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Meta meets its own 'tobacco' moment as jury selection kicks off trial
AFP - 8m ago
Jury selection kicked off on Wednesday in a California courtroom where Instagram and Facebook owner Meta will defend …
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Brazil orders suspension of Discord livestreams after teen suicide
AFP - 2h ago
Brazil's data protection agency on Wednesday ordered Discord to suspend livestreams, accusing the messaging platform of …
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Trump sued over sale of access to Truth Social posts
AFP - 4h ago
Two US media groups on Wednesday sued President Donald Trump over his move to charge for early access to his often …
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Google unveils finder tag, new AI smartphone features
AFP - 6h ago
Introducing a finder tag, an upgraded watch that checks for respiratory problems and the latest artificial intelligence …
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China tech giant Tencent's Q2 profit down as AI push builds
AFP - 10h ago
Chinese tech firm Tencent posted quarterly net profit Wednesday that was short of expectations, as the gaming and …
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How Britain's mapmakers track climate change
AFP - 14h ago
Once used to defend Britain's shores against Napoleonic France, the Ordnance Survey's detailed maps are now essential …
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Foxconn posts quarterly profit surge on AI server demand
AFP - 14h ago
Taiwanese tech hardware titan Foxconn reported on Wednesday a forecast-busting second quarter net profit, as exploding …
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Meta meets its own 'tobacco' moment in court
AFP - 14h ago
With billions of users around the world, Meta will defend itself against allegations of harming children in a new trial …
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AI firm Manus to resume 'independent' operations after China blocks Meta deal
Aug 11 2026
AI startup Manus said Tuesday it would resume "operating as an independent company," months after Beijing blocked Meta's …
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Caught between great powers: the cautionary tale of Manus
Aug 11 2026
Once the envy of China's tech scene, the startup behind the artificial intelligence agent tool Manus has become an …
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French newspapers target Google over AI summaries
Aug 11 2026
A federation of nearly 300 French newspapers said Tuesday that it filed a complaint with the country's competition …
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Hong Kong's tech index plans expansion with AI and robotics themes
Aug 11 2026
Hong Kong's main tech stock index plans to include 20 more companies as well as artificial intelligence and robotics …
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AI's hunger for power sparks US private gas plant boom
Aug 11 2026
As US tech companies race to build the data centers fueling the AI boom, they are increasingly putting up their own …
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Memphis AI data center fuels pollution fight in Black neighborhood
Aug 11 2026
The stench of rotten eggs and burning debris fills the air in Boxtown, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Memphis. …
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Meta pushes global AI vision amid race with OpenAI, Anthropic and China
Aug 10 2026
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg laid out a vision for how the United States and the social media giant could win a global race …
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Meta releases new AI model as Zuckerberg lays out vision
Aug 10 2026
Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg called Monday for lower barriers for open source AI, as his company introduced a …
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Chinese AI drives price competition among US labs
Aug 10 2026
Artificial intelligence users are shopping around as US giants face fierce competition from Chinese rivals -- and in …
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Amazon behind massive private gas plant for new data centers
Aug 08 2026
Amazon confirmed Friday it is financing a massive, private gas power plant in Texas that could become the single largest …
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Apple and OpenAI escalate legal battle over devices
Aug 07 2026
A legal battle between Apple and OpenAI over the ChatGPT-maker's secretive device project escalated this week when the …
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Meta ordered to pay $567 mn in US over 'public nuisance' child harm
Aug 07 2026
A US state court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million and limit some features for children on its Facebook and Instagram …
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Meta ordered to pay US state $567 mn to abate 'public nuisance' and child harm
Aug 07 2026
A New Mexico judge on Thursday ordered Meta to pay more than half a billion dollars over the state's claims that the …
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Most UK teens to opt out of planned social media curfew: poll
Aug 07 2026
Most teenagers would opt out of a UK government plan to impose social media curfews on older teenagers, according to a …
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How online disinformation fuelled Ceuta migrant surge
Aug 06 2026
A wave of disinformation on social media drove the deadly rush of tens of thousands of migrants into Spain's north …
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Google-parent Alphabet shakes up AI division
Aug 05 2026
Google's head of AI, Demis Hassabis, will step down from his current role to become Alphabet's chief scientist amid a …
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Taiwan probes 17 China-funded firms over high-tech talent poaching
Aug 05 2026
Taiwanese investigators said Wednesday they have raided dozens of locations as part of a probe into 17 Chinese-funded …
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Trump admin to review 'closed' AI models before release: reports
Aug 05 2026
The Trump administration on Tuesday met with tech leaders to finalize a security review process for advanced AI models …
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Tiny light, big dream: Harvesting power from soil in Japan
Aug 05 2026
Glinting in the night, halfway up a hill in Japan, the greenhouse-like "Ku-An" test lab is lit by electricity harnessed …
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Trump's sale of access to Truth Social raises eyebrows
Aug 05 2026
US President Donald Trump's move to charge for early access to his often market-moving Truth Social posts is raising …
