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Nvidia boss insists ‘huge’ investment in OpenAI on track
Taipei (AFP) - Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has insisted the US tech giant will make a "huge" investment in...
Waymo gears up to launch robotaxis in London this year
London (AFP) - US self-driving car company Waymo said Thursday it is working with UK partners to launch driverless robotaxis...
Samsung logs best-ever profit on AI chip demand
Seoul (AFP) - South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics posted record quarterly profits Thursday, riding massive market demand for the...
Samsung Electronics posts record profit on AI demand
Seoul (AFP) - South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics posted record quarterly profits on Thursday, riding strong market demand for...
Amazon to cut 16,000 jobs worldwide
New York (AFP) - US online retail and cloud computing giant Amazon said Wednesday it will cut 16,000 jobs worldwide...
UK proposes to let websites refuse Google AI search
London (AFP) - Britain's competition watchdog proposed Wednesday that websites be allowed to opt out of having content used by...
Dutch tech giant ASML posts bumper profits, cuts jobs
The Hague (AFP) - Dutch tech giant ASML, which sells cutting-edge machines to make semiconductor chips, reported a significant gain...
Dutch tech giant ASML posts bumper profits, eyes bright AI future
The Hague (AFP) - Dutch tech giant ASML, which sells cutting-edge machines to make semiconductor chips, reported a significant gain...
TikTok: key things to know
Washington (United States) (AFP) - Video-sharing platform TikTok has over a billion users worldwide, including more than 170 million in...
Musk’s Grok created three million sexualized images, research says
Washington (United States) (AFP) - Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok generated an estimated three million sexualized images of women and...
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