Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Tech
Masa Son, Trump’s Japanese buddy with the Midas Touch
Tokyo (AFP) - Masayoshi Son, the Japanese tycoon helming US President Donald Trump's big new AI push, is the son...
Tech billionaires take center stage at Trump inauguration
Washington (AFP) - Tech billionaires including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos were given prime positions at Donald Trump's...
X and Facebook toughen EU pledge to combat hate speech
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Social media giants including X and Facebook have agreed to step up efforts to tackle hate...
TikTok goes dark in US as Trump seeks reprieve from ban
Washington (AFP) - TikTok went dark in the United States on Sunday as millions of dismayed users found themselves barred...
TikTok notifies US users of shutdown as Trump seeks last-ditch solution
Washington (AFP) - TikTok warned users in the United States late Saturday that the app would soon become "temporarily unavailable"...
US TikTok ban looms as Trump seeks last-ditch solution
Washington (AFP) - TikTok has pledged to "go dark" in the United States on Sunday, threatening access for 170 million...
TikTok could ‘go dark’ in US Sunday after Supreme Court ruling
Washington (AFP) - TikTok says it will "go dark" in the United States on Sunday unless the government provides assurances...
US grounds SpaceX’s Starship rocket pending probe
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Aviation Administration on Friday grounded SpaceX's Starship pending an investigation by Elon Musk's company...
Apple sidelines AI news summaries due to errors
San Francisco (AFP) - Apple pushed out a software update on Thursday which disabled news headlines and summaries generated using...
Nintendo hopes to reprise blockbuster Switch with 2025 successor
Paris (AFP) - Nintendo is betting on the 2025 release of a bigger, better version of its blockbuster Switch console...
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