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Trial opens in Klarna's $8.3-bn lawsuit against Google
AFP - 2h ago
A Swedish court began hearing arguments Monday in a lawsuit brought by Swedish price comparison site Pricerunner, owned …
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Internet services cut for hours by Amazon cloud outage
AFP - 4h ago
Many popular internet services, from streaming platforms to messaging services and some banks, went offline for hours on …
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Amazon's cloud services hit by global outage
AFP - 7h ago
A global outage hit Amazon's cloud services on Monday, the subsidiary of the US tech giant said, disrupting many …
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Myanmar junta says seized 30 Starlink receivers in scam centre raid
AFP - 12h ago
Myanmar's junta raided one of the country's most notorious cyberscam centres and seized Starlink satellite internet …
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Phony AI content stealing fan attention during baseball playoffs
AFP - 14h ago
Baseball fans are facing an onslaught of phony AI content on Facebook, pushed by a clickbait network in Southeast Asia …
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OpenAI big chip orders dwarf its revenues -- for now
AFP - 16h ago
OpenAI is ordering hundreds of billions of dollars worth of chips in the artificial intelligence race, raising questions …
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US court bars NSO Group from installing spyware on WhatsApp
Oct 18 2025
A US judge on Friday granted an injunction barring Israeli spyware maker NSO Group from targeting WhatsApp users but …
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BBC accepts sanction over 'misleading' Gaza documentary
Oct 17 2025
The UK media watchdog on Friday sanctioned the BBC for a Gaza documentary whose child narrator was later revealed to be …
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'Battlefield' video game sees big-time sales
Oct 16 2025
The latest installment of military video game "Battlefield" hit the market with sales rivaling that of blockbuster rival …
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YouTube users trip over fake AI tributes to Charlie Kirk
Oct 16 2025
"Thank you, Adele, it's such a beautiful song," reads a glowing comment beneath an emotional YouTube tribute to slain US …
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Waymo robotaxis to deliver orders for some US DoorDash users
Oct 16 2025
US food delivery app DoorDash announced Thursday that Waymo driverless cars will soon shuttle orders to some customers …
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Exiting TED leader clings to tech optimism
Oct 15 2025
Chris Anderson took over TED 25 years ago, when the internet was young and optimism abounded about the future it could …
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Pokemon brushes up decades-old formula with 'Legends: Z-A'
Oct 15 2025
New challenges will test Pokemon trainers' reactions in their virtual beast battles, as the near-30-year-old saga's …
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Sahel juntas in online bid to disrupt Ivory Coast poll
Oct 15 2025
With less than a fortnight to go before Ivory Coast's presidential election, three other west African states -- all …
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Dutch tech giant ASML posts stable profits, warns on China sales
Oct 15 2025
Dutch tech giant ASML warned Wednesday of a steep fall in its China business next year, as it booked flat net profits in …
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Dutch tech giant ASML: China sales to dip 'signficantly' in 2026
Oct 15 2025
Dutch tech giant ASML said on Wednesday it expected its sales in China to fall significantly next year, as it booked …
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US indicts Cambodian tycoon over $15bn crypto scam empire
Oct 14 2025
US authorities on Tuesday unsealed an indictment against Chen Zhi, a UK-Cambodian businessman accused of running forced …
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Myanmar scam centres booming despite crackdown, using Musk's Starlink: AFP investigation
Oct 14 2025
Scam centres in Myanmar blamed for swindling billions from victims across the world are expanding fast just months after …
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Chipmaker Nexperia says banned from exporting from China
Oct 14 2025
Chipmaker Nexperia said Tuesday the Chinese government had banned it from exporting goods from China, after Dutch …
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Sting finds fractured modern music scene 'quite odd'
Oct 14 2025
British singer-songwriting legend Sting finds the multiple genres and streaming platforms of the modern music scene …
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Google to invest $15 bn in India, build largest AI hub outside US
Oct 14 2025
Google said Tuesday it will invest $15 billion in India over the next five years, as it announced a giant data centre …
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AI content proliferates in Hungary ahead of next year's elections
Oct 14 2025
A video of Hungarian soldiers going off to fight in Ukraine and returning home in caskets is just one of many …
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Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown -- using Musk's Starlink
Oct 14 2025
They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of …
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Nobel economist warns of AI dangers
Oct 14 2025
A winner of this year’s Nobel prize in economics warned Monday that artificial intelligence offers "amazing …
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California enacts first US law requiring AI chatbot safety measures
Oct 13 2025
California governor Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law a first-of-its-kind law regulating artificial intelligence …
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AI tools 'exploited' for racist European city videos
Oct 13 2025
Daubed in Arabic-looking graffiti, London's Big Ben is shown smouldering above piles of rubbish and crowds dressed in …
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Mass-produced AI podcasts disrupt a fragile industry
Oct 13 2025
Artificial intelligence now makes it possible to mass-produce podcasts with completely virtual hosts, a development that …
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How can Europe protect its skies against 'escalating' drone menace?
