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Tetris distances itself from controversial White House 'arcade' games
AFP - 6h ago
Tetris said on Friday that it did not give permission for the White House to use the game's iconic imagery for a …
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How a Dostoevsky novella took TikTok by storm
AFP - 11h ago
Marcelo Nogueira is not well versed in the classics but the 27-year-old Brazilian book influencer was seduced by Fyodor …
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Director Maggie Gyllenhaal ditched AI for Marilyn Monroe film
AFP - 13h ago
American actress and director Maggie Gyllenhaal said Friday she ditched AI-generated video planned for her latest film …
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US safety regulator probes Tesla's Cybercab
AFP - 15h ago
US auto safety regulators have opened an inquiry into Tesla's driverless Cybercab, questioning how the company concluded …
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OpenAI begins rollout of new powerful AI model GPT-6 Astra
AFP - Sep 04 2026
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Thursday it would begin rolling out its newest and most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) …
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Hugging Face, the French start-up that became AI's warehouse
Sep 03 2026
Hugging Face, the artificial intelligence platform US chip giant Nvidia is buying for $12.9 billion, is a French success …
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Tesla to launch self-driving 'Cybercab' in Texas
Sep 03 2026
Electric vehicle-maker Tesla will debut its self-driving robotaxi, dubbed "Cybercab," in Texas on Thursday in a bid to …
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Grief on Chinese internet as wait for Tibet flood news drags on
Sep 03 2026
Photos of sons, daughters, uncles and husbands pepper Chinese social media, shared by people hoping for news about …
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US govt sides with OpenAI in New York Times copyright lawsuit
Sep 03 2026
US President Donald Trump's administration sided with OpenAI in a lawsuit brought by the New York Times, defending …
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US Open under the influence: content creators spark debate
Sep 03 2026
Jessica Pegula is all in favor of bringing more fans into tennis, but the world number three said Wednesday it's …
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US judge rejects bid to break up Google's ad business
Sep 02 2026
A US federal judge on Wednesday refused to force Google to sell a division of its digital advertising business, …
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Tech bosses press G20 to build data centers, but split on risk
Sep 02 2026
Top US tech bosses, including Nvidia chief Jensen Huang and OpenAI's Sam Altman, urged G20 ministers Wednesday to …
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Europe, US closer than they look on tech rules, says EU tech chief
Sep 02 2026
EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen on Wednesday played down the regulatory gulf between Brussels and Washington, arguing that …
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Nvidia boss presses G20 ministers to build AI infrastructure
Sep 02 2026
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang urged G20 ministers on Wednesday to build more data centers to support the artificial …
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John Ternus takes over as Apple enters era of AI, foldable phones
Sep 01 2026
John Ternus took over as Apple's chief executive on Tuesday, inheriting a company that towers over the smartphone market …
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OpenAI to launch new model with 'stronger safeguards' after hack
Sep 01 2026
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday it was preparing to release its newest powerful model, known as Astra, after …
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Zuckerberg, Musk make plea at G20 for more AI data centers
Sep 01 2026
Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk on Tuesday stressed the need for more AI data centers and the electric power needed to …
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Musk defends AI data centers, slams EU rules at G20
Sep 01 2026
Elon Musk on Tuesday urged the G20 to tread softly on regulating tech and AI, saying European-style rules inhibit …
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Even at Elysee, phones are handed in, Macron tells French pupils
Sep 01 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday told high school pupils that phones and social networks were "not good" for …
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US to press G20 on light-touch AI regulation
Sep 01 2026
Tech bosses including Elon Musk, Nvidia's Jensen Huang and OpenAI's Sam Altman are participating in a G20 meeting in …
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Anthropic signs $35B computing deal with startup backed by Nvidia
Sep 01 2026
Anthropic signed a $35 billion deal for access to cloud computing power from a US-based startup backed by Nvidia, adding …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook gives nod to founder Steve Jobs in final memo
Aug 31 2026
Apple's chief executive Tim Cook bid farewell to the tech giant on Monday, paying tribute to founder Steve Jobs and …
