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Perplexity AI offers Google $34.5 bn for Chrome browser
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Perplexity AI offered Google on Tuesday $34. 5 billion for its popular Chrome web...
Trump meets with Intel CEO after demanding he resign
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Monday said he had a "very interesting" meeting with the chief of...
Trump says Nvidia to give US cut of China chip sales
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed reports that semiconductor giant Nvidia would pay the United States 15...
The shrill is gone: AOL to shut down dial-up internet
Washington (AFP) - The ear-piercing beeps, squeals and buzzes of 90s-era dial-up internet will vanish from thousands of holdout American...
New Instagram location sharing feature sparks privacy fears
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Instagram users are warning about a new location sharing feature, fearing that the hugely...
OpenAI releases ChatGPT-5 as AI race accelerates
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - OpenAI released a keenly awaited new generation of its hallmark ChatGPT on Thursday, touting "significant"...
United Airlines flights grounded in the US
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Thousands of US air passengers were facing delays Wednesday after United Airlines halted many...
US government gets a year of ChatGPT Enterprise for $1
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - OpenAI on Wednesday said it was letting the US government use a version of...
China’s Baidu to deploy robotaxis on rideshare app Lyft
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese internet giant Baidu plans to launch its robotaxis on rideshare app Lyft in Germany and Britain...
Musk’s X accuses Britain of online safety ‘overreach’
Paris (AFP) - Elon Musk-owned social network X on Friday accused Britain's government of "overreach" with a new law designed...
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