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Technology SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk during his visit at the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023 and (R) the new Twitter logo rebranded as X, pictured on a screen in Paris on July 24, 2023. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP)

Musk Blasts French Prosecutors Probing His X Platform

Elon Musk has launched a tirade against French judicial authorities currently investigating possible abuses on his X social network -- prompting a fresh legal…

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Technology FILE - A Nintendo sign is seen outside Nintendo's official store in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Jan. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Nintendo to Hike Switch 2 Price, Warns on Profits

Japanese gaming giant Nintendo said Friday it will hike the price of its Switch 2 gaming console as memory chip costs soar, warning that net profit would fall…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: A Tesla electric vehicle is charged at a Tesla Supercharger battery charging station in Barakaldo, Spain, March 29, 2025. REUTERS/Vincent West/File Photo

Tesla's China-made EV Sales Jump 36% in April, Extending Rebound

Tesla's China-made EV sales jumped 36% on the year in April, a sixth month of gains, as the US automaker fights to hold ground against a wave of cheaper…

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Technology The deal involving Elon Musk's SpaceX and Anthropic marks a surprising partnership between two companies whose leaders have been publicly at odds. Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP

Musk's SpaceX Strikes Data Center Deal with Anthropic

AI startup Anthropic announced Wednesday it has agreed to a major computing partnership with Elon Musk's SpaceX, securing access to a vast data center as the…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: A woman uses her smartphone inside the Apple store in Beijing's Sanlitun area as the new iPhone 17 series smartphones go on sale in Beijing, China September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

Apple Agrees to $250 Mn Settlement over AI Siri Claims

Apple on Tuesday agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing it of misleading millions of iPhone buyers by falsely touting artificial…

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Technology Prime minister of India Narendra Modi leaves after the hand shake photo with President of Vietnam To Lam prior to a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, 06 May 2026. EPA/RAJAT GUPTA

India Approves Two Semiconductor Projects Worth $414 Million

India said it had approved two new semiconductor projects worth $414 million, as the government accelerates efforts to establish the country as a global…

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Technology Cars drive past a sign of Meta, the new name for the company formerly known as Facebook, at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, US, October 28, 2021. (Reuters)

Major Publishers Sue Meta for Copyright Infringement Over AI Training

Publishers Elsevier, Cengage, Hachette, Macmillan and McGraw Hill sued Meta Platforms in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, alleging that the tech giant…

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

Microsoft, Google and xAI to Give US Govt Early Access to AI Models for Security Checks

Microsoft, Google and Elon Musk’s xAI agreed to give the US government early access to new artificial intelligence models for national security testing, as…

Technology FILE PHOTO: The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at the company's store in Seoul, South Korea, April 15, 2025.   REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

Samsung Electronics Appoints New TV Chief amid Mounting Competition

Samsung Electronics, the world's No. 1 TV maker, has replaced its TV head for the first time in more than two years, as it faces mounting competition from…

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Technology The logo of Meta is seen during the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 12, 2025. (Reuters)

Meta Faces New Mexico Trial That Could Force Changes to Facebook, Other Platforms

A trial beginning in New Mexico on Monday could prompt a judge to order sweeping changes to how Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp operate - a move Meta…

Technology FILE PHOTO: Aerial view of the United States military headquarters, the Pentagon, September 28, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo

Pentagon Reaches Agreements with Top AI Companies, but Not Anthropic

The Pentagon said on Friday it had reached agreements with seven AI companies to deploy their advanced capabilities on the Defense Department's classified…

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Technology The Apple logo is seen at an Apple store in the Barton Creek Square mall on April 30, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Getty Images via AFP)

Apple Shares Rise on Strong Quarterly Sales in Run-up to CEO Change

Apple shares jumped 3% in premarket trading ‌on Friday after the iPhone maker posted its strongest quarterly sales growth in more than four years, a show…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives outside court to take the stand at trial in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming kids' mental health through addictive platforms, in Los Angeles, California, US, February 18, 2026.  REUTERS/Mike Blake

Meta Chief Doubles Down on AI Spending

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday defended massive spending on artificial intelligence that dragged down shares despite strong earnings boosted by the…

Technology A photograph taken during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 19, 2025, shows the logo of Meta, the US company that owns and operates Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp. (AFP)

Australia Aims to Tax Tech Giants Unless They Pay News Outlets

Australia unveiled draft laws on Tuesday that would tax tech giants Meta, Google and TikTok unless they voluntarily strike deals to pay local outlets for news…

Technology Google's logo during the CERAWeek energy conference 2026 in Houston, Texas, US, March 24, 2026. (Reuters)

Google Breaks Ground on Indian AI Megahub

Tech giant Google on Tuesday marked the ceremonial start of work on its largest artificial intelligence hub outside of the United States with a groundbreaking…

Technology FILE PHOTO: A Microsoft logo is seen next to a cloud in Los Angeles, California, US June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

Microsoft Cuts OpenAI Revenue Share in a Fresh Step to Loosen Their AI Alliance

Microsoft said Monday it will no longer pay a share of its revenue to ChatGPT maker OpenAI, the latest move to untether a close partnership that helped unleash…

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Technology The smart assistant 'Manus' on a smartphone screen (AFP)

China Blocks Meta from Acquiring AI Startup Manus

China on Monday blocked US tech giant Meta’s acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus, in an unexpected move to reverse a deal that apparently…

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Technology South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (R) shakes hands with Demis Hassabis (L), co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind and the architect behind the AlphaGo artificial intelligence system, during their meeting at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, 27 April 2026. (EPA/Yonhap)

Google to Build AI Campus in South Korea, Presidential Office Says

South Korea and ‌Google have agreed to build an artificial-intelligence campus in Seoul to develop cooperation between the tech firm and local engineers…

Technology Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC on November 19, 2025. (AFP)

Stage Set for Elon Musk’s Court Battle with OpenAI

Elon Musk's lawsuit accusing high-profile artificial intelligence company OpenAI of betraying its non-profit mission heads for trial on Monday with the…

Technology This photograph shows screens displaying the logo of DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence company which develops open-source large language models, in Toulouse, southwestern France on January 29, 2025. (AFP)

China's DeepSeek Slashes Prices for New AI Model

China's ‌DeepSeek is offering developers a 75% discount on its newly unveiled AI model, DeepSeek-V4-Pro, until May 5. The company is also cutting prices…

Technology Elon Musk arrives at the 10th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony on April 13, 2024, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. (AP)

Billionaire Elon Musk Enters Courtroom Showdown with OpenAI

Jury selection is to begin Monday in a high-profile legal battle between billionaire Elon Musk and artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, which he accuses of…

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SDAIA Showcases Saudi Arabia’s AI Governance Model at UN Session in Geneva

The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) participated in the 29th session of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for…

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Technology A man takes photos of a DeepSeek display at a shopping mall in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on April 23, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP)

China's DeepSeek Releases Long-awaited New AI Model

Chinese startup DeepSeek released a new artificial intelligence model with "drastically reduced" costs Friday, more than a year after it stunned the world with…

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Technology Meta co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg (Reuters)

Meta Slashes 8,000 Jobs, or 10% of its Workforce, as Microsoft Offers Buyouts

Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers, or about 10% of its workforce, the company said Thursday as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence…

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