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John Ternus to lead Apple into the age of AI
Aug 31 2026
John Ternus takes over as Apple's chief executive on Tuesday, inheriting a company that towers over the smartphone …
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Trump says AI data center opponents want to be 'backwards and poor'
Aug 31 2026
US President Donald Trump on Monday attacked opponents of artificial intelligence data centers, saying they would end up …
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Trump blasts US backlash against data centers
Aug 31 2026
US President Donald Trump on Monday attacked opponents of the data centers powering the artificial intelligence boom, …
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ChatGPT becomes first AI chatbot to face tougher EU rules
Aug 31 2026
ChatGPT will have to comply with tougher safety rules after the EU added it Monday to a list of digital services subject …
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Data center backlash scrambles US midterm politics
Aug 30 2026
The data centers powering America's artificial intelligence boom have become an unlikely target in November's midterm …
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Meta's teen safety deal runs into an unsolved problem: proving age
Aug 28 2026
Meta's landmark settlement with nearly every US state promises curfews and time limits for teens on Instagram and …
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US court rules Pentagon ban of Anthropic unlawful
Aug 28 2026
A US federal judge ruled Thursday that sanctions imposed by the Trump administration against AI giant Anthropic were …
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'End of an era': Players lament decline of the disc at Gamescom
Aug 28 2026
Some video game fans are flabbergasted at Sony's decision to discontinue disc sales from 2028 at Germany's Gamescom …
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Guns, drugs and car chases: GTA 6 preview lands on Netflix after leaks
Aug 27 2026
Rockstar Games on Thursday launched, for the first time on Netflix, a preview of its hotly anticipated next installment …
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After US settlement, EU says Meta must 'protect our kids too'
Aug 27 2026
The EU said Thursday it expects Meta to address "addictive" features of its platforms in Europe, after the tech giant …
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Asian chip firms lifted by Nvidia forecast but broader markets struggle
Aug 27 2026
Asian chip firms rallied Thursday following more blockbuster earnings from Nvidia that eased worries over the AI …
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Nvidia to buy AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 bn: report
Aug 27 2026
Nvidia is set to buy artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, news outlet The Information …
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Park So-yeon first woman to play for eSports powerhouse South Korea
Aug 27 2026
Park So-yeon is set to become the first woman to represent South Korea's national team in eSports and wants to pave the …
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Brazil sues Discord for $100 mn in child safety case
Aug 27 2026
The Brazilian government on Wednesday said it was suing the Discord messaging platform for nearly $100 million in …
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Meta, US states agree $18 bn settlement in landmark teen safety case
Aug 26 2026
Meta agreed to pay a coalition of US states as much as $16.7 billion and to impose sweeping new limits on how teenagers …
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Brazil sues Discord for $100 mln in child safety case
Aug 26 2026
The Brazilian government on Wednesday said it was suing the Discord messaging platform for nearly $100 million in …
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Nvidia doubles revenue, forecasts even more AI spending
Aug 26 2026
AI juggernaut Nvidia on Wednesday reported quarterly revenue of $96.2 billion, more than double from a year earlier, as …
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Meta settlement puts social media industry on notice: 'There will be more'
Aug 26 2026
Wednesday's historic settlement between Meta and dozens of US states could be just the start of a wave that will ripple …
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Brazil sues Discord over child safety measures, demands $100 mln in damages
Aug 26 2026
The Brazilian government on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to force the Discord messaging platform to adopt stronger measures …
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Meta, US states agree $16.7 bn settlement in landmark teen safety case
Aug 26 2026
Meta agreed to pay a coalition of US states as much as $16.7 billion and to impose sweeping new limits on how teenagers …
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US disrupts platforms allegedly used by Chinese hackers
Aug 26 2026
US law enforcement on Tuesday announced the seizure of internet domains allegedly used by Chinese hackers to target …
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What could change for US teens on Instagram and Facebook
Aug 26 2026
In a landmark development, Meta reached a proposed settlement Wednesday with US states over claims it designed Facebook …
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Bill Gates warns world unprepared for AI upheaval
Aug 26 2026
