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US billionaire eyes TikTok takeover to save internet from Big Tech
Toronto (Canada) (AFP) - Frank McCourt, a US real estate billionaire, aims to buy TikTok to rescue the internet from...
AI goes mainstream as ‘AI PCs’ hit the market
Toronto (Canada) (AFP) - A new line of PCs specially made to run artificial intelligence programs hit stores on Tuesday...
Boeing Starliner return to Earth set for June 26
Washington (AFP) - NASA and Boeing are targeting a June 26 return to Earth of the Boeing Starliner from the...
Music platform CEO says AI is not the enemy
Singapore (AFP) - Musicians around the world have described artificial intelligence as a threat to creativity, but the CEO of...
China elder care sector plugs smart gadgets to fill workforce gaps
Shanghai (AFP) - With internet-connected sleep monitors, robotic arms and calorie-counting cafeteria plates, China's elder care industry is hoping automation will provide the...
Microsoft faces heat from US Congress over cybersecurity
Washington (AFP) - Members of US Congress on Thursday pressed Microsoft to explain a "cascade of avoidable errors" that allowed...
Boeing to check undelivered 787s due to fastener issue
New York (AFP) - Boeing said Thursday it is examining fasteners on some undelivered 787 jets after discovering problems with...
EU queries major porn platforms over child protection
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The European Union on Thursday told three pornographic websites to explain what steps they have taken...
‘Selective’ UAE courting US, not China, on AI: minister
Dubai (AFP) - The United Arab Emirates is in "complete alignment" with the US on developing artificial intelligence, the oil-rich...
Japan enacts law ensuring access to third-party apps
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan on Wednesday enacted legislation to ensure tech giants like Google and Apple give access to third-party...
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