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US urges curb of Google's search dominance as AI looms
AFP - 1h ago
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
AFP - 6h ago
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
AFP - 8h ago
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
AFP - 3h ago
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
AFP - 14h ago
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
AFP - 22h ago
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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New app hopes to empower artists against AI
Apr 07 2025
In 2008, scriptwriter Ed Bennett-Coles said he experienced a career "death moment": he read an article about AI managing …
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China would have agreed TikTok deal if not for US tariffs: Trump
Apr 07 2025
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that China would have agreed to a deal on the sale of TikTok if it were not for …
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Nostalgia fuels UK boom in vintage video game repairs
Apr 06 2025
The shelves lining Luke Malpass's home workshop are a gamer's treasure trove stretching back decades, with components of …
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Snappy birthday: Germany's Leica camera turns 100
Apr 06 2025
Photographer Franziska Stuenkel likes to take spontaneous urban shots, so she needs a nimble camera that is ready to go …
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Trump gives TikTok extra 75 days to find buyer
Apr 04 2025
US President Donald Trump on Friday extended the deadline for TikTok to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban in the …
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TikTok must find non-Chinese owner by Saturday to avert US ban
Apr 04 2025
TikTok on Friday was hours from a deadline to find a non-Chinese owner or face a ban in the United States.
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German industry grapples with AI at trade fair
Apr 04 2025
Artificial intelligence is set to bring sweeping change to modern life, but at an industrial fair in Germany many …
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Experts warn 'AI-written' paper is latest spin on climate change denial
Apr 04 2025
Climate change deniers are pushing an AI-generated paper questioning human-induced warming, leading experts to warn …
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Penguin memes take flight after Trump tariffs remote island
Apr 04 2025
Donald Trump's tariffs have become a black and white issue on social media, where penguin memes have gone viral after he …
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Trump says 'very close to a deal' on TikTok
Apr 03 2025
President Donald Trump said his administration was "very close" to a deal to find a buyer for TikTok, which faces a US …
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Authors hold London protest against Meta for 'stealing' work to train AI
Apr 03 2025
Around 100 authors on Thursday protested outside the London headquarters of Meta, accusing the US tech giant of …
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Is the Switch 2 worth the price? Reviews are mixed
Apr 03 2025
Gaming specialists who have handled Nintendo's new Switch 2 say the console is a clear upgrade on its predecessor, but …
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AI could impact 40 percent of jobs worldwide: UN
Apr 03 2025
The global artificial intelligence market is projected to reach $4.8 trillion -- roughly the size of Germany's economy …
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Nintendo Switch 2 sparks excitement despite high price
Apr 03 2025
Nintendo fans excited over the upcoming Switch console said Thursday they were disappointed by the high price tag, as US …
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Nintendo to launch Switch 2 console on June 5
Apr 03 2025
Nintendo's new Switch console will be launched on June 5, the Japanese video game giant said Wednesday, starting the …
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'Shenmue' voted most influential video game ever in UK poll
Apr 03 2025
The 1999 action game "Shenmue" was on Thursday named the most influential video game of all time following a survey …
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Amazon makes last-minute bid for TikTok: report
Apr 02 2025
Amazon has made a last-minute bid to buy TikTok, which faces a US ban if not sold by its Chinese owner, the New York …
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AI coming for anime but Ghibli's Miyazaki irreplaceable, son says
Apr 02 2025
Artificial intelligence risks taking Japanese anime artists' jobs but nothing can replicate Hayao Miyazaki, the creative …
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Nintendo to unveil upgrade to best-selling Switch console
Apr 02 2025
Japanese video game giant Nintendo is set to unveil the new version of its hugely popular Switch console on Wednesday, …
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Nintendo's megahit Switch console: what to know
Apr 02 2025
Gaming giant Nintendo is set to unveil the successor to its phenomenally popular Switch console on Wednesday.
