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UN cybercrime text faces new scrutiny from tech firms, rights groups
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - UN member states opened a two-week meeting Monday seeking to finalize an international treaty...
AI startups swap independence for Big Tech’s deep pockets
Washington (AFP) - It's the case of the vanishing startup: some of Silicon Valley's most promising names in the fast-developing...
Video game makers see actors as AI ‘data,’ says union on strike
San Diego (AFP) - Artificial intelligence was key to last year's Hollywood strikes, and it has now sparked a second...
Greece’s ‘Instagram island’ Santorini nears saturation point
Ia (Greece) (AFP) - One of the most enduring images of Greece's summer travel brand is the world-famous sunset on...
Comic-Con fans assemble as Marvel eyes major reboot
San Diego (AFP) - Comic-Con returns in full force to San Diego this week, where a hugely anticipated Marvel superhero...
UN urges Gilead to ‘make history’ with game-changing HIV drug
Geneva (AFP) - Gilead could bring the AIDS pandemic towards an end if the US pharmaceutical giant opens up access...
UN urges Gilead to ‘make history’ with game-changing HIV drug
Geneva (AFP) - Gilead could bring the AIDS pandemic towards an end if the US pharmaceutical giant opens up access...
Bruce Springsteen is officially a billionaire
New York (AFP) - The Boss is officially a billionaire, Forbes said Friday, estimating that Bruce Springsteen is conservatively worth...
Renewable electricity to outstrip coal next year: IEA
Paris (AFP) - The amount of electricity produced from renewable sources worldwide is set to surpass output from coal-fired plants...
Eli Lilly weight loss drug beats Ozempic in head-to-head study
Washington (AFP) - Patients taking Eli Lilly's new drug Mounjaro achieved significantly greater weight loss than those on Novo Nordisk's...
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