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Meta beats expectations sending share price soaring
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Meta reported robust second-quarter financial results Wednesday, with revenue jumping 22 percent year-over-year to $47.5 …
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Microsoft quarterly profits soar on AI and cloud growth
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Technology giant Microsoft on Wednesday said its profit soared above expectations in the recently ended quarter, driven …
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TikTok launches crowd-sourced debunking tool in US
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TikTok on Wednesday rolled out a crowd-sourced debunking system in the United States, becoming the latest tech platform …
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'Marathon at F1 speed': China bids to lap US in AI leadership
AFP - 19h ago
Beyond dancing robots and eager-to-help digital avatars, Shanghai's World AI Conference saw China stake its claim to …
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Stablecoins inspire hope, and hype, in Hong Kong
AFP - 19h ago
Stablecoin excitement has gripped Hong Kong as the city prepares to launch a licensing system for the less volatile type …
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Australia to ban under-16s from YouTube
AFP - 21h ago
Australia will use landmark social media laws to ban children under 16 from video-streaming site YouTube, a top minister …
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'Food on table' outweighs health risks for Philippine e-waste dismantlers
Jul 29 2025
Dexter Barsigan has spent the past 13 years making a living with his bare hands and a pair of pliers, stripping scrapped …
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Violent videos draw more French teens into 'terror' plots, say prosecutors
Jul 29 2025
One 14-year-old was allegedly planning to blow up an Israeli embassy, while a 16-year-old was convicted of having …
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AI bands signal new era for music business
Jul 29 2025
A rising tide of artificial intelligence (AI) bands is ushering in a new era where work will be scarcer for musicians.
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Palantir, the AI giant that preaches US dominance
Jul 29 2025
Palantir, an American data analysis and artificial intelligence company, has emerged as Silicon Valley's latest tech …
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Telegram's Durov questioned in France over alleged illegal content on app
Jul 28 2025
Telegram founder Pavel Durov faced questioning by investigating magistrates in Paris on Monday about the platform's …
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AI Ray-Ban Meta glasses help EssilorLuxottica boost sales
Jul 28 2025
EssilorLuxottica, the world's top maker of eyeglasses, said Monday a tripling of sales of Ray-Ban Meta AI connected …
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George Lucas brings the force to Comic-Con in historic first visit
Jul 28 2025
Comic-Con fans pulled out their lightsabers Sunday to welcome "Star Wars" creator George Lucas to the prominent pop …
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Humanoid robots embodiment of China's AI ambitions
Jul 27 2025
Serving craft beer, playing mahjong, stacking shelves and boxing, the dozens of humanoid robots at Shanghai's World AI …
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Urgent need for 'global approach' on AI regulation: UN tech chief
Jul 27 2025
The world urgently needs to find a global approach on regulating artificial intelligence, the United Nations' top tech …
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China urges global consensus on balancing AI development, security
Jul 26 2025
China's Premier Li Qiang warned Saturday that artificial intelligence development must be weighed against the security …
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Fake AI photos of Trump with Epstein flood internet
Jul 25 2025
Fake AI-generated photos and videos purporting to show Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein …
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UK starts online checks to stop children accessing harmful content
Jul 25 2025
New UK age verification measures to prevent children accessing harmful online content came into force on Friday, with …
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New cryptocurrency may be aiding Russia to dodge sanctions
Jul 25 2025
Russia could be turning to a new cryptocurrency called A7A5 to allow money to flow in and out of the country and avoid …
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Balancing act for pro-Trump influencers as Epstein furor spirals
Jul 25 2025
Far-right MAGA influencers are treading a tightrope as outrage escalates over the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey …
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Google ordered to pay Argentine pictured naked in his yard
Jul 25 2025
An Argentine captured naked in his yard by a Google Street View camera has been awarded compensation by a court after …
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US chip maker Intel says revenue rose as it cut ranks
Jul 24 2025
Intel on Thursday posted quarterly revenue that topped market expectations, saying it has cut about 15 percent of its …
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Google-parent Alphabet earnings shine with help of AI
Jul 24 2025
Google-parent Alphabet on Wednesday reported quarterly profits that topped expectations, saying artificial intelligence …
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Trump's AI plan prioritizes deregulation to boost US dominance
Jul 23 2025
President Donald Trump unveiled an aggressive, low-regulation strategy on Wednesday to boost big tech's race to stay …
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Trump admin unveils AI strategy to maintain US dominance
Jul 23 2025
President Donald Trump's administration unveiled an aggressive, low-regulation strategy on Wednesday boosting big tech's …
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AI helps Latin scholars decipher ancient Roman texts
Jul 23 2025
Around 1,500 Latin inscriptions are discovered every year, offering an invaluable view into the daily life of ancient …
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India's Infosys narrows revenue forecast as profits beat expectations
Jul 23 2025
Indian IT giant Infosys on Wednesday increased the lower end of its annual growth forecast for the current fiscal year …
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Canal+ clears final hurdle to acquire S.Africa's MultiChoice
Jul 23 2025