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SpaceX revenue jumps 92% in first earnings report, but shares slide
Aug 04 2026
SpaceX's revenue jumped 92 percent in the second quarter, beating analyst expectations by around $1 billion in its first …
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SpaceX revenue jumps 92% in first earnings report
Aug 04 2026
SpaceX's revenue jumped 92 percent in the second quarter, beating analyst expectations by around $1 billion in its first …
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World Bank warns developing countries to embrace AI or be left behind
Aug 04 2026
The World Bank on Tuesday called on developing countries to embrace artificial intelligence technology tools to deliver …
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China draws up safety rules for autonomous vehicles
Aug 04 2026
China has drawn up new safety rules for the growing number of autonomous vehicles on its roads, including a mandatory …
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Rockets, Starlink, AI: SpaceX faces its first Wall Street grilling
Aug 04 2026
Less than two months after a record-breaking IPO, SpaceX is set to publish its first quarterly results after markets …
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When rogue AI launches a cyberattack, who is legally responsible?
Aug 02 2026
Cyberattacks carried out by two OpenAI artificial intelligence models acting autonomously raise a novel legal question: …
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Baltics transform from Soviet stagnation to startup hubs
Aug 02 2026
Stepping into the newly renovated Vilnius airport, visitors are greeted with a slew of billboards advertising products …
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AI keeps consumer prices high in 'RAMaggedon' chip crunch
Aug 02 2026
Print-outs of articles about the global memory chip shortage are pinned beside a price list at a Hong Kong computer …
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'Damn hot': Last summer for Japan cosplay extravaganza
Aug 01 2026
Shawn, like her sister Whitney dressed as a character from "Demon Slayer", has two words to describe the weather as she …
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Google rolls back new satellite image AI tool after backlash
Jul 31 2026
Google rolled back Friday a new feature allowing Google Earth users to generate AI visualizations on top of the …
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Google launches new satellite image AI tool, alarming researchers
Jul 31 2026
Google announced a new feature allowing Google Earth users to generate AI visualizations on top of the service's …
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New York sues online prediction markets giant Kalshi
Jul 31 2026
New York's attorney general sued betting platform Kalshi on Friday, accusing it of running an illegal gambling operation …
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Anthropic's models gained unauthorized 'real-world' access during testing
Jul 31 2026
Anthropic's artificial intelligence (AI) models "gained unauthorized access" to three outside organizations during …
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Tech rebound fuels record-breaking rally in South Korean stocks
Jul 31 2026
South Korean stocks soared a record 17.9 percent on Friday as Asian tech firms performed a blistering recovery from an …
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Sony hikes profit outlook on strong gaming earnings
Jul 31 2026
Sony hiked its profit forecasts for the current year on Friday, helped by the Japanese consumer electronics giant's …
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Cables and cooling bring AI windfall to Indian suppliers
Jul 31 2026
At a bustling factory in western India, technicians work around the clock to turn glass into hair-thin fibre-optic …
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Apple tops estimates in CEO Cook's final quarter, but shares fall
Jul 30 2026
Apple beat market expectations in its latest results on Thursday, capping Tim Cook's final earnings report as CEO with a …
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Russia adds Telegram founder Durov to 'terrorist' blacklist
Jul 30 2026
Russia on Thursday added Telegram founder Pavel Durov to a blacklist of "terrorists and extremists", a day after saying …
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South Korea's women web sleuths fight AI deepfake porn
Jul 30 2026
Under banners emblazoned "Solidarity" and "We stand together with victims", a group of South Korean women digital …
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Australian regulator says Telegram breached online safety law
Jul 30 2026
Australia's cyber safety watchdog took court action Thursday against Telegram, alleging the global messaging platform …
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Meta misses profit expectations, sticks to massive AI spending
Jul 29 2026
Facebook-parent Meta reported profits on Wednesday that fell short of Wall Street expectations, as the cost of staying …
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Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro denies authorizing deepfake for election message
Jul 29 2026
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday denied authorizing the use of his image and voice for a deepfake …
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OpenAI says rogue AI agent attack hit other companies
Jul 29 2026
ChatGPT maker OpenAI has revealed that an autonomous artificial intelligence agent which hacked a popular platform for …
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Russia seeks arrest of Telegram chief Durov
Jul 29 2026
Russia announced on Wednesday that it was seeking the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov over accusations of …
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SK hynix posts 1,200% net profit boost on AI chip boom
Jul 29 2026
South Korea's SK hynix said Wednesday second-quarter net profit soared a whopping 1,242 percent year-on-year, driven by …
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US government bans humanoid robots manufactured abroad
Jul 29 2026
US President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday added humanoid and quadruped robots to a list of products and …
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Myanmar approves death sentence for cyberscam offences
Jul 28 2026
Myanmar's military-backed parliament approved a law on Tuesday authorising capital punishment for those who detain or …
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Taiwan detains Nvidia worker in chip smuggling probe: source familiar with case
Jul 28 2026
Prosecutors in Taiwan have detained an Nvidia employee as part of an investigation into the smuggling of the US tech …
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Why are tech stocks tanking?
