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Technology FILED - 05 August 2025, Berlin: The "Siemens Energy" logo can be seen in the entrance area of the company. Photo: Britta Pedersen/dpa

Siemens Energy Trebles Profit as AI Boosts Power Demand

German turbine maker Siemens Energy said Wednesday that its quarterly profits had almost tripled as the firm gains from surging demand for electricity driven…

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Technology The Instagram app icon is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025. (Reuters)

Instagram Boss to Testify at Social Media Addiction Trial 

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri is to be called to testify Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom by lawyers out to prove social media is dangerously addictive by…

Technology The OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. (Reuters)

OpenAI Starts Testing Ads in ChatGPT

OpenAI has begun placing ads in the basic versions of its ChatGPT chatbot, a bet that users will not mind the interruptions as the company seeks revenue as its…

Technology Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a Meta logo in this illustration taken September 11, 2025. (Reuters)

Social Media ‘Addicting the Brains of Children,’ Plaintiff’s Lawyer Argues in Landmark Trial

Comparing social media platforms to casinos and addictive drugs, lawyer Mark Lanier delivered opening statements Monday in a landmark trial in Los Angeles that…

Technology AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters and a robot hand are placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration created on June 23, 2023. (Reuters)

AI No Better Than Other Methods for Patients Seeking Medical Advice, Study Shows

Asking AI about medical symptoms does not help patients make better decisions about their health than other methods, such as a standard internet search,…

Technology (FILES) This illustration photograph taken on December 1, 2025, shows the logo of WhatsApp displayed on a smartphone's screen, in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

Meta Criticizes EU Antitrust Move Against WhatsApp Block on AI Rivals

Meta Platforms on Monday criticized EU regulators after they charged the US tech giant with breaching antitrust rules and threaten to halt its block on ⁠AI…

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Technology A folk performer breathes fire during a performance ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations in a village in Huai'an, in China's eastern Jiangsu Province on February 7, 2026. (AFP)

Chinese Robot Makers Ready for Lunar New Year Entertainment Spotlight

In China, humanoid robots are serving as Lunar New Year entertainment, with their manufacturers pitching their song-and-dance skills to the general public as…

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AI to Track Icebergs Adrift at Sea in Boon for Science

British scientists said Thursday that a world-first AI tool to catalogue and track icebergs as they break apart into smaller chunks could fill a "major blind…

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Technology An AMD logo and a computer motherboard appear in this illustration created on August 25, 2025. (Reuters)

AMD Predicts Weaker First-Quarter Sales, Shares Plunge on Nvidia Comparisons

Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday forecast a slight decline in quarterly revenue, raising concerns about whether it ​can effectively challenge Nvidia in the…

Technology This photo taken on November 4, 2025 shows a woman taking photos of a Super Mario figure at the Nintendo Tokyo store in Tokyo. (AFP)

Switch 2 Sales Boost Nintendo Results but Chip Shortage Looms

The runaway success of the Switch 2 console drove up Nintendo's net profit by more than 50 percent in the nine months to December, the Japanese video game…

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Snapchat Blocks 415,000 Underage Accounts in Australia

Snapchat has blocked 415,000 accounts under Australia's social media ban for under-16s, the company said Monday, but warned some youngsters may be bypassing…

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Technology Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang insists the US tech giant is going to make 'a huge investment in OpenAI'. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP/File

Nvidia Boss Insists 'Huge' Investment in OpenAI on Track

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has insisted the US tech giant will make a "huge" investment in OpenAI and dismissed as "nonsense" reports that he is…

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Meta Shares Skyrocket, Microsoft Slides on Wall Street after Earnings

Shares in Meta skyrocketed by 10 percent at opening on Wall Street on Thursday, a day after the social media giant posted better than expected earnings as the…

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Technology South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics posted record quarterly profits on Thursday, riding strong market demand for its artificial intelligence chips. Jung Yeon-je / AFP/File

Samsung Logs Best-ever Profit on AI Chip Demand

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics posted record quarterly profits Thursday, riding massive market demand for the memory chips that power artificial…

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Technology A Google logo is seen at a company research facility in Mountain View, California, US, May 13, 2025. (Reuters)

Google Unveils AI Tool Probing Mysteries of Human Genome

Google unveiled an artificial intelligence tool Wednesday that its scientists said would help unravel the mysteries of the human genome -- and could one day…

Technology A general view of Two International Finance Centre (IFC), HSBC headquarters and Bank of China in Hong Kong, China July 13, 2021. (Reuters)

Hong Kong Scientists Launch AI Model to Better Predict Extreme Weather

A team of Hong Kong scientists has developed an artificial intelligence weather-forecasting system to predict thunderstorms and heavy downpours up to four…

Technology The Instagram logo displayed on a mobile phone alongside a laptop keyboard in Liverpool, Britain, 23 January 2026. (EPA)

Will the EU Ban Social Media for Children in 2026?

As France moves one step closer to banning social media for children, the European Union is seriously considering whether it's time for the bloc to follow suit…

Technology FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta is seen at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

Meta, TikTok and YouTube Face Landmark Trial over Youth Addiction Claims

Three of the world's biggest tech companies face a landmark trial in Los Angeles starting this week over claims that their platforms — Meta's Instagram,…

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Technology Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a Whatsapp logo in this illustration taken September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

EU Says WhatsApp to Face Stricter Content Rules

WhatsApp is set to face greater EU scrutiny after the European Commission on Monday added the platform to its list of digital firms big enough to face stricter…

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Technology The TikTok logo is displayed at a TikTok office on January 23, 2026 in Culver City, California. (Getty Images/AFP)

Social Media Giants Face Landmark Trial Over Addiction Claims

A landmark trial beginning this week in Los Angeles could establish a legal precedent on whether social media companies deliberately designed their platforms…

Technology  France's President Emmanuel Macron waits before the arrival of Indonesia's president at the Elysee palace in Paris, on January 23, 2026. (AFP)

Macron Pushes for Fast-Track Ban on Social Media for Children Under 15

French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants his government to fast-track the legal process to ensure that a ban on social media for children under the age…

Technology SpaceX and xAI CEO Elon Musk speaks during a panel discussion during the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, 22 January 2026. (EPA)

Musk Expects Europe, China to Approve Tesla’s Full Self-Driving System Soon

Tesla is likely to win regulatory approval in Europe and China for ​its driver-supervised Full Self-Driving (FSD) system as early as next month, CEO Elon Musk…