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Tech
Apple’s iMessage, Microsoft’s Bing escape EU rules
Brussels (AFP) - Apple's iMessage and Microsoft's Bing search engine got a reprieve from tougher EU rules curbing how tech...
France begins to dismantle Notre-Dame scaffolding
Paris (AFP) - The scaffolding around the spire of Paris's Notre-Dame cathedral has begun to come down, the authority charged...
Apollo to Artemis: Why America is betting big on private space
Washington (AFP) - A private Houston-based company is set this week to lead a mission to the Moon which, if...
Four astronauts splash down after Axiom private mission
Washington (AFP) - An all-European quartet of astronauts, including Turkey's first, splashed down off the Florida coast on Friday morning,...
OpenAI chief looking to raise trillions to reshape semiconductor sector: WSJ
Washington (AFP) - OpenAI chief Sam Altman is seeking to raise trillions of dollars to reshape the global semiconductor industry,...
Meta removes Instagram, Facebook accounts of Iran’s Khamenei
San Francisco (AFP) - Meta on Thursday said it had removed the Facebook and Instagram accounts of Iran's supreme leader...
Google goes big on ChatGPT-style chatbot
San Francisco (AFP) - Google on Thursday rebranded its ChatGPT-style chatbot to Gemini, giving it unprecedented prominence on its products,...
US Apple fans get hands on $3,500 Vision Pro
San Francisco (AFP) - US Apple stores on Friday will start selling the Vision Pro, the tech giant's $3,499 headset...
Apple promises AI innovation as China iPhone sales slip
San Francisco (AFP) - Apple chief Tim Cook on Thursday promised the tech titan has artificial intelligence news in store...
Meta, Amazon beat expectations with stellar results
San Francisco (AFP) - Meta and Amazon on Thursday blew through expectations in their latest quarterly results as Big Tech...
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