Jul 28 2026
Investor jitters over how long the artificial intelligence spending boom will last and concern over Chinese competition …
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Made by AI? EU tells firms to stick a label on it from Sunday
Jul 28 2026
Deepfakes and other AI-generated content must be labelled from Sunday, as the European Union's sweeping artificial …
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'Appy marriages: AI helps hundreds of Japanese wed
Jul 28 2026
A total of 265 couples have married after meeting on an AI-powered dating app launched by the Tokyo government in 2024 …
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AI cameras spot suicide attempts in South Korea's capital
Jul 28 2026
When AI-powered cameras on bridges over Seoul's Han River raise the alarm that someone may be about to jump, acting …
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Chinese chipmaker CXMT soars 500% on debut as AI fuels shortages
Jul 27 2026
China's leading memory chipmaker CXMT became the most valuable company in the mainland after soaring more than 500 …
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New AI tools let readers talk to books
Jul 27 2026
Imagine a world where you could ask a book a question as you read it.
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Meta quits clean energy pledge amid gas-powered data center push
Jul 25 2026
Meta has abandoned a global pledge by leading companies to source all of their electricity from renewable sources, the …
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Trump under pressure over Chinese AI surge
Jul 24 2026
US President Donald Trump is under pressure to respond to the increasing success of Chinese AI models that many …
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Trump says EU to pay 'very big price' for Google fine
Jul 24 2026
US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to hit the European Union with tariffs and a formal trade investigation …
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Anthropic bets on cheaper AI with new model
Jul 24 2026
Anthropic on Friday released Claude Opus 5, a new artificial intelligence model the company says approaches the …
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Has AI become too powerful to control?
Jul 24 2026
One of OpenAI's most advanced models broke out of a locked-down test and attacked another company's website -- reviving …
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Trump under pressure from all sides over Chinese AI surge
Jul 24 2026
US President Donald Trump is under pressure to respond to the increasing success of Chinese AI models that many …
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AI catches up with humans to score 100% at top maths contest
Jul 23 2026
A perfect result at the world's most prestigious mathematics contest used to be the preserve of a handful of bright …
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US teen withdraws lawsuit against Meta over social media addiction
Jul 23 2026
A US teenager has withdrawn his lawsuit against Meta, his lawyers announced Wednesday, closing out a closely watched …
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Google-parent Alphabet beats expectations, cloud revenue nearly doubles
Jul 22 2026
Google's cloud business grew by more than 80 percent, the company said on Wednesday, which exceeded investor …
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Alphabet beats expectations in second quarter, cloud revenue nearly doubles
Jul 22 2026
Google's cloud business grew by more than 80 percent, the company said Wednesday, exceeding investor expectations as …
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EU conditionally clears Paramount bid for Warner Bros.
