Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Tech
US Supreme Court skeptical of curbing govt contact with social media firms
Washington (AFP) - A majority of justices on the US Supreme Court appeared skeptical on Monday of efforts to impose...
TikTok and its ‘secret sauce’ caught in US-China tussle
Seoul (AFP) - As a US campaign to sever TikTok from its Chinese parent heads to the Senate, analysts say...
Gemini’s flawed AI racial images seen as warning of tech titans’ power
Austin (AFP) - For people at the trend-setting tech festival here, the scandal that erupted after Google's Gemini chatbot cranked...
Boeing urges airlines to check switches after LATAM plane plunge
New York (AFP) - Boeing on Friday warned airlines flying its 787 Dreamliner model to inspect certain switches in the...
The Gen-Z students at the heart of Vietnam’s chip plans
Hanoi (AFP) - Nguyen Phuong Linh is among a crop of young electronics students crucial to Vietnam's ambitions to become...
Ukraine’s drone industry seeks to tip scales against Russia
Kyiv region (Ukraine) (AFP) - With suit-clad employees sipping coffees, Skyeton's offices in Ukraine's Kyiv region look like a typical tech...
Flying high: UK’s modern-day green airship takes shape
Bedford (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Britain's innovative Airlander 10 airship could soon take to the skies to offer leisure passengers...
Black box seized after ‘technical’ failure on Boeing-made LATAM plane
Auckland (AFP) - New Zealand investigators Tuesday seized the flight recorder from a Boeing-made LATAM plane, searching for the cause...
Musk says will ‘open source’ Grok chatbot
San Francisco (AFP) - Elon Musk on Monday said he would make his Grok chatbot, a rival to ChatGPT, open...
Watchdogs probe ‘technical’ failure on Boeing-made LATAM plane
Auckland (AFP) - Airline watchdogs were on Tuesday investigating why a Boeing-made plane bound for New Zealand violently lost altitude...
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