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US tech titans pay hommage to Trump at White House dinner
Washington (AFP) - Tech world executives showered Donald Trump with praise Thursday during a rare dinner that saw the US...
US limits TSMC chipmaking tool shipments to China
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump's administration has revoked Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC's authorization to export US chipmaking equipment to...
Jury tells Google to pay $425 mn over app privacy
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - A US federal jury on Wednesday ordered Google to pay about $425 million for...
Singapore to order Meta clamp down on govt impersonator scams
Singapore (AFP) - Singapore will order Meta to crack down on scammers pretending to be government officials, a type of...
US limits TSMC chipmaking tool shipments to China
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump's administration has revoked Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC's authorization to export US chipmaking equipment to...
‘Vibe hacking’ puts chatbots to work for cybercriminals
Paris (AFP) - The potential abuse of consumer AI tools is raising concerns, with budding cybercriminals apparently able to trick...
Chinese cluster now world’s top innovation hotspot: UN
Geneva (AFP) - Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou has overtaken Tokyo-Yokohama to become the world's top cluster for innovation, the United Nations said...
New wave: Sea power turned into energy at Los Angeles port
San Pedro (United States) (AFP) - Floating blue paddles dance on the waves that lap a dock in the Port...
Austria orders YouTube to give users access to their data
Vienna (AFP) - Austria's data protection authority said Friday that it has ordered YouTube to comply with EU regulations and...
Trump son hypes bitcoin on Hong Kong leg of Asia trip
Hong Kong (AFP) - Eric Trump, son of the US president, urged a crowd in Hong Kong on Friday to...
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