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Rising scourge of e-waste a ‘catastrophe’ for environment: UN
Paris (AFP) - The world threw away a record amount of smartphones, televisions and other electrical devices in 2022, the...
Apple CEO in China ahead of Shanghai store opening
Shanghai (AFP) - Apple CEO Tim Cook was on a China charm offensive Wednesday ahead of a new flagship Shanghai...
Microsoft hires DeepMind co-founder to lead AI unit
San Francisco (AFP) - DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman will become the head of a newly created consumer AI unit at...
Nvidia expects no ‘doomsday’ in US vs China tensions
San José (United States) (AFP) - Nvidia chief Jensen Huang said Tuesday he does not expect a "doomsday scenario" but...
Philips looks to AI as seeks to turn the page on defective respirators
Paris (AFP) - Medical device manufacturer Philips is betting on innovation as artificial intelligence (AI) transforms the healthcare industry, its...
AI titan Nvidia ramps up collaboration with Chinese auto giants
San José (United States) (AFP) - Nvidia on Monday announced a major expansion of its collaboration with world-leading BYD and...
AI giant Nvidia unveils higher performing ‘superchips’
San José (United States) (AFP) - Nvidia on Monday unveiled its latest family of chips for powering artificial intelligence, as...
US Supreme Court skeptical of curbing govt contact with social media firms
Washington (AFP) - A majority of justices on the US Supreme Court appeared skeptical on Monday of efforts to impose...
TikTok and its ‘secret sauce’ caught in US-China tussle
Seoul (AFP) - As a US campaign to sever TikTok from its Chinese parent heads to the Senate, analysts say...
Gemini’s flawed AI racial images seen as warning of tech titans’ power
Austin (AFP) - For people at the trend-setting tech festival here, the scandal that erupted after Google's Gemini chatbot cranked...
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