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Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Imagine a world where you could ask a book a question as you read it.

Musk's X adds banking in 'everything app' push

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Elon Musk's social media app X on Monday began offering its X Money banking service to all US subscribers of its paid Premium and Premium+ tiers, part of the mu...

Tech giants launch open-source AI security alliance after attack

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Nvidia and more than 30 tech companies on Monday launched an alliance to develop open-source artificial intelligence tools for cyber defense, wading into a figh...

Anthropic bets on cheaper AI with new model

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Anthropic on Friday released Claude Opus 5, a new artificial intelligence model the company says approaches the performance of its most powerful system at half ...

Trump says EU to pay 'very big price' for Google fine

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to hit the European Union with tariffs and a formal trade investigation over Brussels' latest antitrust penalty a...

Has AI become too powerful to control?

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

One of OpenAI's most advanced models broke out of a locked-down test and attacked another company's website -- reviving fears that AI systems are slipping beyon...

Trump says EU to pay 'very big price' for Google fine

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to hit the European Union with tariffs and a formal trade investigation over Brussels' latest antitrust penalty a...

EU accuses TikTok of exposing children to risks online

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

The European Union on Friday accused TikTok of failing to protect children since their account settings expose them to risks like cyberbullying and predatory be...

EU fines Google 890 mn euros, risking US fury

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

The European Union on Thursday slapped Google with fines worth 890 million euros ($1 billion) in a move that risks escalating tensions with the United States.

EU approves Saudi-led bid for Electronic Arts

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

The European Union on Thursday approved a $55 billion Saudi-led bid for video game giant Electronic Arts, known for The Sims and FIFA games.

EU fines Google 890 mn euros, risking US fury

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

The European Union on Thursday hit Google with fines totaling 890 million euros ($1 billion), in a move that risks escalating tensions with the United States.

India's domestic workers go online as instant services boom

Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)

Racing against a stopwatch, a group of women folds bedsheets as they train to join an Indian startup that offers instant home services, transforming a tradition...

Google-parent Alphabet beats expectations, cloud revenue nearly doubles

Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)

Google's cloud business grew by more than 80 percent, the company said on Wednesday, which exceeded investor expectations who are looking for signs that the com...

Alphabet beats expectations in second quarter, cloud revenue nearly doubles

Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)

Google's cloud business grew by more than 80 percent, the company said Wednesday, exceeding investor expectations as markets look for signs that the company's A...

OpenAI reports 'unprecedented' autonomous hack by AI agents

Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday that its advanced artificial intelligence models had gone rogue during security testing, hacking into a popular platform for p...

South Korea promises free homegrown AI chatbot this year

Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)

South Korea plans to launch this year a free artificial intelligence chatbot service powered by domestic technology, Seoul said Tuesday, seeking to reduce relia...

Malaysia shutters US tycoon's under-fire digital nomad campus

Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)

Malaysian authorities ordered on Tuesday the closure of a start-up campus founded by US investor Balaji Srinivasan, saying the site -- already the focus of an i...

Three Flagships, One Vision: Huawei Launches Pura 90s Series, FreeClip 2 S and MatePad Air

Jul 20, 2026 (AFP)

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Opposition to data centres grows in cramped urban Japan

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

The more Yoriko Kitagawa learns of a massive data centre to be built near her home in Hino on the outskirts of Tokyo, the more she worries.

Leather jacket worn by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang auctions for nearly $1 mn

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

A black leather jacket sported by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sold for $960,000 at a New York auction on Friday, 16 times higher than the estimated value of $60,000...