Bill Gates warned Wednesday that the world is dangerously unprepared for the upheaval brought by artificial …
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Meta and US states discuss settlement in landmark social media trial: report
Aug 26 2026
Social media giant Meta has been in discussions with multiple US states to settle a major child privacy and consumer …
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Social media use on the rise among Australian under-16s after ban: data
Aug 26 2026
Australian under-16s are increasing their use of social media apps such as Instagram and Tiktok despite a world-leading …
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Five things to know about Anthropic ahead of Wall Street debut
Aug 26 2026
Anthropic, the OpenAI rival that bet everything on computer coding, is expected to go public within weeks in a listing …
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Fave or flop? A guide to gauging video game success
Aug 26 2026
The video game industry is notoriously tight-lipped about its numbers, filled with members-only metrics like wishlists, …
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Instagram chief admits touting teen safety tool while omitting it was barely used
Aug 26 2026
Adam Mosseri, who oversees Instagram at Meta, admitted in a California court on Tuesday that he touted newly launched …
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'Final Fantasy', 'The Witcher' in spotlight at Europe gaming bash
Aug 26 2026
Europe's biggest video games show, Gamescom, opened Tuesday with the spotlight on two hit series, "Final Fantasy" and …
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Meta knew teen safety tools were ineffective, witnesses testify
Aug 25 2026
Meta knew that its tools for protecting teenagers on Instagram were largely ineffective, witnesses testified at the …
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Brazil fines TikTok $30 mn in 'powerful signal' over child safety
Aug 25 2026
Brazil's data protection agency on Tuesday fined TikTok nearly $30 million for failing to implement child safety …
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Ukrainians seeking beauty in a bomb-scarred city
Aug 25 2026
The Ukrainian city of Izyum has been splintered by Russian bombs -- but 21-year-old Violetta Dezhyna's job is to find …
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Hyundai reaches tentative deal with workers after strike
Aug 25 2026
South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor and the union representing its workers have reached a tentative deal on wages and …
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Hyundai reaches tentative deal with workers after strikes
Aug 25 2026
South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor and the union representing its workers have reached a tentative deal on wages and …
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Australia's top music charts ban AI songs
Aug 25 2026
Music made by artificial intelligence will be banned from Australia's top charts under new guidelines aimed at …
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Facebook, TikTok promoted Colombian armed groups' content to recruit children: HRW
Aug 25 2026
Facebook and TikTok failed to prevent the spread of content produced by Colombian armed groups to recruit children and …
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France readies high school phone ban for next month
Aug 24 2026
The French government said Monday it would press ahead with a ban on mobile phones in high schools from next month, but …
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New Zealand moves to ban social media for under-16s
Aug 24 2026
New Zealand's government introduced legislation on Monday to ban under 16s from using social media, joining a number of …
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Hyundai union back in wage talks after rare full-day strike
Aug 24 2026
The union representing workers at South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor said on Monday it had resumed wage talks with …
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After Wildberries, Ukraine launches drone campaign on Russia's Ozon
Aug 24 2026
Ukraine has struck warehouses belonging to Russian e-commerce giant Ozon on consecutive days, with the firm reporting …
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Shein grapples with EU backlash, but clients keep coming
Aug 24 2026
Shein's meteoric growth has made it a lightning rod for critics of ultrafast fashion in Europe, where officials are …
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Shein to make market debut in Hong Kong in September
Aug 24 2026
Shein will debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on September 1, the fast-fashion retailer said on Monday, in a …
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Austrian mountain town finds niche in AI boom
Aug 23 2026
Nestled in the wooded hills of Austria's Styria region, the town of Leoben oozes tradition with its pastel-coloured …
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Anthropic market debut could break SpaceX IPO record: media
Aug 22 2026
The market debut of artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic, a chief rival to OpenAI, could break the record set by …
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'Aura' battles leap from social media to Latin America streets
Aug 22 2026
In the middle of a cheering crowd in Mexico City, two teenagers are limbering up for battle.
