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Lucid Joins 'Made in Saudi' Program

Lucid Motors, a leading electric vehicle manufacturer, has joined the Made in Saudi program, earning the right to use the "Made in Saudi" logo on its products,…

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Technology A Ford Fusion hybrid, Level 4 autonomous vehicle, used by Ford Motor and Domino's Pizza to test a self-driving pizza delivery car in Michigan, is displayed during Press Days of the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, US, January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo

US Self-driving Car Companies Seek Boost under Trump

A group representing self-driving car companies on Tuesday called on the US government to do more to speed the deployment of autonomous vehicles and remove…

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Technology Dana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship gestures as he speaks during a rally for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden, in New York, U.S., October 27, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

Meta Adds Three Board Members Including UFC Boss Dana White, Key Figure in Trump's Orbit

Meta has appointed three new members to its board of directors, including Dana White, the president and CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship and a key figure…

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Technology Craig Peters, CEO of Getty Images, speaks during an interview on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

Getty Images and Shutterstock to Merge, Forming $3.7 billion Stock Image Giant

Getty Images said on Tuesday it will merge with rival Shutterstock to create a $3.7 billion stock image powerhouse in a deal that would help the companies…

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Technology Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang holds a new Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card as he gives a keynote address at CES 2025, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, January 6, 2025. (Reuters)

Nvidia Ramps up AI Tech for Games, Robots and Autos

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang made a rock star appearance at a packed arena late Monday, touting AI chips and software for robots, cars, video games and…

Technology 26 March 2021, Bavaria, Munich: The Microsoft logo hangs on the facade of an office building in Parkstadt Schwabing in the north of the Bavarian capital. (dpa)

Microsoft to Invest $3 Bln to Expand AI, Cloud Capacity in India

Microsoft will invest about $3 billion to expand capacity for artificial intelligence and its Azure cloud-computing services in India, CEO Satya Nadella said…

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KACST Successfully Localizes, Develops Energy-Efficient Blue LED Technology

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) successfully localized and developed blue light-emitting diode (LED) technology, which is used in modern…

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Technology Ministry of Communications Unveils Roadmap for Building Deep Tech Ecosystem in Saudi Arabia

Ministry of Communications Unveils Roadmap for Building Deep Tech Ecosystem in Saudi Arabia

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), in partnership with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and in…

Technology The TikTok logo is placed on the US and Chinese flags in this illustration taken, April 25, 2024. (Reuters)

What Happens after the TikTok Ban?

The US Supreme Court will hear arguments on Friday from TikTok and its China-based owner ByteDance, which is seeking to block a law signed by President Joe…

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 Plans to Invest $80 billion on AI-enabled Data Centers in 2025

Microsoft is planning to invest about $80 billion in fiscal 2025 on developing data centers to train artificial intelligence (AI) models and deploy AI and…

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Technology The German flag is seen outside Germany's Bundestag, the lower house of parliament. in Berlin, Germany, March 14, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

IT Outage Hits German Airports, Bild Newspaper Reports

Airports across Germany have been hit by a IT outage affecting federal police systems used to check incoming passengers, Bild newspaper reported on Friday,…

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Technology Workers assemble second-generation R1 vehicles at electric auto maker Rivian's manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, US June 21, 2024. REUTERS/Joel Angel Juarez/File Photo

EV Maker Rivian Beats Expectations for Deliveries as Supply Snag Eases

Rivian surpassed analysts' expectations for fourth-quarter deliveries on Friday and said its production was no longer constrained by a component shortage, a…

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Technology FILE - A Model X sports-utility vehicle sits outside a Tesla store in Littleton, Colo., on June 18, 2023. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Tesla's China Sales Hit Record High in 2024, Bucking Global Decline

US electric vehicle maker Tesla said on Friday its China sales rose 8.8% to a record high of more than 657,000 cars in 2024, a strong performance in a…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: An attendee holds two iPhones 16 as Apple holds an event at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, US September 9, 2024. REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo/File Photo

Apple's China Challenge Deepens as Foreign Phone Sales Slump

Shipments to China of foreign-branded smartphones, including Apple Inc's iPhone, fell by 47.4% in November from a year earlier, according to data released on…

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

Albania TikTok Ban Sparks Debate over Freedom of Speech

Every evening, Ergus Katiaj uploads a video on TikTok reminding customers that his shop in Tirana delivers potato chips, cigarettes and alcohol through the…

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Technology An aerial view shows new vehicles parked at the port in Barcelona, Spain, December 7, 2024. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo

New Car Sales in Spain Surpass Million-mark, Sector Facing Tough 2025

New car sales in Spain surpassed the one million mark in 2024 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed on Thursday, but analysts and…

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Technology This photo provided by Toyota shows the Toyota bZ4X SUV Battery-Electric Vehicle. (Toyota via AP)

In Norway, Nearly all New Cars Sold in 2024 were Fully Electric

Nine out of ten new cars sold in Norway last year were powered by battery only, registration data showed on Thursday, placing the country within reach of its…

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Technology FILE - The new iPhone 16 is displayed during an announcement of new products at Apple headquarters Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Juliana Yamada, File)

Apple Offers iPhone Discounts in China as Competition Intensifies

Apple is offering rare discounts of up to 500 yuan ($68.50) on its latest iPhone models in China, as the US tech giant moves to defend its market share against…

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Technology The TikTok logo is pictured outside the company's US head office in Culver City, California, US, September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Venezuela's Top Court Issues a $10 Million Fine for TikTok over Allegedly Deadly Video Challenges

Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Monday issued a $10 million fine against TikTok for “not implementing measures” to prevent viral video challenges that have…

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Technology Staff members stand near the company logo at a Xiaomi store in Shanghai, China November 1, 2021. Picture taken November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song

China’s Xiaomi Aims to Deliver 300,000 Cars in 2025, Founder Says

Lei Jun, founder and CEO of China’s Xiaomi, said on Tuesday that the company delivered more than 135,000 cars in 2024, and aims to deliver 300,000 next year. …

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Technology A view of a Nvidia logo at their headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan May 31, 2023. (Reuters)

Nvidia Closes $700 mln Run:ai Acquisition after Regulatory Hurdles

Chipmaker Nvidia has completed its acquisition of AI firm Run:ai, the startup said on Monday, following antitrust scrutiny over the buyout. The European…

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AI is Becoming Ingrained in Businesses Across Industries. Where is it Going in 2025?

As artificial intelligence continues to grow at a rapid pace, more and more businesses are grappling with how to adapt both quickly and responsibly. Dan…

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From Algorithms to AI: A 25-Year Journey of Human Advancement

Over the past 25 years, technological innovation has accelerated unprecedentedly, transforming societies worldwide. Historically, technologies like electricity…

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Technology A video surveillance camera hangs from the ceiling above a subway platform, Oct. 7, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

New York State Government to Monitor its Use of AI under a New Law

New York state government agencies will have to conduct reviews and publish reports that detail how they're using artificial intelligence software, under a new…

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