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Microsoft retires Skype, internet call pioneer
San Francisco (AFP) - Microsoft on Friday announced it was retiring Skype, the online voice and video call pioneer that...
Meta fires employees for leaks amid Zuckerberg’s Trump pivot
San Francisco (AFP) - Meta on Thursday said it had laid off 20 workers for leaking information to the media,...
Meta plans stand-alone AI app: report
San Francisco (AFP) - Meta plans to add an artificial intelligence app to its stable of stand-alone offerings including Instagram,...
Apple unveils new child safety features amid age verification debate
San Francisco (AFP) - Apple unveiled Thursday a series of initiatives aimed at enhancing safety for children and teens using...
Amazon’s next-gen Alexa gets AI upgrade
New York (AFP) - Online retail behemoth Amazon on Wednesday announced a new version of its Alexa voice assistant that...
Indonesia agrees to terms with Apple to lift iPhone sales ban: source
Jakarta (AFP) - The Indonesian government has agreed to terms with Apple to lift a ban on sales of the...
EU vows to enforce digital rules despite Trump tariff warning
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU promised on Monday to enforce its digital rules and to defend its laws "decisively"...
China’s Alibaba to invest $50 bn in AI, cloud computing
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Monday it will spend more than $50 billion on artificial intelligence and...
China’s EV maker XPeng eyes doubling global presence by year’s end
Guangzhou (AFP) - One of China's leading electric vehicle makers XPeng plans to double the number of countries in which...
Chinese AI companies celebrate DeepSeek, shrug off global curbs
Shanghai (AFP) - Chinese tech companies shrugged off foreign scrutiny of upstart chatbot maker DeepSeek, telling AFP on Friday they...
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