France's Canal+ said Wednesday it had cleared the final regulatory hurdle for the buyout of Africa's largest pay TV …
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Games giant Ubisoft bets on reorganisation to dispel blues
Jul 22 2025
Struggling French video games giant Ubisoft shed light on a far-reaching reorganisation of its business Tuesday, as it …
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Extreme weather misinformation 'putting lives at risk,' study warns
Jul 22 2025
Major social media platforms are enabling and profiting from misinformation around extreme weather events, endangering …
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Russia seeks to fine web users searching for content deemed 'extremist'
Jul 22 2025
Russian lawmakers advanced a bill on Tuesday that would fine internet users who search online for web pages, books, …
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MAGA-style 'anti-globalist' politics arrives in Japan
Jul 22 2025
Populist ideals are gaining traction in Japan, spurred by right-wing politicians running rampant elsewhere railing …
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Brazilian judge threatens Bolsonaro over speech shared on social media
Jul 22 2025
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has threatened former president Jair Bolsonaro with imprisonment, arguing that the …
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Anxious parents face tough choices on AI
Jul 22 2025
When it comes to AI, many parents navigate between fear of the unknown and fear of their children missing out.
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How Trump turned his Truth Social app into a megaphone
Jul 21 2025
Donald Trump has turned his obscure Truth Social platform into a megaphone in his second presidential term -- constantly …
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UK battles anti-vax misinformation after child's death
Jul 21 2025
A child's death from measles has sparked urgent calls from British public health officials to get children vaccinated, …
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Jensen Huang, AI visionary in a leather jacket
Jul 20 2025
Unknown to the general public just three years ago, Jensen Huang is now one of the most powerful entrepreneurs in the …
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US tech CEO in viral Coldplay concert video resigns
Jul 19 2025
The CEO of an American tech company resigned Saturday after a video of him embracing an alleged colleague at a Coldplay …
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Singapore military helps battle cyberattack: minister
Jul 19 2025
Units in Singapore's military have been called in to help combat a cyberattack against critical infrastructure, the …
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Disinformation catalyses anti-migrant unrest in Spain
Jul 18 2025
The rare anti-migrant violence that recently rocked a Spanish town demonstrated how online disinformation feeds …
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Indie game studios battle for piece of Switch 2 success
Jul 18 2025
Players line up inside Nintendo's booth at a Japanese game fair to try upcoming Switch 2 titles, but, for once, the …
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US House passes landmark crypto measures in win for Trump
Jul 17 2025
The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed three landmark cryptocurrency bills, fulfilling the Trump …
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Netflix profits surge off ads, higher subscription prices
Jul 17 2025
Netflix reported stronger than expected second-quarter results Thursday, with profit jumping 45 percent year-over-year …
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Netflix profits surge 45% off higher subscription prices
Jul 17 2025
Netflix reported stronger than expected second-quarter results Thursday, with profit jumping 45 percent year-over-year …
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Zuckerberg settles lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Jul 17 2025
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg and other company board members settled a shareholder lawsuit on Thursday concerning …
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Russian deputies back fines for clicking on 'extremist' content
Jul 17 2025
Russian lawmakers on Thursday advanced a bill that would outlaw opening or searching for content online judged …
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TikTok Germany moderators raise alarm over layoff plans
Jul 17 2025
Content moderators at the German branch of social media giant TikTok sounded the alarm Thursday about what they say is a …
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Fake AI videos of R. Kelly, pope spread cult of Burkina junta chief
Jul 17 2025
If you believe the viral videos online, R. Kelly and Pope Leo XIV agree on one thing -- that Burkina Faso's junta chief, …
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Taiwan's TSMC says second quarter profit up 60%
Jul 17 2025
Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC reported Thursday a forecast-beating 60 percent rise in net profit for the second …
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Japan's Sega eyes return to 1990s gaming glory
Jul 17 2025
The big-screen success of 1990s video game speedster "Sonic the Hedgehog" has brought new fans to Japan's Sega, which …
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AI-powered 'nudify' apps fuel deadly wave of digital blackmail
Jul 17 2025
After a Kentucky teenager died by suicide this year, his parents discovered he had received threatening texts demanding …
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Three quarters of US teens use AI companions despite risks: study
Jul 17 2025
Nearly three in four American teenagers have used AI companions, with more than half qualifying as regular users despite …
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Nvidia's Huang says 'doing our best' to serve Chinese market
Jul 16 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Wednesday his firm was "doing our best" to serve China's vast market for semiconductors …
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Ivory Coast farmers hope tech tempts jaded youth back to fields
Jul 15 2025
Stopwatch in hand, dozens of Ivory Coast students raced against the clock to design robots for the farms of the future …
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Pentagon inks contracts for Musk's xAI, competitors
Jul 15 2025
The Pentagon announced contracts on Monday with multiple leading US artificial intelligence firms including Elon Musk's …
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W. Virginia villagers take on AI-driven power plant boom