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Meme politics: White House embraces aggressive alt-right online culture
Apr 02 2025
Posting for provocation's sake has long been the province of internet antagonists and the alt-right, but these days, …
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Digging for box office gold, 'A Minecraft Movie' hits cinemas
Apr 01 2025
With an A-list cast and a big budget, "A Minecraft Movie" releasing this week is hoping to follow in the slipstream of …
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Political support leading to increasing fallout for crypto
Apr 01 2025
Support for cryptocurrencies from US President Donald Trump or Argentine leader Javier Milei has seen investors lose …
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Undocumented migrants turn to Whatsapp to stay ahead of US raids
Apr 01 2025
Fearing a US immigration raid will separate her from her children, an undocumented Honduran immigrant hunkers down in …
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OpenAI says it raised $40 bn at valuation of $300 bn
Apr 01 2025
OpenAI on Monday said it raised $40 billion in a new funding round that valued the ChatGPT maker at $300 billion, the …
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US robbers who touted crime on Instagram jailed
Mar 31 2025
Bumbling robbers who left behind a cell phone during a $2.6 million heist and later boasted on Instagram about being …
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US regulators tell 23andMe to protect genetic data
Mar 31 2025
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday warned genetic testing firm 23andMe to honor its promise to protect …
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Trump confident in finding TikTok buyer before deadline
Mar 31 2025
President Donald Trump again downplayed risks that TikTok is in danger of being banned in the United States, saying he …
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France fines Apple 150 million euros over privacy feature
Mar 31 2025
French antitrust authorities handed Apple a 150-million-euro ($162-million) fine on Monday over its app tracking privacy …
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Computer pioneer Microsoft turns 50 in the age of AI
Mar 31 2025
Microsoft has been at the heart of computing for half a century, becoming a tech stalwart almost taken for granted as …
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Four men loom large in Microsoft history
Mar 31 2025
Microsoft was shaped by Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Steve Ballmer and Satya Nadella over the course of the last half-century …
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'Something is rotten': Apple's AI strategy faces doubts
Mar 30 2025
Has Apple, the biggest company in the world, bungled its generative artificial intelligence strategy?
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Protesters denounce Musk at Tesla dealerships in US, Europe, Canada
Mar 30 2025
Demonstrators descended on Tesla dealerships across the United States and in Europe and Canada on Saturday to protest …
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Elon Musk says xAI startup buying X platform
Mar 28 2025
Elon Musk on Friday said his artificial intelligence startup xAI is buying his social networking platform X in a deal …
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South Korea's life game 'InZOI' challenges 'The Sims'
Mar 28 2025
South Korean game publisher Krafton released early access to its life simulation game "InZOI" Friday, hoping its …
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Copyright questions loom as ChatGPT's Ghibli-style images go viral
Mar 28 2025
The release of the latest image generator on OpenAI's ChatGPT has triggered a flood of online memes featuring images …
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Judge hears Associated Press suit over White House denial of access
Mar 27 2025
Lawyers for the Associated Press (AP) urged a federal judge on Thursday to restore the news agency's reporters access to …
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Games publisher Ubisoft announces restructuring, billion-euro investment
Mar 27 2025
In a bid to escape financial woes, French games giant Ubisoft said Thursday it was creating a new subsidiary around its …
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TikTok Shop ready for business in France, Germany, Italy
Mar 27 2025
Social network TikTok is taking e-commerce by storm and will launch a new feature, dubbed TikTok Shop -- on Monday in …
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Firms and researchers at odds over superhuman AI
Mar 27 2025
Hype is growing from leaders of major AI companies that "strong" computer intelligence will imminently outstrip humans, …
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China rebuffs Trump offer of tariff concessions if Beijing agrees TikTok deal
Mar 27 2025
China rebuffed on Thursday a suggestion from US President Donald Trump that he might offer to reduce tariffs on the …
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AI's impact on jobs, tech's touchy topic
Mar 27 2025
"Stop Hiring Humans" read a provocative sign at an AI conference in Las Vegas, where the impact of new artificial …
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Market tracker expects brands' fear of Musk to boost X ad revenue
Mar 26 2025
Emarketer on Wednesday forecast that ad revenue at X, formerly Twitter, will grow this year as brands fear retaliation …
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ECB's digital euro sparks flurry of online misinformation
Mar 26 2025
European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde's recent remarks on a "digital euro" prompted a fresh wave of …
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