Father of PlayStation says ‘everyone told us we would fail’
Tokyo (AFP) - The PlayStation has been a colossal consumer hit, but three decades ago, its creator Ken Kutaragi struggled ...
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China’s Huawei unveils ‘milestone’ smartphone with homegrown OS
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese tech giant Huawei on Tuesday unveiled its first smartphone equipped with a fully homegrown operating system, ...
As AI gets real, slow and steady wins the race
Washington (AFP) - In the wake of ChatGPT's dramatic arrival two years ago, companies are excited about generative AI's possibilities ...
Closing arguments coming in US-Google antitrust trial on ad tech
Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - Google and the US government will face off in a federal court on Monday, as ...
What forcing Google to sell Chrome could mean
New York (AFP) - US antitrust lawyers are calling on a judge to force the sale of Google's Chrome browser ...
US govt calls for breakup of Google and Chrome
Washington (AFP) - The US government late Wednesday asked a judge to order the dismantling of Google by selling its ...
Stiff business: Berlin startup will freeze your corpse for monthly fee
Berlin (AFP) - Becca Ziegler is only 24, but she already has her death planned out: her corpse will be ...
Dating apps move to friend zone in search of profits
Lisbon (AFP) - Burnt-out love-seekers are shunning dating apps in their millions, but the apps are trying to woo them ...
Tech sector gathers in Lisbon in shadow of Trump victory
Paris (AFP) - Leading lights of the tech industry met in Lisbon on Tuesday for the Web Summit, the sector's ...
Pharrell Williams to bring star power to Web Summit tech event
Paris (AFP) - Singer Pharrell Williams is due to kick off one of Europe's biggest tech events on Monday, the ...
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