Jul 15 2025
Al Tomson, mayor of a tiny town tucked away in an idyllic corner of the eastern United States, points to a spot on a map …
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Tech giants scramble to meet AI's looming energy crisis
Jul 15 2025
The artificial intelligence industry is scrambling to reduce its massive energy consumption through better cooling …
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US House set to vote on landmark crypto bills this week
Jul 14 2025
US lawmakers are on the verge of passing landmark legislation that will give the much-maligned crypto world much-wanted …
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Elon Musk's xAI inks Pentagon deal for contentious Grok chatbot
Jul 14 2025
Elon Musk's xAI, which features a large language model that has spewed Hitler-supporting rhetoric and antisemitic …
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Tesla to offer shareholders chance to invest in xAI: Musk
Jul 14 2025
Tesla will give its shareholders the option to invest in artificial intelligence startup xAI, billionaire owner of both …
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xAI apologizes for Grok's offensive posts
Jul 12 2025
Elon Musk's startup xAI apologized Saturday for offensive posts published by its artificial intelligence assistant Grok …
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Latest Grok chatbot turns to Musk for some answers
Jul 11 2025
The latest version of xAI's generative artificial intelligence assistant, Grok 4, frequently consults owner Elon Musk's …
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France probes X over claims algorithm enabled 'foreign interference'
Jul 11 2025
French police are investigating claims that social media network X, formerly known as Twitter, skewed its algorithm to …
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Shein faces 150-mn-euro fine in France
Jul 10 2025
E-commerce giant Shein faces a possible 150-million-euro ($175-million) fine in France for failing to properly get …
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Humanoid robot says not aiming to 'replace human artists'
Jul 10 2025
When successful artist Ai-Da unveiled a new portrait of King Charles this week, the humanoid robot described what …
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AI-powered tour brings Anne Frank's story to life in Amsterdam
Jul 10 2025
Amsterdam, 1941. Every day, young Anne Frank and her sister Margot walked 2.5 kilometres to school, as Nazi anti-Jewish …
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AI giant Nvidia becomes first company to reach $4 tn in value
Jul 10 2025
Nvidia became the first company to touch $4 trillion in market value on Wednesday, a new milestone in Wall Street's bet …
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'Stuck in limbo': Over 90% of X's Community Notes unpublished, study says
Jul 10 2025
More than 90 percent of X's Community Notes -- a crowd-sourced verification system popularized by Elon Musk's platform …
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Musk's AI chatbot under fire for posts praising Hitler
Jul 09 2025
Billionaire Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok came under fire Wednesday for anti-Semitic comments, …
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X chief Yaccarino steps down after two years
Jul 09 2025
Linda Yaccarino resigned Wednesday as CEO of X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, after two years at …
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Musk's chatbot Grok slammed for praising Hitler, dishing insults
Jul 09 2025
Billionaire Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok was under fire Wednesday, for antisemitic comments, …
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China's 'new farmers' learn to livestream in rural revitalisation
Jul 09 2025
Gao Chaorong knows what it takes to turn out good crops of sweet potatoes, peanuts and wheat, but tasty produce is no …
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Rubio imposter used AI to message high-level officials, reports say
Jul 09 2025
An imposter posing as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent AI-generated voice and text messages to high-level …
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Major US teachers union teams up with AI giants
Jul 08 2025
The second biggest teachers union in the United States unveiled a groundbreaking partnership Tuesday with AI powerhouses …
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Texas floods: Misinformation across political spectrum sows confusion
Jul 08 2025
Following deadly floods in Texas, misinformation from both left- and right-wing users was roiling social media, with …
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'We're AI,' popular indie rock band admits
Jul 08 2025
An indie rock band with more than a million monthly listeners on Spotify has owned up to being an AI-generated music …
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Rubio imposter used AI to message high-level officials: report
Jul 08 2025
An imposter posing as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent AI-generated voice and text messages to high-level …
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AI video becomes more convincing, rattling creative industry
Jul 08 2025
Gone are the days of six-fingered hands or distorted faces -- AI-generated video is becoming increasingly convincing, …
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Dutch coastal village turns to tech to find lost fishermen
Jul 07 2025
Jan van den Berg stares out at the sea where his father vanished seven decades ago -- lost in a storm just days before …
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Visa's 24/7 war room takes on global cybercriminals
Jul 07 2025
In the heart of Data Center Alley -- a patch of suburban Washington where much of the world's internet traffic flows -- …
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Turkey opens Spotify probe after 'provocative playlist' complaint
Jul 05 2025
Turkey's competition authority has launched an investigation into Spotify for anti-competitive practices as a deputy …
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Making connections in Myanmar's fractured state
Jul 04 2025
In a riverine battleground in western Myanmar, an entrepreneur hunts for reception using a makeshift bamboo antenna, his …
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Teen plotting attacks on women charged in France's first 'incel' case
Jul 02 2025
An 18-year-old French man suspected of planning attacks on women has been charged in the country's first case of a …
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'Writing is thinking': do students who use ChatGPT learn less?
