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Technology South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (L) speaks during the San Francisco Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit, an event hosted by the South Korean government with leaders of global tech firms, in San Francisco, California, US, 24 July 2026. (EPA/Yonhap)

South Korea President Lee Hosts US Tech Summit, Calls for New AI Era

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hosted an AI summit in San Francisco on Friday, bringing together the heads of leading AI developers with top South Korean…

Technology Meta's departure from a global renewable energy pledge comes amid a frenzied data center buildout by tech companies. INA FASSBENDER / AFP/File

Meta Quits Clean Energy Pledge Amid Gas-powered Data Center Push

Meta has abandoned a global pledge by leading companies to source all of their electricity from renewable sources, the social media giant confirmed Friday. …

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Technology FILE - A view of the TikTok app logo, in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

EU Finds TikTok Violates Digital Rule Book by Failing to Protect Privacy of Minors

The European Commission on Friday said it found TikTok had not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the…

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Technology Hybrid models combine engineering principles with operating data to align oil refinery plans more closely with actual unit performance (Adobe)

How AI Narrows the Planning-Operations Gap at Oil Refineries

Production plans at oil refineries do not always survive contact with the plant floor. Changes in feedstock quality, operating rates or equipment conditions…

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Saudi Arabia Ranks First Regionally in Digital Government Services

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has continued its leadership across the Middle East and North Africa in the Government Electronic and Mobile Services Maturity…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is seen outside the company's offices in London, Britain, June 24, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso//File Photo

EU Hits Google with $1 Billion Fine over Its Play App Store and Search

The European Union on Thursday hit Google with a fine of 890 million euros ($1 billion) after it said the technology behemoth broke digital antitrust…

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Technology Snap says advertising maturity depends on integrating strategy, creativity, activation, data and measurement into a single system. (Shutterstock)

Snap Inc. to Asharq Al-Awsat: Saudi Digital Spending Shifts Focus to Returns

The Saudi Digital Advertising Maturity Framework, launched by Snap Inc. and Kearney, identifies an eight-percentage-point gap between growth in digital…

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Technology The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at the technology company's store in Seoul, South Korea, April 15, 2025. (Reuters)

Samsung Launches New, More Expensive Foldable Smartphones

South Korean technology giant Samsung unveiled new, sleeker smartphone models Wednesday priced more than previous models as artificial intelligence raises…

Technology The AMD logo, on display at HPE Discover Las Vegas 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, June 16, 2026. (Reuters)

AMD Says Will Invest up to $5 Bn in Anthropic in Chip Deal

US chipmaker AMD said Wednesday that it is set to invest up to $5 billion in artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic in a partnership that also includes a…

Technology The OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken June 11, 2026. (Reuters)

OpenAI Reports ‘Unprecedented’ Autonomous Hack by AI Agents

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday that its advanced artificial intelligence models had gone rogue during security testing, hacking into a popular platform for…

Technology FILED - 30 January 2026, Bavaria, Munich: FILE PHOTO - The Microsoft logo can be seen on the Microsoft Germany headquarters building in Munich. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

Microsoft Strikes 'Multi-billion Dollar' Deal for Mistral's AI Computing Power

Microsoft and Mistral said Tuesday they had signed a "multibillion dollar" deal for the US tech giant to use the French AI developer's computing infrastructure…

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Technology A woman checks her phone as she walks along a street in Seoul on July 13, 2026. (AFP)

South Korea Promises Free Homegrown AI Chatbot This Year

South Korea plans to launch this year a free artificial intelligence chatbot service powered by domestic technology, Seoul said Tuesday, seeking to reduce…

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Pocket-size AI: Powerful Phones Star at China Show

Tech firms are racing to roll out advanced smartphones that use artificial intelligence to do everything from ordering food to composing messages upon a simple…

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Apple Closes in on Nvidia in Race for World's Most Valuable Company

Apple is within striking distance of overtaking Nvidia as the world's most valuable company, a milestone that would reshuffle the ranks of tech heavyweights as…

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Technology  Hwang Jae Yun, a graduate student of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), demonstrates wearing a self-dressing robot at KAIST in Daejeon, South Korea, July 14, 2026. (Reuters)

South Korea-US Team Unveils Robotic Technology That Dresses the Wearer

A team of South Korean and US researchers has unveiled a robotic technology that allows a person to suit up without using their hands or aid from others, with…

Technology  Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China, July 17, 2026. (Reuters)

China's Xi Calls for Step Up of Global Effort in AI, as US Curbs Squeeze China’s Tech Access

Development and governance of artificial intelligence should be a global effort, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday, while reiterating China’s objections…

Technology From left, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Fujitsu CEO Takahito Tokita, Fanuc CEO Kenji Yamaguchi, Yaskawa CEO Masahiro Ogawa and Kawasaki Heavy CEO Yasuhiko Hashimoto pose for the media at an event to announce a new initiative in Tokyo, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)

Fujitsu and Leading Japanese Robotics Companies to Use Nvidia Technology in 'Physical AI'

Japanese communications company Fujitsu is leading a major push in artificial intelligence using Nvidia’s technology, bringing together what it said was the…

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Technology Teens pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of the X logo. (Reuters)

EU Accepts Action Plan by Elon Musk’s X to Become More Transparent

‌The European Union, which fined Elon Musk's social media network X €120 million ($137.2 million) last year, said on Wednesday it had accepted an action…

Technology FILE PHOTO: A DeepSeek AI sign is seen at a building where the Chinese start-up's office is located in Beijing, China, February 19, 2025. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo

China's DeepSeek to Raise Fresh Capital at $74 Billion Valuation Ahead of Onshore IPO

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is planning to launch a fresh fundraising round at a valuation of about 500 billion yuan ($74 billion) ahead of a potential…

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Technology An AI sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023. (Reuters)

Generative AI’s Power Sparks Fears of Dumbing Humans Down

Generative AI chatbots capable of writing emails and computer code, translating, organizing a trip or coming up with gift ideas are now readily available,…

Technology FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta at the Meta Lab in Los Angeles, California, US, May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo

Meta Employees Allege Discriminatory AI-driven Layoffs

Twenty-six Meta employees have filed a lawsuit accusing the tech giant of using artificial intelligence to select workers for mass layoffs, a claim strongly…

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Technology 02 October 2024, US, Santa Clara: The Intel logo can be seen at the headquarters of the chip company. (dpa)

Intel Turns to Next-Generation ASML Tool to Help Make Its Laptop Chips

Intel has decided to use a high-end machine from ASML to manufacture some of its flagship Panther Lake laptop chips, ASML said on Tuesday, a move that will…

Technology The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at the company's store in Seoul, South Korea, April 15, 2025. (Reuters)

Samsung Electronics Denies Report That It Is Exploring US Listing

Samsung Electronics denied on Tuesday a report that it was in the early stages of exploring a potential US offering of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). …

Technology A customer looks at a new Huawei Pura 70 series smartphone, as the series models go on sale at a Huawei's flagship store in Beijing, China April 18, 2024. (Reuters)

China Smartphone Shipments Fall for Fifth Straight Quarter as Costs Rise

China's smartphone shipments fell 4.3% to 66 million units in the second quarter from a year earlier, as many manufacturers hiked prices to ‌reflect…