Jul 22 2026
The European Union on Wednesday gave the conditional green light for Paramount Skydance's $110 billion takeover of …
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White House accuses China's Moonshot of stealing Anthropic AI
Jul 22 2026
A top White House official on Wednesday accused Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI of covertly copying Anthropic's most …
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Samsung launches new, more expensive foldable smartphones
Jul 22 2026
South Korean technology giant Samsung unveiled new, sleeker smartphone models Wednesday priced more than previous models …
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OpenAI reports 'unprecedented' autonomous hack by AI agents
Jul 22 2026
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday that its advanced artificial intelligence models had gone rogue during security …
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India's domestic workers go online as instant services boom
Jul 22 2026
Racing against a stopwatch, a group of women folds bedsheets as they train to join an Indian startup that offers instant …
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A once wary Hollywood slowly warms to AI
Jul 22 2026
Once wary of artificial intelligence, Hollywood is now striking up partnerships with AI start-ups and weaving the …
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AI boom lifts Mexico tech exports, complicating Trump trade goals
Jul 21 2026
The United States' frenzied rush to build out AI infrastructure has boosted exports of Mexican technology, complicating …
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French parliament backs social media ban for under-15s in EU first
Jul 21 2026
France's parliament on Tuesday approved a bill banning social media access for children under 15, making France the …
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French senators back social media ban for under-15s
Jul 21 2026
France's parliament on Tuesday was set to approve a bill banning social media access for children under 15, making …
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Microsoft strikes deal for Mistral's AI computing power
Jul 21 2026
Microsoft on Tuesday sought to reassure European users with a "multi-billion-dollar" deal to rent AI infrastructure from …
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French lawmakers set to ban social media for under-15s in European first
Jul 21 2026
French lawmakers on Tuesday were set to approve a bill banning social media access for children under 15, putting France …
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Countries move to ban social media for children
Jul 21 2026
Lawmakers in France are scheduled to vote on Tuesday to ban social media for under-15s -- one of 20 countries worldwide …
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French youth social media ban meets age check conundrum
Jul 21 2026
France's parliament is weighing a social media ban for under-15s, following in the footsteps of Australia and Indonesia, …
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French lawmakers expected to approve social media ban for under-15s
Jul 21 2026
French lawmakers are expected to approve a bill banning social media access for children under 15 on Tuesday, putting …
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US judge suspends Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros.
Jul 21 2026
A federal judge in California on Monday ordered Paramount Skydance and Warner Brothers Discovery to temporarily pause …
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Influencer Andrew Tate and brother arrested in Miami
Jul 19 2026
Radical social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan were on Sunday in custody in the US, officials …
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Pocket-size AI: Powerful phones star at China show
Jul 19 2026
Tech firms are racing to roll out advanced smartphones that use artificial intelligence to do everything from ordering …
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Leather jacket worn by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang auctions for nearly $1 mn
Jul 17 2026
A black leather jacket sported by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sold for $960,000 at a New York auction on Friday, 16 times …
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Horror film 'Obsession' is exploding cinema profit records
Jul 17 2026
Low-cost horror movie "Obsession" from first-time director Curry Barker is on track to become one of the most profitable …
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China's Kimi K3 rattles US AI industry
Jul 17 2026
Kimi K3, a new artificial intelligence program from a Chinese startup called Moonshot AI, stunned the US tech industry …
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France blocks access to Polymarket
Jul 17 2026
France said Friday it was blocking access to the online prediction market Polymarket, as punters continued to make bets …
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Opposition to data centres grows in cramped urban Japan
Jul 17 2026
The more Yoriko Kitagawa learns of a massive data centre to be built near her home in Hino on the outskirts of Tokyo, …
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China's Moonshot AI chases 'DeepSeek moment' with much-hyped model
Jul 17 2026
A model released Friday by Chinese startup Moonshot AI has fuelled buzz around the country's tech prowess, as experts …
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China's Xi says AI should not be dominated by one country
Jul 17 2026
Artificial intelligence should not be dominated by a single country, China's President Xi Jinping said Friday at a major …
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Petula Clark, 93, hopes real singers will survive the AI tide
Jul 17 2026
Veteran British star Petula Clark hopes artificial intelligence will never be able to replace the warmth and emotion of …
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Startups bet on AI -- and a leaner future
Jul 17 2026
When Eric Lauer needs to hire at Giftory, the online gift-giving platform he runs, he's no longer looking for eager …
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SpaceX abruptly scrubs Starship test flight
Jul 17 2026
SpaceX on scrubbed on Thursday what was to be its first Starship flight since the company went public, abruptly calling …
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Fact Check: Trump's primetime speech rehashing election claims
Jul 17 2026
US President Donald Trump resurrected long-debunked claims about fraud and foreign interference in the 2020 election, …
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Central Asia's unbridled cosmetic surgery boom
Jul 17 2026
After two pregnancies, Diana Tergenbayeva dreamed of a breast lift.
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Netflix shares drop on growth worries
Jul 16 2026
Netflix shares dropped as much as 8 percent Thursday after results underwhelmed investors already worried about slowing …
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