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Memory chip crunch set to drive up smartphone prices
Tokyo (AFP) - Shoppers could face higher prices for phones, laptops and other gadgets next year, manufacturers and analysts warn,...
China, Netherlands move to resolve Nexperia chip row
The Hague (AFP) - The Netherlands said Wednesday it had suspended its proposed takeover of Chinese-owned chip maker Nexperia in...
Germany hopes new data centre can help bring ‘digital sovereignty’
Lübbenau (Germany) (AFP) - A new mega data centre is slated to rise in a rural stretch of eastern Germany...
Cloudflare bug takes chunk of web offline
Paris (AFP) - Major websites including social network X and AI chatbot ChatGPT were disrupted on Tuesday after US online...
Amazon, Microsoft cloud services could face tougher EU rules
Berlin (AFP) - Amazon and Microsoft cloud services could face stricter EU competition rules as Brussels probes their market power,...
Merz, Macron to push for European digital ‘sovereignty’
Berlin (AFP) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron will join forces Tuesday to push for greater...
Samsung plans $310 bn investment to power AI expansion
Seoul (AFP) - South Korean conglomerate Samsung unveiled on Sunday a plan to invest $310 billion over the next five...
Rise of the robots: the promise of physical AI
Tokyo (AFP) - A pair of swivelling, human-like robotic arms, built for physical artificial intelligence research, mirror the motions of...
German court rules against OpenAI in copyright case
Munich (Germany) (AFP) - A German court ruled Tuesday that OpenAI has infringed copyright law by using song lyrics to...
Google unveils $6.4 bn investment in Germany
Berlin (AFP) - Google unveiled its biggest-ever investment in Germany on Tuesday, pledging 5. 5 billion euros ($6
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