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Technology The DeepSeek logo is seen in this illustration taken on January 29, 2025. (Reuters)

Beijing to Release Manus, DeepSeek’s Next Generation

Chinese artificial intelligence startup Manus on Thursday registered its China-facing AI assistant and was featured for the first time in a state media…

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Technology The tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is seen from Namie Town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan August 24, 2023, in this photo taken by Kyodo. (Kyodo/via Reuters)

Robots to Retrieve Radioactive Sandbags at Fukushima Plant 

Robots will begin moving sandbags that were used to absorb radiation-contaminated water after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster as soon as next week, a…

Technology A person sits inside a Tesla Cybertruck at a Tesla showroom in New York City, US, January 2, 2025. REUTERS/Adam Gray/File Photo

Tesla Recalls Most Cybertrucks due to Trim Detaching from Vehicle

Tesla said Thursday it is recalling nearly all Cybertrucks in the United States to fix an exterior panel that could detach while driving, the latest in a…

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Technology Apple iPhones are seen inside India's first Apple retail store during a media preview, a day ahead of its launch in Mumbai, India, April 17, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

Apple Ordered by EU Antitrust Regulators to Open up to Rivals

Apple was ordered by EU antitrust regulators on Wednesday to open up its closed ecosystem to rivals, with the latter spelling out details on how to go about it…

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Technology Zoox, a self-driving vehicle owned by Amazon, is seen at the company's factory in Fremont, California, US July 19, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Amazon's Robotaxi Unit Zoox Agrees Recall over Braking Issue

Amazon.com's self-driving unit Zoox agreed to recall 258 vehicles due to issues with its automated driving system that could cause unexpected hard braking,…

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Technology The stage is seen after a keynote session at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, on March 18, 2025. (AFP)

Nvidia CEO Says Power-Saving Optical Chip Tech Will Need to Wait for Wider Use 

A promising new chip technology that aims to cut energy usage is not yet reliable enough for use in Nvidia's flagship graphics processing units (GPUs), Nvidia…

Technology Han Jong-hee, co-chief executive officer of Samsung Electronics Co., speaks at the company's annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea, March 19, 2025. (Reuters)

Samsung CEO Says Company Will Pursue Deals as It Struggles for Growth 

Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it is looking at major deals to drive growth as it faced tough questions from shareholders after its failure to ride an…

Technology Visitors stand at the “Assassin's Creed Shadows” video game booth by Ubisoft during the media day at the Gamescom video games trade fair in Cologne, western Germany on August 21, 2024. (AFP)

Ubisoft Faces Make-Or-Break Moment with ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ 

Ubisoft is banking on the success of "Assassin's Creed Shadows" to fight its way out of financial troubles as the French videogame publisher grapples with…

Technology A man walks past a logo of Xiaomi, a Chinese manufacturer of consumer electronics, outside a shop in Mumbai, India, May 11, 2022. (Reuters)

Xiaomi Raises EV Sales Target, Plans New Overseas Stores as Q4 Revenue Jumps

China's Xiaomi on Tuesday reported an almost 50% jump in fourth-quarter revenue, beating analyst estimates, and raised its target for electric vehicle…

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Technology The Google app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration taken September 15, 2017. (Reuters)

Google Agrees to Buy Cybersecurity Startup Wiz for $32 bln

Google-parent Alphabet has agreed to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for at least $32 billion, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar…

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Technology Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gives a keynote address at CES 2025, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, January 6, 2025. (Reuters)

Nvidia Showcases AI Chips as It Shrugs off DeepSeek 

Nvidia chief Jensen Huang is expected to showcase cutting-edge chips for artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing on Tuesday, shrugging off talk of…

Technology Visitors check the China made BYD ATTO 3 at the IAA motor show in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 8, 2023. (AP)

China’s BYD Launches EV Charging System It Says Works Nearly as Fast as a Fill Up 

China’s energy and auto giant BYD has announced an ultra fast EV charging system that it says is nearly as quick as a fill up at the pumps. BYD, China's…

