Technology A logo for Huawei is seen during the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe hosted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) in Paris, France, March 20, 2024. (Reuters)

Huawei Teases Launch of New Smartphone, High-End Model Anticipated

Chinese tech giant Huawei has started allowing customers to register their interest in an upcoming smartphone model it has yet to describe, stoking…

Technology Elon Musk says Tesla will unveil its robotaxis on August 8, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP/File

Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Unveil Robotaxi in August

Elon Musk revealed Friday that Tesla will pull back the curtain on a robotaxi this summer, news that comes as adoption of self-driving vehicles hits speed…

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Technology Sales of plug-in 'zero emission' vehicles have stalled in Europe. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP/File

Bumpy Ride for Electric Cars in Europe

Electric cars are a key part of Europe's green transition plans but the road ahead remains littered with obstacles with 10 years to go before a crucial…

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Technology US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida listen to translation during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, US, April 10, 2024. (Reuters)

US and Japan Announce Joint Partnership to Accelerate Nuclear Fusion

The United States and Japan announced a joint partnership to accelerate development and commercialization of nuclear fusion, the US Department of Energy said…

Technology This photo taken on January 26, 2024 shows people playing computer games at an internet cafe in Beijing. (AFP)

Top Games Including ‘World of Warcraft’ to Return to China

"World of Warcraft" is returning to China this summer, its developer and local partner said Wednesday, more than a year after dismayed fans saw the hugely…

Technology FILE PHOTO: Employee buses enter the Pegatron facility near Chennai, India, March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Praveen Paramasivam/File Photo

Report: Apple's India iPhone Output Hits $14 Bln

Apple Inc has assembled $14 billion worth of iPhones in India in fiscal 2024, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. Apple now makes as much as 14% or about 1…

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Technology The Intel logo is displayed on computer screens at SIGGRAPH 2017 in Los Angeles, California, US July 31, 2017. (Reuters)

Intel Reveals Details of New AI Chip to Fight Nvidia Dominance

Intel detailed a new version of its artificial intelligence chip at its Vision event on Tuesday that takes aim at Nvidia's dominance in semiconductors that…

Technology Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words "Artificial Intelligence AI" in this illustration taken, February 19, 2024. (Reuters)

South Korea to Invest $7 Bln in AI in Bid to Retain Edge in Chips 

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday his country will invest 9.4 trillion won ($6.94 billion) in artificial intelligence by 2027 as part of…

Technology People sit around near a display showing a cartoon depiction of a Panda at a shopping mall in Beijing, China, Friday, April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

China Central Bank to Set Up $70 Bln Tech Re-lending Program

China's central bank will set up a 500 billion yuan ($70 billion) re-lending program to support the country's science and technology sectors, according to a…

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Technology Elon Musk says Tesla will unveil its robotaxis on August 8, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP/File

Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Unveil Robotaxi in August

Elon Musk revealed Friday that Tesla will pull back the curtain on a robotaxi this summer, news that comes as adoption of self-driving vehicles hits speed…

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Technology FILE - The Apple logo is illuminated at a store in Munich, Germany, Nov. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Apple Lays Off More Than 600 Workers in California

Apple is laying off more than 600 workers in California, marking the company's first big wave of post-pandemic job cuts amid a broader wave of tech industry…

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Technology Computer monitors and a laptop display the X, formerly known as Twitter, sign-in page, July 24, 2023, in Belgrade, Serbia. (AP)

Free Blue Checks Are Back for Some Accounts on Elon Musk’s X

Elon Musk's X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has begun restoring complimentary blue checks for some of its users, the latest unexpected shift to…

Technology The logo for the Intel Corporation is seen on a sign outside the Fab 42 microprocessor manufacturing site in Chandler, Arizona, US, October 2, 2020. (Reuters)

Intel Slides as Foundry Business Loss Spotlights Wide Gap with Rival TSMC

Intel shares fell nearly 7% on Wednesday, as ballooning losses at its contract chip-making business signaled the company could take years to catch up with the…

Technology A view of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

Makkah's Grand Mosque Gets Improved Connectivity, AI Applications through High-Tech Upgrade

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites (RCMC) announced that…

Technology A BMW iX xDrive40 is on display during the Munich Auto Show, IAA Mobility 2021, in Munich, Germany, September 7, 2021. REUTERS/Michaela Rehl

Germany's BMW, India's Tata Tech to Jointly Develop Auto Software

BMW Group and Tata Technologies will form a joint venture to develop automotive software for the German luxury carmaker, the Indian engineering services…

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Microsoft to Separate Teams and Office Globally amid Antitrust Scrutiny

Microsoft will sell its chat and video app Teams separately from its Office product globally, the US tech giant said on Monday, six months after it unbundled…

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Technology 16 August 2022, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: A lettering with the Google logo is stuck on a glass pane in the press center of Koelnmesse. (dpa)

Gmail Revolutionized Email 20 Years Ago. People Thought It Was Google’s April Fool’s Day Joke

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April Fool's Day not long after…

Technology Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. (Reuters)

Musk's xAI to Launch Improved Version of Chatbot

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI said on Thursday it will launch an enhanced version of its chatbot Grok. The new version, called Grok-1.5,…

Technology A customer carries his purchased Huawei product outside a Huawei store after he attended the Huawei new product launch conference in Beijing, on Sept. 25, 2023. (AP)

Huawei’s Profit More than Doubles in 2023, Sales up 9.6% As Cloud and Digital Businesses Grow

Chinese telecoms gear company Huawei Technologies has reported its profit more than doubled last year as its cloud and digital businesses thrived in spite of…

Technology An AI (Artificial Intelligence) sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

US Requiring New AI Safeguards for Government Use, Transparency

The White House said Thursday it is requiring federal agencies using artificial intelligence to adopt "concrete safeguards" by Dec. 1 to protect Americans’…

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Technology  The Apple logo hangs in front of an Apple store on March 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Getty Images/AFP)

Apple Announces Worldwide Developers Conference Dates, In-Person Event

Apple has announced their annual developers conference will take place June 10 through June 14. The big summer event will be live-streamed, but some select…

Technology FILE - The Apple logo is illuminated at a store in Munich, Germany, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023.  (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

EU to Investigate Apple, Google, Meta for Potential Digital Markets Act Breaches

EU antitrust regulators on Monday opened their first investigations under the Digital Markets Act into Apple, Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms for…

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Technology Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during a parallel session of the China Development Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, on Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Apple Vision Pro to Hit Mainland China this Year

Apple Vision Pro will hit the mainland China market this year, Apple chief executive Tim Cook said on Sunday, according to state media. Cook revealed the…

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Technology Representation photo: The word Pegasus and binary code are displayed on a smartphone which is placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken May 4, 2022. (Reuters)

AI Chatbots are Here to Help with Your Mental Health, despite Limited Evidence they Work

Download the mental health chatbot Earkick and you’re greeted by a bandana-wearing panda who could easily fit into a kids' cartoon. Start talking or typing…

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