Oct 11 2025
Drones flying over airports, commercial sites and other sensitive infrastructure in Europe is a growing phenomenon which …
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EU grills Apple, Snapchat, YouTube over risks to children
Oct 10 2025
The EU Friday demanded digital giants including Snapchat and YouTube explain how they are protecting children from …
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Austria finds Microsoft 'illegally' tracked students: privacy campaign group
Oct 10 2025
Austria's data protection authority has determined that Microsoft "illegally" tracked students using its education …
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UK opens door to tougher regulation of Google search
Oct 10 2025
Britain's competition watchdog on Friday paved the way for tougher regulation to tackle Google's dominance in online …
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'Time runs away': Japan's city with a two-hour cap on phone use
Oct 10 2025
Police won't be rounding up people glued to phones in Japan's Toyoake, but the mayor believes his two-hour limit can …
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Comeback studio Warner takes 'victory lap' amid takeover rumors
Oct 10 2025
In just six months, Warner Bros has gone from ailing Hollywood giant reportedly mulling a leadership change to the …
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Death of 'sweet king': AI chatbots linked to teen tragedy
Oct 10 2025
A chatbot from one of Silicon Valley's hottest AI startups called a 14-year-old "sweet king" and pleaded with him to …
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Trump hosts roundtable accusing 'sick' media of backing Antifa
Oct 09 2025
Seated in the White House State Dining Room, US President Donald Trump called on far-right content creators to name and …
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Afghan mobile access to Facebook, Instagram intentionally restricted: watchdog
Oct 09 2025
Access to several social media sites, including Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, has been "intentionally restricted" in …
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OMG! German influencers face tax dodging crackdown
Oct 09 2025
They could soon be unboxing fines rather than freebies -- Germany's online influencers are facing a tax evasion …
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EU wants key sectors to use made-in-Europe AI
Oct 08 2025
The EU on Wednesday told European businesses in critical sectors to ramp up their uptake of artificial intelligence and …
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Child protection vs privacy: decision time for EU
Oct 08 2025
Does protecting children justify snooping on private messages? That is the sensitive question facing EU countries …
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WTO hikes 2025 trade growth outlook but tariffs to bite in 2026
Oct 07 2025
AI-related goods and a surge in exports to the United States to beat President Donald Trump's tariff hikes boosted …
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OpenAI's Fidji Simo says AI investment frenzy 'new normal,' not bubble
Oct 07 2025
The dizzying investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure do not constitute a bubble but rather represent …
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Open AI's Fidji Simo says AI investment frenzy 'new normal,' not bubble
Oct 07 2025
The dizzying investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure do not constitute a bubble but rather represent …
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Shhhh! California bans noisy TV commercials
Oct 07 2025
Noisy TV commercials were banned in California on Monday, with a new law that demands pitchmen turn the volume down.
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OpenAI signs multi-billion dollar chip deal with AMD
Oct 06 2025
OpenAI signed a multi-year partnership Monday with chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices as the ChatGPT-maker continues an …
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Streaming stars' Le Mans race scores Twitch viewer record
Oct 06 2025
A race between 24 top streamers in Formula 4 cars in Le Mans, France was watched by 1.4 million people on the Twitch …
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OpenAI offers more copyright control for Sora 2 videos
Oct 06 2025
When OpenAI released its new video generation model Sora 2 last week, users delighted in creating hyper-realistic clips …
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China's chip challenge: the race to match US tech
Oct 06 2025
China's push to develop top-end artificial intelligence microchips is gaining momentum, but analysts say it will …
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'My heart sank': Surging scams roil US job hunters
Oct 06 2025
After a series of interviews, Nicole Becker was ecstatic to receive a job offer from a sportswear brand. But like many …
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Competition heats up to challenge Nvidia's AI chip dominance
Oct 06 2025
The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution has whetted the appetites of Nvidia's competitors, who are seeking to close …
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AI in an 'industrial bubble' but will benefit society: Bezos
Oct 03 2025
Artificial intelligence technology is in an "industrial bubble," Amazon founder Jeff Bezos told a tech conference in …
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Hong Kong to install surveillance cameras with AI facial recognition
Oct 03 2025
Hong Kong plans to install tens of thousands of surveillance cameras that will make use of AI-powered facial …
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Carrefour name disappears from Arab stores as Israel boycotters claim victory
Oct 03 2025
The Carrefour name has disappeared from storefronts in some Arab countries, with pro-Palestinian shoppers and activists …
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Virtual Jesus? People of faith divided as AI enters religion
Oct 03 2025
Artificial intelligence, the technology upending nearly every corner of society, is creeping into religion, serving up …
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China trials 'energy-saving' underwater data centres
Oct 03 2025
Power-hungry data centres run hot, so one Chinese company is planning to submerge a pod of servers in the sea off …
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Error 404: 48 hours of confusion in Afghanistan during internet blackout
Oct 03 2025
Paralysed banks, grounded planes and chaotic hospitals: for two days, life ground to a halt in Afghanistan after the …
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Musk joins 'cancel Netflix' campaign
Oct 03 2025
Elon Musk has urged his 227 million social media followers to cancel their Netflix subscriptions, accusing the streaming …
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Boom or bubble: How long can the AI investment craze last?