Jul 02 2025
When Jocelyn Leitzinger had her university students write about times in their lives they had witnessed discrimination, …
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Australian airline Qantas says hit by 'significant' cyberattack
Jul 02 2025
Australian airline Qantas said Wednesday it was investigating a "significant" cyberattack, after hackers infiltrated a …
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AI videos push Combs trial misinformation, researchers say
Jul 01 2025
Around two dozen YouTube channels are pumping out AI-generated videos with false claims about music mogul Sean "Diddy" …
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French league launches own channel to broadcast Ligue 1
Jul 01 2025
The French football league (LFP) announced on Tuesday the creation of its own channel to broadcast Ligue 1 matches next …
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Line judges missed at Wimbledon as AI takes their jobs
Jul 01 2025
Line judges were as much a part of the Wimbledon tennis championships as strawberries and cream. But their demise in …
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Meta's AI talent war raises questions about strategy
Jun 30 2025
Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are spending billions to recruit top artificial intelligence talent, triggering debates about …
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Tougher Singapore crypto regulations kick in
Jun 30 2025
Singapore ramped up crypto exchange regulations Monday in a bid to curb money laundering and boost market confidence …
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Meta spending big on AI talent but will it pay off?
Jun 30 2025
Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are spending billions of dollars for top talent to make up ground in the generative artificial …
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AI is learning to lie, scheme, and threaten its creators
Jun 29 2025
The world's most advanced AI models are exhibiting troubling new behaviors - lying, scheming, and even threatening their …
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US Supreme Court upholds Texas age-check for porn sites
Jun 27 2025
The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify visitors' ages, rejecting …
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Facing EU deadline, Apple announces App Store changes
Jun 26 2025
Apple announced changes to its App Store payment rules in Europe as it hit a Thursday deadline to address accusations of …
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'Mass scale' abuses in Cambodia scam centres: Amnesty
Jun 26 2025
While looking for jobs on Facebook, Jett thought he had found a well-paying opportunity working in online customer …
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US judge sides with Meta in AI training copyright case
Jun 26 2025
A US judge on Wednesday handed Meta a victory over authors who accused the tech giant of violating copyright law by …
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Tech giants' net zero goals verging on fantasy: researchers
Jun 26 2025
The credibility of climate pledges by the world's tech giants to rapidly become carbon neutral is fading fast as they …
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Syrian architect uses drone footage to help rebuild hometown
Jun 26 2025
Syrian architect Abdel Aziz al-Mohammed could barely recognise his war-ravaged village when he returned after years …
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Amazon tycoon Bezos arrives in Venice for lavish wedding
Jun 25 2025
Amazon's billionaire founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancee Lauren Sanchez arrived in Venice on Wednesday ahead of their …
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AI fakes duel over Sara Duterte impeachment in Philippines
Jun 25 2025
Days after the Philippine Senate declined to launch the impeachment trial of the country's vice president, two …
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Grok shows 'flaws' in fact-checking Israel-Iran war: study
Jun 25 2025
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok produced inaccurate and contradictory responses when users sought to fact-check the …
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The billionaire and the TV anchor: Bezos, Sanchez's whirlwind romance
Jun 24 2025
Their whirlwind romance began under a cloud of scandal, but now Lauren Sanchez, a former morning TV anchor with a love …
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