawyers asked a judge to order the breakup of the …
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Experts question Albania's AI-generated minister
Sep 22 2025
Last week, Albania announced that an AI-generated minister would take charge of a new public tenders portfolio.
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Google faces court battle over breakup of ad tech business
Sep 22 2025
Google faces a fresh federal court test on Monday as US government lawyers ask a judge to order the breakup of the …
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Trump says Murdochs interested in investing in TikTok's US arm
Sep 22 2025
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his eldest son Lachlan could be among the …
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Americans would dominate board of new TikTok US entity: W. House
Sep 21 2025
A deal for the Chinese parent company of popular video-sharing app TikTok to sell its US operations would see the …
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Americans would dominate board of new TikTok US entity: W.House
Sep 20 2025
A deal for the Chinese parent company of popular video-sharing app TikTok to sell its US operations would see the …
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Trump hits H-1B visas, a tech industry favorite, with $100,000 fee
Sep 20 2025
US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered an annual $100,000 fee be added to H-1B skilled worker visas, creating …
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Trump sees progress on TikTok, says will visit China
Sep 20 2025
US President Donald Trump hailed on Friday a call with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, claiming a deal to sell …
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Ukraine courts foreign cash for military 'Silicon Valley'
Sep 19 2025
At the opening of Ukraine's biggest defence tech fair, arms executives and government officials were welcomed by a giant …
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Top music body says AI firms guilty of 'wilful' copyright theft
Sep 19 2025
AI companies have sucked up the world's entire music catalogue and are guilty of "wilful, commercial-scale copyright …
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Netflix seeks 'Money Heist' successor in Spanish hub
Sep 19 2025
In a cavernous studio outside Madrid teeming with TV industry stars, Netflix is blending old knowledge with modern …
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Indie studio bets on new game after buying freedom from Sega
Sep 19 2025
French developer Amplitude knows that "every game could be the last" as it prepares a big bet on a new strategy title …
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Chip-maker Nvidia takes stake in rival Intel
Sep 18 2025
Shares in chipmaker Intel skyrocketed on Thursday after AI giant Nvidia announced it would invest $5 billion in its …
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Putin has let me down, says Trump at end of UK state visit
Sep 18 2025
Donald Trump warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin had "really let me down" after he met Prime Minister Keir …
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AI-backed robot painting aims to boost artist income
Sep 18 2025
Montreal-based artist Audrey-Eve Goulet was initially uncertain as she watched an AI-powered robotic arm reproduce one …
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Trump says Putin has 'let me down' as UK state visit ends
Sep 18 2025
Donald Trump warned that Russia President Vladimir Putin had "really let me down" as he met Prime Minister Keir Starmer …
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Costs of Russian, Chinese cyberattacks on German firms on rise: report
Sep 18 2025
Cyberattacks and sabotage, mainly from Russia and China, have caused record damages for German firms this year, the …
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Trump, Starmer sign tech deal to seal 'unbreakable bond'
Sep 18 2025
Donald Trump hailed America's "unbreakable bond" with Britain Thursday as he and Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a …
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Deliveroo CEO to step down following DoorDash takeover
Sep 18 2025
Will Shu, founder of food delivery app Deliveroo, will step down as its chief executive once US rival DoorDash completes …
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As media declines, gory Kirk video spreads on 'unrestrained' social sites
Sep 18 2025
Traditional news outlets were cautious not to broadcast the moment Charlie Kirk was assassinated, but it mattered little …
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US adversaries stoke Kirk conspiracy theories, researchers warn
Sep 18 2025
Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state media are exploiting conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination to advance …
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Meta expands AI glasses line in a bet on the future
Sep 18 2025
Meta showed off new smart glasses on Wednesday as it continued to bank on a lifestyle shift toward blending reality and …
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Nvidia CEO disappointed over China chip ban report
Sep 17 2025
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang on Wednesday said he was disappointed by a report that Beijing has barred major …
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AI may boost global trade value by nearly 40%: WTO
Sep 17 2025
Artificial intelligence could boost the value of global trade by almost 40 percent by 2040 thanks to cost reductions and …
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India's gaming fans eye illegal sites after gambling ban
Sep 17 2025
India's ban on online gambling has shuttered a billion-dollar industry serving hundreds of millions of people and …
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'Fifa' successor 'FC 26' polishes the beautiful game
Sep 17 2025
The latest edition of the "FC" series of football video games set for release on Friday will seek to keep fans onside …
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Trump extends delay on US TikTok ban until mid-December
Sep 17 2025
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended a delay on enforcing a ban against TikTok until December 16, marking the …
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YouTube ramps up AI tools for video makers
Sep 16 2025
YouTube on Tuesday boosted artificial intelligence tools for creators, saying it has paid out more than $100 billion to …
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Hollywood giants sue Chinese AI firm over copyright infringement
Sep 16 2025
Top Hollywood studios filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Chinese artificial intelligence company MiniMax, alleging …
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Germans turn to health apps as insurers foot the bill
Sep 16 2025
German doctors are increasingly prescribing smartphone health apps alongside pills and therapy to patients, marking a …
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Australia says social media ban will not age test all users
Sep 16 2025
