Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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OpenAI’s Altman warns EU regulation may hold Europe back
Berlin (AFP) - OpenAI chief Sam Altman on Friday suggested European regulation could hold back the development of artificial intelligence...
Emigration and war hit once-booming Belarus tech sector
Minsk (AFP) - A project manager in Belarus's once-flourishing tech industry, Andrei Dorin admits his sector is in "crisis". Thousands...
Amazon profits double, but cautious outlook disappoints
San Francisco (AFP) - E-commerce giant Amazon reported Thursday its fourth-quarter net income nearly doubled to $20 billion, driven by...
OpenAI says to host some customers’ data in Europe
Paris (AFP) - ChatGPT developer OpenAI said Thursday that it would allow some European customers to store and process data...
What Elon Musk’s Twitter tactics may bode for US government
San Francisco (AFP) - As Elon Musk and his aides take control of the US Treasury's payments system, the drastic...
Australia bans DeepSeek AI program on government devices
Sydney (AFP) - Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices on the advice of security agencies, a top official...
Apple blasts porn app for iPhones in Europe
San Francisco (AFP) - Apple on Monday called a pornography app available for iPhones in the European Union a danger...
OpenAI announces new ‘deep research’ tool for ChatGPT
Tokyo (AFP) - US tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called "deep research" that can produce detailed...
OpenAI chief says it needs new open-source strategy
San Francisco (AFP) - OpenAI chief Sam Altman on Friday said his high-profile artificial intelligence company is "on the wrong...
South Korea, Ireland watchdogs to question DeepSeek on user data
Seoul (AFP) - Data watchdogs in South Korea and Ireland said Friday they would ask Chinese AI startup DeepSeek to...
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