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TikTok to pay $400 mn settlement in US children's privacy case
Aug 21 2026
TikTok has agreed to pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit with the US Department of Justice over claims that the …
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German football fans plan widespread VAR protests
Aug 20 2026
German football club fan groups are planning to launch widespread protests over VAR technology during the first round of …
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Zuckerberg buys Gothic castle in Ireland: spokesman
Aug 20 2026
Tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have bought an Irish castle and are "excited" about the …
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'People, not robots': Ukraine's soldiers justify human role amid drone revolution
Aug 20 2026
As the first ray of sun hit on an unexpectedly frosty August morning, a few hundred just-graduated Ukrainian …
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Some of Meta's safety tools were 'designed to fail': witness
Aug 19 2026
A former employee testified on Wednesday that some of Meta's safety tools for Facebook and Instagram were "designed to …
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Robots sort packages and serve fast food at Beijing showcase
Aug 19 2026
Robots sorting parcels and serving fried chicken enthralled visitors at a robotics expo in Beijing on Wednesday, where …
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Humanoid-maker Unitree surges more than 600% on Shanghai debut
Aug 19 2026
Chinese humanoid pioneer Unitree, whose backflipping robots wowed the world this year, made a much-anticipated market …
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Humanoid resources: China's robots search for workforce breakthrough
Aug 19 2026
A horde of schoolchildren watched excitedly as a diminutive humanoid tour guide named Wuji welcomed them to a robot …
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China goes rural with data centres in quest to power AI
Aug 19 2026
In China's hilly Guizhou province, a cluster of European-style buildings complete with clock tower and multi-arched …
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China's robots open to opportunities in search of commercial breakthrough
Aug 19 2026
A horde of schoolchildren watched excitedly as a diminutive humanoid tour guide named Wuji welcomed them to a robot …
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Meta hooked children and misled public: prosecutors
Aug 19 2026
Meta knowingly hooked and exploited children, a US federal court heard Tuesday in a trial against the social media giant …
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Meta in court over child social media addiction
Aug 18 2026
Opening arguments begin Tuesday in the federal trial of Meta, the social media titan accused of deliberately making …
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France probes Russian disinfo campaign against centrist candidates
Aug 18 2026
French prosecutors have opened a probe into a suspected Russian disinformation campaign targeting centrist candidates in …
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China's Baidu, betting on AI, posts fifth straight quarterly revenue drop
Aug 18 2026
Baidu posted a fifth straight drop in quarterly revenue on Tuesday as the Chinese tech giant expressed confidence in its …
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Major Meta trial begins as lawyers spar over witnesses, damages
Aug 18 2026
Facebook-parent Meta will defend itself in a landmark social media trial that begins Tuesday in California, where …
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Discord suspends livestreams in Brazil after teen's suicide
Aug 18 2026
Popular messaging platform Discord said Monday it had complied with a Brazilian government order to suspend …
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OpenAI to lease massive new AI data center in US, backed by Nvidia
Aug 17 2026
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI will lease a massive new data center in the United States for 20 years, backed by a $105 billion …
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The Ukrainian social media channels tracking Russian missiles
Aug 16 2026
The chances of a missile attack on Kyiv that night were around 50 percent, according to the administrator of a social …
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UK's media-savvy PM Burnham shifts messaging to TikTok, podcasts
Aug 16 2026
Whether he is pulling a pint, tossing a builder's helmet in the air or running with Olympic medallist Mo Farah, the UK's …
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India's Modi woos youth with free coaching, AI training
Aug 15 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday his government would provide free online coaching lessons for …
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France upholds assisted dying law, strikes down social media ban for children
Aug 14 2026
France's top constitutional authority on Friday approved legislation on the right to assisted dying, but struck down a …
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Trump announces tariffs of up to 100% on imported drones
Aug 14 2026
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday tariffs of up to 100 percent on imports of unmanned drones and their …
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Twitch sparks gamers' wrath with Amazon AI sharing deal
Aug 13 2026
Livestream gaming giant Twitch has raised hackles among its millions of users after declaring it will share their data …
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Taiwan chokes mobile internet speeds in drill for Chinese attack
Aug 13 2026
Millions of people in Taiwan were forced indoors and mobile internet speeds slowed for 30 minutes on Thursday during a …
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Tech stocks enjoy rebound after US inflation on mixed day for markets
Aug 13 2026
Tech firms led on a mixed day for stocks Thursday as investors push back into the sector after a summer rout, with …
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Taiwan says AI agents used in cyberattacks targeting island
Aug 13 2026
Overseas hackers used artificial intelligence agents to help carry out a wave of cyberattacks targeting Taiwanese …
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Seoul tech leads Asian stock gains as traders cheer US inflation
Aug 13 2026
Seoul led gainers in Asian stocks Thursday as investors continued to push back into tech firms after a summer rout, with …
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Outflanked by AI, stars fade for South Korea's blind fortune-tellers
Aug 13 2026
Clients have drifted away from Song Oh-soon's fortune-telling village on the edge of Seoul, preferring online AI-powered …
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Afghan students divided over smartphone ban at universities
Aug 13 2026
Forced to leave their smartphones off campus, Afghan university students are divided over whether the new anti-tech rule …
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Meta meets its own 'tobacco' moment as jury selection kicks off trial
Aug 12 2026
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
Aug 12 2026
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
Aug 12 2026
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
Aug 12 2026
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
Aug 12 2026
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
Aug 12 2026
Once used to defend Britain's shores against Napoleonic France, the Ordnance Survey's detailed maps are now essential …
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