Australia will not require social media giants to verify the ages of all users under its ban on under-16s using the …
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US 'very close' to TikTok deal with China: US Treasury chief
Sep 15 2025
The United States is "very close" to a deal with China to settle their dispute over TikTok, US Treasury Secretary Scott …
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India hardliners give Nepal protests baseless religious twist
Sep 12 2025
Protesters in Nepal ousted the prime minister and set parliament ablaze over the government's ban on social media and …
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Microsoft avoids EU antitrust fine with Teams commitments
Sep 12 2025
The EU said Friday it had accepted Microsoft's commitment to more clearly separate the Teams communications app from its …
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From Discord to Bitchat, tech at the heart of Nepal protests
Sep 12 2025
From sparking protests that toppled the prime minister to giving young people a platform to discuss their country's …
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False AI 'fact-checks' stir online chaos after Kirk assassination
Sep 12 2025
With a fire hose of misinformation surrounding the assassination of US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, social media …
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People misidentified as Charlie Kirk's shooter fear retaliation
Sep 11 2025
Two people misidentified online as suspects in the fatal shooting of right-wing US activist Charlie Kirk told AFP …
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Albania appoints AI-generated minister to avoid corruption
Sep 11 2025
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Thursday he had appointed the world's first AI-generated government minister to …
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French lawmakers urge social media ban for under-15s
Sep 11 2025
French lawmakers urged a social media ban for under-15s and "digital curfew" for older minors Thursday, with massively …
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China penalises popular app Xiaohongshu over content
Sep 11 2025
China's internet regulator said on Thursday it had ordered "warnings and strict punishment" to bosses at popular social …
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China says imposed punishment on Xiaohongshu over content
Sep 11 2025
China's internet regulator said on Thursday it had ordered "warnings and strict punishment" to bosses at popular social …
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French lawmakers urge 'digital curfew' for teens
Sep 11 2025
Children under 15 in France should be banned entirely from using social media, and those aged between 15 and 18 should …
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Musk's title of richest person challenged by Oracle's Ellison
Sep 10 2025
Billionaire Elon Musk is at risk of losing his title of world's wealthiest person to Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, …
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Software company Oracle shares surge more than 35% on huge AI deals
Sep 10 2025
Oracle shares surged more than 35 percent in early trading Wednesday after the software giant projected massive revenue …
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Top Japan start-up Sakana AI touts nature-inspired tech
Sep 10 2025
When David Ha started an AI company in Japan with his former Google colleague, they had a choice: create another huge, …
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Former Meta researchers testify company buried child safety studies
Sep 09 2025
Meta systematically suppressed internal research highlighting serious child safety risks on its virtual reality …
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Apple's move to eSIM-only strengthens global trend
Sep 09 2025
Apple's Tuesday announcement that the new iPhone 17 Air will only be available around the world without physical SIM …
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Nepal protesters set parliament ablaze as PM quits
Sep 09 2025
Nepali demonstrators set parliament ablaze on Tuesday while the veteran prime minister quit, as a "Gen Z" protest …
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Nepal PM resigns after deadly protests sparked by social media ban
Sep 09 2025
Nepali youth protesters set fire to parliament on Tuesday as the veteran prime minister obeyed furious crowds to quit, a …
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Nepal rocked by protests despite overturn of social media ban
Sep 09 2025
Young protesters in Nepal defied a curfew on Tuesday to vent anger at the government a day after one of the deadliest …
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Mistral cements AI lead in Europe with cash infusion
Sep 09 2025
France's Mistral on Tuesday cemented its position as Europe's top AI hope against far larger US and Chinese competitors …
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40 years of 'Mario' games that have grown up with fans
Sep 09 2025
Surrounded by thousands of objects bearing the likeness of Nintendo's moustachioed plumber, 40-year-old Kikai reflects …
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Nepal ends social media ban after deadly protests
Sep 09 2025
Nepal rolled back its social media ban on Tuesday, a day after at least 19 people were killed in youth protests …
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AI and iPhones likely stars of Apple event
Sep 09 2025
Apple is set to unveil its iPhone 17 lineup on Tuesday, with enhanced artificial intelligence features expected to take …
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Major social media sites back online in Nepal after deadly protests
Sep 09 2025
Nepal rolled back its social media ban on Tuesday, a day after at least 19 people were killed in protests demanding that …
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OpenAI backs AI-animated film for Cannes debut
Sep 09 2025
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is backing the production of a feature-length animated film created largely with artificial …
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Ex-WhatsApp executive sues Meta over alleged security failures
Sep 08 2025
A former top security executive at WhatsApp filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging that parent company Meta …
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At consumer tech show, German firms fret about US tariffs
Sep 08 2025
Displaying one of her company's hot plates proudly labelled "Made in Germany", Sigrid Klenk concedes that maintaining …
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AI-powered meet-up apps fight loneliness
Sep 08 2025
On a summer evening in San Francisco, JT Mason went to dinner with five complete strangers, confident he would have a …
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AI giant Anthropic to pay $1.5 bn over pirated books
Sep 06 2025
Anthropic will pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a US class action lawsuit over allegedly using pirated books to train …
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