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Technology A gaggle of geese stop traffic on The Mall as they cross the road in front of Buckingham Palace, in London, Britain October 10, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

Britain to Introduce Digital Driving Licences this Year

Britain will introduce digital driving licences later this year in a push to use data to transform public services, the government said on Tuesday. The…

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Technology The logo of Google is seen outside Google Bay View facilities during the Made by Google event in Mountain View, California, US August 13, 2024. REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo/File photo

Google Adds SandboxAQ's Quantitative AI Models to Cloud Offerings

Quantum startup SandboxAQ said its large quantitative models (LQMs) will be available on Google Cloud, the company told Reuters on Tuesday, as cloud providers…

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Technology A 3D-printed miniature model of US President-elect Donald Trump and TikTok logo are seen in this illustration taken January 19, 2025. (Reuters)

TikTok Awaits Trump Reprieve as China Signals Open to Deal

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to grant TikTok more time to strike a deal after he returns to power on Monday as China has signaled it would be open…

Technology The SpaceUp Competition targets global and local entrepreneurs, startups, and SMEs through six challenge tracks

Saudi Arabia: CST, SSA Launch SpaceUp Competition to Develop Innovative Space-Based Solutions

The Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) and the Saudi Space Agency (SSA) have launched the global SpaceUp Competition, in partnership with…

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Technology In this photo illustration an iPhone displays a popup message on the social media platform TikTok on January 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images/AFP)

TikTok Restores Service, Thanks Trump

TikTok said on Sunday said it was restoring its service after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app's access in the US when he returns to…

Technology  A TikTok logo is shown on a phone in San Francisco, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP)

How TikTok Grew from a Fun App for Teens into a Potential National Security Threat

If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that's probably because it has, at least if you're measuring via internet time. What's now in question is…

Technology A person holds an iPhone with a message on their TikTok app in Avondale Estates, Georgia, USA, 18 January 2025. (EPA)

TikTok Goes Dark for US Users, Company Pins Hope on Trump

TikTok stopped working in the United States late on Saturday and disappeared from Apple and Google app stores ahead of a law that takes effect Sunday requiring…

Technology A social media influencer films a video for his new Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, after leaving TikTok, in Times Square in New York City, US, January 16, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

TikTok Faces US Ban Deadline as Users Brace for Fallout

TikTok buzzed with nervous anticipation across the US on Saturday as a looming federal ban threatened to sever access to the Chinese-owned app that has…

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Technology A person live streams to their TikTok followers as the high justices rule to uphold a ban on the video-sharing app TikTok in the TikTok vs. Merrick Garland case in Washington, DC, USA, 17 January 2025. (EPA)

US Supreme Court Upholds Law Banning TikTok If It’s Not Sold by Its Chinese Parent Company

The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it's sold by its China-based parent company, holding that…

Technology The TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2025. (Reuters)

TikTok's Fight against Going Dark Gains Support from Key US Lawmakers

TikTok's fortunes took a positive turn on Thursday as a growing number of US officials said its Chinese owner should have more time to sell the app and stop it…

Technology New Apple iPhone 16 models released late in 2024 boast generative artificial intelligence features. Frederic J. BROWN / AFP

Apple Sidelines AI News Summaries Due to Errors

Apple pushed out a software update on Thursday which disabled news headlines and summaries generated using artificial intelligence that were lambasted for…

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Technology Nintendo Says Switch 2 will be Released in 2025

Nintendo Says Switch 2 will be Released in 2025

Japan's Nintendo (7974.T), will release the Switch 2 console, successor to its hit Switch device, this year, it said on Thursday. The Kyoto-based gaming…

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SAMA, Google Sign Agreement to Launch Google Pay in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) and Google have signed an agreement to introduce Google Pay in Saudi Arabia during 2025 through the national payment system mada,…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: A Microsoft logo is pictured on a store in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, January 25, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo

Microsoft Launches Copilot Chat for Businesses to Boost AI Adoption

Microsoft on Wednesday rolled out a chat service allowing businesses to use on-demand AI agents for routine tasks, betting on the pay-as-you-go model to drive…

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Technology Instagram app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Meta's Instagram Down for Thousands of Users in US, Downdetector Shows

Meta Platforms's Instagram was down for thousands of users in the US on Wednesday morning, according outage tracking website Downdetector.com. There were more…

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Technology The logos of mobile apps, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Netflix, are displayed on a screen in this illustration picture taken December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo

EU Says Trump Arrival Will Not Impact Big Tech Cases

The European Commission said on Tuesday it was assessing its cases against Apple, Google and Meta and that President-elect Donald Trump's impending arrival in…

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Technology The logo for Google is seen at a Google store in Manhattan, New York City, US, November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Russian Fines Google $78 mln for Ignoring Previous Penalties

A Russian court fined Alphabet's Google 8 billion roubles ($77.9 million) on Tuesday for not complying with previous penalty orders, the Moscow courts press…

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Technology A view of the Bank of England and the financial district, in London, Britain, September 23, 2024. REUTERS/Mina Kim/File Photo

Decision on Digital Pound over Two Years Away, Bank of England Says

No decision will be made for at least a couple of years on whether Britain will go ahead with a central bank digital currency for the general public, the Bank…

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Technology The logo of Google LLC is shown at an entrance to one of their buildings in San Diego, California, US, October 9, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

Google Faces More Scrutiny as UK Watchdog Flexes New Digital Competition Powers

Britain's competition watchdog flexed new digital market powers on Monday for the first time with an investigation into Google's search and search ad…

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Technology The TikTok logo is displayed outside the offices of the social media app's company offices in Culver City, California, on March 16, 2023. (AFP)

TikTok Calls Report of Possible Sale to Musk's X 'Pure Fiction'

TikTok on Tuesday labeled as "pure fiction" a report that China is exploring a potential sale of the video-sharing platform's US operations to billionaire Elon…

Technology Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks at a ceremony for the signing of a bill that restricts the use of cellphones in schools nationwide, at the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP)

New Brazil Law Restricts Use of Smartphones in Elementary and High Schools

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such…

Technology The Nvidia logo is seen near computer motherboard in this illustration taken January 8, 2024. (Reuters)

Nvidia Says New Rule Will Weaken US Leadership in AI

Nvidia on Monday criticized a new effort by the Biden administration to tighten Washington's grip on artificial intelligence chip flows around the world,…

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Billion-pound lawsuit against Apple over App Store opens in UK

Did US tech giant Apple abuse the dominant position of its app store in the UK? A trial opening Monday in which plaintiffs want more than one billion pounds is…

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Technology A man walks past a logo of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) before a press conference announcing the company's quarterly results in Mumbai, India, January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

India's TCS Expects Retail, Manufacturing Revival after Banking Recovery

India's Tata Consultancy Services (TCS.NS), expects its retail and manufacturing clients in North America to step up spending on tech, following a similar…

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