Oct 02 2025
The staggering investments in artificial intelligence keep coming: Last week, AI chip giant Nvidia announced it would …
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Deepfake political scam ads surge on Meta platforms, watchdog says
Oct 02 2025
Scammers are among the top political ad spenders on Meta's platforms, using deepfake videos of American politicians -- …
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OpenAI valuation soars to $500 bn in private share sale: reports
Oct 02 2025
The valuation of ChatGPT developer OpenAI soared to a chart-topping $500 billion in a deal for employees to sell a …
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Dutch warning over 'annoying' chatbots
Oct 02 2025
Dutch authorities told companies and organisations on Thursday they should not rely solely on chatbots to communicate …
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Mobile and internet restored across Afghanistan: AFP journalists
Oct 01 2025
Mobile networks and the internet were restored across Afghanistan on Wednesday, 48 hours after the Taliban authorities …
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Meta defends ads model in 550-mn-euro data protection trial
Oct 01 2025
Facebook owner Meta on Wednesday defended its advertising model in a 550-million-euro trial in Spain over alleged …
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Mobile and data networks return across Afghanistan: AFP journalists
Oct 01 2025
Mobile networks returned to several provinces across Afghanistan on Wednesday, including the capital Kabul, 48 hours …
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YouTube, platforms not cooperating enough on EU content disputes: report
Oct 01 2025
An independent appeals body tasked with resolving disputes between social media platforms and EU users on Wednesday …
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Spanish court to start hearing media case against Meta
Oct 01 2025
A Spanish court will open a trial on Wednesday over a 550-million-euro lawsuit brought by more than 80 Spanish media …
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India ready to rev up chipmaking, industry pioneer says
Oct 01 2025
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared India's "late entry" into the global semiconductor race, he pinned hopes on …
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OpenAI launches Sora 2 with TikTok-style app
Sep 30 2025
OpenAI on Tuesday released Sora 2, its most advanced video generation model yet, alongside a TikTok-style social app …
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Amazon adds AI muscle to connected home lineup
Sep 30 2025
Amazon on Tuesday unveiled the latest generation of connected products, featuring enhanced artificial intelligence …
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UN calls for Taliban to restore internet as Afghanistan goes dark
Sep 30 2025
The United Nations called on Afghanistan's Taliban authorities Tuesday to immediately restore internet and …
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'I couldn't reach them': Afghans abroad despair at blackout
Sep 30 2025
Afghans around the world are despairing at being unable to reach their loved ones at home after a Taliban-enforced …
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Taliban internet cut sparks Afghanistan telecoms blackout
Sep 30 2025
The United Nations called on Afghanistan's Taliban authorities Monday to immediately restore internet and …
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AI tool helps researchers treat child epilepsy
Sep 30 2025
An artificial intelligence tool that can detect tiny, hard-to-spot brain malformations in children with epilepsy could …
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Spotify founder Daniel Ek to give up CEO role
Sep 30 2025
Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek will step down as CEO on January 1 and become executive chairman, handing the reins to two …
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YouTube to pay $22 million in settlement with Trump
Sep 30 2025
YouTube has agreed to pay $22 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump after the company suspended …
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Taliban impose communications blackout across Afghanistan
Sep 30 2025
Afghanistan faced a second day without internet and mobile phone service on Tuesday, after Taliban authorities cut the …
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Creator says AI actress is 'piece of art' after backlash
Sep 30 2025
The creator of an AI actress who exploded across the internet over the weekend has insisted she is an artwork, after a …
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Internet outrage over Trump's AI 'MedBed' conspiracy video
Sep 30 2025
Donald Trump stirred online outrage Monday after posting an apparent AI-generated video of himself promising every …
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Internet outrage over Trump's AI conspiracy video
Sep 29 2025
Donald Trump stirred online outrage Monday after posting an AI-generated video of himself promising every American …
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California enacts AI safety law targeting tech giants
Sep 29 2025
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law groundbreaking legislation requiring the world's largest artificial …
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Anthropic launches new AI model, touting coding supremacy
Sep 29 2025