Technology A signage for Google is displayed near their office in Beijing, China, 04 February 2025. (EPA)

Google Preparing to Partner with Taiwan's MediaTek on Next AI chip, Information Reports

Alphabet's Google is preparing to partner with Taiwan's MediaTek on the next version of its AI chips, Tensor Processing Units, that will be made next year, the…

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Technology 15 March 2025, United Kingdom, London: Electric vehicles charge at the Tesla Center in Park Royal as Tesla car sales fall in UK and Europe. (dpa) 

Tesla Launches Free Trial of Assisted Driving Service in China 

Tesla is launching a free trial of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) service in China from March 17 to April 16, the company said on its Chinese website. The…

Technology (FILES) The headquarters of German carmaker BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke AG) are pictured in Munich, southern Germany, on May 20, 2022. (Photo by Christof STACHE / AFP)

BMW to Integrate Huawei Smart-connect System Into its China-made Cars

BMW Group will integrate Huawei HiCar, the Chinese tech conglomerate's car mobile app connecting devices with vehicles, into its locally produced new models in…

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Saudi Arabia, Amazon Launch AWS Builder Accelerator for Cloud Computing Training

The Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), has launched the AWS Builder Accelerator…

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Technology People walk past a Baidu logo outside the company headquarters in Beijing on February 2, 2024. (AFP)

China's Baidu Launches Two New AI Models as Industry Competition Heats Up

China's Baidu said on Sunday it has launched two new artificial intelligence models, including a new reasoning-focused model that it said rivalled DeepSeek's…

Technology The logo of Foxconn is on display during the Smart City Summit & Expo pre-event press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, 11 March 2025. (EPA)

Taiwan Tech Giant Foxconn’s 2024 Profit Misses Forecasts 

Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn reported on Friday a lower-than-expected net profit for 2024 as consumer electronic gadgets underperformed, although demand for…

Technology Xiaopeng He, Chairman and CEO of XPeng, talks to journalists on media day at the 2024 Paris Auto Show in Paris, France, October 14, 2024. (Reuters)

Chinese EV Maker Xpeng Unveils Refreshed G6, G9 SUVs with Lower Prices

China's electric vehicle maker Xpeng on Thursday unveiled refreshed versions of its G6 and G9 SUVs at prices lower than their previous models. The new G6…

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Technology Attendees visit the Meta booth at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on March 22, 2023. (AP)

Meta to Test Community Notes in US from March 18

Meta said on Thursday it would begin testing community notes on its social media platforms in the United States from March 18, two months after shutting down…

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Technology A Xiaomi SU7 ultra electric car is displayed during the MWC (Mobile World Congress), the world's biggest mobile fair, in Barcelona on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Manaure QUINTERO / AFP)

Xiaomi's Electric Crossover Car YU7 to Have Range of Up to 770 km

Chinese tech company Xiaomi's new electric crossover SUV, the YU7, will have a driving range of up to 770 kilometers (478 miles), a government document showed…

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Technology The logo of US online retailer Amazon is displayed at a logistics centre in Trapagaran, northern Spain, November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Vincent West/File Photo

Amazon, Google Sign Pledge to Support Tripling of Nuclear Energy Capacity by 2050

Major companies such as Amazon and Google on Wednesday signed a pledge to support the goal of at least tripling the world's nuclear energy capacity by 2050, on…

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King Fahd University Hospital Performs Robotic Spinal and Pelvis Surgery

King Fahd University Hospital (KFUH) within Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University's Academic Medical City in Al-Khobar, the Eastern Region, has succeeded in…

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Technology Arab Parliament Welcomes Agreement to Integrate Civil, Military Institutions in Northeastern Syria

Arab Parliament Welcomes Agreement to Integrate Civil, Military Institutions in Northeastern Syria

The Arab Parliament has welcomed the signing of an agreement calling for the integration of all civil and military institutions in northeastern Syria into the…

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