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Race for AI isn’t zero-sum, says Amazon cloud boss
San Francisco (AFP) - As Google races with Microsoft and OpenAI to create world-changing generative artificial intelligence, some critics see...
After long peace, Big Tech faces US antitrust reckoning
Washington (AFP) - After more than a decade of leaving Big Tech largely to itself, US antitrust enforcers have cranked...
Japan seeks to reclaim tech edge with overseas help
Tokyo (AFP) - Massive overseas and domestic investments offer Japan a chance to reclaim its tech crown, but to become...
Apple to fix ‘bug’ behind Palestinian flag emoji suggestions
San Francisco (AFP) - Apple on Thursday promised it would stop a Palestinian flag emoji from being suggested to some...
Meta turns to AI to protect minors from ‘sextortion’ on Instagram
Paris (AFP) - Meta said on Thursday it was developing new tools to protect teenage users from "sextortion" scams on...
Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ among entries for Cannes Film Festival
Cannes (France) (AFP) - Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola will return to the Cannes Film Festival with his long-awaited epic...
New Binance chief stresses importance of compliance
Paris (AFP) - The new CEO of the world's top crypto platform stressed the importance of regulatory compliance for Binance's...
German group mulls remote-controlled ships to fix skipper shortage
Duisburg (Germany) (AFP) - With the flow of new recruits into the seafaring sector drying up, a German company is...
Microsoft to invest $2.9 bn in Japan AI push
Tokyo (AFP) - Microsoft on Tuesday announced a $2. 9 billion investment over the next two years in Japan to...
What’s behind the spate of recent incidents on Boeing planes?
New York (AFP) - Boeing has been in the headlines a lot lately following a series of incidents after the...
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