Monday, September 21, 2026
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EU threatens to suspend TikTok Lite app’s ‘addictive’ rewards
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU on Monday launched a probe into TikTok's spinoff Lite app and threatened to suspend...
Malaysia to build massive chip design park: PM
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) - Malaysia's leader on Monday announced plans to build a massive semiconductor design park, aiming to boost...
Women journalists bear the brunt of cyberbullying
Perugia (Italy) (AFP) - Women journalists face greater threats online in the course of their work, and the trend is...
InstaDeep CEO takes AI from Tunis to London
Paris (AFP) - Karim Beguir launched the artificial intelligence start-up InstaDeep in Tunisia in 2014 with just two computers and...
Elon Musk’s X fights Australian watchdog over church stabbing posts
Sydney (AFP) - Elon Musk's X said Saturday it will fight an Australian watchdog's order to take down content related...
‘Early-stage’ AI begins to make waves at China sex toy expo
Shanghai (AFP) - Among the rows of vibrators, rubber torsos and leather harnesses at a Chinese sex toys exhibition in...
Microsoft teases lifelike avatar AI tech but gives no release date
San Francisco (AFP) - Researchers at Microsoft have revealed a new artificial tool that can create deeply realistic human avatars...
X owner Musk says opposed to US ban of competitor TikTok
San Francisco (AFP) - Elon Musk on Friday came out against banning TikTok in the United States, even if it...
Tesla to recall Cybertruck over acceleration defect
New York (AFP) - Tesla is recalling 3,878 Cybertruck vehicles because of a defect that can cause unintentional vehicle acceleration,...
Kyrgyzstan’s TikTok block builds censorship fears
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) (AFP) - In her photography studio in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Aku Sharsheeva, tried unsuccessfully to connect to...
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