US startup Anthropic on Monday announced the launch of its new generative artificial intelligence model, Claude Sonnet …
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Electronic Arts to be bought by Saudi-led consortium for $55 bn
Sep 29 2025
Video game giant Electronic Arts, known for The Sims and FIFA games, announced Monday it would be acquired for $55 …
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German music body sues OpenAI alleging copyright breaches
Sep 29 2025
A German music rights body is suing OpenAI for copyright infringement, claiming the US tech giant's AI systems …
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Argentine victims of live-streamed murder laid to rest on eve of protest
Sep 27 2025
Shocked and in tears, relatives on Friday laid to rest two women and a girl whose live-streamed torture and murder …
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Trump urges Microsoft to fire ex-Biden administration official
Sep 26 2025
US President Donald Trump called on Microsoft on Friday to fire its head of global affairs, Lisa Monaco, a former senior …
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More questions than answers surround Trump's TikTok deal
Sep 26 2025
President Donald Trump insists he has found a solution to keep TikTok alive in the United States through a group of …
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Trump allies to control TikTok under new US deal
Sep 26 2025
Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order laying out a proposed deal for a US version of TikTok that would put …
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AI has bright future in Latin America, despite training deficit: regional Google chief
Sep 26 2025
AI has a bright future in Latin America but is hamstrung by a huge training shortage, one of Google's top regional …
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Amazon to pay $2.5 bn to settle Prime enrollment case
Sep 26 2025
Amazon agreed Thursday to pay $2.5 billion to settle allegations from a US regulator that it used deceptive practices to …
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Judge endorses Anthropic's $1.5 bn copyright settlement
Sep 25 2025
A US judge on Thursday endorsed Anthropic's deal to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class action lawsuit over amassing a …
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Toyota opens high-tech village in Japan to road test the future
Sep 25 2025
Top-selling carmaker Toyota opened its new high-tech village in Japan on Thursday, an experimental project to test …
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Vietnam jails dozens in $3.8 bn online gambling and crypto case
Sep 25 2025
A Vietnamese court has sentenced four siblings and dozens of others in a transnational online gambling and crypto case …
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Apple asks EU to scrap landmark digital competition law
Sep 25 2025
Apple asked the European Union to scrap its landmark digital competition law on Thursday, arguing that it poses security …
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Wiretapping scandal goes to court in Greece
Sep 24 2025
A trial linked to the illegal wiretapping of politicians and journalists using the spy software Predator opened on …
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EU chief backs calls to keep children off social media
Sep 24 2025
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday threw her support behind growing calls to ban social media use for children, …
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UK police arrest man after European airports cyberattack
Sep 24 2025
UK police said Wednesday a man in his 40s had been arrested after a cyberattack disrupted major European airports …
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Amazon to shut checkout-free UK grocery shops
Sep 24 2025
Amazon plans to shut all its grocery stores in Britain, after the shops without checkout registers failed to compete …
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Australian telco giant slapped with $66 million fine over 'appalling' conduct
Sep 24 2025
Embattled Australian telco giant Optus was hit with a $66 million fine on Wednesday over "appalling" sales conduct as …
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WhatsApp, Twitch among sites that could face Australia under-16s social media ban
Sep 24 2025
Tech companies including WhatsApp and Reddit as well as streaming giant Twitch and gaming firm Roblox could be among …
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In just one year, Google turns AI setbacks into dominance
Sep 24 2025
Caught off guard by ChatGPT and mocked for early blunders with its own generative artificial intelligence efforts, …
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YouTube to reinstate creators banned over misinformation
Sep 24 2025
YouTube is set to reinstate creators previously banned for promoting Covid-19 misinformation and false election-related …
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EU queries Apple, Google, Microsoft over financial scams
Sep 23 2025
The European Union on Tuesday demanded Big Tech players including Apple and Google explain what action they are taking …
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Tech migrants 'key' for US growth, warns OECD chief economist
Sep 23 2025
High-skilled migrants are vital for the US economy, the OECD's chief economist told AFP, after the United States imposed …
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