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Europe’s Ariane 6 to launch Amazon constellation satellites into orbit
Paris (France) (AFP) - An enhanced version of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket will blast off Thursday to launch 32 satellites...
Discord adopts facial recognition in child safety crackdown
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Messaging platform Discord announced Monday it will implement enhanced safety features for teenage users...
EU warns Meta it must open up WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU executive told Meta on Monday that it must let rival AI chatbots use its...
Opinions of Zuckerberg hang over social media addiction trial jury selection
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - A jury has been confirmed in a landmark social media addiction trial in the...
Crypto firm accidentally sends $40 bn in bitcoin to users
Seoul (AFP) - A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange apologised on Saturday after mistakenly transferring more than $40 billion worth of...
Google’s annual revenue tops $400 bn for first time, AI investments rise
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Google parent Alphabet on Wednesday reported blockbuster earnings, its revenue climbing as it invests...
Spain to seek social media ban for under-16s
Dubai (AFP) - Spain will seek to ban social media for under-16s to protect them from harmful content such as...
X hits back after France summons Musk, raids offices in deepfake probe
Paris (France) (AFP) - French prosecutors on Tuesday searched the Paris offices of Elon Musk's X as part of an...
Musk merges xAI into SpaceX in bid to build space data centers
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Elon Musk has announced that his rocket company SpaceX will take over his artificial...
Level playing field? Tech at forefront of US immigration fight
Minneapolis (United States) (AFP) - Technology has become a key battleground in the confrontation between US authorities and migrants along...
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